Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling · Cambridge, MA
- Estimate on site00
- Selections and orders01
- Protection and demo02
- Rough plumbing and electrical03
- Waterproofing (bath) or cabinets (kitchen)04
- Tile or countertop05
- Fixtures, trim and walk-through06
Bathroom remodeling in Cambridge,condo rules included.
In Cambridge the hardest part of a bathroom is often not the bathroom. It's the building: an association that wants a certificate of insurance before the first tool comes through the door, elevator and stair protection, working hours you have to keep, and a neighbour directly under the room you're about to open.
- Estimate
- Free on-site estimate
- Written price
- Written price in 48 hours
- Track record
- Middlesex County
- Based in
- Maynard, MA · Greater Boston
Cambridge, Massachusetts
What a Cambridge bathroom throws at a crew.
The stock is Victorian two- and three-families, triple-deckers and converted condos through Cambridgeport, Inman, Porter and North Cambridge — small footprints, often one bathroom per unit, with the waste stack shared down the whole building.
We handle the association paperwork, the permits and the inspections with the city, and we compress the on-site sequence because there is usually no second bathroom to fall back on. And in a building where somebody lives underneath you, the 24-hour flood test on the pan is not a formality — it's the whole job.
- Condo association requirements
- Insurance certificates, work-hour windows, elevator and common-area protection — arranged before day one.
- One bathroom per unit
- No fallback bath means the sequence gets compressed and the toilet goes back as early as the work allows.
- Shared stacks, neighbours below
- Membrane, banded corners and a full flood test before tile. In a stacked building this is the difference between a remodel and a claim.
What we run into here
What it costs you in days
Seven working days in Cambridge.
The sequence doesn't change from town to town — only what we find behind the plaster does.
- 01Day 1
Selections and orders
Cabinets, tops, tile, vanity, fixtures and appliances chosen and ordered first. For a kitchen, nothing gets demolished until the cabinet delivery date is real.
- 02Day 2
Protection and demo
Dust wall up, room stripped to the studs, debris out the same day. This is also when surprises surface, and when we tell you about them.
- 03Day 3
Rough plumbing and electrical
New drain and supply, valve or sink location set, GFCI and lighting, fan or hood ducted outside. Permits pulled with your town and inspections scheduled by us.
- 04Day 4
Waterproofing (bath) or cabinets (kitchen)
In a bathroom: mortar bed, membrane, banded corners, flood test — the day that decides whether the ceiling below stays dry for twenty years. In a kitchen: cabinets set and levelled to a laser line.
- 05Day 5
Tile or countertop
Bathroom walls, floor and niche tiled and grouted. Kitchen countertops templated on the installed cabinets, fabricated and seamed in.
- 06Day 6
Fixtures, trim and walk-through
Vanity or backsplash finish, faucets, toilet, appliances, hardware, lighting. We walk the room with you, write the punch list, finish it, and clean the space before we invoice.
The work
Bathrooms we build.
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Fig. 06Reference builds in the configurations and materials we work in. Photography of 7 Days projects is added here as jobs are completed and released by the homeowner.
What clients say
Verified reviews,on Angi.
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4.8
4 reviews
on Angi
“I hired 7 Days Remodel & Contracting to replace my deck and repair the front porch. I also needed new kitchen and bathroom flooring and tile on the kitchen counter and upstairs bathroom. Al and his team were extremely professional and multitasked to complete interior and exterior while I was away on military orders. Pleasantly surprised and extremely satisfied with the outcome and highly recommend them — Al communicated consistently throughout the process and completed the work as discussed prior to my return and on budget.”
“Al did a great job on our renovation of our three-unit apartment building. He showed up, his team showed up, and everyone was skilled, delivering a great result.”
R.S.S.
Angi · Oct 7, 2025
“They start and finish the work and I'm happy.”
Jim B.
Angi · Sep 12, 2025
“The job was done in a timeframe that was shorter than projected. Their team was very professional and did a great job cleaning up behind themselves.”
Gregory H.
Angi · Aug 16, 2025
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Nearby
We also work just over the Cambridge line.
Same crew, same schedule, different housing stock. Each of these towns has its own page.
- Bathrooms in Belmont
Belmont, MA
Colonials, capes and Dutch colonials from the 1920s to the 1950s, usually with one hall bath doing all the work.
- Bathrooms in Watertown
Watertown, MA
Bungalows, two-families and 1950s ranches with original mud-set tile that has held on for seventy years.
- Bathrooms in Brookline
Brookline, MA
1920s brick apartment buildings, condos and large Victorians — stacked living, shared plumbing, zero margin on waterproofing.
Straight answers
Bathroom questions we get in Cambridge.
How long does a bathroom remodel take?
A standard full bath runs about seven working days on site, plus the shower glass, which is templated after the tile is grouted and installed when the fabricator delivers. Layout changes, custom tile patterns and long-lead vanities push that out — and we put the real number in your written proposal instead of the optimistic one.
How long will I be without a kitchen?
For a straightforward kitchen with no layout change, plan on roughly three to five weeks on site, plus the countertop fabrication gap between template and install. We give you the real calendar in the written proposal.
Can we still use the room while you work?
Not the one we're building. If it's your only full bath or your only kitchen, tell us at the estimate — we sequence the toilet or a temporary setup back in as early as the work allows and we'll tell you honestly which days or nights you'll want a plan B.
Do you pull the permits?
Yes. Plumbing and electrical permits are pulled with your town's building department and we schedule the inspections. You don't chase paperwork.
What does a kitchen or bathroom remodel cost?
It depends on the size of the room, whether the layout moves, and what you pick for cabinets, countertops, tile, vanity and fixtures. We don't quote either room over the phone. The on-site estimate is free, takes about thirty minutes, and produces a written itemized price within 48 hours.
Can you convert a tub into a walk-in shower?
Yes, and it's one of the most common jobs we do in older Greater Boston homes. It usually means a new pan and drain location, a proper sloped mortar bed and membrane, and a decision about whether to keep a curb or go curbless — which depends on your joists. We look at that at the estimate.
Can you move the sink, or take out a wall in my kitchen?
Usually yes. Moving a sink means new drain and supply, and taking out a wall means checking whether it's carrying load and how the ceiling above is framed. We look at both at the estimate before anyone promises an open floor plan.
Do you supply the cabinets and countertops, or do I?
Either works. If we supply them, they're ordered on our timeline and we own the delivery date. If you supply them, we build the schedule around your delivery and we'll tell you what we need and when. Same goes for a bathroom vanity.
Do you do small bathrooms and powder rooms?
Yes. A 5×7 second-floor bath in a 1920s two-family is our bread and butter, and a powder room is a short job we're happy to schedule.
What about asbestos or lead paint?
We don't do asbestos abatement or de-leading — those need a licensed specialist and we'll refer you to one. If we find something behind the wall during demo, we stop, tell you, and don't disturb it.
Who is actually in my house?
Our own vetted, certified crew. Same faces from demo day to the final walk-through, and you have Alessandro's number the entire time.
Free on-site estimate
Book a free estimate in Cambridge
Thirty minutes in your bathroom, Monday to Saturday between 3 and 5 PM. Written itemized proposal within 48 hours.
- Estimate window
- Mon–Sat · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- On site
- About 30 minutes
- Written price
- Within 48 hours