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Tremron Bathroom Remodeling: The Los Angeles Owner’s Guide
We stock and install Tremron-compatible bathroom remodeling parts across Los Angeles, with most complete bathroom remodels running $10,620 to $33,040 depending on the fixture package and layout changes. If you’re searching this page, you probably have a Tremron product that’s showing its age: a shower pan with hairline cracks near the drain, a curb that’s started to weep at the grout line, or a threshold that has pulled away from the waterproofing membrane after years of steam and settling. Graham Stein has seen the same failure pattern in houses from Silver Lake to Sherman Oaks: the visible surface looks fine, but water has been finding its way behind it for months. That’s the job we’re set up to solve, with a written price before any work starts.
Key Takeaways
- Complete Tremron bathroom remodeling in Los Angeles runs $10,620 – $33,040 installed, with small baths starting near $5,900.
- Tremron shower pans and curbs fail most often at the drain seal, the curb-to-pan junction, and any grout line that stays wet in a poorly vented Los Angeles bathroom.
- We carry Tremron-compatible pans, curbs, and trim on the truck for common sizes; odd sizes and special-order trim may take 3 – 5 business days.
- We’re an independent Los Angeles contractor, not affiliated with Tremron, but we install their products and match their specs.
- Every job gets a written price before work starts, a photo of the clean-up before the crew leaves, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
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Which Tremron Models This Applies To
The Tremron parts we replace most often in Los Angeles bathrooms are the shower pan, curb, threshold, and the trim pieces that finish the edges where pan meets wall tile. If your Tremron shower pan has a label under the drain cover or stamped on the underside of the threshold, that’s the fastest way to match the part. The label will show a series number and a drain location: center drain, right drain, or left drain. That drain placement is the compatibility gotcha most homeowners miss. A left-drain Tremron pan will not swap for a center-drain pan without moving the drain pipe, and in Los Angeles that often means opening the floor below or re-routing inside the joist bay, which can add $850 to $1,900 to the job.
We also install Tremron-compatible aftermarket pans when an exact OEM part is no longer available. The aftermarket pans we use match the Tremron drain-center dimensions and curb profile, and they carry a manufacturer warranty homeowners can verify by name. For homeowners who prefer the exact Tremron replacement, we order direct and pass along the written price before anything is ordered. We are an independent Los Angeles remodeler, not a Tremron dealer, which means we stock what works and stand behind the install.
Signs Your Tremron Bathroom Remodeling Is Failing
- Water staining on the ceiling below the bathroom. This is the one that gets the call. The stain usually shows up under the drain or along one edge of the pan, which means the waterproofing below the Tremron surface has been breached. By the time the stain appears, the leak has been active for weeks.
- A shower curb that’s darker at the bottom than the top. Curb saturation means water is wicking through the grout or a failed corner seal. In a Los Angeles bathroom with limited ventilation, that moisture never fully dries, and the dark band grows month by month.
- Hairline cracks radiating from the drain collar. Pan flex is the cause. If the mortar bed under the pan was skimped on or has settled, the pan flexes underfoot and cracks at its thinnest point, which is always the drain opening.
- Grout that stays dark after you dry the shower. In a properly installed Tremron shower, grout should dry within an hour or two of the last use. Grout that stays wet means water is trapped in the substrate, not draining out.
- A threshold that clicks or shifts when stepped on. The thinset has let go. The part itself may be fine, but the bond has failed, and every step is working the seam open a little more.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In Los Angeles, a Tremron bathroom remodel that addresses a failed pan, curb, and surrounding tile typically runs $10,620 to $33,040 installed. A small bathroom with a straightforward pan swap and minimal tile work starts around $5,900. The range is driven by three things: drain location (left or right drains cost more to match), the condition of the subfloor once the old pan comes out, and whether you want the tile to stop at the pan or continue up the wall.
Here is how the line items break down:
- Tremron-compatible shower pan, installed: $2,360 – $5,310
- Tremron curb replacement, installed: $710 – $1,770
- Full shower rebuild including pan, waterproofing, and tile: $5,310 – $14,160
- Complete small bathroom remodel with Tremron fixtures: $10,620 – $33,040
Every line item is on the written price before any work starts, and the pan, curb, waterproofing, and labor are all named. The written scope is the promise – if it is not on the paper, we have not agreed to it yet. The workmanship is covered under our 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the manufacturer warranties on the Tremron or aftermarket parts travel with the finished job.
DIY or Call Us?

What an owner can safely check: whether the drain cover is loose, whether the caulk bead at the pan-to-wall joint is cracked, and whether the threshold has visible movement. Those observations help you tell us what you’re seeing when you call, and they don’t put you at risk.
What we don’t recommend is pulling up a Tremron pan or curb yourself. The waterproofing under a shower pan is a bonded system, and when part of it fails, the repair has to tie into the rest of the waterproofing to be right. If the pan pulls up a section of the membrane or the drain assembly is corroded, you’re now into plumbing work that’s best left to someone who does this weekly. There is also the weight: a Tremron pan with a saturated mortar bed can weigh upwards of 120 pounds, and in a Los Angeles bathroom that often means lifting it out through a narrow door opening with finished floors on both sides. Our crew handles that with drop cloths down and shoe covers on, every visit. Call (949) 850-9896 and we’ll talk you through what you’re seeing, then give you a written price.
FAQs
A correctly installed Tremron shower pan typically lasts 20 to 30 years in Los Angeles, but the tile and grout above it usually need work between year 10 and 15. The city’s hard water and older homes with little exhaust ventilation push moisture into the grout joints, which shortens the surface life even when the pan itself is sound. If your pan is under 10 years old and cracking, the cause is almost always the mortar bed under it, not the pan material. Call (949) 850-9896 for an exact assessment since every install has its own history.
A hairline crack in a Tremron pan can sometimes be patched with an epoxy seal, but the patch is a stopgap, not a repair. The crack almost always means the pan has flexed, and that flex will re-open the crack within a year. We tell Los Angeles homeowners the truth: if the pan is the only problem, a replacement is usually the cheaper fix over three years. If the crack is at the drain collar, we don’t patch; we replace, because a drain-collar patch that fails means water into the floor cavity. Estimates are free, so call (949) 850-9896 and we’ll give you a written price either way.
A straightforward Tremron shower pan replacement takes two to three working days on site, with the mortar bed needing a day to cure before tile goes down. If the subfloor is water-damaged, add a day for framing repair, which we’ll name on the written price before the crew arrives. We schedule around nap hours and school hours where it makes sense, and quiet tools are part of the Cedarwell Care Promise on every job.
We stock Tremron-compatible pans in the most common Los Angeles sizes and curb profiles, including center-drain and right-drain units in the 36-inch and 48-inch ranges. Odd sizes, left-drain pans, and most specialty trim pieces are special order and typically arrive in three to five business days. If you want the exact Tremron OEM part, we order direct and show you the written price before the order goes in. Call (949) 850-9896 and we’ll check the truck for your size first.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling at Elmstead Remodeling, serving Los Angeles and nearby areas.


