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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Gainesville
Bathroom remodeling in Gainesville, TX typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 for a full gut-and-rebuild, with smaller projects like a tub-to-shower conversion landing between $3,500 and $10,000. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been remodeling bathrooms in and around Gainesville long enough to know what’s behind those walls before we open them. If you’re planning a remodel in the 76240 or 76241 zip codes, call Tom’s team at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through a written, line-item estimate before a single tile comes up.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Gainesville’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Barrett & Sons Construction is an owner-operated Bathroom Remodeling company founded in 1998 by Tom Barrett. Tom’s sons run the crews, and when we say the owner’s name is on the truck, we mean it literally. Our people show up in uniform, background-checked, and the person you talk to on the phone is the same person you’ll see at the hardware store on California Street. We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers from three states away.
Gainesville homeowners tell us the same story over and over: a national outfit quoted one number on the phone, then handed them a different bill at the door. That doesn’t happen with us. Every scope change, every allowance, every price adjustment arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. No surprises on the final invoice. Every eligible job gets permits pulled and inspections signed, because the permit inspector works for you, not for us. And every completed bathroom remodel carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract, not buried in fine print. If it isn’t right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call.
We answer our own phone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A live person. Not a voicemail box, not an out-of-state call center. When you call about a bathroom remodel in Gainesville, you’ll talk to someone who knows what a Cooke County pier-and-beam foundation looks like. That matters more than most people realize until the walls are open.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Gainesville
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in showers are the most common upgrade we install in Gainesville, especially in the older Craftsman bungalows near the historic courthouse square. These homes were built for clawfoot tubs, not curbless showers, so the structural work matters just as much as the tile. We handle the full rebuild: floor structure verification, waterproofing, pan installation, and finish work. A walk-in shower installation in Gainesville runs $4,500 to $12,000, depending on whether we’re working over a slab or a pier-and-beam floor that needs shimming first.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
In Gainesville’s newer developments and the mid-century ranch homes built through the 1960s, vanity and tile work is often the first upgrade homeowners make. Builder-grade vanities with particleboard boxes don’t hold up to the humidity swings we get when the clay soil outside goes through our drought-wet cycles, which means indoor humidity bounces around too. We install solid plywood or furniture-grade vanities, porcelain or ceramic tile with proper moisture barriers, and fixtures from brands you can verify. Bathroom vanity installation in Gainesville runs $800 to $3,000, and a full tile shower or tub surround falls inside the broader remodel pricing below.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a bathtub to a walk-in shower is one of the smartest moves we see Gainesville homeowners make, particularly if you’re planning to age in place. Many of the original tubs in Gainesville’s 1960s ranch homes are worn past refinishing, and the surround tile has failed behind them. We remove the old tub, correct the subfloor and framing where the clay movement has caused settling, then install a properly waterproofed shower base and surround. A tub-to-shower conversion in Gainesville runs $3,500 to $10,000. Every conversion includes a written scope before we start, with permits pulled and inspections signed on every eligible job.
Small Bathroom Remodels
Small bathroom remodels in Gainesville’s older homes are rarely as simple as swapping a toilet and sink. The half-baths tucked under stairs or off back hallways in these older houses often hide the same foundation and framing issues as the full baths. But the footprint is smaller, which keeps labor costs and material waste down. A small bathroom remodel in Gainesville runs $5,000 to $12,000. We work from a written scope so you know exactly what’s included, and any surprise we find behind the walls gets documented as a written change order before we touch it.
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Trusted Brands We Service in Gainesville
We install and service bathroom fixtures and materials from brands that publish their specs and honor their warranties. That means you’ll see names like KOHLER, Moen, Delta, and Delta Faucet Company products in our remodels, plus tile from Daltile and Emser Tile. For windows in bathrooms where light and ventilation matter, we carry Andersen and Marvin, both of which hold up better than builder-grade vinyl in North Texas heat. We keep parts inventory coordinated through our Dallas-Fort Worth office, so when you need a specific valve or fixture for a Gainesville bathroom, we aren’t waiting two weeks on a truck from a distant warehouse.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Gainesville Homes
- Foundation movement from shrink-swell clay. Gainesville sits on black clay soils that heave during wet seasons and shrink during drought, and we regularly see tile cracks and separated shower pans in homes where the foundation wasn’t checked before the remodel. A $400 foundation assessment can keep you from throwing away a $12,000 bathroom a year later.
- Rotted subfloors over pier-and-beam foundations. In the older homes near the Cooke County Courthouse, we routinely open a bathroom floor and find water-damaged subfloor over sills that settled decades ago. The fix is structural: sister the joists, shim the piers, then rebuild the floor. Skipping this step means your tile grout cracks within the first year.
