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Bathroom remodeling · Staten Island

Staten Island bathroom remodeling, from refresh to full renovation

Our Staten Island bathroom remodeling covers detached, semi-attached and two-family homes from the North Shore to the South Shore. About 30% of island homes were built in the 1970s and 1980s, and their bathrooms often need a well-judged update rather than a full gut. We help you decide which, then carry it out.

  • Refresh-or-renovate advice based on the room's condition, in writing
  • Attached and two-family houses scheduled around neighbors and tenants
  • Debris container placement planned around South Richmond site rules
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Primary bathroom with a wood double vanity, two stone sinks, a window under a gable ceiling and a freestanding tub

Scope

Staten Island bathroom remodeling services

We begin with a site visit, then write a scope that states which parts of the existing bathroom stay and which are replaced.

  • Targeted updates with fixtures left in place: vanity, toilet, lighting, fan and surfaces
  • Full renovations of 1960s to 1980s bathrooms, opened to the studs
  • Tub or shower choices for hall baths that serve children and guests
  • Primary-bath upgrades in houses with more than one bathroom
  • Plumbing and electrical work, with DOB filings where the scope requires them
  • Bathrooms on either floor of a two-family house, phased around the other household

Process

How MMA Construction & Remodeling runs a bathroom remodeling project

Written scope, written proposal, permits identified up front, and one project lead from start to finish.

  1. Conversation

    You describe the home and what you want to change. We ask about budget range and timing so expectations are clear early.

  2. Site visit and scope

    We look at the space, the structure of the house and any HOA, co-op or condo rules that apply, then write a scope of work.

  3. Design and selections

    Layout, materials and fixtures are agreed in writing before work is priced in full.

  4. Written proposal

    A written price and schedule for the agreed scope. Permits and any approvals are identified at this stage.

  5. Build

    One project lead coordinates the trades and keeps you updated. Some regulated work may require appropriately licensed specialty contractors.

  6. Walkthrough

    We review the finished work with you and resolve anything outstanding.

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Staten Island

Staten Island bathroom considerations

  1. Choosing between a refresh and a renovation

    In Great Kills-Eltingville, homes built from the 1960s through the 1980s make up 58.6% of the housing. A bathroom from that era may have sound framing and drains under dated finishes, or it may hide a failing tub surround. This Old House's national figures put the average full bathroom remodel at $18,706 and a cosmetic update at $11,582. Before recommending either, we check for a soft floor, loose tile and stains on the ceiling below, then explain in writing which path the room supports.

  2. Attached and two-family houses

    One in four Staten Island homes is a single-family attached house. Two-unit buildings hold roughly 31% of homes around Annadale, Huguenot, Prince's Bay and Woodrow. Tile removal is loud through a shared wall, and a bathroom above a second household needs agreed shutoff times. We set quiet periods with you, protect shared entries and stairs, and keep the downstairs ceiling in view while the shower floor is rebuilt.

  3. South Shore staging and the South Richmond district

    About one-third of Staten Island's land lies in the Special South Richmond Development District. Inside that district, the Zoning Resolution's definition of a site alteration takes in cutting down a tree of six-inch caliper or larger, changing the grade and altering drainage, with or without a DOB permit. A bathroom remodel is interior work, but the debris container, deliveries and staging are outside. We plan where each will sit so no tree, root area or slope is disturbed, and check the lot's district status first.

  4. Older South Shore houses next to newer ones

    Tottenville-Charleston splits between homes from before 1940, 22.6% of units, and homes from 1990 or later, 48.1%. In the older houses we look for galvanized supply lines, worn cast-iron drains and painted plaster, and EPA lead-safe rules apply to paid work disturbing paint in homes built before 1978. In the newer ones the issues are more often failed caulk joints, fans ducted short of the outdoors and tired shower pans. The age of the house changes the scope more than the neighborhood name.

Refresh or renovate: ready to find out?

Send photos of the bathroom, the floor around the tub and the ceiling below. We will visit, check the room and recommend one path in writing.

