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A full bathroom remodel in League City typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, depending on whether you’re refreshing a powder room or gutting a primary bath in Westover Park. Most of our League City projects take two to five weeks once permits clear, with walk-in shower conversions finishing faster than full tear-outs. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve remodeled bathrooms on both sides of I-45, from Tuscan Lakes to Mar Bella. Call (877) 610-1318 and Tom or one of his sons will talk you through the real numbers before you spend a dime.
If you’re reading this from a 2005 Taylor Morrison build with the original fiberglass tub and a vanity that’s seen better days, you’re exactly who this page is for. We know these houses. We know what fails first, what’s worth fixing, and what the HOA will and won’t let you do. More on all of that below.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is League City’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. That matters in League City, where half the homes we walk into belong to people who already got burned once by an outfit that quoted one number on the phone and showed up with a different one. Tom’s name, his address, and his license number are published and verifiable. Look them up before you sign anything. He wants you to.
Our crews are background-checked and uniformed on every visit. On most League City jobs, Tom’s sons run the crew personally. That’s not a corporate talking point. It’s just how we work. When you call with a question mid-project, you get a live person, 24/7, not a voicemail box or an out-of-state call center.
We also understand what League City throws at a bathroom remodel that other markets don’t. Flood elevation certificates. Beaumont clay under the slab. HOA architectural committees that want to see plumbing schematics before you move a drain. We’ve pulled permits in 77573 and 77574 for years, and we know which inspectors want to see what. That local knowledge keeps your job moving instead of stalling over paperwork.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in League City
Here’s what we actually do most often in League City homes. This is the Bathroom Remodeling work we specialize in.
Walk-In Shower Installation
A walk-in shower installation in League City runs $4,500 to $12,000, and it’s the single most common upgrade we do in 1990s and 2000s tract homes. Most of these houses came with fiberglass tub/shower combos that crack or fade. We rip them out, redo the waterproofing, and build a curbless or low-threshold shower framed for aging in place. If your home is in a FEMA flood zone, we handle the elevation paperwork as part of the scope, in writing, before we start.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in League City typically runs $3,500 to $10,000, and it’s the fastest way to make a small bath feel twice as big. We’ve done dozens of these in Mar Bella and South Shore Harbour. The key here is drain configuration. Some HOAs have a plumbing fixture schedule that dictates what you can and can’t change. We check that before we cut anything, because finding out after rough-in is a $2,000 mistake nobody wants to explain.
Bathroom Vanity Installation
A new vanity in League City runs $800 to $3,000 installed, depending on whether you’re swapping a 36-inch single sink or building out a double bowl with a stone top. We stock slab-on-grade-friendly vanities with moisture-resistant bases, because bathrooms in this part of Galveston County sit on Beaumont clay that moves. A vanity that can’t handle a little slab shift will start pulling away from the wall within a season.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Tile on a League City slab needs a crack-isolation membrane. Period. We won’t lay tile without one, because the clay under these houses expands and contracts enough to crack grout lines within a year. Fixtures come from brands you can look up, Moen, Kohler, and Delta among them, and we install pressure-balance valves on every shower so you don’t get scalded when someone flushes a toilet.
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 League City
We install and warrant materials from brands you can verify, not mystery stock off a van. In League City bathrooms, that means Kohler and Moen brass, Schluter waterproofing systems, and when a client wants a stone-look shower wall without the maintenance, we’ve used materials from Quikrete’s specialty surfacing lines. We don’t stock generic hardware-store filler. If it’s going into your house, you should be able to Google it and read the spec sheet yourself.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in League City Homes
- Cracked fiberglass tubs from slab movement. The Beaumont clay under League City shrinks in droughts and swells after Gulf rain events. That movement transfers straight up through slab-on-grade foundations and cracks fiberglass pans and tub skirts. We see it most often in 1990s and 2000s builds in South Shore Harbour and Westover Park.
- HOA fixture schedule rejections. Tuscan Lakes and Mar Bella both have architectural review committees that want to see plumbing plans before you move a drain or change a tub to a shower. A homeowner who skips that step can wind up with a rejected rough-in and a change order to redo the drain configuration.
- Missing moisture barriers under original tile. 1990s tract homes in League City often have tile set directly on the slab with no barrier. Within a year or two of new tile going down, the clay heave cracks it edge to edge. We fix this with a decoupling membrane before we set a single tile.
- Flood-zone elevation paperwork surprises. League City sits almost entirely within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas. A permitted bathroom remodel, even on the second floor, has to show finished-floor elevations above Base Flood Elevation. If the previous contractor told you permits were optional, you’ve got a mess we can straighten out.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in League City, TX
Here’s what bathroom work actually costs in this market, with real ranges we’ve quoted and built to in 77573 and 77574.
| Service | League City Price Range |
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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 |
The biggest cost drivers in League City are floor prep on moving slabs, waterproofing scope, whether the job triggers flood-zone engineering, and what the HOA makes you change. A $9,000 bathroom remodel is a cosmetic refresh, new fixtures, paint, maybe a vanity swap. A $28,000 remodel is a full gut with a walk-in shower, new rough-in, custom tile, and flood-zone compliance work. We price both the same way. Every allowance in writing. Every change order signed before work starts. No surprise invoices at the end.
Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We’ll walk the room with you and hand you a written, line-item quote before you commit to anything.
One League City Thing Nobody Talks About Until It’s Too Late
League City sits almost entirely within the Clear Creek and Clear Lake watersheds, and large parts of both 77573 and 77574 are FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas. Here’s what that means for a bathroom remodel, and it’s not what most contractors will tell you. Any permitted remodel, even a second-story bathroom, must show finished-floor elevations above Base Flood Elevation, and lower-level work triggers engineered flood vent requirements under Galveston County’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. That adds $1,500 to $4,000 in engineering and venting costs that a contractor working in the Harris County suburbs rarely even mentions. Some contractors skip it. We won’t, because the permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why we like him.
We recently gutted a primary bath in a 2007 Taylor Morrison build in Westover Park. The original fiberglass tub/shower had cracked because the slab moved with the Beaumont clay. Our crew replaced it with a Kohler cast-iron tub set on a reinforced subfloor, ran new PEX rough-in, and cut in a Moen pressure-balance valve before inspection sign-off, all while keeping the FEMA elevation certificate untouched. That job took four weeks, and the homeowner never had to chase the inspector once.
Working Around Your Builder Warranty and HOA Rules
Most League City homes are 1990s to 2010s tract construction in master-planned communities like South Shore Harbour, Tuscan Lakes, Mar Bella, and Westover Park. If your home is still under a builder warranty, a remodel can void it if the work touches systems the builder is still responsible for. We scope around that. We document what we touch, what we don’t, and we’ll tell you straight up if waiting another year makes more sense than breaking the warranty now. No contractor who wants your business should tell you otherwise.
HOAs in League City’s newer developments enforce architectural standards that older neighborhoods along FM 518 never had. Before we pull a permit in Mar Bella, we check the community’s plumbing fixture schedule and submittal requirements. That’s not busywork. It’s the difference between a smooth inspection and a rejected rough-in that costs you money and weeks.
We Also Serve Cities Near League City
If you’re just outside League City in Dickinson, Webster, Bacliff, or Seabrook, we cover those areas too. Our scheduling and dispatch run from the Houston office, but crews live and work locally, and we’re in League City most weeks. League City is home turf.
Serving League City, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the League City 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 League City
It can. Post-Harvey, Galveston County tightened enforcement on the 50% substantial-improvement threshold. If a permitted renovation exceeds 50% of the structure’s pre-storm market value, the whole house must be brought up to current flood elevation standards. A bathroom remodel alone rarely crosses that line, unless the home had Harvey damage and the remodel is bundled with other repairs. We scope every project carefully against that threshold and put the numbers in writing before you commit. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through your specific case.
Because the lower level of your home is in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and the county’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance applies to the structure, not the room being remodeled. If your remodel touches the lower level at all, say, reworking plumbing stacks or relocating a drain line, engineered flood vents become part of the permit scope. That’s typically $1,500 to $4,000 added to the job. A contractor who skips this is setting you up for a failed inspection and a stop-work order. We don’t skip it.
No. Mar Bella’s architectural review committee requires submittal for plumbing fixture changes, including tub-to-shower conversions and drain reconfigurations. We handle that paperwork as part of the job. If you do the work without approval, you risk a demand to reverse it at your own cost. Better to spend a week on the submittal than a month undoing finished work.
The clay expands when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, and in League City we get both extremes every year. That movement flexes your slab, which cracks rigid tile and fiberglass tubs. We install crack-isolation membranes under all tile work, and we frame walk-in showers with movement-tolerant substrates. It’s the reason our tile work in League City doesn’t crack edge to edge within a year, and it’s not negotiable on our jobs.
A $9,000 remodel is a refresh. New vanity, new fixtures, paint, maybe a new toilet and a re-glazed tub. Labor stays light, waterproofing is refreshed but not rebuilt, and we’re in and out in two weeks. A $28,000 remodel is a full gut. Walk-in shower with custom tile, new drain locations, cast-iron or solid-surface tub, flood-zone engineering if it applies, and high-end fixtures from brands you can look up. The $28,000 job changes how the room works. The $9,000 job changes how it looks. Both come with the same written change-order policy and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your specific bathroom. Estimates are free.
Contact Barrett & Sons Construction
If you’re tired of contractors who quote one price and bill another, call us. Tom Barrett will put the scope in writing, the allowances in writing, and every change order in writing before a single nail moves. We pull permits on every eligible League City job, and we back the finished work with our 90-Day Done Right Promise. One call brings Tom back if something isn’t right. Senior and veteran discounts apply, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 today to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving League City since 1998.