Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Hollywood
A full bathroom remodel in Hollywood typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the single biggest cost driver here isn’t tile or fixtures. It’s what’s behind the walls. Much of Hollywood’s housing stock is pre-1940 bungalows, courtyard apartments, and Spanish Colonial fourplexes, which means we regularly open walls and find galvanized supply lines, cast-iron drains, and lath-and-plaster instead of modern drywall and PEX. That reality, not your choice of shower head, is what shapes the scope and the final price. If you’re planning a remodel anywhere from Beachwood Canyon to Melrose Hill, call Sawyer Remodeling at (254) 272-5876 for a free estimate with a written price before any work starts.
Why Sawyer Remodeling Is Hollywood’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Hollywood homeowners hire us because we talk like the trade actually works. Our Bathroom Remodeling team has worked on enough 1920s Spanish bungalows and 1930s courtyard units to know what lives behind those walls before we open them. That means your quote accounts for the plumbing reality, not just the pretty finish you saw online.
Led by Luca Romano, Sawyer Remodeling has operated under The Relay Standard since 2005. Every project gets the Relay Visibility Guarantee: a written price before work starts, a live arrival time, and photo updates before and after. No ghosting. No phone tag. When you call, a live person answers, 24/7.
We serve Hollywood with background-checked, uniformed technicians who arrive when we say they will. Our customers know exactly who is walking into their home, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise means if something isn’t right a year later, we make it right. In writing, on every job.
Styles & brands we work with
Walk In Shower in Hollywood
A Walk In Shower in Hollywood is one of the most common upgrades we install, especially in older homes where the original tub takes up too much floor space in an already tight bathroom. In a 1920s bungalow off North June Street, we converted a clawfoot tub into a curbless walk-in shower with Kohler fixtures and a Silestone vanity top. The plumbing upgrade, not the finishes, was the biggest line in the budget.
When the original tub has to go
Pre-1940 Hollywood bathrooms often have cast-iron tubs that are chipped, stained, or sitting on floors that flex. Converting to a walk-in shower usually means opening the floor for drain relocation and checking the joists for rot. In Hollywood, walk-in shower installation typically runs $4,500 to $12,000, depending on what we find under the floor.
Frameless glass and waterproofing
We install frameless glass enclosures and use Schluter edge trim (the metal strip that waterproofs where your tile meets the floor). That detail matters in Hollywood’s older bathrooms because lath-and-plaster walls absorb moisture differently than drywall. Skip the waterproofing detail and you’ll be tearing out tile in two years.
Bathroom Remodeling Companies in Hollywood
Bathroom Remodeling Companies in Hollywood are not all built the same, and the difference shows up when a contractor quotes off a photo of the finished room without ever opening a wall. Galvanized supply lines and cast-iron drains in a 1920s bungalow don’t show up in a photo. They show up later as a surprise change order. We write scope after we know what’s actually back there.
What a Hollywood remodel actually involves
A full bathroom remodel here means demolition, plumbing rough-in, electrical, waterproofing, tile, fixtures, and finish work. In older buildings, count on replacing supply lines and drain stacks, not just swapping a vanity. Full bathroom remodels run $9,000 to $28,000; small bathrooms run $5,000 to $12,000.
Permits and inspection sign-off
If we move a drain or alter plumbing, the work needs a permit and inspection sign-off. Some contractors skip this on “cosmetic” remodels, and homeowners find out when they try to sell. We pull permits and pass inspections. That’s the Relay Standard, not an upgrade.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We stock and install fixtures and surfaces from brands Hollywood homeowners actually ask for: Kohler and Toto fixtures, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops, and KraftMaid cabinetry. We also service and install prefab systems from Cover and Mighty Buildings when the project calls for a modular approach. When you choose a brand, you’re not stuck waiting on a mystery supplier. We coordinate with our material partners and keep the job moving. Luca Romano and the team stand behind the install with our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterCommon Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Galvanized supply lines behind original walls. Homes built before 1940 often have galvanized steel pipes that corrode from the inside, restricting water pressure and eventually leaking. We replace them during rough-in, before tile goes up.
- Cast-iron drain stacks that have failed. In courtyard apartments and fourplexes, the original cast-iron drains crack or rust through after 80-plus years. Replacing a drain stack adds scope, but waiting turns a remodel into a water damage claim.
- Lath-and-plaster walls that aren’t flat or square. Old plaster walls have waves and humps that make large-format tile impossible without floating the walls flat. We do this before waterproofing so your tile lines don’t look like a funhouse mirror.
- Unpermitted work from a previous flip. We regularly find bathrooms that were “remodeled” without permits, with improper wet-area waterproofing hidden behind new tile. That work has to be torn out and redone before we’ll put our name on the room.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Hollywood, CA
Bathroom remodel pricing in Hollywood depends on the size of the room, the age of the building, and what’s behind the walls. But you shouldn’t have to call just to know if the project is in your ballpark. Here’s what we see across Hollywood in 2025:
| Project | Typical Range in Hollywood |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
The biggest variable in Hollywood is what we find when we open the walls. A 1920s bungalow with galvanized supply and a cast-iron drain will cost more than a 1980s condo with copper and ABS. We put the price in writing before any work starts, and the number on the invoice is the number you approved. Call (254) 272-5876 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Sawyer Remodeling crews cover the neighborhoods around Hollywood, and our Los Angeles office dispatches to surrounding cities including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. If you’re buying a fixer in one of those markets and need someone who understands old housing stock, call us. We’ll tell you straight what the work will cost.
Serving Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Bathroom Remodeling in Hollywood
Yes, if the work involves moving plumbing, altering drain lines, or changing the footprint of the room. In Hollywood, any rough-in work that a building inspector needs to see requires a permit and inspection sign-off. Sawyer Remodeling pulls the permits, schedules the inspections, and passes them. A “cosmetic” remodel that skips permits can stall your sale or force a tear-out when the property is listed. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll walk you through what your specific project triggers.
Because Hollywood’s pre-1940 housing stock requires plumbing upgrades that newer Valley construction doesn’t. Galvanized supply lines, cast-iron drains, and lath-and-plaster walls add labor and material cost that don’t exist in a 1990s stucco house. The finishes might be the same price, but the rough-in in a 1920s bungalow is a different job entirely. Get a written quote from us and you’ll see exactly where the money goes.
Most full bathroom remodels in Hollywood run four to six weeks from demolition to final inspection. Older buildings add time for plumbing replacement, wall floating, and permit inspections. We give you a calendar before we start, and the Relay Visibility Guarantee means you get photo updates before and after, not a contractor who disappears for two weeks. Call (254) 272-5876 to talk through your timeline.
The price changes if we open the walls and find something the original scope didn’t account for, like a failed cast-iron drain or rotten floor joists. That’s why we write our scope after opening walls on older Hollywood homes, not before. If something new appears, you get a written change order with the new price before we proceed. You approve it or you don’t. No surprise invoice at the end.
We put every price in writing before work starts, we pull permits and pass inspections, and we photograph the job before and after. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is in writing on every project. If something isn’t done right, we make it right. That’s the whole system. Call (254) 272-5876 for a free estimate and see the difference a written scope makes.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodeling, serving Hollywood since 2005.
