NYS and NYC M/WBE Certified Contractor
Bay Shore isn’t an inland suburb. You’re living on the South Shore, steps from the Great South Bay, and your home feels it especially in the bathroom. Higher humidity, salt air, and decades-old plumbing in homes built during the postwar boom create a specific set of problems that a generic contractor from a Houzz listing isn’t thinking about when they show up with a tile saw.
When a bathroom remodel is done right for this environment, the difference is real. The right waterproofing membrane means moisture doesn’t sneak into your wall cavity and start growing things three years after the job is done. The right ventilation means your grout isn’t failing by the time your kids are in high school. If your Bay Shore home was built in the 1960s or 70s which describes a lot of the housing stock here there’s also a real chance that demo will turn up asbestos floor tile or lead paint on the trim. Most remodelers stop cold when that happens. We hold active asbestos abatement and lead-based paint licenses, so the project keeps moving.
The end result is a bathroom that looks the way you imagined it, functions the way your household actually needs it to, and doesn’t develop problems because someone cut corners on what’s behind the walls. That’s the standard not the upsell.
We’re based in Bohemia in the Town of Islip, the same municipality that governs Bay Shore and issues your building permits. That’s not a minor detail. It means our team already knows the Town of Islip Building Division, understands the current NYS Uniform Code requirements they enforce, and has been through the permitting process on enough local projects to know how to do it without delays.
Over 5,000 completed restoration and remodeling projects across New York State. Licensed for home improvement contracting, asbestos abatement, lead-based paint abatement, and mold remediation. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year because some of the calls that lead to a bathroom remodel start at 2am when a pipe lets go.
If you’re in Brightwaters, near the waterfront, or in a mid-century ranch in Bay Shore that’s never had its bathroom touched, we’ve worked in homes exactly like yours. The licenses are real, the experience is documented, and the work speaks for itself.
It starts with a walkthrough and a real estimate not a ballpark over the phone. For a Bay Shore home, that means looking at what you have now: the age of the plumbing, what’s underneath the existing floor, how the walls are vented, and whether there are any signs of moisture damage that need to be addressed before new tile goes up. That assessment shapes the scope and the number.
If permits are required and for any plumbing relocation, electrical work, or structural change, they are we pull them through the Town of Islip Building Division. That step protects you at resale and ensures the work is inspected and documented. Skipping permits might save a few hundred dollars upfront and cost you significantly more when you go to sell.
Demo comes next, and that’s where older Bay Shore homes sometimes show their hand. If asbestos tile or lead paint turns up, we handle it in-house under the appropriate licenses no stopping the job to find a separate remediation contractor. From there, it’s rough plumbing and electrical, waterproofing, tile, fixtures, vanity, and finish work. Final inspection closes it out. You get a bathroom that’s code-compliant, fully documented, and built to last in a coastal Suffolk County environment.
Ready to get started?
A full bathroom renovation through us covers the complete scope demolition, hazmat assessment and removal if needed, plumbing rough-in, electrical, waterproofing, tile installation, vanity and fixture installation, finish carpentry, and final inspection. Nothing is handed off to a subcontractor you’ve never met. One team, one point of contact, one contract.
For Bay Shore homeowners dealing with a water damage or insurance situation a burst pipe, a flood event, storm-related wall damage the restoration and remodeling work happens under the same roof. Our background in disaster restoration means we know how to document damage for your carrier, dry the structure correctly before any renovation begins, and rebuild in a way that addresses the root cause rather than just covering it up. That matters in a South Shore community where aging plumbing and storm exposure are real variables, not hypotheticals.
Specific services include gut bathroom renovations, walk-in shower conversions, tub replacements, tub-to-shower conversions, accessible bathroom modifications, tile installation, vanity and fixture upgrades, and plumbing and electrical work. Whether you’re in a Brightwaters canal home, a mid-century split-level near Sunrise Highway, or a newer build closer to the bay, the scope is built around what your specific bathroom actually needs.
It depends on what the job involves. The Town of Islip Building Division which governs Bay Shore does not require a permit for cosmetic work like replacing tile, painting, or swapping out a vanity like-for-like. But the moment you’re relocating a drain, moving supply lines, adding or modifying electrical circuits, installing a new ventilation fan on a new circuit, or making any structural changes, you need a permit.
