Bathroom renovations in Orléans

Orléans grew through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and the typical bathroom here is a 1980s or early 1990s room in a two-storey or a split across Queenswood Heights, Fallingbrook and Chapel Hill. The recurring feature of that era is the fibreglass one-piece tub and surround unit, which was installed before the walls were closed and therefore cannot be removed without cutting it up, and behind which there is frequently no vapour barrier at all on the exterior wall.

That vapour detail matters more than it sounds. An Orléans bathroom with a shower on an exterior wall, no vapour control and an exhaust fan that was either never used or ducted into the attic has been pushing moist air into a cold cavity for thirty winters. Opening that wall often reveals damp insulation and mould on the sheathing, and the right fix is air and vapour control plus a properly ducted fan, not more tile.

The newer Avalon and Cardinal Creek phases are a different market, closer to Barrhaven: builder-grade ensuites ten to twenty years old, modern plumbing, and owners wanting the garden tub gone and a larger shower in its place. Orléans is also the part of the city where working in French matters to a substantial share of households, which is worth raising when you choose a contractor.