Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Four Corners
A full bathroom remodel in Four Corners typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathrooms starting around $5,000 and walk-in shower installations landing between $4,500 and $12,000. Those are real numbers from real jobs in the 77083, not national averages pulled off a website. If you’re planning a tub-to-shower conversion or a full gut-and-rebuild, call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your bathroom with you, scope in hand, before anyone swings a hammer.
Four Corners isn’t Houston. It’s unincorporated Fort Bend County, which means the permitting rules, inspection sequences, and flood elevation codes are different here than they are ten minutes east. We’ve worked enough jobs off Beechnut and around Brays Bayou to know exactly which county inspector to call, when to schedule, and what they’ll want to see before you close a wall. That local knowledge isn’t a sales pitch. It’s the difference between a bathroom that passes inspection the first time and one that sits torn apart for three extra weeks.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Four Corners’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That’s not marketing language. When you hire Barrett & Sons for a bathroom remodel in Four Corners, the person who measures your shower opening, pulls your Fort Bend County permit, and signs off on the tile layout carries the Barrett name. We don’t dispatch strangers. We show up with our own trucks, our own tools, and a written scope that spells out every allowance before the first nail moves.
On a 1990s tract home off Beechnut Street near Brays Bayou, our crew found a shower remodel where Houston-permitted plumbers had roughed in a new mixing valve without Fort Bend County’s inspection sign-off. We pulled the correct county permit, opened the wall to verify the rough-in, and replaced rusted galvanized nipples with brass before closing, then scheduled the county inspection to keep the project on track. That’s the kind of thing you only catch if you’ve worked 77083 for years. We have.
Every bathroom remodel we do in Four Corners comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise written on the contract. If something’s not right, Tom comes back. One call. That promise matters more in Four Corners than it does in some master-planned community where homes are newer and soils are tamer. Here, the ground moves. We plan for it.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Four Corners
We handle the full range of Bathroom Remodeling, but in Four Corners most homeowners come to us with one of four specific jobs. Here’s what those look like on the ground, in 77083.
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A complete gut-and-rebuild in a Four Corners home means tearing out everything to the studs and starting fresh. For houses built in the 1980s and 90s, that almost always means addressing the post-tension slab, checking for moisture intrusion at the Brays Bayou floodplain edge, and making sure the new floor assembly is isolated from the clay soil movement. We pull the Fort Bend County permit, schedule the plumbing rough-in inspection, then the flood elevation check if your home falls in a FEMA-mapped zone. The county inspector works for you, not for us. We like it that way.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Four Corners starts around $4,500 and runs to $12,000 depending on glass, tile, and whether we’re moving drain lines. Most of the shower pans we replace on 90s-era tract homes were set in mortar beds that weren’t isolated from the slab, so when Beaumont black clay swells after a wet spring, the pan cracks and water finds its way into places you can’t see. We install Schluter foam pans with proper isolation layers, and we verify the drain slope against Fort Bend County’s minimum before we set anything.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
This is the most popular bathroom job in Four Corners right now, and it’s where we see the most contractor mistakes. The old tub drain is 1.5 inches, and a low-threshold shower base needs more slope to drain properly. Too many crews reuse that line without checking. We don’t. A tub-to-shower conversion in the 77083 runs $3,500 to $10,000, and the biggest variable is whether the drain needs to move. We’ll tell you before we start, in writing.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Custom vanities warp in Four Corners when installers anchor cabinets directly to the slab without accounting for seasonal movement. Doors rack within two years. We use adjustable legs, shims, and proper anchoring so the vanity stays square through wet and dry cycles. Tile work gets the same treatment: uncoupling membranes, not thin-set directly on the concrete. Fixtures are Grohe or Sterling, whatever fits your budget and your taste, and we stock the trim kits locally so you’re not waiting on a parts truck from Dallas.
What happens when you call
- 1
A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
- 2
You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
- 3
A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
- 4
You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Four Corners
We install materials you can look up: Schluter for waterproofing and uncoupling systems, Grohe for fixtures, Sterling for tubs and shower bases, and GAF where a bathroom remodel ties into roofing or skylight work. We don’t stock mystery brands off a van. If you want to check a part number before you sign anything, we’ll give it to you. That’s how we’ve done business since 1998, and it’s why Four Corners homeowners who’ve been burned by a national outfit call us for the second opinion.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Four Corners Homes
- Shower pans cracking on post-tension slabs. The Beaumont black clay under 77083 swells during wet seasons and shrinks during dry ones. Original mortar beds weren’t isolated from that movement, so pans crack and leak into the slab. We replace them with properly isolated Schluter systems that flex without failing.
