Sheet Z-03 / Bathrooms

Bathroom remodeling on the North Shore: fixtures, layouts and small baths

Upgraded fixtures, modern designs and efficient layouts, from a primary bath built around a freestanding tub to a single small bathroom.

Where bathroom budgets go wrong

Revamping the look of your bathroom and changing its function and style is a great way to add value to your home overall. It is also a small room where a misplaced dollar shows. Water and tile are unforgiving, and a shower that looks fine on day one but was built carelessly is the kind of failure that turns up years later.

A dream bath and a quick refresh start in the same place: deciding what the room has to do every morning, and who uses it.

Fixtures, layouts and the small bathroom

Upgraded fixtures and modern designs are the part everyone pictures. Efficient layouts are the part that decides whether the room works: where the vanity sits, how the shower opens, whether two people can get ready at once.

Z Construction handles everything from a small bathroom remodel to building multiple homes at once. A small bathroom has less margin for error, so the plan matters more there, not less.

Where to spend, where to save, and the follow-up

Aimee S. approached Shari about a master bathroom with no experience in home renovation. She says Shari held their hands through the whole process, went with them to stores, connected them with key suppliers, and told them where to spend more (cabinets) and where to save (sinks).

Lori F. hired Z Construction for her master bathroom too, and rated the work excellent on design, construction and time management. Selections help comes with the job, so fixtures and cabinets are chosen with someone walking you through it.

A bathroom is full of small parts: caulk lines, door swings, a niche that sits an inch wrong. The job is not finished until those are closed out.

Primary bathroom with a white freestanding tub and black floor-mounted filler, marble-look wall tile, black tile floor and a glass shower with a bench

Primary bathroom with a white freestanding tub and black floor-mounted filler, marble-look wall tile, black tile floor and a glass shower with a bench

“The project was delivered on time and on budget and even came back months later to fix small problems that arose.” Aimee S., Homeowner

Fixture schedule

Vanities, tile and fixtures in four bathrooms

Double vanity with white drawer fronts, a stone-look top, brushed-nickel faucets and oval black-framed mirrors, glass shower beyond
White-front double vanity, stone-look top, brushed-nickel faucets, stacked tile in the shower
Alcove tub with ribbed light tile walls, a brushed brass shower set, a recessed niche and a window
Alcove tub, ribbed light tile, brushed brass shower set and a recessed niche
Oak makeup desk with a white top, a wavy black-framed mirror and fluted glass sconces
Oak makeup desk with a white top, wavy black-framed mirror, fluted glass sconces
Wall-hung oak vanity with a stone top, black wall-mounted faucets and pulls, marble-look wall tile and a black tile floor
Wall-hung oak vanity, stone top, black wall-mount faucets, black tile underfoot