A Courthouse Rebuilt in Brick After 1872
The original Amherst County courthouse went up in 1809 on two acres bought “from a Mr. Coleman for ten shillings.” It stood until 1872, when it was torn down and replaced with the current courthouse, built from homemade Amherst County clay brick. Houses near that courthouse square span more than a century of plumbing practice depending on which side of 1872 — or which decade after it — they were actually built.
Matching Waterproofing to the Right Era
We don't guess a bathroom's plumbing age from a house's proximity to the historic courthouse; construction built around the 1872 rebuild and later infill built decades afterward call for different assumptions about supply-line material and wall-cavity depth. Once we know which era a given Amherst house actually belongs to, we waterproof tile substrates and set fixtures to match what that framing can support, rather than force a modern layout onto walls that were never meant to carry it.
Bathroom Work Around Amherst's Courthouse Square
- Full Bathroom Remodel — A ground-up plan covering demolition, framing changes, plumbing, tile, fixtures, and finish work as one connected project.
- Walk-In Showers — Showers sized and waterproofed correctly, with real storage and glass that doesn’t shrink the room.
- Tub-to-Shower Conversions — Replace a tub you don’t use with a low-threshold shower built around how you actually move through the space.
- Tile & Waterproofing — The unglamorous work that determines whether tile lasts: flat substrates, movement joints, and a membrane system that’s actually continuous.
- Accessible Bathrooms — Grab bars, wider clearances, better lighting, and safer footing that still looks like a bathroom, not a clinic.
Which Side of 1872 Is Your House On?
Tell us if your home predates the 1872 courthouse rebuild or came later, and what you already know about the supply lines. For a courthouse town with more than one building era, that timeline matters more than square footage.