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A full bathroom remodel in Lincoln, CA typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and a tub-to-shower conversion generally lands between $3,500 and $10,000. We’ve been doing this work in Lincoln long enough to know that the Sun City Lincoln Hills Architectural Review Committee adds a layer nobody tells you about until the job stalls. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll talk you through it before you spend a dollar.
We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, owned and operated by Tom Barrett since 1998. When we say we know Lincoln, we mean we know what happens when you move a bathroom vent through an exterior wall in Sun City and the HOA committee wants submittals you didn’t know existed. We handle that so you don’t have to. Our crews background-checked, uniformed, and carrying the Barrett name are in Lincoln most weeks, and you’ll talk to a live person whenever you call.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lincoln’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Lincoln homeowners keep calling us back for one reason you can verify yourself. Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number. You can look us up before you sign anything. That matters in a city where a lot of folks have already been burned by an out-of-town outfit that quoted one number on the phone and showed up with another.
We’ve remodeled bathrooms in Sun City Lincoln Hills, Lincoln Crossing, and around Twelve Bridges. We know which ARC submittal packages get approved and which ones stall. And every job we do carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call.
Every price change comes as a written change order before work proceeds. Every permit gets pulled and every inspection gets signed. There are no surprise invoices at the end, because an allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Lincoln
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Lincoln is the single most common bathroom project we do in the 95648 zip code, and for good reason. The housing stock in Sun City Lincoln Hills was built mostly between 1999 and 2012, which means tub-shower combos are now 15 to 25 years old. Homeowners staying in place want curbless entries, grab-bar blocking, and a shower floor that doesn’t require stepping over a tub wall. In Lincoln, a walk-in shower installation typically runs $4,500 to $12,000 depending on whether you’re doing a full tear-out or converting an existing tub footprint.
One thing that catches Lincoln homeowners off guard: if your shower project requires moving a plumbing vent through an exterior wall, that’s a visible exterior change. Sun City Lincoln Hills has its own Architectural Review Committee on top of Placer County permits. We file that submittal before we touch a drain line. More on that below.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in Lincoln usually costs $3,500 to $10,000. It’s the right move for a lot of the single-story stucco homes here, especially when the original fiberglass tub has stress cracks or the grout has failed after two decades of foothill heat. We pull the tub, assess the subfloor, address any leveling the Yolo-Rincon clay has made necessary, and build a shower that drains properly and doesn’t leak into the slab.
In a Lincoln Crossing home off Eastridge Drive, we converted a 1999-era master bathroom from a tub-shower combo to a curbless walk-in shower with a Kohler Purist fixture package and a frameless glass enclosure. Because the job required moving a plumbing vent through the exterior wall, a visible change, we submitted the HOA submittal packet two weeks before pulling the Placer County permit. We finished the rough-in and tile before the ARC meeting even convened.
Walk-In Shower Installation
For Lincoln homes that never had a tub in the master, a standalone walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. This includes demo, waterproofing, tile or solid-surface walls, the pan, fixtures, and glass. If you’re in Sun City Lincoln Hills and the shower involves a new window or relocated vent, the ARC review is the schedule driver, not the tile work. We plan around it so the shower isn’t sitting half-tiled waiting on a committee.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Bathroom vanity installation in Lincoln runs $800 to $3,000 for the vanity itself, plus countertop and plumbing tie-in. Tile work is priced by square foot and setup, but you’ll find our line-item quotes give you the actual cost before we start, not after. We carry premium fixture lines so you can look up exactly what’s going in your bathroom, not a mystery brand off a van.
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 Lincoln
We stock and install materials you can research yourself. For bathroom projects in Lincoln we regularly install Kohler and Delta fixtures, Schluter waterproofing systems, and solid-surface lines like Cambria. If your ARC submittal requires specific material and color callouts, we build the package using real product names and real color codes, because the Sun City committee doesn’t accept “white tile, something like what’s on the model home.” We submit with exact products so the review moves the first time.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Lincoln Homes
- Sun City ARC submittals skipped or incomplete. A contractor starts a bathroom remodel with a new exhaust fan or window, and the job stops mid-rough-in while everyone waits for the next committee meeting. We file before we demo, not after.