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Local evidence

Staten Island housing and permit facts for a bathroom

South Shore and mid-island areas: house age and type (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tract sums)
Statistical areaBuilt 1960-1989Built 1939 or earlierOne-family attachedBathroom planning focus
Great Kills-Eltingville58.6%7.2%37.0%Refresh decisions and shared walls
Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow45.3%6.3%19.7%A second household in many houses
New Dorp-Midland Beach34.9%19.9%27.0%A broad mix of house ages
Tottenville-Charleston23.1%22.6%19.1%Pre-war plumbing or a newer house

Bathroom permits on the island go through NYC DOB, the same city agency that serves the other four boroughs. Replacing a plumbing fixture is on DOB's short list of minor work that can go ahead without a permit, but the plumbing itself is performed by a Licensed Master Plumber. Electrical work, including a new fan circuit, is permitted separately and done by an electrical contractor licensed in the city.

Some shoreline blocks fall within mapped flood hazard areas. For a ground-floor or basement bathroom near the water, start with an address search in FEMA's Flood Map Service Center; the NYC Flood Maps page explains how those maps apply in the city. Do it before finishes are chosen.

Tottenville-Charleston has no historic district in the city's lot file, though 19 lots there are individual landmarks. For any island address, the Landmarks Preservation Commission's Discover NYC Landmarks map is the first check. These notes support planning; they are not a permit determination.

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Questions

Bathroom remodeling in Staten Island: questions

Our Staten Island house has two bathrooms. Should we remodel both at once?
It depends on how the household uses them. Doing both together means one round of plumbing, tile and inspections, which can shorten the overall disruption, but it leaves the house without a working bathroom for some days unless the work is phased. Remodeling one at a time keeps a bathroom available throughout. We set out both schedules in the proposal so you can weigh time against convenience before committing.
How do you handle noise and dust with an attached neighbor on Staten Island?
Removing old tile and mortar is the loudest stage, so we tell you in advance which days it falls on and keep it within agreed hours. We seal the bathroom door, protect the route to the street, and run debris out in closed bags or containers. If you would like to give your neighbor notice, we provide the dates. Work on or through the shared wall itself is not part of a bathroom scope.
We may need grab bars later. Can the remodel plan for them now?
Yes. With the walls open, solid backing can be added where grab bars may go, so they can be mounted later without retiling. For anyone who needs support, the CDC's fall-prevention checklist recommends bars in and beside the tub and beside the toilet. ADA standards, which place grab bars 33 to 36 inches above the floor, do not cover private homes, but they are a useful reference when choosing locations.
Should a ground-floor bathroom near the Staten Island shore use different materials?
It is worth asking. Porcelain tile, cement-based backer and moisture-tolerant vanity materials cope with occasional water better than particleboard, which swells when it gets wet. If the address is in a mapped flood area, a design professional should confirm what the flood status means for the room before materials are ordered. The bathroom materials and layout guide compares the options by zone.

Keep exploring

Read before you plan

Sources

  1. B25024 Units in Structure, Richmond County (Staten Island), ACS 2024 1-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau via Census Reporter (2025 (ACS 2024 1-year release)). Accessed 2026-11-02.
  2. B25034 Year Structure Built, Richmond County (Staten Island), ACS 2024 1-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau via Census Reporter (2025 (ACS 2024 1-year release)). Accessed 2026-11-02.
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  4. 2020 Census Tracts to 2020 NTAs and CDTAs Equivalency, NYC Department of City Planning via NYC Open Data (rows updated 2021-09-20). Accessed 2026-11-08.
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  7. South Richmond Zoning Relief: Special South Richmond Development District, Proposal Summary, NYC Department of City Planning (March 2023). Accessed 2026-11-08.
  8. Zoning Resolution Article X Chapter 7: Special South Richmond Development District (107-00 General Purposes; 107-01 Definitions; 107-02, 107-03), NYC Department of City Planning / City Planning Commission (107-00 last amended 2024-08-15; 107-01 last amended 2024-12-05; PDF generated 2026-11-08). Accessed 2026-11-08.
  9. Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Rules, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Accessed 2026-11-08.
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  18. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Standards, U.S. Access Board. Accessed 2026-11-02.

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