Start with conditions, not a product
What actually holds up over time is buried under the tile — drain slope, wall framing, the waterproofing behind the transitions, fan capacity, and how the room is accessed all decide whether the finish lasts.
Build a complete scope
- What's there now, and the likely cause
- Prep work and protection for the rest of the room
- Material choices, compatibility, and how they'll be installed
- Permit needs, testing, cleanup, and restoration
- Exclusions, warranty coverage, and how changes are priced
Roswell context
Roswell King's 1839 mill village on Vickery Creek left a small core of 1840s mill-master houses -- Bulloch Hall and Barrington Hall among them -- built decades before indoor plumbing existed, so any bathroom in those homes was added well after the original construction. The surrounding area stayed a small town for over a century before Atlanta's northward growth after 1970 filled the hills with subdivisions built to a single, identifiable era of fixture and plumbing standards. Red Piedmont clay, steep lots running down toward the Chattahoochee, and heavy tree cover make drainage and access the first things worth checking, whichever era the house belongs to.