Bathroom Remodeling
Powder rooms in Lancaster and Chester County, PA
The powder room is the bathroom guests see, and the one where a little goes a long way: a good vanity, a mirror with real light, tile or wainscot on the walls, a wallpaper you would never put in a big room. We remodel them and we add them, under a stair, in a coat closet, off a mudroom, wherever a drain can reach.
Remodeling a Powder Room
Most powder rooms from the builder are a toilet, a pedestal sink, and a fan that rattles. We replace the fixtures, run proper lighting, tile the floor, put wainscot or paneling or paper on the walls, hang a mirror that fits, and fit a vanity with a drawer so there is somewhere for the spare roll. It is a small job that changes the first impression of the house.
Adding a Powder Room
A half bath needs about three feet by six, a door that clears the fixtures, a drain to the stack, a supply line, a vent, and a fan. Under a staircase the ceiling slopes, so the toilet goes at the low end and the sink at the high end. In a closet, a pocket door often replaces the swinging door. We check the drain route first, because the drain decides the room.
Finishes That Work in a Small Room
- A vanity with a drawer or a wall-hung vanity that shows the floor.
- A floor tile with pattern, since there is little of it.
- Beadboard or board-and-batten wainscot, painted, with paper or color above.
- A sconce on each side of the mirror rather than one light overhead.
- A comfort-height toilet and a quiet fan on a timer.
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Questions
Questions We Get
Can a powder room go under the stairs?
Often. The sloped ceiling sets where the toilet goes and the door usually swings out or pockets. It needs a drain route to the stack and a vent, which we check before drawing it.
What is the smallest a powder room can be?
About three feet by six, with the door clear of the fixtures. The code sets clearances around the toilet and in front of the sink, and we lay the room out to meet them.
Does a half bath need a fan?
Yes, unless it has a window that opens, and a fan is better anyway. We vent it outside and put it on a timer switch.
Process
How We Work
- We visit, measure, and talk through the scope before anything is priced.
- You get a written proposal, and we build to it.
- Where the work needs a permit, we walk you through it every step: the application, the drawings the township asks for, and the inspections.
- We are on site from the first day to the last, and the house stays clean while we work.
- We walk the finished job with you, fix anything on the list, and clean up.
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Where We Work
Based in Christiana, we work across Lancaster County and Chester County.
Lancaster County
- Christiana
- Gap
- Quarryville
- Strasburg
- Lancaster
Chester County
- Parkesburg
- Coatesville
- West Chester
- Kennett Square
- Downingtown
- Malvern
- Chester Springs
- Frazer
Dalton remodeled our primary bathroom and did a wonderful job. All work was performed neatly and professionally.
— Julie EvansPrimary bathroom remodel5 stars on Google
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