Nelson Kitchen & Bath serves homeowners in the Warrendale area with custom kitchen and bathroom remodeling. Our showroom is in Mars, PA, just a few minutes north on Route 19 or up through Cranberry Township, which puts us right in the neighborhood. We have been remodeling kitchens and baths for homeowners throughout this part of the northern suburbs for over 30 years, and we bring that experience to every project we take on here.
Warrendale: Where the Northern Suburbs Begin
Warrendale sits in the northwestern corner of Allegheny County, right at the point where the county meets Butler County to the north. It is part of Marshall Township and carries the 15086 zip code, which also covers portions of the surrounding area. Like Wexford to the south, Warrendale does not have its own municipal government, it is a community identity rather than an incorporated place. But that identity is real and well-established. The name goes back to the community’s roots, when the area was originally known as Brush Creek. The sign outside the Marshall Township volunteer fire department still references that original name, a small piece of local history that most people driving through on Route 19 never notice.
What most people do notice about Warrendale is its location. The community sits at one of the most strategically positioned intersections in the Pittsburgh metro area. Interstate 79, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and Route 19 all converge here, making Warrendale accessible from virtually any direction. The commute to downtown Pittsburgh runs about 25 minutes on a normal day. The Pittsburgh International Airport is a straight shot down I-79. For households where one or both partners work outside the immediate area, Warrendale’s position on the map is a genuine asset.
That accessibility has made Warrendale a steady draw for professional households over the past few decades. The 15086 zip code has a median household income well above both the state and national averages, and the homeowners here tend to be well-established and long-term oriented. Most homes in the area are owner-occupied, and the median home value reflects a community where people invest in where they live. Homes here were built primarily in the 2000s, which means the housing stock is relatively uniform in age, solid construction with layouts that have held up well, but finishes and features that are now old enough to be worth replacing.
The North Allegheny School District serves much of the Warrendale area, and that matters enormously to the families who choose to live here. North Allegheny is consistently rated the top school district in western Pennsylvania, and it draws families who plan to stay long enough to see their kids through the system. That kind of long-term commitment shows up in how Warrendale homeowners approach their properties. They are not flipping houses or looking for temporary solutions. When they decide to invest in a kitchen or bath remodel, they want the work done right and done to last.
Nelson Kitchen & Bath fits that expectation. We have been serving this part of the northern suburbs for over three decades, and we understand what Warrendale homeowners are looking for when they call us.
Warrendale Homeowners Expect Top Notch Remodeling
Warrendale’s housing stock is more uniform than some of the surrounding communities, which means the homeowners who come to us tend to share some common ground even when their specific situations differ.
The most common profile is a family in a home built in the late 1990s or 2000s where the original kitchen and bath have never been seriously updated. The home was well-built and well-located, but the builder’s standard package was exactly that, standard. Cabinet boxes that look fine in photos but feel insubstantial in daily use. Countertops that were the default option because no one thought to upgrade. Bathrooms with fixtures from a contractor’s catalog that were already dated when they were installed. These homeowners have lived with these rooms long enough to know exactly what bothers them, and they are ready to fix it properly.
A second group comes to us after a partial update that did not go as planned. Maybe a previous owner replaced the countertops but left the cabinets. Maybe a bathroom got new tile but the vanity was never touched, and now the room feels inconsistent. These piecemeal updates are a common result of people trying to refresh a room without committing to a full remodel, and they often create more frustration than they solve. The answer is usually to start fresh and do the whole thing right.
There is also a group of Warrendale homeowners who are simply at the right point in life to do this properly. The income is there, the household has settled into how it uses the space, and the desire to have a kitchen and bath that actually feel like home has finally outweighed the inertia of putting it off. These clients tend to know what they want, and they are looking for someone with the skill to deliver it.
Kitchen Remodeling in Warrendale
Warrendale kitchens tend to be well-sized, particularly in the larger colonials and two-story homes that were popular during the community’s main growth period. The square footage is usually there. What often falls short is what fills it. Builder-grade cabinetry that uses space inefficiently. Countertops that have aged out. Layouts that were designed around a standard floor plan rather than around how real people cook and move through a kitchen. Lighting that was an afterthought.
Nelson Kitchen & Bath starts every kitchen project with a conversation about how you actually use your kitchen. We are not walking you through a showroom of preset options. We want to know what you cook, how your household moves through the space, what storage problems drive you crazy, and what you want the room to feel like when we are done. That conversation shapes everything that follows.
Here is what a Warrendale kitchen remodel with us typically covers:
- Cabinet design and installation: Custom and semi-custom cabinetry designed around your specific layout and storage needs. Full-height uppers where the ceiling allows it, deep drawers where you need them, pullouts that actually work for the way you use the kitchen. No standard configurations that your space has to fit into.
- Countertops: Quartz, granite, and solid surface options selected for durability and the overall look of the room. We help you pick a surface that holds up to how your family actually lives, not just one that photographs well.
- Flooring: Hardwood, luxury vinyl plank, and tile installed as part of the complete project. We match the material to the traffic, the visual weight of the room, and the finishes throughout the rest of the home.
- Backsplash and tile work: Custom tile installation that finishes the design. The quality of tile work lives in the details, grout line consistency, clean transitions, pattern alignment, and we treat those details seriously on every job.
