Estimate Desk
Accessibility upgrade cost estimate
Grab bars through a curbless bath. Blocking and door swing are the usual surprises. The band is a Kitsap planning range, about ±15%, not a contract price.
Default scenario
Accessible bath package
$7,800 – $11,000
Rooms, surfaces, and fixtures. Many need a permit only when plumbing, circuits, or structure move.
Planning band
$7,800 – $11,000
About 6 working days on site. Not a bid.
Line items, notes and what is not in the band are below the form.
Planning bandLine items and notes
$7,800 – $11,000
Point total about $9,100 · about 6 working days on site
Default scenario: Accessible bath package. Not a contract price. The band is the point total plus or minus 15%, a planning allowance we set for early estimates, not a measured accuracy. Prices include materials, labor, JKM overhead and fee, and 9.3% Washington sales tax. Working days on site are crew days. Design, permits and material lead times add calendar time before and between them.
| Item | Qty | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accessible bath package — bars, shower seat, handheld, door swing | 1 ls | $8,720 |
| Permit allowance | 1 ls | $420 |
Notes
- Blocking in a tiled wall can turn a grab-bar visit into a shower repair. This assumes the wall can take fasteners or a surface kit.
Not in this band
- Hazardous-material abatement. Asbestos and lead are common on pre-1978 houses and are separately licensed work.
- Structural repair discovered after demolition.
- A new electrical panel, water service, or septic, unless that line is on this estimate.
- Design fees, except where a drawing line is shown.
- Financing and temporary housing. (Washington sales tax, 9.3%, is included in these prices.)
Planning band for Kitsap County. Not a bid. A site visit sets the number.
What the accessibility estimate covers
The accessibility estimate is different from the others on the desk because it has one choice, not a list of sizes. You pick a package, and the desk prices it. Grab bars and a toilet is the lightest package. The common accessible bath adds a shower seat, a handheld shower and room for the door to swing clear. The curbless accessible bath rebuilds the room around a shower with no step.
The desk starts at the middle package, the common accessible bath, and the other two are one choice away.
What moves the number
The package is nearly all of it. Moving from grab bars to the common bath adds a shower and a door change, and moving to the curbless bath adds a new shower floor, a clear floor and new fixtures. The days on site rise with each step, from a single visit to a longer rebuild.
Permit lines appear for the two larger packages. The grab-bar package has no permit line because it does not move plumbing or structure, but the bigger jobs do, and the fee is set by the office that covers your address.
The surprise that decides the price
Blocking and door swing are the usual surprises. Grab bars hold a person’s weight, so they have to be fixed to solid wood, and a tiled wall does not always have it where you need it. The estimate assumes the wall can take fasteners or a surface kit. If it cannot, a grab-bar visit can turn into a shower repair, which is a different job with a different price.
Small jobs are lifted to a minimum, and the desk shows that as its own line when it applies.
What is not in the band
Beyond the package, the band leaves out hazardous-material abatement, structural repair found once a wall is open, a new panel or water service unless shown, design fees and financing. Washington sales tax is already included in the prices. It is not an inspection and it does not certify that a bathroom meets a code or standard.
Whether you need a permit depends on whether plumbing, circuits or structure move, and which office issues it depends on where you live. Our permit guides explain how the Kitsap authorities divide the communities. Use the band to plan, then ask for a site visit so we can look at the walls and the doorway before we write a real estimate.
Scope ladder
Accessibility: three scopes compared
Each row is the Estimate Desk engine run on the inputs listed, so these numbers move whenever the desk does. They are planning bands, about ±15%, not bids.
| Scope and what was priced | Planning band |
|---|---|
Grab bars and a toiletGrab bars with solid blocking behind them and a comfort-height toilet, with the rest of the bath left as it is.
| $1,200 – $1,600Point total about $1,400About 1 working days |
Common accessible bathDesk defaultGrab bars, a shower seat, a handheld shower and a door that swings clear, with a permit allowance.
| $7,800 – $11,000Point total about $9,100About 6 working days |
Curbless accessible bathA full accessible bath with a curbless shower, a clear floor and new fixtures, with a permit allowance.
| $27,000 – $36,000Point total about $31,000About 14 working days |
Questions
Accessibility estimates: common questions
What does the accessibility estimate assume before I change anything?
The starting band, $7,800 – $11,000, is the default scenario (Accessible bath package). It covers grab bars, a shower seat, a handheld shower and a door swing, plus a permit allowance. Pick a different package and the band follows.
Why can a grab-bar job turn into a shower repair?
Grab bars need solid blocking or a wall that takes fasteners. In a tiled wall, finding that out can mean opening the tile. The estimate assumes the wall can take fasteners or a surface kit, and says so in its notes.
Does the accessibility estimate certify code compliance?
No. It prices common home accessibility upgrades. It is not an inspection and it does not certify that a bathroom meets a particular code or standard. A site visit and the permit office settle what your project needs.
What are the three accessibility packages?
Grab bars and a toilet is a one-day visit. The common accessible bath adds a shower seat, a handheld shower and a door swing. The curbless accessible bath is a full bathroom rebuild with a curbless shower and a clear floor.
Next steps
Before the site visit
A site visit sets the number
Bring your result to the walk. We measure, check what is behind the walls, and replace the planning band with a written estimate.