Replace the tub. Rework the shower.
Define what needs replacing, check your ZIP, and prepare the scope for an independent provider. Start with a substantial shower, bathtub or conversion project.
Removal, preparation, installation: get the boundaries clear before requesting a proposal.
Start with the work. Compare the complete scope.
Start with your project ZIP.
Which part of the bathroom needs rebuilding?
Replace the shower assembly
Identify the base, walls, drainage connection and enclosure to include in the installation scope.
Coordinate the bathroom work
Set boundaries between wet-area reconstruction, nearby finishes and any additional trades.
Remove a tub. Specify a shower.
Prepare a request covering demolition, exposed conditions, water management and new fixtures.
A request that an installer can evaluate.
Identify the existing assembly.
List the tub or shower, wall finishes and enclosure to be removed. Ask who handles disposal and how newly exposed conditions are assessed.
Specify the installation.
Ask for the base, drain, substrate, water-management system and fixtures to be described as a coordinated assembly.
Mark the edges of the work.
Clarify floor transitions, nearby walls, trim and any other finishing. A vague reference to installation can leave these items unresolved.
Before comparing proposal totals, put included products, labor, allowances, exclusions and possible changes beside one another.
Read the estimate checklistResolve the details behind the headline price.
Check material responsibilities
Confirm the selected products, who supplies them and how adjoining surfaces are prepared.
Review this part of the scopeDescribe the existing condition
Use observations to prepare an inspection request without diagnosing concealed damage.
Review this part of the scopeAdd an itemized proposal
Total the figures you already have, then check what the proposal excludes.
Review this part of the scopeBrowse remodeling locations.
Put the work into words.
List the removal, installation and finishing you want a provider to evaluate.
Discuss the remodeling work