- CONSTRUCTION • RENOVATION • IMPROVEMENTS
- Serving Minnesota
Powder rooms through primary suites — cosmetic refreshes, partial renovations, complete gut remodels and new bathrooms.
Bathroom projects can range from a focused refresh to a complete renovation or new bathroom build-out. Falis Construction can coordinate demolition, framing, drywall, tile, flooring, cabinetry, trim and finish work as the project requires.
When plumbing, electrical or mechanical work is part of the scope, we coordinate appropriately licensed trade professionals so the construction sequence and inspections can be managed as part of the overall project.
Some conditions, such as water damage or subfloor issues, are only visible once existing finishes are removed. We note what can be seen during the site visit and explain how any additional findings would be handled.
Keeping the toilet, tub and sink where they are keeps the plumbing scope contained. Relocating them — especially a toilet, which needs proper drain slope — is a larger job and sometimes constrained by joist direction beneath the floor.
The shower waterproofing method is an important decision for durability, so it is defined as part of the scope before tile work begins.
In a Minnesota winter a bathroom fan that vents into the attic rather than outside deposits moisture where it will condense and cause damage. Correcting that during a remodel is inexpensive; correcting it afterwards is not.
A full gut remodel involves demolition, rough plumbing and electrical, inspection, waterproofing, tile, and finish work — and several of those stages need curing or inspection time before the next can start, so the calendar is longer than the labor hours suggest. Tile alone cannot be rushed if the setting materials are to perform. We give you the realistic sequence rather than the optimistic one.
Partly. A site visit tells us a great deal — soft spots, staining, movement, grout and caulk condition — but some damage is only visible once the tile and surround come off. We say so plainly during scoping, identify it as an assumption in the estimate, and tell you immediately if demolition finds something rather than absorbing it silently.
It depends on the bathroom and the budget rather than on one being universally better. A properly detailed tiled shower gives you dimensional freedom and a finish that a moulded unit cannot match. A quality prefabricated unit is faster, less expensive and has fewer failure points. What matters most in both cases is the substrate and waterproofing behind it.
Often — basements and additions are the usual cases. The feasibility comes down to drainage: whether there is an existing rough-in, where the main line runs, and whether the new fixtures can achieve proper fall to it. In a basement without a rough-in, that sometimes means breaking the slab, which is a real cost worth knowing about early.
When a project requires separately licensed specialty trades, Falis Construction coordinates appropriately licensed trade professionals as part of the overall project. Bathrooms involve both, and the sequencing between them — rough-in, inspection, close-up, finish — is a large part of what we manage.
Hardwood, engineered wood, luxury vinyl plank, laminate and tile — installation, replacement and the subfloor work underneath.
Finishing unfinished basements, remodeling finished spaces, and coordinating the construction details that help make the lower level functional and complete.
Interior painting, exterior painting, wall coverings and the interior finish packages that complete a project.
Whole-home renovations, interior remodeling, layout reconfiguration, room conversions and home modernization.
Residential construction, remodeling and home improvements across the Twin Cities metro and surrounding communities.
