After Water Damage: Rebuilding Your Bathroom or Kitchen

The water is out and the room is dry. Now the bathroom or kitchen has to be put back together. Here's what to check before anything goes back, how to plan the rebuild, and how to get a price range for it.

Where things stand after the drying

Depending on how far the water went, the drying crew may have pulled out wet drywall, flooring, baseboards, or the bottom of a cabinet. That leaves open walls or floors and a room you can't fully use yet. It also makes this the easiest time to see what's behind them.

Before anything goes back

• Make sure the source is fixed. Whether it was a supply line, a drain, a valve, or a shower pan, the leak has to be repaired before new walls and floors cover it.
• Check the wood underneath. Water that soaks the subfloor or framing can soften it and start it rotting. Soft spots need to be found now, while they're easy to reach.
• Look where the water sat. Mold can grow where you can't see it, so check the areas that stayed wet the longest.
• Give older homes a closer look. Many homes in Cortez and around Montezuma County are older, and older homes are more likely to have outdated plumbing or hidden damage that shows up once the walls are open. With the walls already open, it's a good time to decide whether old pipes or valves should be replaced.

When we find something, we show you, explain it, and price the fix in writing before the work goes on.

Put it back the same, or change it?

A rebuild can match what was there. It can also be the time to make a change you've been wanting, like turning an old tub into a walk-in shower or reworking a kitchen layout. Decide before the rebuild starts, while the walls are still open.

If insurance is paying for part of it

Your insurance company decides what it will pay for, based on its own write-up of the repair. That part is between you and your insurer.

Our price works the way it does on any remodel. The price in your contract is fixed for the work in your plan, and if anything needs to change along the way, you approve it in writing first. If our price and the insurance payment don't match, we show you where the difference comes from, and you decide what to do.

Your deductible is yours to pay. We don't waive it, cover it, or build it into the price.

See what it might cost

Our cost calculator gives you a price range for a bathroom or kitchen in a few minutes, adjusted for your ZIP code. It prices a remodel, so use it as a starting range for the rebuild.

Your next step

Talk it through. When you reach out, we start with a short phone call to understand your goals, answer your questions, and talk through next steps. From there, we decide together whether an on-site visit makes sense. Call (844) 719-2825, or request a consultation.

On a larger remodel, design and planning is its own first step, with a design fee that is credited toward the build.