Home Remodeling Near Poulsbo, WA:
Bathrooms Built for the Long Haul

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Port Orchard, WA Kitchen, Bath & Home Remodels

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New Services Added

We are pleased to announce Straight Up Remodeling has expanded our services to include:


  • Excavation maintenance and brush removal
  • Driveway maintenance and widening
  • Blackberry, scotch broom and undergrowth clearing
  • Shed/RV pad prep and additional parking
  • Ditch, pond, roadside, HOA, easement, and utility access clearing
  • Utility ditch digging
  • Medium and small stump removal
  • Field mowing


Contact us today 360-477-2375 to discuss your next project!

Port Orchard, WA Kitchen, Bath & Home Remodels

Straight Up Remodeling Offers:




New Services Added

We are pleased to announce Straight Up Remodeling has expanded our services to include:


  • Excavation maintenance and brush removal
  • Driveway maintenance and widening
  • Blackberry, scotch broom and undergrowth clearing
  • Shed/RV pad prep and additional parking
  • Ditch, pond, roadside, HOA, easement, and utility access clearing
  • Utility ditch digging
  • Medium and small stump removal
  • Field mowing


Contact us today 360-477-2375 to discuss your next project!

Poulsbo homes have a personality problem most contractors never bother to notice. A cottage two blocks off Front Street has almost nothing in common with a view home on Lemolo Shore Drive, and neither of those looks anything like a rambler up on Finn Hill. Same city, three completely different bathrooms waiting to go wrong.


We're Straight Up Remodeling, based just down the road in Port Orchard, and we've spent over 20 years working in homes across Kitsap County, including plenty of them near Poulsbo. Bathroom remodels are where we spend most of our time lately, especially walk-in and onyx showers for homeowners who plan to stay in their house for the next twenty years, not just the next five.

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Why Hillside and Waterfront Homes Around Poulsbo Need a Different Approach

Poulsbo earned its nickname Little Norway honestly. Norwegian settlers landed on Liberty Bay in the 1880s because the fjord-like shoreline reminded them of home, and that history still shapes the town. Front Street downtown is lined with Norwegian folk art on the storefronts, Sluys Poulsbo Bakery has been a Front Street fixture for decades, and every May the Viking Fest brings longboats and costumes down to the waterfront. It's a great place to live. It's a harder place to remodel a bathroom than most people expect.


Here's why. The older grid around Front Street and Fjord Drive is full of houses on city sewer, tight lots, and bathrooms that were never meant to hold a modern shower pan. Head up to Finn Hill or Lincoln Hill and you get hillside ramblers, often single-story, which sounds easy until you find the plumbing runs at odd angles under the slab. Go further out toward Lemolo Shore Drive or Scandia Bluffs and you're in bigger custom homes with septic systems instead of sewer, sometimes with stairs down to a private dock on the water. Three very different sets of problems, and a contractor who treats them all the same is going to get it wrong somewhere.


Ever tried getting a contractor on the phone who actually asks what kind of foundation your Poulsbo home sits on before quoting a shower conversion? That question matters more than most homeowners realize.

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Onyx Showers: A Low-Maintenance Upgrade Built for Liberty Bay Living

We're an authorized Onyx Collection dealer and installer, which isn't something every remodeler around here can say. Onyx showers, tub surrounds, and lavatories don't have grout lines to scrub, don't stain the way cultured marble does after a few Northwest winters, and hold up well against the moisture that comes with living this close to the water.


For a waterfront home near Lemolo or Lofall, where salt air and humidity work against tile grout year-round, that low-maintenance factor isn't a nice-to-have. It's the difference between a shower that still looks new in ten years and one you're regrouting every other summer. We install these at honest prices, and we'll walk you through the color and finish options that actually match your home instead of pushing whatever's easiest for us to install.



Want our bathroom remodeling services to include a full walk-in conversion? We do those constantly. Most start with ripping out the old tub, which sounds dramatic but usually takes less than a day once the crew is on site.



Aging in Place Without Giving Up the View

Nobody wants to leave a house with an Olympic Mountains view across Liberty Bay just because the bathroom got harder to use. We get a fair number of calls from longtime Poulsbo homeowners asking about grab bars, curbless entries, and raised toilets, and honestly, we wish more people called before there's a fall instead of after one.


A curbless, walk-in shower does more than help mobility. It also opens up a small bathroom visually, which matters in a lot of the older Front Street area homes where square footage is tight to begin with. We build these with a slight slope to a linear drain, no lip to trip over, and a bench seat built into the Onyx shower installations we already do for the waterfront crowd. Same product, different purpose.


What happens when the only full bathroom in a two-story house is upstairs and stairs stop being an option? That's a real conversation we've had with more than one Poulsbo family, and sometimes the answer is converting a main-floor half bath into a full one instead of fighting the stairs at all.


Our accessibility work isn't a separate department bolted on to look good. It's built into how we frame every project, alongside our regular interior remodeling work in kitchens, closets, and living spaces.

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Kitchen Makeovers, Renovations & Complete Remodels


Straight Up Remodeling has the tools and expertise to ensure your kitchen remodeling planning and execution. To make your house a dream home, our team of certified experts are skilled and experienced at delivering transformation to make your life easier. We take each step towards the completion of your remodel as we diligently work with you and maintain efficient communication. Straight Up Remodeling’s team is always courteous with friendly customer service and superior craftsmanship on your project.

