NYC remodeling contractor specializing in high-end kitchen, bathroom, and apartment renovations across New York City.
Bathroom Remodeling NYC
Bathroom Remodeling NYC
Gurri Remodel is a trusted NYC remodeling contractor specializing in high-end bathroom remodeling and full bathroom renovations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. With over 25 years of experience, we deliver custom bathroom remodeling solutions designed for New York City apartments and homes. From layout optimization and plumbing upgrades to premium materials and detailed finishes, our team ensures every bathroom renovation is executed with precision, durability, and expert craftsmanship. We transform bathrooms into modern, functional spaces built to meet the standards of high-end NYC living.
Complete Bathroom Remodeling Services in New York City
Custom Bathroom Renovation NYC
Gurri Remodel provides complete bathroom renovation services in NYC, delivering full transformations that improve functionality, space efficiency, and overall performance. Our team manages every phase of the remodeling process, including demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, and full construction. We specialize in bathroom remodeling projects that maximize limited space while enhancing comfort and usability, tailored specifically for New York City properties. Each renovation is built to meet strict construction standards and long-term durability.
Luxury Bathroom Finishes & Installation
Our bathroom remodeling services focus on high-end materials and precision installation to achieve refined and lasting results. From custom tile work and stone installations to premium fixtures and modern vanities, every detail is carefully executed. Gurri Remodel uses high-quality materials and proven installation methods to ensure durability and a clean, modern aesthetic. Each bathroom renovation reflects the expectations of high-end NYC interiors, combining functionality with superior craftsmanship.
Professional Bathroom Remodeling Execution
As a licensed NYC general contractor, Gurri Remodel manages bathroom remodeling projects with structured planning, coordination, and on-site supervision. We oversee all aspects of construction, ensure compliance with New York City building codes, and maintain efficient project timelines. Our experience in NYC bathroom renovations allows us to deliver smooth, well-managed projects with consistent quality. Every bathroom remodeling project is completed with precision, ensuring reliable performance and a seamless renovation experience.
Bathroom Remodeling for NYC Co-ops, Condos and Pre-War Apartments
A bathroom is the most technically demanding small room in a New York apartment. Every surface is wet, everything sits above someone else’s ceiling, and almost every building in the city has written rules about how the work may be done. Gurri Remodel has been renovating bathrooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn since 1997, and the difference between a bathroom that lasts twenty years and one that leaks in two is almost entirely in the parts nobody sees.
Most of the bathrooms we build are in pre-war co-ops and post-war condos. Those buildings bring specific constraints: cast-iron waste stacks that cannot be moved, limited slope available for a relocated drain, wet-over-dry restrictions that govern where a bathroom can and cannot go, and old floor assemblies that need to be properly waterproofed and sound-isolated before a single tile is set.
Co-op and Condo Board Approval, Handled
Bathroom work is the scope boards scrutinise most closely, because a bathroom failure damages the apartment below. Expect your building to require a signed alteration agreement, contractor licence and insurance documentation, and often a plumber’s letter or an engineer’s sign-off where the waste line is being altered.
We prepare and submit that package: scope of work, drawings, our licence, certificates of insurance naming the building and managing agent as additional insured, and a construction schedule that respects the building’s permitted work hours. We are a licensed and insured New York City general contractor, so the documentation your board asks for is documentation we produce as a matter of routine.
What a Bathroom Renovation With Us Includes
- Survey and layout. Measured survey, review of what the building permits, and a layout that fits real fixtures into a real New York footprint.
- Board and permit coordination. Alteration agreement package, insurance certificates, and coordination with the managing agent and your design professional.
- Protection and demolition. Corridor, elevator and floor protection before anything is removed, then controlled demolition down to substrate.
- Plumbing and electrical. New supply lines, valves and waste connections brought up to code; dedicated circuits, GFCI protection, and proper exhaust ventilation.
- Waterproofing. A continuous waterproofing membrane across the shower floor, curb and walls, with the pan flood-tested before tile goes on.
- Tile and stone. Marble, porcelain, ceramic and mosaic set to a proper substrate, with slopes that actually drain and joints that line through.
- Fixtures and finishing. Vanity, fittings, glass, lighting, heated flooring where specified, paint, and a punch-list walkthrough before completion.
Waterproofing and Sound: the Parts That Matter Most
Two invisible details decide whether a New York bathroom renovation is a success.
