Saint John & Fredericton — New Brunswick
Bathroom Renovations in Saint John.
Waterproofed properly. Vented properly. Built to last.
Bathrooms in Saint John
Local conditions, handled.
We take on bathroom renovations in Saint John from our base in Halifax, and we plan Saint John & Fredericton work in blocks so the crew is here properly rather than in and out between other jobs. Waterproofed properly. Vented properly. Built to last.
Saint John holds a remarkable amount of nineteenth-century building, much of it brick and stone in the uptown and older wood-framed housing on the slopes around it. Renovating here means dealing with genuinely old structure, and with a climate that is hard on exteriors — Bay of Fundy fog, salt and wind mean flashing, cladding detail and fastener choice matter more than they would inland. The terrain is steep in places, which is a real factor in access and in any excavation.
This part of New Brunswick pairs Fundy fog and salt on the coast with river-valley conditions inland, and the two demand different detailing. For bathroom renovations, a long heating season with the windows shut makes ventilation the difference between a bathroom that lasts and one that grows mould — so we assess the specific property rather than working from a provincial default.
Saint John County sets its own permitting and inspection requirements, and they are not identical to the municipality next door. We confirm what your bathrooms project actually needs before quoting it, submit the application ourselves, and schedule inspections into the sequence. You get a line-item quote, and nothing changes that price without your signature first.
At a glance
- Service area
- Saint John, NB
- Region
- Saint John & Fredericton
- Permitting
- Saint John County
- Based in
- Halifax, NS
- Included
- 6 deliverables, 4 stages
- Quotes
- Free, line-item, written change orders
What’s included
Six things you are buying.
- Continuous waterproofing membrane through corners, curb and every penetration
- Shower base sloped to drain, formed rather than faked with extra mortar
- Fan sized to the room and ducted to the exterior, not into an attic
- Insulated duct through unconditioned space to stop condensation
- Plumbing and electrical rough-in, including GFCI protection and heated floors
- Tile, vanity, fixtures, trim and a deficiency walk before we call it finished
How it runs
Four stages in Saint John.
- 01
Scope and layout
We agree the layout, look at where the drains and vents actually are, check the floor structure, and quote against a written scope.
- 02
Strip out and inspect
Full demolition to the studs and subfloor, then we show you what was behind the old tile — water damage here is common and it is better found now.
- 03
Rough-in and waterproof
Plumbing and electrical rough-in, framing corrections, venting run to the exterior, then the wet area waterproofed as a continuous system and left to cure.
- 04
Tile, fixtures and finish
Tile set to an agreed layout, vanity and fixtures installed, trim and paint finished, silicone at movement joints, and a walk-through with the water running.
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Questions
Bathrooms in Saint John, answered.
Yes. Saint John is part of our regular service area and we run bathroom renovations here from our Halifax base, grouping Saint John & Fredericton jobs so scheduling stays predictable. We also work in Fredericton, Moncton, so if you are just outside Saint John it is worth asking. Call 647-864-2058 and we will tell you honestly what the timeline looks like.
It depends on scope, and any contractor who gives you a number for Saint John before seeing the job is guessing. What actually drives it: shower base sloped to drain, formed rather than faked with extra mortar, the size and condition of what is already there, access to the property, and the finish level you choose. We measure the job, quote it line by line so you can see each of those separately, and put any change in writing before we act on it. Free quotes — call 647-864-2058.
Less time than a kitchen, but there are unavoidable waits: waterproofing has to cure before tile, and thinset and grout each need their own drying time. Rushing those is exactly how a shower fails early. We give you a day-by-day schedule and, if it is your only bathroom, we plan the sequence to minimise the days it is genuinely out of use.
Only if the ventilation is corrected, and that is usually the actual problem — a fan that is too small for the room, ducted into the attic instead of outdoors, or that shuts off with the light switch before it has cleared the moisture. We size the fan, duct it to the exterior in insulated duct, and put it on a timer or humidistat.
You can retile a sound wall, but in a shower we would want to see what is behind it first. If the existing waterproofing is inadequate — and in anything more than about fifteen years old it often is — tiling over it just resets the clock on a leak. We will tell you honestly which situation you are in rather than selling the bigger job automatically.
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Bathroom Renovations in Saint John.
Free quotes, line by line. Call us on 647-864-2058, or send the form and we will arrange a time to walk the property.