Bathroom remodeling and repair in Pacifica

Bathrooms in Pacifica's 1950s and 1960s houses

About 82.3% of Pacifica's 14,665 housing units were built before 1980, and the 1950s were the busiest decade, with 27.4% of all units. A bathroom in a house that age may have been redone twice or never. Whatever its history, trouble starts at the edges: a caulk line pulls away, grout crumbles, and water gets behind the tub.

Text photos of the shower corners, the tub line and any soft spots, and we can usually tell you whether a re-seal will do or the wall needs opening. Pacifica lets tiling go without a building permit, but work that affects fixtures needs drawings for review, so layout changes and moved plumbing are contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc.

Worth knowing about Pacifica

• The City's neighborhood guide dates Westview's Cape Cod-style homes to the late 1940s, Linda Mar's tract homes to the 1950s and 1960s, and Park Pacifica's large modern homes to the 1970s.
• About 82.3% of Pacifica's 14,665 housing units were built before 1980, and the 1950s were the biggest single decade, with 27.4% of units.
• Painting, wallpapering, tiling, cabinets, countertops and similar finish work need no building permit in Pacifica, but if the work affects fixtures, the City wants drawings submitted for review.