Bathroom Remodeling in Topeka, KS

The bathroom is the first room you walk into every morning and the last room you use every night. If yours is outdated, cramped, or falling apart, it affects your daily life more than almost any other room in the house. Kingdom Builders Co. specializes in bathroom remodeling that eliminates frustration and replaces it with a space that truly works for your family.

Ryan Felix and the team handle full bathroom renovations from demolition to final trim, coordinating plumbing, electrical, tile, cabinetry, countertops, fixtures, lighting, ventilation, and paint. We serve homeowners across Topeka, Westboro, College Hill, Holliday Park, and throughout Shawnee County.

Bathroom remodeling is one of the highest-return home improvement investments available to Topeka homeowners. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a mid-range bathroom remodel can recoup 60-70% of its cost at resale — and the daily quality-of-life improvement is priceless.

Master Bathroom Remodel — $20,000 to $45,000

The master bathroom is your private retreat. We design and build master bathroom renovations featuring walk-in showers with custom tile, freestanding soaking tubs, double vanities with stone countertops, heated flooring, premium lighting, and ventilation upgrades. A well-executed master bath remodel transforms your daily routine and adds significant value to your Topeka home.

Walk-In Shower Installation — $6,000 to $15,000

Converting a dated tub/shower combo to a spacious walk-in shower is one of the most popular bathroom upgrades in Topeka. We install custom tile walls and floors, linear drains, frameless glass enclosures, built-in niches for storage, and multi-head shower configurations that create a spa-like experience.

Half Bath Remodel — $5,000 to $10,000

Half baths and powder rooms are small spaces with outsized impact on your home's impression. New vanity, sink, faucet, mirror, lighting, flooring, and paint can completely transform a tired powder room into a design statement.

Read our complete bathroom remodeling timeline guide to understand what to expect at each phase of your renovation.

Understanding the remodeling process helps you plan and set expectations. Here is how a typical Kingdom Builders bathroom renovation unfolds:

1. In-Home Consultation (Free): We evaluate your existing bathroom, discuss your vision and budget, and explore layout options. We take measurements and photos to develop your proposal.
2. Design and Material Selection (2-4 weeks): We help you select tile, vanity, countertop, fixtures, lighting, hardware, and paint. Many homeowners underestimate this phase, but choosing the right materials is time well spent.
3. Detailed Estimate and Contract: You receive a written estimate breaking down every line item — no ambiguity, no surprise charges. We do not start work until you approve every detail.
4. Demolition and Rough-In (3-5 days): We handle demolition, disposal, plumbing modifications, electrical updates, and any structural changes. This phase often requires a city inspection before proceeding.
5. Waterproofing and Tile (4-7 days): Proper waterproofing is critical. We install waterproofing membranes, mortar beds, and precision tile work. Each step requires cure time.
6. Installation and Finish Work (3-5 days): Vanity, countertop, toilet, mirrors, lighting, hardware, paint, and all finish details are installed.
7. Final Walkthrough: We inspect every element together. If anything is not right, we address it before calling the project complete.

What Your Bathroom Remodel Actually Looks Like — Day by Day

A bathroom remodel disrupts your daily routine. Knowing exactly what happens — and when — helps you plan around it. Here is the typical sequence for a Kingdom Builders bathroom renovation in Topeka.

Days 1–2: Demo

Everything old comes out — vanity, toilet, tub or shower, flooring, and often drywall in wet areas. We protect your hallways and adjacent rooms with plastic sheeting and drop cloths. Debris goes into a dumpster in your driveway, not piled in your yard.

Days 3–5: Rough Plumbing and Electrical

This is where the real work happens behind the walls. Moving a toilet? That means cutting concrete if you are on a slab or rerouting drain lines in the crawlspace. Adding a double vanity where a single used to be? New supply lines and drain connections. Putting in a vent fan that actually works? That means running a proper duct to the exterior — not just venting into your attic like the original builder did (we see this constantly in older Topeka homes).

Days 6–8: Waterproofing and Backer Board

This step is invisible but critical. Shower walls get cement backer board and waterproof membrane. The shower pan gets a proper slope to the drain with a waterproof liner underneath. Skipping this step is how you end up with mold in your walls two years later — and it is the step that most cut-rate remodelers rush through or skip entirely.

Days 9–14: Tile, Vanity, and Fixtures

Tile goes up on shower walls, then the floor. Grout cures overnight. The vanity gets installed and plumbed, the toilet goes back in, fixtures are mounted, and trim is painted. Final connections are made and everything is tested — every valve, every drain, every switch.

Day 15: Final Walkthrough

Ryan walks the finished bathroom with you. You check everything. Any touch-ups happen that day, not "sometime next week."

Common Bathroom Remodeling Mistakes We Fix in Topeka

About a third of our bathroom projects are fixing problems from previous remodels. Here is what goes wrong most often:

• Leaking shower pans: If the shower pan was not built with a proper pre-slope, waterproof liner, and weep holes, water pools under the tile instead of reaching the drain. By the time you notice the leak, your subfloor is rotted. We have pulled up showers where the plywood subfloor was completely black with mold.
• No waterproof membrane behind tile: Cement backer board alone is not waterproof. It resists moisture, but water still passes through it. Without a membrane like RedGard or Kerdi behind the tile, moisture reaches the studs. This is code-required but frequently skipped.
• Improper vent fan ducting: Your bathroom vent fan needs to exhaust to the outside of your house. Venting into the attic just dumps moisture into your attic insulation and causes mold and ice damming. In older Topeka homes, attic-vented fans are the norm — every one of them needs to be corrected during a remodel.
• Undersized water heater for new fixtures: Upgrading to a rain showerhead and body jets doubles your hot water demand. If your 40-gallon tank could barely keep up before, it definitely cannot handle the new setup. We assess your water heater capacity before spec'ing fixtures.
• Ignoring existing plumbing condition: Your home's existing drain lines may be cast iron that is rusted inside, or galvanized supply lines that are half-clogged with mineral deposits. A remodel is the time to address these — not after the new tile is up and someone has to cut through it to fix a corroded pipe.

Every Kingdom Builders bathroom remodel includes a thorough inspection of your existing plumbing and electrical before we start. Schedule your free consultation to find out exactly what your bathroom needs.

Bathroom remodeling requires a contractor who coordinates multiple trades flawlessly — plumbing, electrical, tile, cabinetry, and more. Here is why Topeka homeowners trust Kingdom Builders:

• Single point of contact: Ryan Felix manages every phase of your remodel — you never have to chase down subcontractors
• 5.0-star Google rating: Real reviews from real Shawnee County homeowners who trusted us with their bathrooms
• Code-compliant work: We pull permits and coordinate inspections for plumbing and electrical modifications
• Transparent pricing: Detailed written estimates with no hidden fees
• Quality materials: We use proven, warrantied products from trusted manufacturers

Kingdom Builders also provides kitchen remodeling, whole-home remodeling, deck building, and fence installation. If your renovation extends beyond the bathroom, we can handle the entire project.

Request your free bathroom remodel estimate or call (785) 329-4551 today.