Bathroom Remodeling in Brookhaven, GA

Bathroom Remodeling for Brookhaven homes

Historic Brookhaven, listed on the National Register in 1986, holds houses built from 1910 to 1941, mostly Colonial and Georgian Revival with Tudor, Dutch Colonial and Spanish Revival mixed in, several by Atlanta firms such as Hentz, Reid and Adler, plus postwar ranches set between them. Expect plaster walls, old-growth framing, and wood windows and trim with many layers of paint. Ashford Park, Drew Valley and Skyland Park are mostly 1940s and 50s cottages, brick bungalows and ranches on generous lots, and the lots now carry the value, so a common project is a second-story addition or a teardown with new construction beside a neighbor's original house. Brookhaven Fields and Brookhaven Heights sit on narrower lots. Lynwood Park, historically an African American neighborhood of wood and cinderblock houses, now mixes those with new craftsman-style builds. Up north near Murphey Candler and Blackburn parks, the 60s two-story colonials are ready for their first real kitchen and bath remodels.

Areas we work in Brookhaven

• Historic Brookhaven
• Ashford Park
• Drew Valley
• Brookhaven Fields
• Lynwood Park
• Skyland Park

Near Oglethorpe University, Murphey Candler Park, Blackburn Park and across the rest of Brookhaven.

Bathroom Remodeling on Brookhaven houses

Brookhaven baths range from original tile rooms in prewar houses to small 1950s hall baths in Drew Valley ranches. In Historic Brookhaven, original baths often have small hex or subway tile on a mortar bed and a cast-iron tub, and owners sometimes want to keep that look while updating plumbing. Postwar cottages in Ashford Park and Skyland Park typically have one or two small baths, and adding a primary suite is often part of a larger addition. In 60s colonials near Blackburn Park, upstairs baths sit over the main floor, so old leaks show up in the ceiling below.

What usually gets missed

In prewar baths, removing old tile and mortar often uncovers rotted subfloor around the tub and toilet from decades of slow leaks. Old cast-iron drain lines may be cracked or corroded inside walls. In postwar houses, the crawlspace below the bath is where you see the damage first. We look underneath and test the old drain lines before setting the scope.