Bathroom Remodeling in Lakewood, CO
Lakewood registers contractors by class, lets homeowners pull permits for their own work and has a large share of homes from the 1960s and 1970s. Here is what that means before a bathroom gets torn out.
Typical price in Arvada: Mid-range bathroom remodel$20,000–$35,000 per projectSource: 3 published Arvada and Denver-metro contractor price pages, price data from September 17, 2026
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Good to know in Lakewood
- Source: City of Lakewood
In Lakewood, plumbing, electrical and structural work needs a permit, while cosmetic updates like painting or replacing fixtures may not. A new vanity may go through without one; moving the shower drain will not, so ask the city if you are unsure which side your plan falls on.
- Source: City of Lakewood
All contractors and subcontractors on your job must be registered with Lakewood, and the inspection will be canceled if the contractor is not properly registered. So before work starts, ask every company on the job for its Lakewood registration; plumbing and electrical firms attach a copy of their State of Colorado contractor's licence to it.
- Source: City of Lakewood
Planning to do the work yourself? Lakewood lets homeowners working on their own home apply for a homeowner permit without registering as a contractor.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 (5-year)
Many Lakewood bathrooms are older than the 1978 lead-paint cut-off: the median home was built in 1977, and 15,887 of the city's 73,547 housing units date from the 1970s and 13,300 from the 1960s. A paid remodeler who disturbs paint in a pre-1978 home has to follow the EPA's lead-safe rules; how to choose a remodeler lists what to ask.
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