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Modern Bathroom with Custom Cabinetry and Vanity and Mini Fridge | Compelling Homes

Des Moines Bathroom Remodeling & Design


Luxury Bathroom Remodels Designed and Built for Central Iowa Families

Oasis Bathroom featuring Textured Backsplash and His and Her Sinks | Compelling Homes Remodeling + Design

A Top-Rated Local Bathroom Remodeling Contractor Serving the Des Moines Metro


At Compelling Homes, we specialize in designing and building bathrooms that feel calm, functional, and beautifully finished. From primary suites to guest baths and powder rooms, our in-house team handles every detail—from layout planning and selections to construction and final installation.

Because we’re a locally owned design-build firm serving the Des Moines metro, you’ll work with one team from start to finish. No hand-offs. No confusion. Just clear communication and a bathroom built to last.

Double Sink Vanity with Dark Blue Cabinets | Compelling Homes
9218 Greenbelt Dr-15
918 14th St SE-6
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Oasis Bathroom featuring Textured Backsplash and His and Her Sinks | Compelling Homes Remodeling + Design
Modern Bathroom with Custom Cabinetry and Vanity and Mini Fridge | Compelling Homes
Beautiful Walk-in Shower with Glass Surround and Standing Tub | Compelling Homes Remodeling + Design
Blue Bathroom featuring Vertical Blue Backsplash Accent Walls and Freestanding Tub | Compelling Homes Remodeling + Design

STANDARD DESIGN INCLUSIONS:

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OUR 5-STEP DESIGN-BUILD PROCESS

01 | PRE-PLANNING

Phone interview to discuss wants & needs. In-home meeting after reviewing our online pricing guide. Discuss possible options and what can be done. Follow-up with free budget range email and scope of work.

02 | DESIGN
We'll let you know what the design fees will cost before anything is measured - we want to keep education up, and expenses down! We'll collaborate with you on our concept to ensure it captures your wants and needs, and make changes to that concept before we estimate.
03 | SHOPPING
Enter into a construction agreement based on design, drawings, and scope of work. SHOPPING DAY! Our favorite day. We spend the day shopping with you and assisting you in selections for your dream space.

See the Bathrooms We’ve Built for Des Moines-Area Families

 

Remodeling Homes Across the Des Moines Metro

We design and remodel bathrooms for homeowners throughout Des Moines, Urbandale, Johnston, Waukee, Ankeny, Clive, and surrounding communities.

Our Service Area

  • Des Moines
  • Urbandale
  • West Des Moines
  • Johnston
  • Clive
  • Grimes
  • Adel
  • Waukee
  • Ankeny
  • Polk City
  • South of Grand
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Stephanie Bathroom | Compelling Homes

What Des Moines-Area Homeowners Are Saying

We love Rusty and the Compelling Homes team. We first worked with them to turn an unfinished basement into a family area, bar, workout room. We had some pretty complex requests but they turned our unfinished basement into a fabulous rustic hangout space. Rusty has great ideas and is has an eye for details. They just completed an addition over our garage and it turned out awesome inside and out. We can not wait to work with them again on a new master bath and kitchen. I would never go anywhere else. They deliver what they promise and more. They take time to get to know you and make sure your personality shows up in the final product. Love them!!

Stephanie

Altoona, IA

Blue Bathroom featuring Vertical Blue Backsplash Accent Walls and Freestanding Tub | Compelling Homes Remodeling + Design

What Des Moines-Area Homeowners Are Saying

I cannot say enough good things about Compelling Homes. We are nearly complete with a 4th remodel job using this fine company and the service just keeps getting better. The owner (Rusty Green) will go to any length to keep his customers informed, satisfied and happy. He is a real pro at what he does! Even more, he is a man of the highest values and integrity.

Use this company for your next remodel - big or small. They will not disappoint.

Mike

Johnston, IA

Chad Kitchen | Compelling Homes

What Des Moines-Area Homeowners Are Saying

The Compelling Homes team designed an amazing remodel for our entire first floor. The attention to detail created an awesome finished product that we absolutely love. We are not the creative types, but when the team came back with their ideas for the space we were blown away and now we have a more functional space that is worth every penny. We always recommend them to any of our friends thinking about starting a remodel project because we know the CH team will make sure that every detail is perfect. Other positives is that were open and honest with the cost and timeline so there were no surprises along the way and we felt fully informed about the entire process. Everyone on the team was excellent to work with and we would definitely use them again.

