Bathroom Renovation in Commack, NY

Suffolk County Building Department requires a permit for any project involving plumbing relocation, electrical upgrades, or structural changes (moving a wall, enlarging the bathroom footprint). Cosmetic refreshes — tile only, vanity swap, fixture replacement with no pipe moves — typically don't need one. We pull the permit on your behalf, coordinate all inspections, and deliver a closed permit card at job completion. This matters for your homeowner's insurance and for resale.

Our current backlog runs 6–10 weeks from contract signing to crew start. If you have a hard deadline — a relative moving in, a home sale, a contractor window — tell us at the estimate stage and we'll do our best to sequence accordingly.

Yes — Island Bath Studio serves all of Suffolk County from our Mineola studio. Commack is well within our regular service area and we've completed projects there routinely. No trip fees within Suffolk County.

Standard hall bath full gut-and-rebuild: 3–4 weeks. Master bath renovation: 4–6 weeks. Tub-to-shower conversion only (no full gut): 2–3 weeks. Shower-only tile rebuild: 2–3 weeks including frameless glass. Accessible bath retrofit: 3–4 weeks. Timeline starts the day the permit is in hand.

Yes. Island Bath Studio holds Suffolk County License #53120-H and carries $1,000,000 General Liability plus Workers' Compensation. We are also NKBA Certified and EPA Lead Renovation Certified. We provide our license number and certificate of insurance before any contract is signed.

Commack is in the Town of Huntington, so bathroom permits go through the Town of Huntington Building Division. Any project involving plumbing relocation (moving the toilet, tub, or shower drain), electrical upgrades (GFCI, new circuit for heated floor), or structural changes requires a permit. A cosmetic refresh — tile replacement with no pipe moves, vanity swap, fixture change — generally doesn't need one. We pull the permit on your behalf, schedule the rough and final inspections, and hand you a closed permit card at job completion, which matters for resale disclosure in Suffolk County.

A shower-only rebuild in a Commack home — demo, Schluter Kerdi waterproofing, new tile walls and floor, linear or point drain, frameless glass, and valve/trim kit — typically runs $8,500–$16,000. If the old fiberglass surround has compromised the framing behind it (very common on 30-year-old fiberglass), add $1,500–$3,000 for framing repair. A full bathroom rebuild including shower, new vanity, toilet, and all tile runs $14,000–$28,000. We'll tell you exactly where your project lands on that range after an on-site walk, not before.

We strongly recommend it on any Commack bathroom built before 1990. The galvanized steel supply lines in older Commack homes scale on the inside over time, reducing water pressure and eventually corroding through. During a full remodel we replace all in-wall supply lines with PEX and the in-wall drain section with PVC as part of the standard scope — it adds about half a day of labor but eliminates the scenario where a hidden pipe fails two years after a beautiful new tile job. We note it as a separate line item in every estimate so you can see exactly what it costs.

Most Commack hall bath full remodels run 3–4 weeks from crew start to walkthrough. Master baths with plumbing relocations or custom stone work run 4–6 weeks. Shower-only rebuilds take 2–3 weeks including frameless glass lead time. The permit process in the Town of Huntington typically adds 7–14 days before crew can start — we file immediately after contract signing to minimize the wait. We build the permit timeline into your schedule from day one so there are no surprises.

Porcelain tile is the right call for most Commack bathrooms. It's non-porous, impervious to moisture, doesn't require sealing, and holds up to the humidity swings Long Island gets year-round. We typically use large-format (12×24 on walls, 12×12 or 3×6 mosaic on floors) for a clean look with fewer grout lines to maintain. If you want natural stone — marble, travertine, or slate — we can work with it, but we'll apply a penetrating impregnating sealer at install and give you a maintenance schedule. The biggest mistake we see in older Commack bathrooms isn't the tile itself — it's the missing or failed waterproofing layer behind it. We use Schluter Kerdi sheet membrane on every shower, full stop.