Tiled pony-wall shower, Loomis
Tile walls, a tiled pony wall, a niche with mosaic inlay, new custom glass and a new tile floor — replacing a textured-glass enclosure.
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Bathroom Remodeling in Loomis, CA
Bathroom and shower remodels in Loomis — an incorporated Placer County town that issues its own permits, and where we have real finished work to show you.
- Free in-home consultation
- Line-item written estimate
- Licensed: CSLB #1125321
- County
- Placer County
- ZIP
- 95650
- Corridor
- Western Foothills
- Building permits
- Town of Loomis
Loomis sits on the Western Foothills corridor. See the whole Sierra Foothills service territory, or read our Placer County permit guide.
Bathroom remodeling in Loomis: the short version
- Permit: Town of Loomis Building Division for addresses inside the town; Placer County for unincorporated acreage nearby. Loomis publishes its own bathroom-remodel submittal list. See our Placer County permit guide.
- Water: PCWA's Foothill system serves the town — reported hardness 9.59–10.3 mg/L, average about 10. Soft. Some rural-acreage parcels are on private wells.
- Housing stock: About 3,136 housing units; median year built 1980; 72% built 1989 or earlier; 87% owner-occupied.
- What we do here: Bathrooms and showers only — including a completed Loomis shower remodel with a tiled pony wall and custom glass, shown on this page.
- Code minimums: a shower with at least 1,024 sq in of finished interior that can contain a 30-inch circle (CPC §408.6); a pressure-balance, thermostatic or combination valve capped at 120°F (§408.3); safety glazing at the enclosure (CRC §R308.4.5); exhaust ducted outside the building.
- Warranty: a 3-year workmanship warranty on our bathroom remodeling work. Manufacturer warranties vary separately by product.
Sources: Town of Loomis permit information; the serving utility's own water quality report; ACS 2024 5-year housing tables for Loomis; 2022 California Plumbing Code §408.3 and §408.6; California Residential Code §R308.4.5.
Loomis bathroom remodels
Local work, designed around Loomis homes.
Oakwood Remodeling Group is bathroom-focused — that's all we do. The work we deliver in Loomis carries the same craftsmanship standard as our Auburn projects, with detailing tailored to how homes in your area are actually built.
Loomis is an incorporated town — not an unincorporated community — which is the practical fact that matters most before a bathroom remodel here. The Town of Loomis Building Division issues its own permits and publishes its own residential bathroom-remodel submittal requirements, with a plan set, a smoke and carbon-monoxide alarm declaration and a requirements worksheet among them. Placer County handles the unincorporated acreage just outside the town limits.
Loomis sits at about 404 feet — the lowest point in our territory — with 6,836 residents at the 2020 census and ZIP 95650. Of about 3,136 housing units, 25% date from the 1970s and 22% from the 1980s, with a median year built of 1980 and 72% built in 1989 or earlier (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). Owner-occupancy is 87%.
We have finished work here, not just a service area claim: the shower pictured on this page is a real Loomis job — tiled walls, a tiled pony wall, a niche with a mosaic inlay, a new tile floor and new custom glass, replacing a textured-glass enclosure.
Real Loomis work
A recent bathroom from our crew in Loomis.
Unretouched before-and-after photos from the job, linked to the full project write-up.
Local context
A town permit with its own bathroom checklist
Loomis is unusual in the territory in publishing a bathroom-specific submittal path. The Town's remodel permit page lists bathroom remodels alongside kitchen and whole-home remodels, with a permit application, a submittal requirements worksheet, a smoke and carbon-monoxide alarm declaration, a complete plan set and a requirements waiver among the documents; submittals go in digitally. That is a more defined process than an unincorporated address goes through, and it is one reason a Loomis job benefits from a contractor who has filed there before.
The water is uniform and soft. Every point we sampled inside the town falls in PCWA's Foothill service area, which reported hardness between 9.59 and 10.3 mg/L — around 10, against a soft-water threshold of 60. Rural-acreage parcels outside the town are more likely to be on a well, where iron staining of light grout, not hardness, is the risk worth designing around.
What we build
What we build in Loomis
Bathroom and shower work across the town and the acreage around it:
- Shower remodels with tiled pony walls, mosaic-inlay niches and new custom glass — the job pictured above
- Removing an oversized garden tub and giving the floor back to the shower or vanity
- Tub-to-shower conversions in unused primary tubs
- Walk-in showers replacing builder-grade fiberglass enclosures
- Full bathroom rebuilds: tile, vanity, lighting and ventilation as one permitted job
Housing stock
Loomis's housing, in numbers
Of about 3,136 housing units, the 1970s account for 25%, the 1980s 22%, the 1960s 18% and the 1990s 14%, with 9% in the 2000s, 5% in the 1950s and 5% in the 2010s. Median year built is 1980, and 87% of homes are owner-occupied. (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25001, B25003, B25034 and B25035.)