Chad

Johnston, IA

Ron Kitchen | Compelling Homes

What Des Moines-Area Homeowners Are Saying

The Compelling Homes team is second to none. Many companies talk about customer service and looking at things from a customer's perspective, but few follow through — the entire team from the owner on down lives it. In addition, their ability to adapt and deliver is extraordinary. Add in the talented people they bring in to complete all aspects of the construction and remodel project, and we couldn’t be more happy with the results.

Ron

Urbandale, IA

Saffin Basement | Compelling Homes

What Des Moines-Area Homeowners Are Saying

We are repeat clients. This is the second time, second house, where Compelling Homes has done remodeling for us. Rusty is a character, who knows his business and is passionate about every project he takes on. He and his team make remodeling fun and exciting, and the transformations are WOW!

Saffin

Johnston, IA

Tamara First Floor | Compelling Homes

What Des Moines-Area Homeowners Are Saying

Rusty and the entire Compelling Homes crew were amazing! Our kitchen is better than we ever imagined and we couldn’t be happier. We highly recommend Compelling Homes!

Tamara

Johnston, IA

Boo Laundry Room | Compelling Homes

What Des Moines-Area Homeowners Are Saying

Rusty and gang did a great job with our remodel! They were always very responsive and accommodating with last minute changes and adjustments. We love our new kitchen, family room, laundry room, stairway.....the list goes on!

Boo

Johnston, IA

Deb Kitchen | Compelling Homes

What Des Moines-Area Homeowners Are Saying

So pleased with the kitchen, bath and fireplace remodel! Professional & punctual with a great team!!!

Deb

Johnston, IA

FAQs

Your questions. Our answers.

For a primary bath in the 90 to 150 square-foot range, our projects fall into three tiers. The first version of our primary bath renovation, including all-new finishes, a tile shower, semi-custom cabinetry, stone tops, and all-new plumbing fixtures, typically runs $59,000 to $78,000. A mid-range primary bath, slightly larger than the building in the first version, with upgraded tile, fixtures, and finishes, runs **$80,000 to $99,000**. A high-end primary bath with relocated plumbing, floor-mounted tub filler, heated floors, perhaps the steam shower, heated towel bars, and built-in storage runs **$90,000 to $140,000**. For a full line-item breakdown with add-on costs (heated floors, steam shower, freestanding tub, closet integration) plus eight real project costs from completed bathrooms across the metro, download our Bathroom Remodel Pricing Guide. Want to see what each tier looks like? Browse our before-and-after bathroom gallery.

For a primary bath remodel, expect four to seven weeks. If we're working in homes over 60 years old, we may get into plaster & lath, which can add about 2 weeks. If the design calls for heated floors, heated towel bars, and a heated tub, that electrical decision can add another week. Most homeowners shift to a secondary or guest bath during that stretch. If you only have one bathroom in the home, talk to us — we've sequenced single-bath remodels to keep at least one fixture available throughout. Our design-build process includes a written project schedule before construction starts, so you know exactly which weeks to plan around.

 A lot of bathrooms keep their existing plumbing footprint, especially in postwar Des Moines homes, where the original layouts still work fine. Reusing locations saves a meaningful amount on the project. That said, if you want a zero-threshold curbless shower, a freestanding tub on a different wall, or a double-vanity where there's currently a single, plumbing relocations come into play. We map all of that out at the design stage. Browse the bathroom gallery to see how both approaches play out in real projects.

 Waterproofing is non-negotiable on every shower we build. We use a Schluter or equivalent waterproof membrane system behind tile (not just cement board with a brushed-on coating), a proper slope to the drain, and we test every shower pan before it gets tiled over. For older homes with subfloor concerns, we often add additional structural reinforcement so the new tile doesn't crack with seasonal Iowa humidity swings. Our team has been remodeling Des Moines bathrooms since 2009 — we've seen what happens when waterproofing gets shortcut, and we don't do it.

Heated tile floors are one of the most-loved upgrades we install — for about a thousand dollars in materials and a few days of labor, you wake up to warm tile every Iowa winter morning for the next twenty years. Steam showers are more involved (you need a vapor-tight enclosure, a steam generator, and proper venting), so they tend to make the most sense as part of a larger primary-suite project. We'll talk through the numbers so you can decide what's worth it for you. Our pricing guide lists add-on costs for heated floors, steam showers, freestanding tubs, and other premium upgrades.

Bathroom Remodel Costs

In the Des Moines Metro Area for 2026

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As a local design-build bathroom remodeling company serving the Des Moines metro, we track real project costs every year. Here’s what homeowners are investing in 2026 for hall baths, primary suites, and full bathroom renovations.

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