A bath from the year the house went up, a primary suite that never got its due, a tub that turned into a hurdle. Across Hempfield's subdivisions and back roads, our carpenters rebuild bathrooms around the house and the people living there now.
Hempfield Bathrooms
No decade added more Hempfield houses than the seventies, a fifth of homes count nine-plus rooms, and someone past 65 lives in nearly half of township households. Six bathroom jobs grow out of that.
About 3,500 Hempfield homes were built between 1970 and 1979, and half the township's houses were standing by 1971. A bathroom from then can keep its original tub surround, vanity and the drain lines under both, all past fifty.
We gut to the studs and subfloor, look at every pipe in the open, and replace what has worn out. The floor around the toilet and the tub is reinforced where it has gone soft, then the room is waterproofed and tiled.
What we find in older bathsRoughly 3,700 Hempfield homes count nine-plus rooms, and 24 percent offer four-plus bedrooms. Some of those still carry a primary bath built like a hall bath: one sink, a tub-shower and no room to turn around.
We take in a closet or a slice of the bedroom to fit a bench shower big enough to step right into, a double-sink vanity and a walled-off toilet. Heated floors and a niche wall are options, priced as you go.
Primary bathroomsSome 3,200 Hempfield residents past 65 live by themselves. When nobody else is in the house, the bath has to be safe on its own, and the tub wall you step over every morning tends to be what goes first.
The tub gives way to a shower you walk straight into, with grab bars fixed into blocking, a seat, an adjustable hand spray, and a floor tile that grips wet feet. Lighting by the door covers the night trips.
Accessible bathroomsNearly 40 percent of township houses have no utility gas for heat. If yours runs on oil or electricity, a bigger shower or a deep soaking tub raises a question the gas houses rarely ask: will the water heater keep up with it?
Before choosing a tub or a rain head, we check the heater's size and recovery against what the new fixtures will draw. When it falls short, we plan a larger tank or a heat pump unit, with the electrical work it needs.
Full bathroom remodelsAbout a quarter of township households include children, many in houses of three or four bedrooms. When the kids share a single hall bath, mornings need two sinks, storage each child can find, and a tub for the youngest.
A wide vanity holds two sinks and a drawer for each child, a tub stays for bath nights behind easy-clean tile, and the floor is chosen to wipe up fast. A timer on the fan clears the steam after the last shower.
Vanities and storageOnce a Hempfield basement holds the TV room or a spare bed, a bathroom down there comes next. Many such basements also have a sump pump or French drain, and township code keeps that water out of the sewer.
We plumb the new toilet, sink and shower to the sanitary line, keep every sump and foundation drain separate, and add a sealed ejector basin if the new drains sit below the sewer. Moisture-proof wallboard and a fan exhausting outside keep mildew from taking hold.
Basement bathroomsFigures: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, for the township alone. Sewer rules: Hempfield Township Code, Chapter 67.
The rest of the job
How it runs, what it costs and who builds it are on our main bathroom remodeling page.
Bathrooms in Hempfield
Hempfield's permit timing and work hours treat a bathroom no differently from a kitchen. Two parts of the township's sewer code reach a bathroom more directly: which drains may join the sewer, and how a holding tank is looked after.
30 daysPermit review, business days
New pipes or wiring mean a township permit, and the review can run a full 30 business days, after which work has six months to begin. Its own inspectors visit, and crews work dawn to dusk. Our Hempfield kitchen page explains each rule, and we do the filing for a bath too.
Hempfield rules, explained§67-17Drains barred from the sewer
Township code bars roof, foundation, French, driveway and other surface-water drains from the sewer, and keeps rainwater out of it entirely. A basement bath often goes in beside exactly those drains, so we keep the two systems apart and plumb only the new fixtures to the sanitary line.
Hempfield Code §67-17 (opens in a new tab)YearlyHolding-tank inspection
Where a house relies on a holding tank, Hempfield's code calls for an inspection every year and lets only an approved hauler pump it. Every shower and flush adds to what the tank holds, so a new bathroom on one means more trips from the hauler. Talk to the township before we plan it.
Hempfield Code, holding tanks (opens in a new tab)Bathroom Questions
Five things township owners want settled before a bath is opened up. The order every bathroom job follows is on the bathroom service.
Ask a QuestionIt moves with the scope. New tile and fixtures where the old ones sat land at the low end; a primary suite carved from a closet, a lower-level bath or a larger water heater land higher. We give a written price after walking the room, with typical figures posted on the bathroom service.
Bathroom cost rangesSometimes. A rain head, body sprays or a deep tub can use more hot water than an older heater makes, especially an electric one. We size the fixtures against the heater before you choose, and when it will not keep up, we price a bigger tank or a heat pump unit with the estimate.
Full bathroom remodelsNo. A sump pit handles groundwater, and Hempfield's code keeps foundation and French drains apart from the sewer, so the two cannot share a basin. Bathroom waste goes to the sanitary line by gravity, or to a sealed and vented ejector basin that pumps it up when the floor sits too low.
Hempfield Code §67-17 (opens in a new tab)Start with the system itself: when it was last pumped, how it is performing, and what its permit was sized for. On-lot systems are overseen by Hempfield's sewage enforcement officer, so ask whether the added bathroom changes anything on yours. We plan the drain run once you have that answer.
Hempfield Township FAQ (opens in a new tab)Yes, and it costs little with the walls already open. We add blocking where grab bars would go, widen the door if the framing allows, set the shower valve where it can be reached from outside the spray, and choose a floor that can take a curbless shower later.
Accessible bathroomsOther Services
Township owners also hire us for kitchens without gas, finished lower levels and covered patios out back. See any of those services below.
Kitchen RemodelingNew layouts, new cabinets, new counters: framed, built, and installed by the same crew.View Service
Attic FinishingUnused attics framed into bedrooms and offices: subfloor, insulation, drywall, and a proper stair.View Service
Basement FinishingUnfinished basements turned into real rooms: framed, insulated, drywalled, and finished by our crew.View Service
Additions & ADUsAdditions and accessory dwelling units (ADUs), framed from the ground up and tied in clean.View Service
Windows & Exterior DoorsWindows and exterior doors set, flashed, and trimmed so water stays out of the wall.View Service
Exterior Restoration & Structural RepairsRotted trim and siding, sagging joists, failed sills: opened up and repaired to solid wood.View Service
Decks & Covered PatiosDecks, covered patios and three-season rooms, flashed to the house and built for Westmoreland winters.View ServiceVerified Google Reviews
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