Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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A full bathroom remodel in Cibolo typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with walk-in shower installations landing between $4,500 and $12,000. Most jobs take two to six weeks depending on scope, and the single biggest factor in your final number is whether the written scope includes the moisture-barrier and permit work that Cibolo’s clay soil actually demands. If you’re pricing a remodel anywhere from Green Valley Road up to the Belmont subdivision, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through what your specific house needs.
We’ve been doing Bathroom Remodeling work long enough to know that Cibolo isn’t Schertz. The homes are newer, the subdivisions were built fast, and the ground underneath them moves more than most people realize. That changes how a shower pan gets built, how a tub-to-shower conversion gets tied in, and what your insurance company will want to see before they’ll cover a future claim.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Cibolo’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started Barrett & Sons Construction in 1998 and kept it owner-operated on purpose. When you call, a live person answers. When the crew shows up in Cibolo, it’s Tom’s sons and their teams, not strangers dispatched from some call center. We publish Tom’s name, address, and license number, and we’ve stood behind every job with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise long before other contractors started talking about guarantees.
Cibolo homeowners between 50 and 70 have told us the same story for years: a national outfit quoted one number on the phone and handed them a bill that looked nothing like it at the door. We don’t play that game. Every change order comes in writing before work moves, every allowance is committed to paper, and the permit inspector works for you, not for us. We like it that way.
Ask anyone in Cibolo who’s had a bathroom done right. Then look up our license number yourself. We live twenty minutes away, and if something isn’t right, we want to know about it on a Monday morning, not six months later when you’re ripping out a cracked shower curb.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Cibolo
Here’s what we handle most often for homeowners in Cibolo’s master-planned communities and the older lots off FM 78.
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Cibolo usually means gutting a 2000s-era production bathroom down to the studs and rebuilding it with better waterproofing, better drainage, and fixtures that will actually last. Because most Cibolo homes sit on expansive Blackland Prairie clay, we plan the wet-area work around slab movement from day one. Moisture-barrier detailing at every wet-wall junction is non-negotiable, and we put that in the written scope before we touch a hammer.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Cibolo generally runs $4,500 to $12,000 depending on tile selection, glass, and whether we’re fixing a failed pan or starting fresh. On a full remodel near Belmont off Green Valley Road, our crew found the original shower pan cracked at the curb because the slab had shifted with seasonal clay movement. We removed the failed mortar bed, added a reinforced PVC liner with a pre-slope, and tied the new drain into the existing rough-in. The owner’s insurance adjuster accepted our written scope and inspection sign-off, and the punch list cleared without a single change order.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Most tub-to-shower conversions in Cibolo run $3,500 to $10,000. The big question is always the subfloor and pan line item, because that’s where cheap quotes come up short. When clay soil heaves during spring rains, a shower enclosure that wasn’t tied to a proper moisture-management plan shifts out of square and the glass cracks. We’d rather spend the extra day getting the pan right than see you calling us back in two years.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
From custom vanities to floor tile to frameless glass enclosures, we carry the same premium brands you can look up yourself, and we don’t substitute mystery products off a van. Cibolo’s newer homes often came with builder-grade fixtures that looked fine for five years and then fell apart. We’ll show you what’s worth keeping and what should go, in writing, before you spend a dollar.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Cibolo
We install brands you can verify, not whatever was on sale at the supply yard that week. For Cibolo bathroom work, that regularly means Cambria countertops, KraftMaid vanities, and Andersen windows when a bathroom remodel includes a replacement window. We keep relationships with local suppliers near Cibolo so lead times stay short, and we’ll never write a scope that says “fixtures, brand TBD.” If it’s going in your Cibolo home, it’s named on paper first.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Cibolo Homes
- Slab-shifted shower pans. Cibolo sits on Vertisol clay that shrinks in summer drought and heaves in wet seasons. Shower pans crack at the curb, and a cheap repair without a proper pre-slope and liner just fails again in two seasons.