That profile produces a consistent starting point: primary bathrooms large enough for a real walk-in shower, plumbing that is usually copper or PEX in predictable places, and a finish level that has simply aged. The work here is less about rescuing a structure than about rebuilding a room properly — which is also why a Loomis job is a fair test of how a contractor detoils tile, glass and ventilation when nothing is hiding.
Project example
A Loomis shower we rebuilt
Textured-glass enclosure removed; tiled walls, a tiled pony wall, a mosaic-inlay niche and new custom glass in its place.
The existing shower sat behind a textured glass panel on a tiled half wall, with a grab bar on the inside — serviceable, but dated and hard to keep clean. The before and after photos of this job are on this page.
We rebuilt the enclosure in tile: new wall tile, a rebuilt tiled pony wall, a niche with a mosaic inlay, a new tile floor, black fittings, and new custom glass cut for the finished opening. The full write-up is published on our parent site, oakwoodremodel.com, rather than duplicated here.
Local realities
What to expect locally — Loomis
The Loomis-specific parts of a bathroom remodel:
- Permit authority
Town of Loomis Building Division, with its own bathroom-remodel submittal list and digital intake. Unincorporated acreage nearby goes through Placer County.
- Water
PCWA Foothill, about 10 mg/L — soft. Rural parcels on wells are the exception, and there iron staining of light grout is the risk to plan for.
- Elevation
About 404 feet, the lowest point in our territory. None of the winter-access planning that Colfax or Alta Sierra need applies here.
- Real work nearby
We have a finished shower remodel in Loomis, shown on this page with before-and-after photos and linked to its full write-up.
Services in this area
Bathroom services we deliver across Loomis.
Bathroom Remodeling
Full bathroom remodels for Auburn homes — layout, tile, vanities, lighting, plumbing, and modern finishes.
Learn moreShower Remodeling
Custom tile showers, glass enclosures, niches, benches, and durable waterproofing built for Sierra Foothills homes.
Learn moreTub-to-Shower Conversions
Replace an unused or outdated tub with a modern, low-step walk-in shower designed for daily use.
Learn moreWalk-In Showers
Curbless and low-threshold walk-in showers with frameless glass, custom tile, and quiet, premium finishes.
Learn moreService from Auburn
How we serve Loomis.
Loomis is a straightforward run down the interstate from our Auburn shop, and it is the town in this territory where our own finished work is easiest to point at. Materials and trades run through the day; a walkthrough does not cost a day.
Whether your project is a single shower rebuild or a full primary bathroom remodel, we plan the schedule and crew cadence around the realities of working in your area. That keeps the build clean, the punch list short, and the communication consistent.
Request a free consultation for your Loomis bathroom, or call us directly at (530) 450-2343.
Nearby cities
Other foothill communities near Loomis.
We work across most of the Auburn-area foothills and the I-80 / Highway 49 corridor — these are the closest sister cities we cover.
Nearby
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View Newcastle pageNearbyBathroom Remodeling in North Auburn
Bathroom and shower remodels in North Auburn — unincorporated Placer County, where the median home dates to 1981 and the original bathroom has usually outlived its waterproofing.
View North Auburn pageFAQ
Bathroom remodeling in Loomis — common questions.
Who issues a bathroom remodel permit in Loomis?
The Town of Loomis Building Division, for any address inside the town limits — Loomis is incorporated, so Placer County is not involved. The Town publishes a residential bathroom remodel submittal list that includes a plan set, a submittal requirements worksheet and a smoke and carbon-monoxide alarm declaration, and takes submittals digitally. Unincorporated acreage nearby goes to Placer County instead.
Can I see real work you have finished in Loomis?
Yes — the shower at the top of this page is one of ours: tiled walls and a tiled pony wall, a niche with a mosaic inlay, a new tile floor and new custom glass, in place of a textured-glass enclosure. The before-and-after photos are unretouched job-site photos, and the full write-up lives on our parent site.
Is Loomis water hard?
No. The town is served by PCWA's Foothill system, which reported hardness between 9.59 and 10.3 mg/L — about 10, well inside soft. PCWA's own report is explicit that anything under 60 mg/L is soft water. If a contractor proposes a specification built around scale in Loomis, ask which report they read.
Can we keep using the bathroom during the work?
Not the one being remodelled — once the fixtures are out and the plumbing is open, that room is a construction zone until the rough inspection and the finish work are done. If it is the only bathroom in the house we will say so early and plan the sequence around it rather than discovering the problem on demolition day.
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