Two kids racing for one sink, a parent who wants the step into the shower gone, a 2005 tub that has held more laundry than bathwater. North Huntingdon baths get a lot of different asks, and our carpenters build each one from the floor framing up.
North Huntingdon Bathrooms
Two of every five township houses date to the fifties or sixties, one in five went up after 2000, half have three bedrooms, and over a third of households include someone 65 or older. Six bathroom projects come out of that mix.
Half of North Huntingdon's houses were standing by 1967, and 40 percent date to the fifties or sixties. Where the bath was never gutted, its tile, its tub and the pipes behind them may all be original, more than fifty years on.
Demo goes to bare studs and subfloor so the old supply and drain lines can be judged in the open. We swap what is failing, reinforce the floor beneath the tub where it has softened, and waterproof before tile.
Behind the tile of an older bathChildren live in close to one township home in three, and half the houses have three bedrooms. That usually sends every kid to a single hall bath, and mornings go better with two sinks, a tub for little ones and a floor nobody slips on.
A long vanity with two basins and drawers for each child, a soaking tub framed in large-format tile that wipes down fast, and a textured tile floor. The light over the mirror is bright enough for a teenager getting ready.
Full bathroom remodelsMore than 1,700 township households are a single person aged 65 or older. A bath used alone for years has to be safe with nobody else home, and for many the tub ledge is the first thing to go.
We trade the tub for a shower with no step to catch a foot, a bench, a handheld head and grab bars anchored into blocking. Motion-sensor night lighting and a slip-resistant floor make it as safe at 2 a.m. as at noon.
Accessible bathroomsSome 2,700 township homes date from 2000 onward, so their primary baths are around twenty years old. If yours pairs a big corner tub that rarely gets filled with a cramped shower, the wish is to swap those two in size.
Removing the tub frees its floor for a large tiled shower with a bench and frameless glass. The drain is moved and the floor sloped to it under a full membrane, so the bigger shower stays watertight.
Primary bathroomsIn a three-bedroom ranch or split-level with a single full bath, every guest, child and morning lines up at the same door. When the family outgrows that, the request is a second bathroom without building an addition.
We look at closets, a corner of the largest bedroom and the space over the basement stair, confirm a drain can reach it, then frame and plumb the new room. The township's inspectors check the rough-in before walls close.
Adding a bathroomOnce a township basement holds the family TV or a guest bed, people want a bathroom on that floor instead of the climb upstairs. Radon results in North Huntingdon run high often enough that a lower-level bath starts with a test.
A radon test comes first, with mitigation on a high result. Then the drain: one lower than the street sewer gets an ejector pump to raise the waste. Water-resistant backer, a waterproofed shower pan and a fan ducted outdoors keep the room dry.
Basement bathroomsFigures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024, North Huntingdon Township. Radon: Pennsylvania DEP test registry.
The rest of the job
How it runs, what it costs and who builds it are on our main bathroom remodeling page.
A Bathroom in the Township
The township's permit review covers a bath the same as a kitchen. Two things matter more for a bathroom: how the sewer authority bills and answers a backup, and what radon tests in the township show.
15 daysResidential permit review
Any added or moved pipe or wire brings a township permit, with as long as 15 business days for review and an inspection by North Huntingdon's own staff. The kitchen page for the township covers that review, the fee and the seven ZIP codes. We file for you.
Township rules, explainedFlat rateResidential sewer bill, quarterly
The township's sewer authority bills homes a flat quarterly rate, so a new bathroom does not raise the bill. If a drain backs up, call the authority on weekdays before 3 p.m.; after that and on weekends, its own guidance is to call the township police.
NHTMA questions and answers (opens in a new tab)33%Township tests at the action level or above
Of 2,635 radon results in the state's registry carrying a North Huntingdon address, 862 reached Pennsylvania's action level. A basement bathroom is used every day, so the test comes before framing, and when the reading is high, mitigation is installed before we frame.
PA DEP: Radon in the Home (opens in a new tab)Bathroom Questions
Five questions we hear from North Huntingdon owners before a bath comes apart. The steps every bathroom job follows are laid out on the bathroom service.
Ask a QuestionIt rises with what moves. Fresh tile, a vanity and fixtures in the same spots form the lower end; turning a tub into a large shower, adding a second bath or building one in the basement sit higher. A written price follows a look at the room; usual ranges are listed with our bathroom service.
Bathroom cost rangesNot with the township's sewer authority. It charges residential customers a flat quarterly rate rather than billing by water use, so a second or third bathroom does not change what you pay. Commercial accounts are billed on consumption, which is a different case. The new plumbing still needs its township permit.
NHTMA questions and answers (opens in a new tab)The sewer authority, on a weekday during its 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. office hours. Outside those hours and on weekends, the authority directs residents to the North Huntingdon police. If the backup came through a drain we installed, call us too, and we will come look at the line.
NHTMA questions and answers (opens in a new tab)If pipes are added, moved or replaced, yes: the state code does not count that as ordinary repair, and the township's inspectors review it. A new vanity and tile over the same plumbing generally fall outside that. We confirm which applies before you see a price, and handle the filing.
34 Pa. Code §403.62 (opens in a new tab)Usually. A large corner tub tends to leave enough floor for a generous shower, and the tub's drain gives us a starting point. The drain may move toward the center and the floor gets rebuilt with a slope, so plan on more than a simple swap. We show you the layout before any demo.
Tub-to-shower conversionsOther Services
North Huntingdon owners also call us for family kitchens, finished basements and raised decks over the backyard. Each service is a card 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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