A full bathroom remodel in the Birmingham area typically costs $8,800 to $25,000 for a 35 to 50 square foot hall bath and $20,000 to $50,000 for an 80 to 100 square foot primary bath, based on HomeGuide's 2026 figure of $250 to $500 per square foot. Those national numbers fit here: Birmingham area trade wages sit within 4 percent of the national average in Bureau of Labor Statistics data. A partial remodel that keeps the layout runs $5,300 to $15,000. Little Cahaba Remodeling self performs the demolition, carpentry, tile and paint with in house crews and prices the job in one visit.
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These are typical installed ranges from HomeGuide's 2026 bathroom remodel cost data, sized for the hall baths and primary baths we see around the Birmingham area. The Bureau of Labor Statistics put 2024 pay for specialty trade contractors in the Birmingham metro at $1,396 a week against $1,447 nationally, less than 4 percent apart, so the national ranges hold locally. Your exact price depends on the size of the room, whether plumbing moves, and the tile and fixtures you choose, and comes from a free consultation.
| Bathroom project | Typical installed range |
|---|---|
| Minor refresh, 35 to 50 sq ft (flooring, vanity, paint, fixtures) | $3,500 to $7,500 |
| Partial remodel, 35 to 50 sq ft (tub or shower, toilet, vanity, tile) | $5,300 to $15,000 |
| Full remodel, 5 by 7 hall bath (35 sq ft) | $8,800 to $17,500 |
| Full remodel, 5 by 10 bath (50 sq ft) | $12,500 to $25,000 |
| Full remodel, 8 by 10 primary bath (80 sq ft) | $20,000 to $40,000 |
| Full remodel, 10 by 10 primary bath (100 sq ft) | $25,000 to $50,000 |
| Tub to shower conversion | $1,000 to $15,000 |
Figures are typical ranges and vary by project. Your free estimate is exact.
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Birmingham bathrooms fight moisture from two directions. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for the Birmingham airport station show 56.62 inches of rain a year and a July dew point near 70 degrees, so the air coming into the house in summer is already close to saturated before anyone runs a hot shower. That is why a remodel here is a good time to replace a weak or unvented exhaust fan, which HomeGuide puts at $150 to $550 installed, and to seal tile and grout properly behind the shower rather than relying on paint. Mildew on the ceiling, peeling paint above the tub and a musty smell after showers are usually ventilation problems, not cleaning problems. Little Cahaba Remodeling plans the fan, the waterproofing behind the tile and the finish paint as one job, done by the same crew.
A full bathroom remodel in the Birmingham area typically runs $8,800 to $25,000 for a 35 to 50 square foot hall bath and $20,000 to $50,000 for an 80 to 100 square foot primary bath, based on HomeGuide's 2026 national data of $250 to $500 per square foot for a full remodel. A partial remodel that replaces the tub or shower, toilet, vanity and tile without moving anything runs $5,300 to $15,000, and a minor refresh of flooring, vanity, paint and fixtures runs $3,500 to $7,500. Those national figures hold up locally: the Bureau of Labor Statistics put 2024 pay for specialty trade contractors in the Birmingham metro at $1,396 a week against $1,447 nationally, less than 4 percent apart. Moving plumbing, custom tile and the size of the room move you between tiers. Little Cahaba Remodeling walks the bathroom and gives you a written price in the same visit.
Most bathroom remodels take 3 to 8 weeks from demolition to final walkthrough, according to HomeGuide's 2026 remodeling data, with simple cosmetic jobs finishing in 3 to 4 weeks and layout changes stretching to 6 to 12 weeks. Three things set the schedule: whether plumbing or wiring moves, how long special order tile or a custom vanity takes to arrive, and how many inspections the permit calls for. In the City of Birmingham, the Permitting Division says trade permits are typically processed over the counter or online, while a building permit with plans is routed to staff reviewers, which adds days before work starts. Ordering long lead items before demolition is the best way to keep a bathroom out of service for the shortest time. Little Cahaba Remodeling sets the schedule at the first visit and sends an update every day the job is open.
A partial remodel keeps the layout and replaces the big pieces: the tub or shower, toilet, vanity, tile and fixtures, which HomeGuide's 2026 data puts at $150 to $300 per square foot, or $5,300 to $15,000 for a typical 35 to 50 square foot bathroom. A full remodel takes the room to the studs and can move the shower, relocate the toilet drain, rewire lighting and add storage, at $250 to $500 per square foot. The dividing line is usually plumbing. Moving a drain in an older home with cast iron or galvanized lines is where the cost jumps, and it is also where a permit and inspections come in. A minor renovation, meaning new flooring, a vanity, paint and fixtures, stays near $100 to $150 per square foot. We tell you which tier your goals put you in before any demolition starts.
