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Kaminskiy Care and Repair handles bathroom repairs and refresh remodels with one crew on one schedule, from fixtures and caulk to vanities and tile. You get a written scope and price before work begins. We serve San Diego and the surrounding California communities.
Vanity, surround, door and fixtures, one crew, one written scope.
Most San Diego bathrooms do not need gutting. They need the 1980s vanity out and a new one set level with a new top and faucet, a tub or shower surround over the tile that let go, a shower door that seals, a toilet that stops running, grab bars into solid backing, a fan that clears the mirror, and the tile and caulk repaired and painted. New products installed, one crew, days not weeks, priced in writing before we start.
AFTERBEFOREEvery one of these is routine work for a Kaminskiy-certified technician. Make one list for the bathroom. One crew handles all of it on one schedule.
Priced and on the calendar during the first call.
A written scope you approve before anyone drives out.
One crew, the whole list, warranty in writing.
A one-year workmanship warranty, in writing, on every San Diego bathroom job.
San Diego's tap water runs about sixteen grains per gallon by the city's own figure, which is hard, so scale builds on every faucet, valve and glass door. On the coast the marine layer keeps caulk and grout damp for months and salt air pits the hardware. Inland, the 1970s and 80s tract bathrooms are simply at the end of their builder-grade life. None of it is sudden; it is a vanity, a surround and a fan that waited.
If the layout works and the walls and drains stay where they are, a refresh is the answer: new vanity and top, tub or shower surround, shower door, faucets, toilet, fan, grab bars, tile and caulk repair, paint. That is our scope and a fraction of a remodel. If a wall or drain has to move, or the tub becomes a walk-in shower, that is a remodel; in San Diego we hand it to Kaminskiy Design and Remodeling and say so on the first look.
In California our B contractor license covers the plumbing fixture swaps and the fan as part of the larger bathroom job, so one crew does the vanity, the faucet, the toilet, the surround and the fan. A plumbing-only job above the state's small-job line, a repipe or a new drain goes to a licensed plumber, and a new circuit or panel work goes to a licensed electrician, and we say which before anyone drives out.
Run the fan during the shower and twenty minutes after. Squeegee the glass and wipe the caulk line; scale and mildew both start in standing water. Fix a running toilet or a dripping supply line the week it starts, because a wet vanity base is a new vanity. A bathroom in San Diego fails by moisture and minerals, and every small fix pushes the big job years away.
Cottages from the early 1900s, the post-war streets that filled in during the 1950s and 60s, and the condos that came later. Salt air pits chrome and shower-door hardware, the marine layer keeps the caulk damp from May through the gray months, and the original tile bathrooms have grout that has been patched for decades. The calls here are a surround over tired tile, a new door with stainless hardware, a fan that actually vents outside, and a vanity that is not swelling at the base.
Rancho Bernardo was built from the 1960s into the 80s, Poway's tracts from the late 1950s on, Carmel Valley from 1983 and San Marcos through its 1980s to 2000s boom. The bathrooms are builder grade for their decade: oak or particleboard vanities with cultured-marble tops, fiberglass tub units, a weak fan on a timer and hard water that scales every fixture. Most are in associations. We put the materials and schedule in writing so the form, where there is one, is easy.
Craftsman bungalows and 1950s ranch homes with the original cast-iron tub, tile set in mortar and a single small bathroom everyone shares. The fixtures are worth keeping when they are sound; the vanity, faucet, door and fan usually are not. We refresh around what is good, match what is there, and tell you when a wall or drain has to move, because that is a remodel and a different conversation.
Call 858-330-5590 or text a few photos of the vanity, the tub and the door. Most of the list is priced on the call, in writing, before anything is scheduled.
A technician checks the walls behind the tile, the subfloor at the toilet and the fan duct, then writes the scope: products, finishes, days and price. You approve it before work starts.
One crew does the vanity, surround, door, fixtures, fan and paint in order, a few days for a full refresh, hours for a swap. The bathroom is back in use each night where the work allows.
We haul the old vanity and tub unit, clean the room, and leave the one-year workmanship warranty in writing, with the product warranties beside it.