- Tub-to-shower conversions reusing the old 1.5-inch drain. Fort Bend County has minimum slope requirements for low-threshold shower bases. The old tub line rarely meets them. We verify slope before we order materials, not after we’ve opened the floor.
- Vanities racking within two years. Anchoring a cabinet directly to a moving slab guarantees warped doors and a crooked counter. We install with the slab movement in mind, using methods that hold square through Four Corners’s wet-dry soil cycles.
- Wrong-permit stop-work orders. Contractors who pull City of Houston permits for a 77083 bathroom find out the hard way that Fort Bend County has its own permitting portal and inspection schedule. We start with the county every time, and we don’t get stopped.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Four Corners, TX
Here’s what bathroom work actually costs in Four Corners right now. These are line-item ranges from jobs we’ve priced and built in the 77083, not a national average with Fort Bend County’s name slapped on it.
| Service | Typical Range in Four Corners |
|---|---|
| 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 number is the age of your slab, whether the Fort Bend County flood elevation rules apply to your address, and whether the drain needs to move. We give you a written scope with allowances spelled out before we start. Every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come measure your bathroom and hand you a line-item quote. The estimate is free, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Four Corners
Our crews work throughout Four Corners and the surrounding communities, including Mission Bend, Alief, Pecan Grove, and New Territory. If you’re in one of those neighborhoods and need bathroom remodeling, we’ll apply the same Fort Bend County permitting knowledge and the same written-scope discipline to your job. Call and ask for Tom.
Serving Four Corners, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Four Corners 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 Four Corners
You need a Fort Bend County permit for any bathroom remodel in 77083, even if your street touches Houston city limits. Four Corners is unincorporated Fort Bend County, and the county has its own permitting portal and inspection scheduling system. Using a Houston permit will trigger a stop-work order and rescheduling delays that can add weeks to your project. We pull the correct county permit from day one.
If your home falls within a FEMA-mapped flood zone near Brays Bayou tributaries, the county may require a finished-floor elevation check before we close the shower. In practice, that means the rough-in inspection gets sequenced after the elevation verification, so the county inspector can see the drain slope and the floor assembly at the same time. We schedule it correctly the first time so you’re not paying for a second inspection. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your address against the current FEMA maps before you sign anything.
The Beaumont black clay under Four Corners swells and shrinks dramatically through wet-dry cycles, and post-tension slabs on that clay move more than slabs in neighboring areas with different soil composition. Vanities anchored directly to the slab and tile set without an uncoupling membrane crack within a few years. We install with those soil conditions in mind, which is why our work holds up in 77083.
A realistic allowance for a full bathroom remodel in a 90s Four Corners tract home is $9,000 to $28,000, and it covers demo, new plumbing rough-in with brass fittings, Schluter waterproofing, tile or shower base, vanity, fixtures, lighting, and Fort Bend County permit fees. What it doesn’t cover is hidden damage: subfloor rot from a cracked pan, galvanized drain lines that need replacing, or flood elevation corrections. We spell all of that out in your written scope before work starts, and any change arrives as a written change order first. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your bathroom.
Sometimes, but only if the existing 1.5-inch drain line meets Fort Bend County’s minimum slope for a low-threshold shower base. In most 80s and 90s Four Corners homes, it doesn’t, and converting means moving the drain to a 2-inch line with proper slope. We’ll verify the slope before we order materials, so you know whether the $3,500 range or the $10,000 range applies to your job. If you’ve got a written estimate from another contractor, bring it in and we’ll give you a free second opinion.
Ready to Start Your Four Corners Bathroom Remodel?
Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and ask for Tom. We’ll come to Four Corners, measure your bathroom, check your address against Fort Bend County’s permit and flood rules, and hand you a written line-item quote. No trip charge inside the county. No pressure. Just straight answers from a company that’s been doing this since 1998, with a name on the truck and a 90-day promise on the contract.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Four Corners and Fort Bend County since 1998.