Postwar ranches in North Hills, Van Nuys, and Encino were built with one bath and a prayer. Adding a second is the most common “we’re staying” project we see.
The constraint is not taste. It is where the existing drain lives, how thick the slab is, and whether a new wet room can fall to the lateral without a circus.
Hall bath vs stealing a bedroom corner
A hall bath that stacks near the original plumbing is cheaper than a primary suite carved out of a bedroom on the other side of the house. Distance is money. Gravity is not optional.
We measure that on the visit. The mood board comes after the trap.
Written for homeowners in San Fernando Valley. CSLB #1120118.
