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A full bathroom remodel in Leon Valley typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the price depends heavily on whether your home’s slab needs attention before tile ever goes down. We’ve been remodeling bathrooms in this part of Bexar County long enough to know that the clay under Leon Valley doesn’t sit still, and neither should your contractor’s paperwork. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your bathroom, check the slab, and give you a written line-item estimate before you commit to anything.
Tom Barrett owns this company. His sons run the crews. When you call, a live person answers, not a call center. That matters when you’re about to spend five figures on a room you use every day.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Leon Valley’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Most of the bathrooms we remodel in Leon Valley were built between 1950 and 1975, back when single-story brick ranch homes were going up by the block along Huebner Road and Bandera Road. Those homes have decades of Bexar County clay movement under them. We know what that does to tub flanges, tile grout, and door framing. More importantly, we know how to fix it so the new work doesn’t crack in three years.
Our Bathroom Remodeling team pulls permits through Leon Valley City Hall, not San Antonio. That’s a distinction a surprising number of contractors miss, and it stalls jobs. We don’t miss it. Every job we start in 78240 has its permit filed before demo begins, and every scope change arrives as a written change order before a single nail moves.
Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look it up. Ask anyone on your street. We’ve been at this since 1998, and the name on the truck is the name that answers the phone.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Leon Valley
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full remodel in Leon Valley usually means gutting a 60-year-old bathroom down to the studs and starting clean. We replace the subfloor when rot has set in, sister joists where decades of slab heave have pulled framing out of square, and rebuild with materials that can handle the moisture and movement this area throws at a bathroom. Permits get pulled before demo. Inspections get scheduled early enough to keep your job moving.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in showers are the most requested upgrade we see in Leon Valley ranch homes. The old tub-shower combo comes out, and a zero-threshold or low-curb shower goes in. We use decoupling membranes between the slab and the tile so the shrink-swell cycle that cracked your last grout lines doesn’t telegraph through the new work. Schluter systems are our standard for waterproofing, not an upsell.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a 1950s or 1960s tub to a walk-in shower makes sense for a lot of Leon Valley homeowners who plan to stay in the house. The work is faster than a full remodel, but it still starts with a permit and a look at what’s under the tub. We’ve pulled enough cast-iron tubs out of these ranches to know the flange is probably cracked and the subfloor is probably questionable. We check before we quote, so the price you get is the price you pay.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Whether you’re swapping a vanity, retiling a shower surround, or replacing fixtures throughout, we install brands you can look up, not mystery stock off a van. Grohe and Sterling fixtures, Schluter waterproofing, tile rated for high-moisture slabs. If you’re in Leon Valley and just want the old tile gone and something clean in its place, we’ll do that too, with the same written scope and the same inspection sign-off.
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 Leon Valley
We specify materials that hold up to Leon Valley’s specific conditions: clay soil that shifts, summer humidity that climbs, and homes built when building codes were thinner. Schluter waterproofing membranes, Sterling tubs and shower bases, Grohe fixtures. These aren’t mystery brands that happen to be on sale. They’re products we’ve installed into homes across 78240 and watched hold up for years. When you call (877) 610-1318, we’ll tell you which brands fit your budget and your house, and why.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Leon Valley Homes
- Cracked tile and failing grout from slab heave. Leon Valley sits where the Balcones Escarpment limestone drops off into deep clay, and that transition means the ground under your foundation moves more than it does a few miles south. Standard backer board without a decoupling membrane will crack within a few years. We install a membrane between slab and tile so the movement doesn’t show up in your new shower.
- Rotted subfloors under old tubs. On a remodel off Huebner Road, we pulled a cast-iron tub from a 1963 ranch and the subfloor had rotted along the exterior wall. The tub flange had cracked years earlier from slab movement, water seeped behind the tile, and the framing paid for it. We sistered the joists, replaced the subfloor with marine-grade plywood, and set the new tub in a mortar bed.