A tub to shower conversion typically costs $1,000 to $15,000 installed per HomeGuide's 2026 data. The range is wide because the low end is a prefab pan and surround set where the tub was, and the high end is a tiled walk in shower with a frameless glass door. The pieces add up predictably: a new shower pan runs $500 to $3,500, bathroom tiling $400 to $8,000, and a new exhaust fan $150 to $550. It makes the most sense where the only tub in the house is rarely used, and it can also make a hall bath easier to use for someone who has trouble stepping over a tub wall. If the drain stays in the same spot the job stays toward the lower half of the range. Little Cahaba Remodeling handles the demolition, framing, waterproofing and tile with our own crews.
You need a permit when the remodel moves plumbing, adds or changes electrical circuits, or alters walls, while cosmetic work on the same layout often does not, per HomeGuide's 2026 guidance. In the City of Birmingham, the Permitting Division in room 210 of City Hall at 710 20th Street North handles building and trade permits, and minor repair permits can usually be processed over the counter. In Mountain Brook, the Building Inspections division at City Hall, 56 Church Street, issues permits, and the city states it is the responsibility of every contractor, plumber and electrician "to obtain a permit before they begin work." Mountain Brook assigns separate inspectors for electrical and for plumbing and gas, so a bathroom with new lines may see two or three inspection visits. Little Cahaba Remodeling pulls the permits the job needs and coordinates the inspections.
Yes, once the job is big enough. The Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board defines a residential home builder as anyone who does construction, remodeling or repair of a home "where the cost of the undertaking including labor and materials exceeds $10,000." Most full bathroom remodels cross that line, since a full remodel of a 50 square foot bathroom runs $12,500 to $25,000 on HomeGuide's 2026 figures, while a $3,500 to $7,500 refresh may not. Cities add their own layer: Mountain Brook's building department says it assists contractors in obtaining city licenses and permits, and it requires the permit before work begins. Before you sign with anyone, ask for the state license number and the city business license, and make sure the permit is issued before demolition. It protects you at resale, when a buyer's inspector asks about the work.
A primary bathroom of 80 to 100 square feet typically costs $20,000 to $50,000 for a full remodel, using HomeGuide's 2026 range of $250 to $500 per square foot, and a partial remodel of the same room runs about $12,000 to $30,000. Primary baths cost more than hall baths mostly because of size and fixture count: two sinks, a separate shower and tub, more tile and more lighting. In the same data a vanity alone runs $400 to $4,000 and tiling $400 to $8,000. A walk in shower with a bench or a low curb adds framing and waterproofing time. When the existing primary bath is small, the bigger decision is sometimes borrowing space from a closet, which moves the job into the full remodel tier and usually needs a permit. We price both options at the consultation.
It is worth fixing a dated bathroom before a sale when the fix is targeted. HomeGuide's 2026 data puts the return on a midrange bathroom remodel at 60 to 74 percent of cost and an upscale remodel at about 45 to 49 percent, so a full gut rarely pays for itself at closing. What usually pays is removing objections a buyer's inspector will write up: failed caulk and grout, a soft floor around the toilet, a stained ceiling under a shower, a vanity with water damage. Those repairs cost far less; HomeGuide lists regrouting at $250 to $1,000 and toilet repair at $130 to $310. With Birmingham area homes averaging 38 days on market in July 2026, per the University of Alabama's Alabama Center for Real Estate, a listing that clears inspection cleanly keeps its momentum. Little Cahaba Remodeling does this kind of pre listing work for sellers and their agents.
Because of what sits behind the walls and under the floor. The median home in the City of Birmingham was built around 1965 and in Mountain Brook around 1964, per the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey, and about 72 percent of Birmingham's homes and 76 percent of Mountain Brook's went up before 1980. A bathroom that age may still have galvanized supply lines or cast iron drains, a subfloor softened by decades of small leaks, and wiring that was never sized for a heated floor or a modern fan. None of that is visible until demolition. That is why we look at the floor around the toilet, the ceiling below the bathroom and any access panel at the walkthrough, and price the likely fixes up front instead of surprising you with them halfway through. Homes built before 1978 also bring federal lead safe work rules into any job that disturbs old paint.
Book a free consultation and Little Cahaba Remodeling walks the bathroom, talks through what is not working, and prices it in that same visit. There is no second appointment and no waiting days for a quote, and the written scope shows what is included, from demolition and tile to fixtures and trim. For planning, HomeGuide's 2026 figures put a minor refresh at $3,500 to $7,500, a partial remodel at $5,300 to $15,000 and a full remodel at $8,800 to $25,000 for a typical 35 to 50 square foot bathroom. We serve homes within about 15 miles of downtown Birmingham, including Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills and Hoover. Once work starts, you hear from us every day the job is open, and the job ends with a walkthrough of the finished room.
