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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Citrus Heights
A full bathroom remodel in Citrus Heights typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the work usually takes two to four weeks once permits are approved. Smaller jobs like a tub-to-shower conversion land between $3,500 and $10,000. If you’re weighing options and want a straight number before you commit, call Tom Barrett and his sons at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with the scope in writing.
We’ve been pulling permits and fixing the messes other contractors leave behind in Citrus Heights long enough to know what these 1950s and 1960s ranch homes hide behind their tile. Slab heaving on expansive clay, corroded cast iron drains, unpermitted work from decades ago. None of it scares us. It’s just part of the job here.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Citrus Heights’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up on Citrus Heights job sites. You won’t get a rotating cast of subcontractors who don’t know your house from the one next door. You get the same faces from the first estimate to the final inspection, and Tom’s name, address, and license number are published for anyone to look up before signing a contract.
Citrus Heights homeowners keep calling us for one simple reason: we put every scope change, every allowance, every price adjustment in writing before it happens. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and our Bathroom Remodeling team has never sent a surprise invoice. Every completed job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back to make it right.
We also know the permit history problem in Citrus Heights better than most. Homes built before 1997 have records split between Sacramento County Archives and the City of Citrus Heights, and finding an old bathroom permit sometimes means searching both systems before we can even start rough-in work. We’ve done that chase dozens of times. Your bid accounts for it from day one.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Citrus Heights
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full gut remodel in a Citrus Heights ranch home usually means taking a tired 5×8 hall bath down to studs and rebuilding it for how you actually live now. We address the original 100-amp electrical service when we open the walls, replace the cast iron drain lines that have been corroding for 60 years, and install waterproofing systems built to handle seasonal slab movement. You pick the tile, the vanity, the fixtures. We handle everything behind them.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in showers are the most requested upgrade we see in Citrus Heights, especially in homes where the original tub is rarely used and climbing over the side has become a real concern. Our walk-in shower installations run $4,500 to $12,000 depending on the size, the glass, and what we find when we open the subfloor. Frameless glass enclosures, built-in niches, zero-threshold entries for safer access, all done to code.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a tub to a shower in Citrus Heights runs $3,500 to $10,000, and it’s the most efficient way to open up a small bathroom without moving walls. What slows these projects down here is what’s under the slab. Original drain lines from the 1960s often fail at the slab penetration, and if that’s what we find, the smart move is replacing the rough-in plumbing at the same time rather than tiling over a future problem.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Even if you’re not ready for a full gut, replacing a vanity, retiling a floor, or upgrading fixtures can change how the whole room feels. Vanity installation runs $800 to $3,000 in Citrus Heights. We stock common brands locally and can order custom sizes for those narrower 1950s footprints that big-box vanities don’t fit. We also carry premium window brands like PGT, CGI, and Simonton when a bathroom window needs to be swapped for something that handles Sacramento Valley sun and moisture without warping.
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 Citrus Heights
We install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. For bathroom windows in Citrus Heights homes, we carry Ply Gem and Simonton. For impact-rated glass that stands up to Valley heat and hard water spotting, PGT and CGI are solid options. When you come to our showroom or invite Tom over for an estimate, he’ll show you samples with the brand name right on them. You can Google every one of them before you write a check.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Citrus Heights Homes
- Cracked tile and cracked mud beds from expansive clay. Citrus Heights sits on Sacramento Valley adobe clay that swells in wet winters and shrinks in 105°F summers. Original slab-on-grade bathrooms move with the soil, and tile set directly on that slab without a crack-isolation membrane fails. We spec a Schluter or similar uncoupling membrane on every slab tile job as standard.
- Collapsed cast iron drain lines at the slab penetration. Homes built in the 1950s through 1970s used 4-inch cast iron for drain lines, and 50 to 70 years of soil movement breaks them right where the pipe enters the slab. You won’t know until demolition opens it up, and it’s a change order if we find it. We write that possibility into your bid so it’s not a shock.
- Unpermitted bathroom work from previous owners. Because Citrus Heights was unincorporated Sacramento County until 1997, older homes often carry alterations nobody ever pulled a permit for. When we start a remodel, we check both the county archives and the city’s records. If there’s unpermitted plumbing or electrical in the way, bringing it up to code gets written into the scope before finish work proceeds.
- Shower pan failures from improper drain flange connections. Wet winters and clay that heaves put stress on original mud beds that were never tied to a proper drain flange. By the time you see the water damage on the ceiling below, the rot in the subfloor has been there for years. Demolition usually reveals more than the homeowner expected, which is exactly why we insist on written change orders before any scope change touches the job.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Citrus Heights, CA
Here’s what we actually quote in Citrus Heights, based on the homes and conditions we work in every week.
| Service | Typical Range in Citrus Heights |
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| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
What moves the price in Citrus Heights specifically: whether the home has original cast iron drain lines that need replacement, whether prior bathroom work was unpermitted and needs to be brought to code, and whether the slab shows signs of seasonal movement that require a crack-isolation membrane under new tile. We price these as line items, not as vague allowances. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through your specific bathroom together. The estimate is free, and the scope comes in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Citrus Heights
We do most of our bathroom remodels right here in Citrus Heights, but the crews also serve nearby communities including Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Foothill Farms, and Roseville. If you’re in one of those neighborhoods and wondering whether the same crew will do your job or a different one will be dispatched, the answer is the same crew. Tom’s sons run every job we take.
Serving Citrus Heights, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights, CA
It can add a few days to a few weeks depending on what we’re looking for, because pre-1997 homes built in Citrus Heights may have permit records filed with Sacramento County that the city never received. When we need to verify prior legal work before pulling a new bathroom permit, we search both the county archives and the City of Citrus Heights system. If we find unpermitted plumbing or electrical, bringing it to code becomes a written change order before finish work continues. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you upfront whether your home’s records are likely to be a problem.
Yes, and we pull one on every eligible job. In Citrus Heights, a tub-to-shower conversion changes the plumbing rough-in, which means the city wants it inspected. We handle the permit, schedule the inspection, and don’t ask you to pretend it’s optional. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why we like having them look at our work.
Likely yes, especially if the home has the original cast iron drain lines. Citrus Heights slabs on expansive clay heave seasonally, and that movement breaks old cast iron at the slab penetration and cracks tile set directly on concrete. We include a crack-isolation membrane in every slab tile scope as standard, and if we open the subfloor and find a collapsed drain line, replacing the rough-in plumbing is a written change order. You’ll know the cost before a single new tile goes down.
For a standard full bathroom remodel, $2,500 to $6,000 covers good tile work and mid-range fixtures from brands you can look up by name. We don’t hand you an allowance and hope for the best. The allowance goes in writing, and if you pick something that costs more, the price change arrives as a written change order before the material is ordered. No surprise invoices at the end.
The soil moves, the slab moves, and a new shower tied to that slab has to move with it or fail. That’s why we spec uncoupling membranes under shower floor tile, why we make sure the drain flange is properly tied, and why we slope the pan so water moves even if the floor shifts slightly over decades. It’s also why we insist on pulling permits in Citrus Heights: the inspector verifies the waterproofing and the drainage slope before the tile goes down. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your walk-in shower. Estimates are free, and the scope comes in writing.
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate for bathroom remodeling in Citrus Heights. A live person answers the phone, 24/7. We’ll come out, look at your bathroom, and hand you a line-by-line bid with the permit history, the slab condition, and the real cost in writing.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Citrus Heights since 1998.