- Bathroom exhaust fans vented into the attic. A lot of 1950s and 1960s Leon Valley ranches never had proper exhaust. Some owner along the way cut a hole, hung a fan, and vented it straight into the attic. In tight, low-slope ranch attics, that humid air sits against the rafters and grows mold. We vent through the roof, and we make sure the duct is insulated.
- Unpermitted work from previous owners. We regularly find showers and plumbing rough-in work that was done without a Leon Valley permit. The city’s inspection staff is small, and if you discover missing permits mid-job, framing and tile can stall for days. We check before we start and pull every permit ourselves.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Leon Valley, TX
Here’s what bathroom work runs in Leon Valley right now. These are real ranges, not phone quotes designed to change when we show up.
| Service | Typical Range in Leon Valley |
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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 |
| Bathtub Replacement | $3,500 - $10,000 |
What moves the price: the condition of your subfloor, whether we’re leveling framing that shifted over decades, the waterproofing system, and the fixture grade. A small bathroom remodel in Leon Valley typically lands between $5,000 and $12,000. We write every allowance and every change order on paper before work proceeds, so the number you sign is the number you pay. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free, no-trip-charge estimate in Leon Valley.
We Also Serve Cities Near Leon Valley
Our crews work throughout the Leon Valley area and the neighboring communities of Lackland Air Force Base, Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, and San Antonio. If you’re in Leon Valley or just outside it, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you when we can be there.
Serving Leon Valley, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Leon Valley 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 Leon Valley
Yes. Leon Valley is an independent municipality completely encircled by San Antonio, and all construction permits must be pulled through Leon Valley’s own Building Department on Bandera Road, not through San Antonio or Bexar County. This trips up contractors who assume they’re working under COSA rules. We file with Leon Valley before demo starts, so your rough-in and framing inspections don’t stall waiting on a city that schedules week by week. If you have a written estimate from another contractor, call (877) 610-1318 for a free second opinion.
The clay under Leon Valley shrinks in drought years and swells in wet years, and because the city sits right where Hill Country limestone transitions into deep coastal-plain clay, the movement is more extreme than in many parts of San Antonio. That movement cracks tile, separates tub flanges, and pulls door frames out of square. We plan for it: decoupling membranes under tile, mortar-bed tub settings, and waterproofing that flexes instead of failing. If your bathroom tile has cracked more than once, the soil is probably why. Call us and we’ll tell you what we’d do differently.
A full bathroom remodel in Leon Valley typically runs $9,000 to $28,000. Small bathrooms and surface-level refreshes run $5,000 to $12,000. A walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. The biggest variables are what we find under the tub and behind the tile, and whether the framing has shifted enough to need correction. We write every scope item down before we start, so there’s no surprise invoice at the end. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318.
Two reasons. First, Leon Valley requires its own permits and its own inspections, and the city’s inspection staff is small, which means smart contractors build extra scheduling time into the job so your rough-in sign-off doesn’t stall drywall and tile. Second, the clay movement under Leon Valley homes is more pronounced because of the Balcones Escarpment transition, so foundation-aware prep work under the tile, around the tub, and along the subfloor takes more material and more labor than a flat-slab job in a newer part of San Antonio. The cheap spec goes in fast and fails within a decade. The right spec costs more up front and stays put.
Yes, and we do it regularly. The old tub comes out, we inspect and repair the subfloor and framing, then we build a walk-in shower with a decoupling membrane between the slab and the tile, waterproofing up the walls, and a curb or zero-threshold entry depending on the floor framing and the door swing. Because these 1950s and 1960s ranches have settled unevenly, we check the floor for level and adjust before tile goes down. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll measure your bathroom and give you a written number.
Call Barrett & Sons for Your Leon Valley Bathroom Remodel
If you live in Leon Valley and you’re tired of a bathroom that’s cracked, dated, or just not working anymore, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll come out, look at your slab, check your framing, give you a written estimate, and pull the permits through Leon Valley City Hall ourselves. The name on the contract is Tom Barrett. The name on the truck is Tom Barrett. And the phone gets answered by a real person, 24/7.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Leon Valley since 1998.