Residential bathrooms
Skiatook houses in town and out by the lake: new tubs, tiled walk-in showers and grab bars on solid blocking.
Bathroom remodeling in Skiatook, OK
In town or by the lake, built to stay dry
Skiatook's homes run from 1950s houses in town to new builds and lake-area places outside the city limits. We replace tubs, build tiled walk-in showers over a waterproofing membrane, and fasten grab bars to wood blocking, wherever your house sits.
- We come to your house for a free estimate, town or lake
- Your price, itemized, within 1 to 2 days
- Grab bar blocking while a wall is open
- Family ownedBased in Tulsa since 2018
- No green boardNever in a wet wall
- Warranty in writing1 year on our workmanship
The team and owner was very skilled with their crafts. I liked how responsive the customer service was.
- 7+Years in business
- 4.931+ Google reviews
- Free estimates
- Homes and businesses
- Waterproofing on every wet area
- Written 1-year warranty
- We answer 8 AM to 8 PM
- Bathrooms only
- Registered federal vendor
- Locally owned in Tulsa
Skiatook bathroom contractors
Customers' stories, then a word from Jeremy
Press play to hear two customers talk through their bathrooms, meet the owner you will actually talk to, then read three Google reviews copied word for word.
I don’t think you could find anybody any better to work with than these people.The homeowners, in their video review
Jeremy picks up the phone himself, and he started learning the trade at 16 under a Tulsa home builder. We drive up from Tulsa for every Skiatook job, and the same family that built your bathroom is the one you call about the warranty.
Meet JeremyGreat experience. The company is top tier and provides high quality craftsmanship! Will recommend definitely!
Josh was very prompt and easy to work with!
They are professional and their service is unmatched. They treat customers well!
ADA commercial restroom Skiatook, OK
For a Skiatook home, or a Skiatook business
We remodel bathrooms for Skiatook homeowners in town and around the lake, and restrooms for the people who run Skiatook shops, offices and schools. Choose your door.
Commercial restrooms
Skiatook shops, offices, restaurants and schools: stalls, fixtures, counters, tile and ADA upgrades, planned around the hours you are open.
Skiatook Lake home bathrooms
What we see in and around Skiatook
Skiatook is really two places for a remodeler: the town inside the city limits, and the homes spread out toward Skiatook Lake. Each one changes what we talk through before we draw a shower.
The Skiatook area in three numbers
- 41%Source 1
- of homes inside the city limits were built in 2000 or later Another 40% went up before 1980. The median Skiatook home dates to 1989, against 1980 nationwide.
- 4 in 10Source 2
- homes in the 74070 ZIP code sit outside the city limits About 2,700 of its 6,300 homes, out toward the lake and in the country around town.
- 1 in 5Source 2
- people in the 74070 ZIP code are 65 or older About 3,000 of the 15,400 people who live there.
What it changes about your bathroom job
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Two kinds of house, two different walls
Skiatook grew from 3,596 people in 1980 to 8,453 in 2020, after Skiatook Lake was impounded in 1984. So most bathrooms here fall into one of two groups: decades old, with tile and drains that have taken years of shower spray, or newer, with a one-piece fiberglass tub or stall. We quote each for what it is, and your written quote names what could change after tear-out.Source 3
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Pre-1980 walls, opened once
Two in five homes inside the city limits went up before 1980. When the wall behind an old tub comes open in one of those, we update the plumbing in it to current standards and code instead of closing it back up as it was. It costs less now than after the new tile is on.Source 1
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Tile, or panels, out at the lake
Not every bathroom has to be tile. We install acrylic and solid-surface wall panels and one-day shower kits often, and for a lake place or a guest bath they are a fair choice beside tile: no grout lines to scrub and a shorter job. Tile gives you the widest choice of look, and we will price both if you ask.
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Rolling hills, bluffs and a 60-inch tub
The land around Skiatook Lake is rolling hills of blackjack and post oak, cut by steep bluffs, and a lake house can sit at the end of a long gravel drive. Before a tub, a shower pan or a vanity top is ordered, it pays to know how it gets in: down the drive, up the steps and through every doorway.Source 4
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Blocking now, for a grab bar later
About one in five people in the Skiatook ZIP code is 65 or older, and a remodel is the easiest moment to get ready for grab bars. With a wall open, we can add wood blocking where grab bars would go and note where it is, so a bar can go up later without tearing out tile. Accessible bathrooms.Source 2
Towns near Skiatook we also serve
Sources (4)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates for the City of Skiatook, tables B25034 (year built) and B25035 (median year built), via Census Reporter
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates for ZIP code 74070, tables B25034 (housing units by year built) and B01001 (age), via Census Reporter
- Oklahoma Historical Society, The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, "Skiatook" (population by census year, Skiatook Lake impounded in 1984)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Lakes Gateway, Skiatook Lake
Bathtub replacement Skiatook, OK
Which Skiatook house do you live in?
How old the house is, and where it sits, changes what we check first. Tap the one that sounds like your house.
