Full bathroom renovations, walk-in showers and tub-to-shower conversions for the older homes of Union County, built by a design-build team that knows what is behind the plaster.
Union County is one of the oldest and most densely built parts of New Jersey. In Westfield, Cranford, Summit, Scotch Plains and Union, most homes are 1920s to 1950s colonials and capes built with one full bathroom upstairs, often small, often original. We remodel those rooms, and add the second bathroom the house never had.
Gut renovations of the original upstairs bath: new plumbing where it is needed, waterproofing, tile, vanity and lighting, finished as one job.
Custom tiled walk-in showers with niches, benches and frameless glass, sized to make a small Union County bathroom feel larger.
Replace the old tub with a walk-in shower. In a narrow bathroom it is often the change that makes the room work.
Five-by-eight bathrooms are common in older Union County homes. We plan the layout so every inch earns its place: niches instead of shelves, wall-hung storage, the right door swing.
New vanities, counters, mirrors, lighting and tile floors, with radiant floor heat while the floor is already up.
Adding a bath or powder room to a one-bath house, in the basement, an attic conversion or a new addition, depending on where the drains can run.
Six bathrooms from six different homes, all remodeled by Legion Build across Union County and the surrounding counties. Look at the tile lines and the shower glass. That is the standard we build to in every house.
Most bathroom remodels we build in Union County land between $18,000 and $55,000+. Where yours falls comes down to whether the plumbing moves, how much tile goes into the shower, and what we find when the walls come open.
New tub or shower, vanity, toilet, tile and fixtures in the existing layout. Nothing moves behind the walls.
A custom tiled shower, upgraded vanity and lighting, and some plumbing relocated. Most bathrooms we build land here.
Layout reworked, custom tile throughout, frameless glass and a heated floor. Usually includes a tub-to-shower conversion.
Typical project totals for a standard-size bathroom. See the full bathroom remodel cost guide for what moves the number.
What is behind the walls matters more here than anywhere else we work. A 1930s bathroom can hide a mortar-bed tile floor, cast-iron drains and old galvanized supply lines, and those decide the budget more than the tile you pick. We look before we price, so the number you get is one we can stand behind.
Adam quotes the job, runs the crew and answers the phone. There is no salesman in between and no franchise office in another state deciding what your house gets.
In a house from the 1920s or 1930s, what is behind the plaster decides the budget. We would rather find it at the estimate than hand you a change order in week two.
Many Union County homes have one full bath. Everything is on site before demolition, so the room is out of service for weeks rather than months.
A bathroom remodel in a one-bath house has to be planned tightly. Here is how it runs from the first call to the finished room.
Adam comes out, measures the room, talks through layout, tile and fixtures with you, and puts a written quote in your hands with the scope spelled out.
We settle the layout and selections, prepare the drawings and file the plumbing and electrical permits with your town where the work calls for them.
Tile, vanity, glass and fixtures are on site before demolition starts, so your bathroom is out of service for weeks, not months. One crew, start to finish.
Inspections are signed off, the frameless glass goes in last, and we walk the finished room with you before we call it done.
Under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, moving plumbing or adding electrical circuits in a bathroom needs a permit from your town’s construction office, with plumbing and electrical inspections before the walls are closed. Swapping fixtures in place often does not.
Union County towns are strict, and they do not all run the process the same way. Some use online portals for inspections and records, and some still work on paper. If the job adds a bathroom inside an addition, zoning approval comes first. We prepare the drawings, file the permit and meet the inspectors, and you can see how each town’s office works on our Union County remodeling page.
Legion Build remodels bathrooms throughout Union County, in the established suburbs of Westfield, Cranford, Summit, Scotch Plains, Berkeley Heights and New Providence, and in the older housing of Elizabeth, Union, Plainfield, Linden and Rahway.
See every town we work in on our service areas page, or read more about home remodeling in Union County.
Most bathroom remodels we build in Union County cost between $18,000 and $55,000+. A basic remodel in the existing layout runs about $18,000 to $25,000, a custom tiled shower with some plumbing moved runs $25,000 to $40,000, and a full renovation with frameless glass and a heated floor runs $40,000 to $55,000 or more.
In homes from the 1920s to the 1950s we often find a thick mortar-bed tile floor, cast-iron drains and galvanized supply lines. None of that is a reason not to remodel. It just needs to be priced honestly, which is why we look before we quote.
Usually a few weeks once demolition starts. We order tile, the vanity, fixtures and glass before the room comes apart. Frameless glass is measured after the tile is set, so it is the last thing installed.
If you are moving plumbing or adding electrical circuits, yes. Your own town’s construction office issues it under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. We prepare the drawings, file the permit and handle the inspections.
Usually, yes. A walk-in shower with frameless glass instead of a tub and curtain, a recessed niche instead of a shelf, a floating vanity and large-format tile all open up a small room without moving a wall.
Often. Depending on the house, that can be a powder room off the first floor, a full bath in a finished basement or attic, or a bathroom inside a new addition. Where the drain lines can run decides the options, and we check that at the estimate.
Tell us about the bathroom you want. Adam will come see the room, look at what is behind it, and give you a written quote with the scope spelled out.
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