How much does a bathroom remodel cost in Freehold?
Most Freehold bathrooms fall between $12,000 and $40,000. A tub-to-shower conversion with a new vanity and tile sits toward the bottom of that range; a full reconfiguration — moving the toilet, adding a curbless shower, running new supply and waste lines — sits toward the top. Downtown Borough homes with early-1900s bathrooms tend to land higher once we open the wall and see what decades of prior plumbing work actually left behind. Estimates from Paragon Exteriors (NJ HIC #13VH13814500) are always free and itemized — call 848-633-6440 to schedule a walkthrough.
Waterproofing is the part you never see — and the part that matters most
A bathroom remodel that skips proper waterproofing is a leak waiting to happen, and it’s the single biggest difference between a remodel that lasts and one that doesn’t. Every tub-to-shower conversion and shower rebuild we do gets a sealed waterproofing membrane behind the tile, not just a coat of thin-set and hope. In the Victorians and early-1900s homes around downtown Freehold, this step often uncovers old subfloor damage from a slow leak nobody noticed — we deal with it as part of the job, not as a change order surprise.
Updating a period bathroom without losing the house’s character
A lot of downtown Freehold bathrooms were shoehorned into a spare room decades after the house near the Monmouth County Courthouse was built, and the plumbing shows it — cast iron drain lines, undersized supply pipes, layouts that waste half the room. We rebuild the systems to current code while keeping the footprint sensible for the house, whether that means a period-appropriate tile pattern or simply a layout that finally makes sense. Out in West Freehold and East Freehold, where most bathrooms are 1960s–2000s builder-grade, the job is usually more straightforward: fixtures, tile, and layout updates without the plumbing archaeology.
Freehold Borough or Township — we confirm and pull the permits
Freehold has a Borough and a Township, depending on your address — we confirm and pull the permits, filing plumbing and electrical work through whichever office your house falls under and scheduling inspections so they don’t stall your project.
Paragon Exteriors is licensed, insured, and family-run, and bathroom remodels are a regular part of our Freehold workload. See the full bathroom remodeling process, everything else we do in town on the Freehold service area page, or kitchen remodeling in Freehold if you’re tackling more than one room.