Our Process For Your Bath Remodel

DISCOVERY CALL

Your project begins with a short introduction call. We want to learn about your overall goals and what changes or benefits are most important to you.

Our call is an open conversation about possibilities, timelines and budget ranges. You can ask anything you’d like about our company and services, and we’ll give you a real answer.

We’ll need to see a few photos of your current bathroom. This helps you get more accurate information, faster. If you need help sending pictures, we’re happy to walk you through that.

At this stage, it’s helpful to know the overall look and finish level you’d like, but we don’t need to know all the fine details.

When our call wraps up, we’ll discuss your next step – meeting with our company owner in your space.

Initial On-Site Meeting

Our initial meeting is typically focused on “big picture” decisions and choices, such as overall scope and materials. These top-level decisions help you plan appropriately, by allowing us to narrow down your budget range and project timeline.

At your site visit, you will meet the company owner, Brian Horton.

Typical discussions at our site visit include:

Looking at various material samples we keep on hand, to help you decide “yay” or “nay” on those options.
The component sizing, feel and function that will serve you best in your unique space, while standing in the space with you.
Sometimes, we’ll need to look in your attic above the bathroom, to examine special considerations.
Addressing feasibility concerns such as wall movement or removal, and plumbing relocation.

Some clients share a vision board or Chat GPT rendering, or have Pinterest photos of desired items and features. These are very helpful, but they aren’t required.

For larger projects, additional meetings are needed to firm up your exact design and product selections.

At the end of our meeting, we’ll provide a clear explanation of next steps to keep your project moving. In most cases, we’ll offer you either a design prosposal or a project proposal, depending on our progress.

Design & Project PLANNING

During design and planning, we iron out the details of your new bath, including exact selections.

After this step, your project will be ready to schedule. If engineering or other prep work is required, that’s ordinarily handled here, so there are no “hiccups” during your build.

Most projects don’t require “hardcore” interior design. With smaller projects, you’ll only need to make a few material selections, then decide on particulars such as tile pattern, grout color, showerhead height, etc. If you’re wanting to keep things simple, we have options for that.

Design and project planning (AKA “project development”) are critical for 2 reasons:

#1 – We want you to be thrilled with the final results. If you need more time and guidance here to make that happen, we’re OK with that.

#2 – We’ll deliver a build-ready, fixed-price contract when this step is complete. Many contractors will blow off the fine details to rush you into a bath remodel. “Figuring it out as they go” typically means an ambiguous initial scope of work, followed by periodic change orders that raise your cost. Delaying or ignoring detailed decisions may seem easier up front, but it’s riskier and more stressful in the long run.

3D Perspective Rendering Of Master Bath Remodel

You get design, selections, planning, and building under one roof with Simplicity. As your builder, we understand the real-world construction costs of your design choices, and we’ll guide you through this process with consistent budget check-ins.

We offer two distinct approaches to selections, depending on your goals:

**If you’re already working with an interior designer, architect, or engineer, cue us in ASAP. We’ll help you understand the actual, hard costs of your design choices as you make them, since we’re the actual builders. This is very important early on, so you don’t get committed to scope or design choices that won’t fit your budget.**

Contract & Pre-Construction

Once your design and selections are finalized, and you’re 100% happy with your choices, we’ll sign a contract to remodel your bathroom.

Your contract will include all material selections, as well as your entire scope of work, in writing, with no questions left unanswered. This clarity helps prevent change orders and misunderstandings, which are very common in construction (typically due to poor planning!).

At this time, our pre-construction planning goes into high gear.

We’ll start by putting together a list of expectations for our staff and trade specialists. This will be custom-tailored to your unique project. We’ll discuss parking, pets, paint touch-ups, permits, and the like in order to put together our daily access plan.

To ensure your entire experience is as worry-free as possible, you’ll also receive the company owner’s cell number.

Our pre-construction process also includes ordering and receiving your materials, planning and scheduling with our trade partners, and setting up permits with the city of Houston (or other municipality), where required. Pre-construction timeframes vary based on the nature and complexity of your bathroom renovation, product lead times, and our scheduling cue.

We’ll provide you with an estimated job start timeframe at contract, then keep you updated as your date approaches.

CONSTRUCTION

It’s time to build your new bathroom! Rest assured, this won’t be one of those HGTV nightmares.

We’ll go over the schedule and expected project duration before work begins. We’ll also keep you updated on any timeline changes as your remodel proceeds.

While some projects are completed in a few days, larger bathroom remodels can take longer, and you will know this up front.

Occasionally, we set up deliveries or planning visits prior to our start date. No one arrives unannounced.

When construction starts, our crews follow the game plan from Step 4, so you’ll know who’s showing up, and what’s getting done. Our teams are courteous and respectful, and we will not treat your home, yard, and furnishings like they’re just another jobsite.

At each day’s end, we’ll clean up. All job trash and debris is hauled away and disposed off-site.

To keep your home cleaner throughout the project, we use special flooring protection, customized to your floor type.

In the pictures, you see our base layer of floor protection for hardwood and tile (in white) and carpet (in red).

We’ll place temporary plastic coverings over adjacent bedding and furniture during demolition (as in the photo), and we’re happy to move furniture and other sensitive items where needed.

In addition, we use USA-made air scrubbers with HEPA filtration for heavy-duty dust control. These are able to extract about 90% of airborne dust in the area.

We can also install ZipWall® systems for particularly sensitive remodels.

With these careful measures in place, your home is cleaner and more livable throughout construction, versus a standard renovation experience.

Clean-Up, Punch List, & Warranty

When your bathroom remodel is totally finished, we’ll walk the project with you, take photographs, and collect your final payment.

Your experience working with our company matters, and we want it to be a good one. We hear often that our detailed and thorough process is one of the reasons you choose to work with us.

Houston, Let’s Get Started

You deserve an amazing bathroom remodel, with the right guidance to get there. We serve most of Houston, including Katy, Richmond, Fulshear, Cinco Ranch, Cypress, Energy Corridor, The Memorial Villages, and Midtown. To get started, fill out our Contact Form or call us at 832-304-5911.