In town, before 1980
Replace the tub, and fix what's under it
In an older house the tub is often original, and the wall behind it has taken decades of shower spray. We pull the tub, check the floor, the drain and the studs, then set a new tub level and solid, or build a walk-in shower in its place.
- Floor and studs checked with the tub out
- A new tub, or a shower in the same space
- Grab bar blocking before the new wall
Built since 2000
Swap the fiberglass for tile
Many houses built since 2000 came with a one-piece fiberglass tub or stall that flexes, cracks near the drain or turns dull. We replace it with a tiled walk-in shower over a waterproofing membrane, in the same footprint, with a niche where your bottles go.
- Same footprint, plumbing moved only if you want
- Step over a short curb, or nothing
- Room for a bench or a fold-down seat
By the lake or on acreage
Plan the way in, then the room
Out of town, the first question is a practical one: can a tub, a shower pan or a vanity top get from the truck to the room, down the drive, up the steps and through every door? Then we plan the bathroom itself, in tile or in acrylic or solid-surface wall panels, whichever suits the house and how you use it.
- How a new tub gets in, talked through first
- Tile, wall panels or a one-day shower kit
- Materials you choose, even ones you bring
Grab bar installation Skiatook, OK
Grab bars that hold when it counts
A grab bar matters on the one day someone puts their whole weight on it. Here is what it has to be fastened to, where each bar goes, and how to choose one.
What holds the bar to the wall
Solid wood behind the tile. Never a drywall anchor, and never a suction cup.
- Wood blocking between the studs
- Lumber fastened between two studs while the wall is open, so both ends of the bar screw into solid wood exactly where the bar should sit, not just where a stud happens to be.
- Built for 250 pounds
- The 2010 ADA Standards (609.8) size the bar, its screws and the wall behind it for a 250-pound force, pushed down or pulled sideways, at any point. That is why we do not hang a bar on drywall anchors.
- No suction-cup bars
- Most are sold as balance aids, and they can let go on wet or textured tile. We will not install one as a safety bar.
- Blocking now, bars later
- Even the ADA rules let a home leave the bars off if the walls are reinforced for them (604.5, 607.4 and 608.3). If you are not ready for bars, the blocking still goes in.
Where each bar goes
We work from the U.S. Access Board's 2010 ADA Standards. They govern public buildings, not houses, but they are a well-tested starting point, and then we set each bar for the person who will hold it.
- At the toilet
- On the side wall closest to the toilet, a bar 42 inches or longer whose near end sits within 12 inches of the back wall, and a bar of 36 inches or more behind the toilet (604.5). The seat itself sits 17 to 19 inches up (604.4).
- In a shower you step into
- Across the wall with the valve, and along the back wall to a point 18 inches from it, with every horizontal bar at the same height (608.3).
- In a roll-in shower
- With a seat: on the back wall and the wall across from the seat, never above the seat. Without one: on all three walls (608.3.2).
- At a tub
- Two bars on the long back wall, one 8 to 10 inches above the rim and one at 33 to 36 inches, plus a bar at each end at the front edge of the tub (607.4.2).
| Toilet | Shower you step into | Tub | |
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| Where the bars go | The side wall nearest the toilet, and the wall behind it | Across the valve wall, and the back wall to 18 inches from it | Two on the back wall, one on each end wall at the front edge |
| Height to the top of the bar | 33 to 36 inches | 33 to 36 inches, all at one height | 33 to 36 inches, plus one 8 to 10 inches above the rim |
| Length | 42 inches minimum on the side, 36 behind | The full width of the valve wall | 24 inches minimum on the back wall and faucet end, 12 at the head end |
| ADA section | 604.5 and 609 | 608.3.1 and 609 | 607.4.2 and 609 |
Choosing the bar
The right bar is the one a wet hand can close around, in a finish that looks like it belongs.
- Round, 1 1/4 to 2 inches across
- The range the ADA allows for a round bar (609.2.1). A textured grip helps when hands are soapy.
- 1 1/2 inches off the wall
- The exact gap the ADA sets between the bar and the wall (609.3), enough room for your knuckles.
- Straight, vertical or fold-up
- Straight bars do most of the work. A vertical bar at a tub or shower entry helps you step in. A fold-up bar beside a toilet with no side wall needs heavy blocking behind it.
- A finish that matches
- Chrome, brushed nickel, matte black or brass, matched to your faucet and shower trim, so the bar looks planned instead of added on.
Tub and shower remodels near Tulsa
Recent jobs, each with its own town
Our case studies so far are south of Skiatook. These four show the work up close: grab bars on blocking, low entries, and tubs turned into showers, each with what we did and a rounded price range from its signed quote.
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A safe shower for a U.S. military veteran
The Tinker Federal Credit Union Foundation asked us to build an accessible shower for a Korean War veteran in Glenpool, within a nonprofit budget. The corner jacuzzi tub came out, and a curbless roll-in shower with grab bars went in its place.
