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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 older. 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. Trossachs and the newer sections of Sammamish have fresher construction but often the same builder-grade bathroom package from a decade ago. Each neighborhood has its own character and we approach each one accordingly.
Two things that plateau home bathrooms consistently get wrong: ventilation and lighting. The original exhaust fans in these homes were installed to meet code, not to actually control humidity. In a bathroom that sees daily showers, that means mold risk and material degradation. We replace fans with properly sized, quiet units that move the right volume of air for the room. Lighting is the other gap: builder-spec recessed lights over the vanity produce unflattering shadows and inadequate task light. We spec vanity lighting that’s designed for how people actually use it — symmetrically placed, at the right height, with the right color temperature.
Sammamish requires permits through the City of Sammamish’s Development Services for plumbing, electrical, and structural work. We manage that process entirely — application, inspections, sign-off. License ARIIDBL767NB.
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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