California lets anyone take a job under a set small amount for labor, materials and everything else without a license, as long as it needs no building permit, nobody is employed to do it and it is not a piece of a bigger project. A bathroom refresh crosses that line on day one. Above it the state wants a licensed contractor, and a general building contractor with the B license may take the whole job when it involves at least two unrelated trades besides carpentry, which a refresh does: the plumbing fixtures, the surround, the fan, the paint. Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds that California contractor license (License #1106209) and carries the insurance. A plumbing-only job over the line is the licensed plumber's, and a new circuit is the licensed electrician's.
The City of San Diego says in its own words that replacing switches, light fixtures, receptacles, showerheads and plumbing fixtures needs no permit, and its code exempts replacement in kind of plumbing fixtures and exposed traps when the piping stays as it is, and a tub-for-tub or shower-for-shower swap that keeps the size and location. Cabinet work, painting and floor covering are exempt without limit. A bathroom remodel with no framing change and no added fixture is a no-plan permit, and moving a drain or adding a fixture needs plans. Historic homes and the Coastal Overlay Zone have their own review, and Poway and San Marcos keep their own counters. We tell you which on the call.
Rancho Bernardo, Carmel Valley, Scripps Ranch and most of the inland tracts are association communities. A bathroom refresh is inside the walls, so the architectural form rarely applies; where it does, the written scope lists the products. In a condo the water shutoff for the stack and the work hours belong to the association, so we give notice before the first day and shut only what the building allows.
Where Kaminskiy started. Our San Diego crew works out of the office on World Trade Drive in Rancho Bernardo and covers the whole county, from the coast to the inland valleys. Call 858-330-5590, text photos of the bathroom, or send the form, and we answer in under three rings.
Can't find your answer? Call 858-330-5590 and ask us anything.
Call 858-330-5590Usually not. If the walls and drains stay where they are, a refresh does the job: new vanity and top, surround, shower door, faucets, toilet, fan, grab bars, tile and caulk repair, paint. If the layout has to change, or you want the tub out and a walk-in shower in its place, that is a remodel, and in San Diego we hand it to Kaminskiy Design and Remodeling and say so on the first look.
Our crew does, as part of the job. In California a general building contractor's B license covers the plumbing fixture swaps when the work involves two or more trades, and a bathroom refresh always does. A plumbing-only job over the state's small-job line, a repipe or a new drain is a licensed plumber's work, and we tell you that on the call instead of guessing.
We do, in the same opening and on the same circuit, vented outside and not into the attic. The City of San Diego says replacing light fixtures and similar fixed equipment in kind needs no permit. A new circuit or a panel change is a licensed electrician's work, and a fan on a run that long gets scoped before we start.
A faucet, toilet or shower door swap takes hours. A full refresh with a vanity, surround, door, fan and paint runs a few days on a written schedule, and the toilet and sink are usually back in use each night. A surround over existing tile is faster than a tear-out, and we tell you which you need on the look.
It depends on what stays and what goes: a vanity swap is one price, a vanity plus surround plus door is another. Tell us the list or text photos and most of it is priced on the call, in writing, before anything is scheduled. The bigger jobs get a look first and a written scope, and the price you approve is the price at the house.
For the refresh itself, usually not. The City of San Diego exempts like-for-like plumbing fixture swaps, exposed traps, switches and light fixtures, a tub or shower replacement that keeps its size and place, cabinet work, painting and flooring. Moving a drain, adding a fixture or changing framing is a permit with plans. Historic homes and the coast have their own review, and Poway and San Marcos keep their own counters, so we check and tell you on the call.
Yes. Every San Diego bathroom job carries our one-year workmanship warranty in writing, and the product warranties on the vanity, the surround and the fixtures sit beside it. The work is done by a Kaminskiy-certified, background checked technician.
The whole county from our World Trade Drive office: San Diego proper, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, Clairemont, North Park, Kensington, Serra Mesa, Carmel Valley, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, Rancho Peñasquitos, Del Mar, Encinitas and San Marcos. Call 858-330-5590 to confirm your address.
Tell us what the bathroom needs. We'll call you back with a price and a time. Calling is still the fastest way: 858-330-5590.
A written scope first, the whole list on one schedule, warranted in writing.
We answer in under three rings, 24/7.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