Waterproofing. A tiled shower is not waterproof; the membrane behind it is. We build a continuous membrane across the floor, up the curb and onto the walls to above shower-head height, seal every corner and penetration, and flood-test the pan before tiling. Where the building requires it, we document the test. This is the single most common place where a cheap bathroom renovation fails, and the failure shows up in the ceiling of the apartment below.
Sound and floor build-up. Co-ops routinely require a documented sound-attenuation layer under hard flooring, with a specified impact rating. In a bathroom this has to coexist with the waterproofing and with the finished floor height at the door threshold. Getting the build-up right on paper, before demolition, is what stops a bathroom finishing an inch too high.
Materials for a NYC Bathroom
Marble remains the default for a high-end New York bathroom, and it suits pre-war apartments particularly well. It needs sealing and it will patina; clients who want the veining without the maintenance often choose porcelain slabs that reproduce it.
Porcelain and ceramic have improved enormously. Large-format porcelain means fewer grout joints, which means less to clean and fewer places for water to find a way through.
Glass and hardware matter more in a small room than a large one. Frameless glass keeps a compact bathroom feeling open, and the fittings you touch every day are worth specifying properly.
Heated floors are one of the few genuine luxuries that fit in a small footprint, and they are far easier to install during a renovation than to retrofit afterwards.
How Long a NYC Bathroom Renovation Takes
Six to ten weeks on site is typical for a full apartment bathroom once the board has approved the work. As with kitchens, the construction window is often not the limiting factor: board review runs two to six weeks, and stone, custom vanities and glass have lead times of their own. We order long-lead items while the board package is under review so those two clocks run together rather than end to end.
Recent Bathroom Projects
Three recent projects that show the work:
- Upper East Side bathroom remodeling — a pre-war co-op bathroom rebuilt within the existing stack position.
- Tribeca apartment renovation — including a White Sand marble bathroom as part of a full apartment scope.
- West 72nd Street apartment renovation — bathrooms rebuilt alongside the rest of the apartment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need board approval to renovate a bathroom in a NYC co-op?
Yes, in almost every case, and bathrooms are reviewed more closely than most scopes because of the risk to the apartment below. We prepare and submit the alteration agreement package for you.
Can I move the toilet, sink or shower?
Sometimes, and it depends on the waste stack. A toilet needs a specific drain size and slope back to the stack, so moving it is the hardest change; sinks and showers are more flexible. We check what your building’s plumbing will actually allow before designing around it.
What does wet-over-dry mean, and does it affect me?
Many buildings prohibit putting a new wet area, bathroom or kitchen, above a neighbour’s dry area such as a bedroom or living room. If your plan moves a bathroom we check this rule first, because it can rule a layout out entirely.
How do you stop leaks into the apartment below?
A continuous waterproofing membrane across the shower floor, curb and walls, sealed at every corner and penetration, and flood-tested before tiling. Tile and grout are not waterproofing.
Do you handle sound-attenuation requirements?
Yes. We install to the impact rating your house rules specify and keep the product documentation for your building’s records.
Can I use my only bathroom during the work?
No. A bathroom under renovation is out of service for the duration, so in a one-bathroom apartment most clients arrange to be elsewhere for at least part of the project. We will be straight with you about the timeline so you can plan.
What are the typical work hours in a NYC building?
Most buildings permit construction on weekdays only, commonly 9am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm, with no weekend or holiday work. We schedule to your building’s rules.
How long does a bathroom renovation take?
Six to ten weeks on site after board approval, plus the two to six weeks boards typically take to review a complete package and the lead times on stone, vanities and glass.
Do you install heated floors and steam showers?
Heated floors, yes, and they are best installed as part of a full renovation. Steam showers depend on your building: they need proper ventilation, a sealed enclosure and electrical capacity, and not every building permits them.
Do you work with my architect or interior designer?
Yes. We build to a designer’s drawings regularly, and we can also handle the process end to end for homeowners who prefer a single point of contact.
How long have you been remodeling in New York?
Since 1997 — more than 25 years of bathroom, kitchen and full apartment work across Manhattan and Brooklyn, as a licensed and insured New York City general contractor.
If your project extends beyond the bathroom, see our kitchen remodeling and full apartment renovation pages, or the overview of every remodeling service we offer.
We work throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, including Tribeca and the Upper East Side.
If your bathroom is in a co-op, our co-op renovation page explains the alteration agreement and approval process. See also our process and client reviews.
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