Bathroom Remodeling in Anthem, Henderson NV

Sun City Anthem first. The Del Webb single-story plans built between 1999 and 2008 share a near-identical primary-bath template: a builder-grade tub/shower combo on the long wall, a separate water closet, and a long vanity with two oval drop-in sinks. Twenty-plus years later the owners are still in the home and they want to stay — the remodel is an aging-in-place rebuild, not a luxury spa project.

The standard Sun City conversion pulls the tub/shower combo and rebuilds the wet zone as a curbless walk-in shower with a linear drain, large-format porcelain that's easy to keep clean, a built-in bench, and concealed solid blocking behind the wall board at four locations for future grab bars. The bars themselves go in at handover — but the blocking goes in now, because retrofitting it after tile is a $5,000+ tear-out. The vanity gets rebuilt at comfort height (36" instead of the original 32") with under-cabinet lighting and pull-out drawers instead of doors.

The constraint that makes Sun City different is the slab-on-grade plumbing. The original tub drain and shower drain are cast into the slab in fixed locations. If the new shower drain doesn't land within a few inches of an existing line we have two options: saw-cut the slab, reroute the drain, and re-pour; or build up the shower floor 1.5–2 inches with a low-profile linear drain and a curbless transition that still reads as a true wet-floor entry. Most Sun City projects choose the build-up because saw-cutting a slab in an occupied home is loud, dusty, and adds two weeks.

Anthem Country Club is a different conversation. The Pulte semi-custom and custom homes from 2001–2010 were delivered with much larger primary baths — separate garden tub, large framed shower, his-and-hers vanity walls, a sit-down makeup counter. The remodel here is a full gut: tub out, framed shower out, the room replanned as a single wet zone with a freestanding tub centered under the window and a curbless walk-in shower with frameless glass. Steam generators are common; heated floors are now a default; the vanity gets rebuilt as one custom piece, usually 96"–120" with two undermount basins.

Permitting is the same on both sides: the Anthem Council and the Anthem Country Club sub-HOA review exterior color, roof material, window openings and any addition footprint — but interior bathroom work doesn't require ARC submittal. Plans go straight to City of Henderson Building & Safety, and we pull SMEP permits in-house.

Schedule and budget: Sun City Anthem aging-in-place primary baths run 6–9 weeks on-site at $40,000–$85,000. Anthem Country Club spa rebuilds run 9–13 weeks on-site at $75,000–$165,000 depending on stone, fixtures and whether steam is added. Both timelines include 4–6 weeks of selections and material lead before demolition.