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Bathroom Makeover, Renovation & Remodel


Your home’s bathroom remodel is in the best possible hands when you choose Straight Up Remodeling. Our specialists have the solutions to make your bathroom everything you want. Whether you need a simple makeover or require a major renovation, our experts possess the expertise to get the job done right and for lasting performance. When Straight Up Remodeling has completed our work, your bathroom can not only be the place you spend readying yourself, but a nice place to wash away the stress of the day and relax. Our specialists can help enhance showers and tub experience, provide custom storage options, include luxury vanities, and so much more.

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Field Mowing


Field mowing is done with the superior efforts of Straight Up Tractor Services. There are many advantages to field mowing services such as reducing the weeds, illegal dumping, and pest infestations, as well as preventing potential fire risks, preparations for property building or planting, improving the appeal, complying with local regulation, bettering the relationships with neighbors, and so much more.


Utility & Draining Trench Digging


Straight Up Tractor Services performs trench digging for your utility and draining needs. Whether you need to better manage the excess water issues surrounding your home or you need to add or repair utility lines, you can count on Straight Up Tractor Services to get the trenches dug quickly and efficiently according to the specific needs of your trench.


Fiber Optic Cable Digging


Fiber optic cable promises faster internet speed, multiplayer gaming without lag, smoother video calls and enough bandwidth for everyone in your household to be online all at once. Call Straight Up Tractor Services for fiber optic trenching to bring this technological marvel into your home today! We offer shallow fiber optic cable trenching that achieves a smaller footprint, shorter road closure time and avoids running into other utility lines. Call us for a low cost and quick turnaround time today.


Undergrowth, Scotch Broom & Blackberry Clearing


When people are faced with a property choked with invasive blackberries or Scotch broom and other undergrowth concerns, Straight Up Tractor Services can remove them to keep your property clear, safe, and inviting. With our clearing services, you can avoid potential fire hazards, improve the value of the property, be far more efficient in the tough spots, and improve the soil while taking advantage of this cost effective solution for clearing your property’s grounds.

What a Bathroom Remodel Near Poulsbo Actually Costs

Cost depends on scope more than almost anything else. A tub-to-shower conversion with an Onyx surround is a fairly contained job. A full gut remodel with new flooring, a custom vanity, and repositioned plumbing costs more, mostly because of the plumbing moves, not the finishes.


A few things push the price up specifically in this area. Septic-system homes out past Lemolo sometimes need extra care around drainage and venting compared to a sewer-connected house downtown. Older homes near Front Street occasionally have plumbing or electrical that needs updating before the fun part even starts. And waterfront properties with limited access, like homes with stairs down to the water, can add labor time just for getting materials in and debris out.


We'll give you an honest range during the in-home assessment, broken down by what's driving the cost, not a vague number pulled out of thin air. And we can connect you with local lenders if financing makes the timing work better.

Our Process, From First Walkthrough to Final Coat of Paint

We keep our process simple on purpose. Four steps, no surprises buried in the middle.

Initial assessment and quote. We come to the house, take real measurements, and give you a free, no-obligation estimate with upfront costs. No hidden change orders sprung on you later.

Design phase. We help you pick finishes that match your home's style, whether that's a 1970s rambler on Finn Hill or a newer build near Scandia Bluffs. Your space should reflect you, not whatever's trending on a design blog.

Construction and installation. Most bathroom remodels run two to five weeks depending on scope. We use plastic sheeting, HEPA filters, and daily clean-up so you can keep living in the house while we work. You shouldn't have to move out for a bathroom remodel, and with us, you don't.

Final review. We walk the finished space with you before we call it done. If something's off, we fix it. That's what the satisfaction guarantee actually means, not just a line on a brochure.

We handle everything from demo to paint ourselves. You won't be juggling a plumber, a tile guy, and a painter on three different schedules.

Cabinets, Tile, and Flooring to Finish the Room Right

A great shower next to a tired vanity doesn't feel finished. We build semi-custom cabinets sized for the actual bathroom, not a stock size that leaves a gap by the wall, and we pair them with tile, stone, or luxury vinyl flooring depending on the look and the budget.


We also lean toward local products where it makes sense, partly because it supports the businesses around us and partly because it usually means faster turnaround on backorders. Style versatility matters here too. Rustic, traditional, contemporary, modern, whatever fits the rest of your Poulsbo home, we can build to match it rather than forcing a look that clashes with everything else in the house.

Frequently Asked Questions About Bathroom Remodeling Near Poulsbo

  • Do you work on homes near Poulsbo even though you're based in Port Orchard?

    Yes. We regularly work on homes near Poulsbo, Bremerton, Silverdale, and across Kitsap County from our Port Orchard shop. Distance isn't an issue, and estimates are free either way.

  • How long does a typical bathroom remodel take?

    Most bathroom remodels run two to five weeks from start to finish, depending on scope. A tub-to-shower conversion moves faster than a full gut remodel with plumbing changes.

  • What makes Onyx shower material different from tile?

    Onyx has no grout lines, so there's nothing to scrub or reseal. It resists staining better than cultured marble and holds up well in the humidity that comes with living near the water.

  • Can you remodel a bathroom for aging in place without making it look institutional?

    Yes, and that's the point. Curbless entries, grab bars, and raised toilets can all be built into a design that still looks like a real bathroom instead of a hospital room. We match finishes to your home's style either way.

  • Do I need to move out during the remodel?

    No. We use plastic sheeting and daily clean-up specifically so you can stay in your house through the project. Most clients do exactly that.

Still have a question we didn't cover? Contact us directly and we'll answer it before you commit to anything.

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