- Lighting: Under-cabinet lighting, recessed lighting, and pendant placement that makes the kitchen genuinely functional at every hour of the day. In homes built during this era, the original lighting was rarely designed with the kitchen in mind. We fix that as part of the project.
- Appliance integration: Built-in appliances, panel-ready refrigerators, and range installations handled as part of the overall design so everything finishes cleanly and consistently.
You work with Ray Nelson directly from the first conversation through the final walkthrough. There are no handoffs to a crew you have never met and no project managers standing between you and the person responsible for your home.
Warrendale, PA Bathroom Remodeling
Bathroom remodeling is one of the most impactful investments a Warrendale homeowner can make, and it delivers value in two distinct ways. Day to day, a well-designed bathroom makes your morning routine better and your home more enjoyable to live in. At resale, a thoughtfully remodeled primary bath is one of the strongest signals to buyers that a home has been genuinely cared for.
We remodel primary baths, guest baths, and powder rooms throughout the Warrendale area. The right scope for any given project depends on the specific room, the homeowner’s goals, and the budget. Some projects are full gut-and-rebuilds where we take everything down to the studs and start fresh with new plumbing, new substrate, new tile, and new everything else. Others are more targeted, a tub-to-shower conversion, a vanity replacement, new flooring, or a fixture upgrade that modernizes the room without replacing elements that are still in good shape.
In Warrendale homes from the early 2000s, a few requests come up consistently. Tub-to-shower conversions are at the top of the list. The oversized soaking tub that came standard in primary baths from that era is rarely used, and converting it to a well-built walk-in shower is one of the highest-impact changes you can make in a primary bath remodel. We build those showers on properly waterproofed substrate with frameless glass enclosures and built-in niches, designed to look like they have always been part of the room.
Vanity replacement runs a close second. Builder vanities from this period age out quickly. The drawer slides fail, the cabinet boxes deteriorate, and the finish never quite matched the rest of the room to begin with. We replace them with custom and semi-custom cabinetry that is built to last and designed around how the bathroom actually gets used.
Here is the full scope of what Warrendale bathroom remodeling covers:
- Shower and tub work: Tub-to-shower conversions, custom tile showers, frameless glass enclosures, and built-in niches on a properly prepared and waterproofed substrate.
- Vanity and storage: Custom and semi-custom cabinetry designed around the scale of the room and your real storage needs. We are not dropping in a replacement from a home improvement store.
- Tile work: Floor tile, wall tile, and accent tile installed with attention to the details that separate a professional job from a DIY one. Grout lines, pattern alignment, and edge transitions matter, and we get them right.
- Plumbing fixtures: Faucets, showerheads, handheld sprayers, and toilet replacements selected for quality and coordinated consistently across the room so everything finishes together.
- Lighting and ventilation: Proper bath lighting combined with ventilation that meets modern standards. Poor ventilation is one of the most common sources of long-term moisture damage in bathrooms built during this era. We address it during the remodel rather than leaving it as a future problem.
- Flooring: Heated tile floors, luxury vinyl, and natural stone options installed on a properly prepared substrate so they stay flat and grout-tight for years.
Why Warrendale Homeowners Choose Nelson Kitchen & Bath
Warrendale homeowners are not short on options when it comes to finding a contractor. The northern Pittsburgh suburbs have plenty of companies willing to take a kitchen or bath remodeling job. What consistently brings Warrendale homeowners to Nelson Kitchen & Bath is not the advertising, it is what they hear from neighbors who have already worked with us.
We are not a franchise. We are not a large operation with salespeople and project managers and crews you meet for the first time on demo day. Ray Nelson has been doing this work in the northern suburbs for over three decades, and he is the person you will work with from the day you walk into our Mars showroom through the day the project is finished. That level of personal accountability is rare in the remodeling industry, and it produces results that reflect it.
Our showroom is at 637 Route 228 in Mars, about ten minutes from Warrendale. You can come in, see materials in person, and have a real conversation about your project without committing to anything. We think that first conversation is important, and we do not rush it.
Here is what you can expect when you work with us:
- Direct access to Ray Nelson: You work with Ray from the first consultation through the final walkthrough. He is not a brand name on a sign, he is the person responsible for your project and the person you can reach throughout the process.
- Custom design for your specific home: We design around your space and your household, not around a package we are trying to sell. Warrendale homes have their own character, and we design accordingly.
- Transparent pricing before any work begins: You will know exactly what you are paying before the first nail goes in. We do not build a business model around low estimates and change orders.
- Craftsmanship that matches the home: Warrendale homeowners have invested seriously in their properties. The work we do here reflects that investment.
- Work we stand behind: If something is not right when the project is done, we make it right. That has been Ray’s approach since 1994 and it has not changed.
Schedule a Consultation
If you are a Warrendale homeowner thinking about a kitchen or bathroom remodel, the first step is a conversation. Visit our showroom at 637 Route 228 in Mars or reach out to schedule a consultation with Ray Nelson directly. We serve Warrendale and the surrounding communities of Cranberry Township, Mars, Seven Fields, Adams Township, Pine Township, Wexford, Gibsonia, Valencia, Evans City, Zelienople, Harmony, Jackson Township, Marshall Township, Allison Park, McCandless, Hampton Township, Richland Township, Baden, New Sewickley, and throughout the Northern Pittsburgh suburbs.