Most bathroom remodels take 3 to 8 weeks from demolition to final walkthrough, according to HomeGuide's 2026 remodeling data. A simple cosmetic job, such as new flooring, a vanity, paint and fixtures, usually finishes in 3 to 4 weeks, while projects that move the toilet, shower or walls stretch to 6 to 12 weeks, per the same HomeGuide data. The scope of the work affects the schedule more than the size of the room. Moving a drain or supply line adds rough plumbing, an inspection and closing up the walls, and a simple fixture swap needs none of those. Tile also adds days, because a tiled shower needs waterproofing, setting and time for the grout to cure before the glass goes in. Cost follows the same pattern: the typical cost table on this page shows a minor refresh at $3,500 to $7,500 and a full 8 by 10 primary bath at $20,000 to $40,000. Special order vanities and permit review cause the most delays, so choose your fixtures and finishes before demolition starts. Little Cahaba Remodeling provides itemized written pricing the same day, and its own crews do the work.
Isolated cracked tiles with mold only in the grout usually call for a repair or minor refresh, which the typical cost table on this page puts at $3,500 to $7,500, compared with $8,800 to $17,500 for a full remodel of a 5 by 7 hall bath. What decides it is the layer behind the tile. If the backer board feels soft, tiles sound hollow when tapped, or mold returns within weeks of cleaning, water has reached the substrate and patching will not hold. That usually means a partial remodel, listed in the same table at $5,300 to $15,000 for a new tub or shower, toilet, vanity and tile. Rotted subfloor or relocating plumbing pushes the job to a full remodel. Cosmetic work finishes in 3 to 4 weeks, while layout changes run 6 to 12 weeks, according to HomeGuide's 2026 remodeling data. Little Cahaba Remodeling checks the substrate with its own crews and gives itemized written pricing the same day.
Ask for an itemized written price, a schedule, who does the work, how changes are billed and the payment terms. A realistic schedule is 3 to 8 weeks from demolition to final walkthrough, according to HomeGuide's 2026 remodeling data. Compare the itemized price to the typical cost table on this page, which runs $8,800 to $17,500 for a full 5 by 7 hall bath and $20,000 to $40,000 for an 8 by 10 primary bath. If a bid is far outside those ranges, ask what it leaves out. Ask whether moving the toilet, drain or shower is in scope. The same HomeGuide data shows layout changes stretch the job to 6 to 12 weeks and push the price into a higher tier, while a cosmetic refresh finishes in 3 to 4 weeks. Ask who is on site each day, whether the crews are employees or subcontractors, who pulls permits, and how change orders are priced in writing before work continues. Little Cahaba Remodeling answers these with its own crews and itemized pricing on the same day.
Get at least 3 itemized written bids and compare them line by line, because the gap between honest bids usually comes from scope rather than markup. According to the typical cost table on this page, a full remodel of a 5 by 10 bath runs $12,500 to $25,000, while an 8 by 10 primary bath runs $20,000 to $40,000, so a bid far below the range deserves questions. Ask for a certificate of general liability and workers compensation coverage, and ask whether the company's own crews do the work or subcontract it. Confirm the schedule in writing: cosmetic work finishes in 3 to 4 weeks, while layout changes that move the toilet, shower or walls run 6 to 12 weeks, according to HomeGuide's 2026 remodeling data. Check that the bid names materials, allowances, who pulls permits, and how change orders are priced, since moving plumbing and upgrading tile are what push a job into a higher tier. Little Cahaba Remodeling performs the work with its own crews across the Birmingham area.
Little Cahaba Remodeling is a home remodeling company serving Homewood, AL, and its own crews handle bathroom remodeling, basement finishing, exterior upgrades, interior and exterior painting, water heater replacement, and structural and water damage rebuilds. For bathrooms, the typical cost table on this page shows a minor refresh of 35 to 50 square feet at $3,500 to $7,500 and a full remodel of a 5 by 10 bath at $12,500 to $25,000. Cosmetic work finishes in 3 to 4 weeks, while layout changes run 6 to 12 weeks, according to HomeGuide's 2026 remodeling data. Moving the toilet, shower or walls is what pushes a job into a higher price tier and a longer schedule. Bath size, tile and fixture choices, and any rotted subfloor found at demolition also change the number. Homewood homeowners can get same day, written pricing.
Little Cahaba Remodeling is a remodeling contractor serving Hoover AL that does bathroom work with its own crews, and the typical cost table on this page shows a full 5 by 7 hall bath remodel at $8,800 to $17,500. A 5 by 10 bath runs $12,500 to $25,000 and an 8 by 10 primary bath runs $20,000 to $40,000, per the same table. Scope moves the number most. A minor refresh of flooring, vanity, paint and fixtures is $3,500 to $7,500, while moving the toilet, shower or walls pushes the job into a higher tier. Timelines follow the same split: cosmetic work finishes in 3 to 4 weeks and layout changes run 6 to 12 weeks, according to HomeGuide's 2026 remodeling data. Bathroom size, tile and materials, and tub to shower conversions (which the table lists at $1,000 to $15,000) also change the price. Written pricing is available the same day.
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