This matters more than most homeowners realize. Unpermitted plumbing and electrical work can create real problems when you go to sell buyers’ attorneys and inspectors will find it, and you’ll either have to pull a retroactive permit, redo the work, or negotiate a price reduction. We pull permits correctly through the Town of Islip the first time, schedule inspections at the right project milestones, and deliver a finished bathroom with a clean paper trail.
A midrange bathroom remodel on Long Island generally runs between $35,000 and $55,000, depending on the scope of work, the size of the bathroom, and the materials selected. That’s meaningfully higher than national averages because Long Island labor and material costs run 30 to 50 percent above the national benchmark. An upscale renovation particularly in a Brightwaters property or a larger master bath can approach or exceed $80,000.
What moves the number up in Bay Shore specifically is what’s behind the walls. Homes built in the 1950s through 1970s frequently have aging galvanized steel supply lines, cast iron drain stacks, and bathroom floors with original vinyl asbestos tile underneath whatever’s on top now. Addressing those conditions properly adds cost but skipping them means you’re finishing over problems that will surface again. A detailed, itemized estimate before the job starts is the only way to know what you’re actually dealing with.
This is one of the most common mid-project surprises in Bay Shore’s older housing stock, and it’s where contractor choice really matters. Standard remodeling contractors are legally required to stop work when they discover regulated materials like asbestos or mold. That means a stalled project, a torn-apart bathroom, and the task of finding a licensed remediation contractor before anything can move forward again adding weeks of delay and costs you weren’t planning for.
We hold active asbestos abatement certification and a lead-based paint abatement license (LBP-F122209-1), along with mold remediation credentials. When those materials turn up during demo and in Bay Shore’s 1960s and 70s homes, they turn up regularly we handle the work in-house under the appropriate licenses. The project doesn’t stop. You’re not left with a gutted bathroom and a phone full of calls to make. The remediation gets documented properly, the hazardous material gets removed correctly, and the renovation continues on schedule.
A straightforward bathroom renovation no major layout changes, no hazmat surprises, standard fixture and tile work typically takes two to three weeks of active construction once permits are pulled and materials are on-site. The permitting process through the Town of Islip adds time upfront, and lead times on specific tile, fixtures, or vanities can extend the overall timeline if selections aren’t finalized early.
The variable that most Bay Shore homeowners don’t account for is what demo reveals. If asbestos tile, lead paint, or significant moisture damage is found behind the walls, that adds time but handled in-house, it adds far less time than it would if work had to stop while a separate contractor was sourced. Finalizing your material selections before demo begins, having a clear scope agreed upon in writing, and working with a contractor who manages the permit process are the three things most likely to keep your project on the timeline you were given.
Start with documentation before anything else is touched. If you have a homeowners insurance policy that covers the damage, the claim process requires proper evidence of what happened and what it affected. Jumping straight to demo without documenting the damage thoroughly can complicate or reduce your payout.
Our background is in disaster restoration it’s where we started before expanding into full remodeling services. That means we understand how to document damage for an insurance carrier, how to dry a structure correctly before renovation begins (skipping this step leads to mold problems down the road), and how to rebuild in a way that addresses what caused the damage, not just what it looks like on the surface. For Bay Shore homeowners dealing with a flood event, a pipe failure in an aging plumbing system, or storm-related wall damage from a nor’easter, we can take the project from the initial emergency call all the way through to a finished, inspected bathroom and bill your carrier directly where the work qualifies under your policy.
Ask for the license number and look it up. In New York, home improvement contractor licenses are issued at the county level Nassau County and Suffolk County both maintain searchable databases. We hold Nassau County HIC license number 166281 and NYC DCA license number 2025058-DCA. Specialty work like asbestos abatement and lead-based paint removal requires separate state-level certifications, and those are also verifiable. Our lead-based paint abatement license number is LBP-F122209-1.
In Bay Shore specifically, this matters because the housing stock is old enough that hazmat materials are a realistic part of many bathroom renovations not a rare edge case. A contractor who isn’t licensed for that work either won’t disclose what they find, will handle it improperly, or will stop the job and leave you to sort it out. Verifying licenses before signing anything takes about five minutes and tells you a lot about who you’re actually hiring.
Local Resources
Useful Links