- Expansive clay under the slab. The Yolo-Rincon clay under Lincoln swells in wet winters and shrinks in 105-degree summers. Recess a shower pan or move a drain line, and you may expose foundation movement cracks. We level the subfloor before tile goes down.
- Tile and vanity materials that don’t match the ARC palette. Sun City Lincoln Hills has approved material and color ranges. Install the wrong tile, and the submittal gets denied, which means a change order for replacement materials you already paid for.
- Original 1999-2012 fixtures hitting end of life. Tub surrounds crack, shower pans flex, toilet flanges rot. Homes built in the Sun City and Lincoln Crossing boom years are all aging at the same time, and the repair wave is here.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Lincoln, CA
Here’s what we see in Lincoln’s market right now. These are real ranges, not teaser numbers.
| Project | Lincoln Price Range |
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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 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
What moves the number: whether the ARC review forces a material change, whether we’re leveling a slab that’s moved over 20 years of clay expansion, and whether you’re doing a straightforward vanity swap or gutting to the studs. We give written, line-item quotes before we start, and every price change is a written change order before a single nail moves. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lincoln
Our Lincoln crew also covers Rocklin, Loomis, Roseville, and North Auburn. If you’re in one of those towns and dealing with a bathroom that needs real attention, the same written quotes and 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call the same number: (877) 610-1318.
Serving Lincoln, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lincoln 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 Lincoln
No, not every bathroom remodel needs ARC approval. If your project stays entirely inside the existing footprint with no new window, no relocated vent, and no visible exterior change, you typically don’t need an ARC submittal. If you’re adding or moving a window, relocating a plumbing vent through an exterior wall, or changing anything visible from the street, you do need ARC pre-approval before Placer County will move on the permit. We’ll tell you which category your job falls into during the estimate. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look at your specific house.
Realistically, two to four weeks, depending on when your submittal lands relative to the committee’s meeting cycle. That’s why we file the submittal packet before demo starts whenever the job involves exterior penetrations. The wait is not the problem if it’s planned for. The problem is when a contractor skips it and your shower sits half-tiled for three weeks. We schedule around the calendar, not against it.
Yes. The Sun City Lincoln Hills ARC maintains an approved material and color palette for anything visible from the exterior. That includes window frames, vent covers, and any trim that reads from the street. We use exact product names and color codes in the submittal, because “white-ish” gets denied. If a material you want isn’t on the approved list, we’ll show you the closest approved option before you spend money on it. For an exact review of your home’s submittal requirements, call (877) 610-1318.
Usually not, unless the conversion involves moving a drain line through the slab in a way that changes exterior plumbing, adding a window, or relocating a vent through an exterior wall. Most tub-to-shower conversions keep the existing drain location and stay entirely inside the bathroom footprint, which means no ARC submittal. If your Lincoln Crossing home’s HOA has its own supplemental rules, we’ll check those too before we start. The estimate is free; call (877) 610-1318.
Expect the original waterproofing to be shot and the subfloor to need leveling before tile. Twenty-plus years of Yolo-Rincon clay movement under a slab means the floor may have shifted a quarter inch or more, and we correct that before setting tile. Expect us to check for exterior wall penetrations early in the process so the ARC clock starts, not mid-rehab. Expect written change orders if anything unexpected comes up. And expect us to be there when we say we will. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate and we’ll walk your specific bathroom with you.
Get Your Lincoln Bathroom Remodel Started
The Sun City ARC process, the Placer County permits, the clay soil, the 20-year-old waterproofing: we’ve handled all of it more times than we can count, and we’ll handle yours the same way. In writing, on time, and done right. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. Ask for Tom. He’ll answer.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lincoln since 1998.