Bathroom remodeling in Indiana has to survive a humid summer and a freeze that still reaches an outside wall. Fans that recirculate leave steam in the wall until it peels. A tub on an exterior wall sweats and chills. Moving the toilet is a larger job than a tub swap in the same footprint, because the drain in the slab or the basement ceiling decides the layout. Say whether the room stays put.
Newer baths on the edge of town are often larger, over a basement or a slab. Older town baths are narrow, with a painted-shut window and a surround wet from behind. A formed base and a tile shower keep water out in different ways. The slope to the drain has to be real. A soft floor means the joists are already part of the job.
The duct has to end outdoors. Stopping in the attic feeds humidity in summer and frost under the roof in winter. Ask which layer actually stops water, not which finish looks newest. A valve that wanders in temperature belongs on the list with the fan. Otherwise the room looks done and still stays wet. In a humid stretch that wet air is not a small annoyance.
Accessibility shows up when the tub is high and the door is narrow. Grab bars need blocking, not a screw in a hollow wall. A curbless entry can mean recessing the floor. Say who uses the room. Basement baths are common, and a below-grade shower has to deal with drainage that a second-floor bath never thinks about. Say which floor, because the drain changes the work.
Say tub, shower, or the whole room, and say if the house is a new subdivision box or an older town house. Those two baths fail on different timelines in the same weather. Call the number on this page.