- Lathe-and-plaster walls hiding non-load-bearing surprises. In Gainesville’s pre-1950 bungalows, standard wall anchors don’t hold a vanity or a grab bar reliably. We verify what’s behind the plaster before we mount anything, because a grab bar that pulls out of the wall is worse than no grab bar.
- Hidden knob-and-tube wiring. When we’re rewiring for heated floors, lighted mirrors, or a ventilation fan with a humidity sensor, older Gainesville homes sometimes still have active knob-and-tube wiring in the walls. That’s a fire hazard and it won’t pass inspection. We identify and correct it as a written change order before any new electrical work goes in.
One job that explains all four: in a 1920s Craftsman bungalow near the Cooke County Courthouse, our crew opened the bathroom floor and found a rotted subfloor over a sagging pier-and-beam foundation that had moved with the clay. We sistered the joists, shimmed the piers, replaced the subfloor, then installed a KOHLER walk-in shower and new tile, all inspected and signed off before the walls closed. That’s the difference between a contractor who knows Gainesville and one who’s guessing.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Gainesville, TX
Here’s what you can expect to pay for bathroom work in Gainesville. These ranges reflect the labor and material realities of working in Cooke County homes, including the foundation checks and structural corrections that older houses near downtown often need.
| Project | Typical Gainesville Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
What moves the price isn’t just tile choice or fixture brand. It’s what’s underneath: a home on original pier-and-beam off North Commerce Street will cost more to prep than a newer slab house off Weaver Street, because the floor structure needs verification and usually some shimming before waterproofing and tile can go in. We’ll give you a written line-item estimate so you can see exactly where your money goes. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate, and you’ll have numbers on paper, not a guess over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Gainesville
Our crews work throughout Cooke County and the surrounding area, and we regularly complete bathroom remodels in Sanger, Celina, Denton, and Prosper. If you’re just outside Gainesville, you’ll get the same written change-order process, the same permits-and-inspections standard, and the same Gainesville area accountability that Tom Barrett has put his name on since 1998.
Serving Gainesville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Gainesville 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 Gainesville
Yes, for any Gainesville home on original pier-and-beam or an early unreinforced slab, you should get a foundation assessment before tile and fixtures go in. Gainesville’s shrink-swell black clay moves foundations more than two inches in an annual drought-to-rain cycle, and that movement will crack your new tile and separate your shower pan within a year if the foundation wasn’t addressed first. On newer slab homes in South Gainesville, the assessment is usually a quick visual check. On the old bungalows near the courthouse, it’s the difference between a remodel that lasts 15 years and one that fails in 18 months. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what your home actually needs.
Yes, it’s done regularly in Gainesville’s Craftsman and Victorian-era homes near the historic courthouse square. But the floor structure has to be verified and usually corrected first. Pier-and-beam floors in these houses have settled unevenly over decades of clay movement, which means the shower base won’t sit level and the tile will crack if we skip the structural work. We sister joists, shim piers, and replace rotted subfloor as a written change order before any waterproofing goes in. The finished walk-in shower looks the same as one in a new house, but the prep underneath is what makes it last.
Any bathroom remodel in Gainesville that moves drain lines, changes the tub to a shower, or adds new electrical circuits requires a permit from the City of Gainesville, and the work must pass inspection. We pull permits on every eligible job and we don’t treat them as optional. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why we like having them sign off. If a contractor tells you permits aren’t necessary for a tub-to-shower conversion, that’s a red flag. Call (877) 610-1318 if you want to know what your specific project would require.
The honest answer is that you can’t eliminate surprises in a 1920s or 1960s Gainesville home, but you can control them. We write the scope before we start, with allowances in writing. When we open a wall and find knob-and-tube wiring or a rotted sill, you get a written change order with a specific price before we do the additional work. You approve it or you don’t. That’s how you stay on budget: not by pretending nothing will ever go wrong, but by making sure every dollar is on paper and approved before it’s spent. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
For homes in Gainesville’s historic core near the Cooke County Courthouse, exterior changes can face architectural review, but interior bathroom finishes like tile, vanities, and shower enclosures are generally not restricted. Some newer Gainesville developments with HOAs may have rules about water fixtures, ventilation, or noise during construction hours, so we verify those before scheduling. If your home is in a designated historic district, we’ll help you confirm what’s required, and we’ll coordinate so your remodel doesn’t conflict with any local ordinance. The scope stays in writing either way.
Get Your Free Bathroom Remodel Estimate in Gainesville
If you’re ready to see real numbers for your bathroom remodel in Gainesville, call Tom’s team at (877) 610-1318. We’ll schedule a walkthrough, answer your questions directly, and give you a written line-item estimate that shows exactly where every dollar goes. No phone guesses, no surprise invoices. Free estimates, written change orders, permits pulled, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job we complete. Talk to a live person, any hour, and let’s figure out what your bathroom needs.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Gainesville and surrounding communities since 1998.