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Sammamish plateau homes were built well between 1993 and 2012 — but the bathrooms inside them were finished to sell, not to live with for twenty years. We replace what doesn’t work and bring the rest forward.
Sammamish became a city in 1999, and most of its homes were built in the decade before and after that — 1993 to 2012 or so. That’s a housing stock full of homes with solid structures, good square footage, and bathrooms that were designed to sell quickly rather than live in well. Fifteen-inch vanity depths. One-piece shower surrounds. The ubiquitous garden tub that gets used twice a year. Tile that was beige when it was new and is aggressively beige now.
ARIID Build & Remodel works throughout Sammamish, from Klahanie in the northwest part of the city to Pine Lake in the east to Trossachs and the newer developments near the city center. Ariana Anderson, our founder, holds two National NKBA Design Awards and has 25 years of experience. The work we do here isn’t about tearing homes apart — it’s about taking homes that were built well and finishing them the way they should have been finished from the start.
The most requested project in Sammamish primary bathrooms is the garden tub removal and shower expansion. These tubs occupy 30 to 40 square feet of primary bathroom floor space, require a dedicated circuit, and get used by almost no one after the first year of ownership. We remove the tub, expand the shower into that space, install a frameless glass enclosure with full tile surround, add a bench, and put in a rain head and body spray if the client wants them. The result is a shower that actually gets used and a bathroom that feels intentionally designed for the first time.
We also do full primary bathroom transformations that include the shower expansion plus new vanity, new countertop, new flooring, and new lighting. These projects typically run $45,000 to $80,000 and they change how you feel about your house.
Klahanie, in the northwest part of Sammamish near the borders with Bellevue and Issaquah, has some of the oldest homes on the plateau — construction from the early 1990s, larger lots, mature landscaping. Bathroom remodels here are often more structural than in newer construction because the original plumbing and electrical is genuinely old. We plan for that.
Pine Lake homes, built mostly in the 1990s and early 2000s, have layouts that work well and bathrooms that just need upgrading. Grand Ridge and Inglewood have a mix of late-1990s construction and newer infill — these neighborhoods trend toward primary suite expansions and glass shower enclosures that open up the footprint. Beaver Lake corridor homes, with larger lots and more privacy, often have the square footage to add a dedicated soaking tub area without sacrificing the shower.
Trossachs and Esterra Park represent the newer end of Sammamish development — homes built in the 2010s that are structurally sound but carry the same builder-grade bathroom package as every other spec home from that era. The finishes are easily upgraded; the layouts often need work. Each neighborhood has its own character and we approach each one accordingly.
The City of Sammamish Community Development Department issues building permits for all residential remodeling work within city limits. Sammamish incorporated in 1999 and built its permitting program from the ground up — which means the process is well-organized and primarily online. Permit applications go through the city’s permit portal. Standard plan review for a residential bathroom remodel currently runs six to ten weeks, though projects with structural changes or drainage modifications run closer to the longer end.
Sammamish follows the International Residential Code (IRC) with Washington State amendments. Separate plumbing and mechanical permits are required for drain relocations and ventilation changes. Electrical work requires an electrical permit — we coordinate all of these simultaneously to keep the project timeline compact rather than pulling permits in sequence. License ARIIDBL767NB is on file with the City of Sammamish and with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
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ARIID Build & Remodel • Kirkland, WA • License ARIIDBL767NB
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Primary bathroom transformations in Sammamish typically run $35,000 to $80,000. Secondary bathrooms run $18,000 to $40,000. Full primary transformations with layout changes, custom tile, heated floors, and expanded showers land toward the upper end of that range.
Yes — that’s one of our most common Sammamish projects. We remove the underused garden tub, expand the shower into that space, and install a frameless glass enclosure with proper tile work. The result changes how the room functions and how it looks.
The City of Sammamish’s Development Services handles permits for plumbing, electrical, and structural work within city limits. ARIID Build manages the entire permitting process as part of our project scope.
A primary bathroom transformation typically takes 6 to 10 weeks from demo to final inspection. Secondary bathrooms run 3 to 5 weeks. We give you a realistic schedule before work begins and communicate clearly if anything changes.
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1018 Market ST, Suite C
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 202-5360