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A half-inch ledge, built for a wheelchair
A Bixby homeowner's master shower was a worn acrylic stall with a step-over threshold. We built a tiled walk-in shower with a half-inch ledge a wheelchair can cross, grab bars, a niche and a light overhead.
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Fiberglass tub out, tiled shower in
A fiberglass tub and shower combo with a curtain, in a Bixby home. We turned it into a tiled walk-in shower with marble-look walls, a pebble mosaic floor, corner shelves and a hand shower on a slide bar.
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The garden tub became the shower
An east Tulsa master bath with a jacuzzi garden tub, a separate older shower and an oak double vanity. We built a full tiled shower where the tub was, then updated the rest of the room around it, and the guest bath vanity too.
Bathroom remodel cost in Skiatook
Questions we hear from Skiatook
What does a bathroom remodel cost in Skiatook, OK?
Our full remodels mostly land between $10,000 and $25,000, and the smallest job we take is $2,500 to $5,000. For one shower, look at two recent signed quotes: about $7,000 to $7,500 for a tiled walk-in shower with grab bars in Bixby, and about $7,000 to $8,500 for a curbless roll-in in Glenpool. Anything we find under an old tub, like a soft subfloor, is priced and approved by you before we fix it. What moves the number.
Do you replace old bathtubs in Skiatook?
Yes. You can put a new tub in the same spot, trade it for a tiled walk-in shower, or choose a walk-in tub if someone needs to sit to bathe. With the old tub out we check the floor, the drain and the studs behind the surround, and we add grab bar blocking before the new wall goes up. Tub to shower conversion.
Do you remodel homes near Skiatook Lake?
Yes, and outside the city limits too. The estimate visit is free, and we make the drive up from Tulsa. Before we plan anything, we talk through how a tub or a shower pan gets from the road to the bathroom, and whether you want tile or wall panels in a house by the lake.
Do you install grab bars for seniors in Skiatook?
Yes, always into wood blocking or framing, never into drywall anchors. One or two bars on their own come in below our $2,500 to $5,000 minimum, so they make the most sense alongside a shower or tub change, while the wall is open. If a bar is all you need right now, call anyway and we will tell you plainly whether we are the right fit. Accessible bathrooms.
Can you convert a tub to a walk-in shower in Skiatook?
Yes. Most tub spaces are about 60 inches long: enough for a comfortable shower, a place to sit, and a hand shower you can lift off its bar. In Bixby we turned a fiberglass tub and shower combo into a tiled walk-in shower. See that conversion.
Will the VA help pay to make a Skiatook bathroom safer?
Often, if you are a veteran. A VA doctor has to prescribe the change for a medical reason. The HISA benefit then covers up to $6,800 in a lifetime when the disability is service-connected or rated at 50% or higher, and up to $2,000 for other veterans. We never cut the materials or the labor to fit that limit. If you want more than the prescription covers, we price the difference line by line and bill it to you. How we work with the VA.
Do you remodel commercial restrooms in Skiatook, and how fast?
Yes, for shops, offices, restaurants and schools. Plan on 2 days to a week for most restrooms. Grab bars, clearances and fixtures are planned to the 2010 ADA Standards, and where there are two restrooms, one can stay open while we work on the other, if you prefer. ADA restroom compliance.
Shower remodel process for Skiatook
What happens after you call
- An estimate at your Skiatook house, at no cost
- A line-by-line written price within 2 days
- We usually start 1 to 2 weeks after you sign
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Step 1: Call or text, we answer
Tell us what is going on with your bathroom. Someone picks up between 8 AM and 8 PM, and after hours our answering service takes the message.
Someone picks up, 8 AM to 8 PM.
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Step 2: Free in-home estimate
We look at the room, measure, and talk through what is possible and what we would not recommend, including how to future-proof the layout.
We measure and talk through your options.
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Step 3: Written quote in 1 to 2 days
You get an itemized quote that spells out the work and the materials, and says plainly what could change the price once the walls are open.
An itemized quote, with what could change it.
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Step 4: Build, with every wet area waterproofed
Work usually starts 1 to 2 weeks after you approve. Cement board and a waterproofing membrane go in every wet area, never sheetrock or green board. A full remodel runs about a week, up to two for intricate tile.
About a week. Waterproofing in every wet area.
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Step 5: Walk-through and a written warranty
We walk the finished bathroom with you and leave it clean. The workmanship carries a written 1-year warranty, with manufacturer warranties passed through to you.
We walk it with you. Written 1-year warranty.
Free in-home estimate, Skiatook OK
Let's walk through your Skiatook bathroom
Phone us, or book a visit online at no cost. We come up from Tulsa, look at the room, ask how a new tub would get in if you live out of town, and send an itemized quote within 1 to 2 days.
Bathroom remodeler serving Skiatook
Send us a few details
Tell us where the house is and what bothers you about the bathroom. You will usually hear back that day.
Call us(918) 300-4870- Free estimate with a written quote
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- Locally owned in Tulsa