- Skipped permits on 10-to-15-year-old homes. A homeowner assumes a bathroom remodel on a young house doesn’t need permits. Then a freestanding tub plus tile adds dead load, the slab cracks, and insurance won’t cover it without a documented compliance trail. Pull the permit. Get the inspection signed.
- Calcium-heavy water in Cibolo. The water here is hard, and it wears out builder-grade fixtures fast. We see corroded valve bodies and crusted shower heads on homes that are barely a decade old. If your bathroom remodel touches plumbing, valve selection matters more than tile color.
- Missed utility coordination on new additions. Cibolo’s boundary expanded so aggressively that some lots still tie into sewer and water infrastructure under active extension. If you’re adding a bathroom as part of a home addition and your contractor doesn’t coordinate with the city’s utility build-out schedule, your rough-in sits done while the sewer tie-in isn’t active, and you’re paying for a change order and a delayed inspection sign-off.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Cibolo, TX
A bathroom remodel in Cibolo runs $9,000 to $28,000. Where you land inside that range depends on how much waterproofing and structural prep your specific house needs, how much tile and glass you’re choosing, and whether we’re moving plumbing or keeping the rough-in where it sits. Walk-in shower installation alone is $4,500 to $12,000. A tub-to-shower conversion is $3,500 to $10,000. A smaller bathroom remodel can come in at $5,000 to $12,000. Here’s the line-item breakdown we quote from, in writing, every time:
| Service | Price Range in Cibolo |
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| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000-$28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500-$12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500-$10,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000-$12,000 |
What a cheap quote leaves out in Cibolo is the moisture-barrier detailing at the wet-wall junction, the pre-slope under the pan, the permit fee, and the inspection sign-off. That’s not fluff. That’s the difference between a remodel your insurance company will stand behind and one they won’t touch. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with every allowance in writing before work starts.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cibolo
Our crews serve Cibolo and the surrounding communities along the I-35 corridor. We regularly work in Schertz, Selma, Universal City, and Converse. If you’re in one of those towns and planning a bathroom remodel, the pricing and permitting picture looks a little different in each one, so call us at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll talk through what applies where you live.
Serving Cibolo, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cibolo area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Bathroom Remodeling in Cibolo
Yes. Cibolo requires permits for bathroom remodels that touch plumbing, electrical, or the shower pan assembly, even when no load-bearing walls move. The permit gives you a documented inspection trail that your insurance company can reference later. Call (877) 610-1318 if you want us to pull the permit and coordinate the inspections.
If your Cibolo bathroom remodel includes a replacement window, that window must meet the wind-load rating for the local building zone, which is a code requirement, not a suggestion. The same applies to any exterior penetration for an exhaust fan vent. We include that compliance in the written scope and the inspector signs off on it before the job closes.
Cibolo’s Blackland Prairie clay heaves when it rains and shrinks during summer drought, and that movement transfers up through the slab. A tub-to-shower conversion that doesn’t include proper pan reinforcement, a pre-slope, and moisture-barrier detailing at the wet-wall junction will fail when the slab shifts. We build for that movement from the first day of the job.
Most Cibolo homeowners’ insurance companies won’t ask for wind-load paperwork on an interior-only remodel, but they will ask for a documented permit and inspection trail if a structural issue like a slab crack ever leads to a claim. That’s why we pull the permit, get the inspection sign-off, and hand you the paper trail with the final punch list.
Because that’s the line item where a contractor either does the waterproofing and slab-tie-in work Cibolo’s clay soil demands, or skips it to make the number look lower. A $600 pan job will crack. A properly sloped, reinforced pan with a PVC liner and pre-slope costs more and lasts decades. We’d rather quote it right the first time and let you compare the scopes side by side.
Call (877) 610-1318 for a free bathroom remodeling estimate in Cibolo. Tom answers his own phone, and every scope, allowance, and change order arrives in writing before work starts.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Cibolo since 1998.