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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Lubbock
A full bathroom remodel in Lubbock typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with walk-in shower installations landing between $4,500 and $12,000. Those numbers move when a 1960s slab starts talking back, and on Lubbock’s Pullman clay, it usually has something to say. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, owner-operated since 1998, and we’ve opened enough walls in Texas Tech Terrace, the east side, and the south side to know what waits behind them. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk through exactly what your house is telling us.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lubbock’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers from three states away. Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck and his sons run the crews, and that matters when a remodel opens up a wall and the subfloor has rotted out from a footer crack nobody knew about. We’ve built our Lubbock reputation one change order at a time: every scope adjustment, every allowance, every price movement arrives in writing before we touch it.
Our Bathroom Remodeling team works Lubbock neighborhoods like Tech Terrace, Arnett Benson, and Melonie Park, where the red-brick ranches from the 1950s and 60s share the same set of surprises. Homeowners tell us the same story over and over: they signed with someone who quoted one number on the phone and handed them a different bill at the door. That doesn’t happen here. We pull permits on every eligible job, the inspector signs off before we call it done, and our 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the contract, not buried in the fine print.
Calls are answered by a live person around the clock. You’ll talk to someone who knows Lubbock, not a call center in another time zone. And if something’s not right within 90 days, one call brings Tom back. He lives twenty minutes away; he wants to know about it.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Lubbock
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full gut-and-rebuild in Lubbock means dealing with whatever the Pullman clay has done to the slab edge before we set a single tile. We check door frame racking and existing tile lippage first, because leveling a vanity on a floor that’s still drifting is a waste of good material. From there, we handle everything: demo, rough-in plumbing and electrical updates, waterproofing, framing corrections if the clay’s already moved things, and finish work with materials you can look up.
Walk-In Shower Installation
Walk-in showers are the most requested upgrade in Lubbock’s 1950s-through-1980s ranches, and for good reason: the original tub-shower combos are tight, the cast-iron tubs weigh as much as a small car, and the tile surrounds often hide moisture damage behind walls that never had proper waterproofing. A new walk-in with a linear drain and a properly sloped pan changes the room entirely. We build them right: pre-sloped mortar bed, full waterproofing membrane up the walls, and no shortcuts on the rough-in.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a tub to a shower in Lubbock runs $3,500 to $10,000, and it’s usually the fastest way to make a small bath feel twice as big. The catch on older homes is what’s under the tub: rotted subfloor from a hairline slab crack drawing moisture, old cast-iron waste lines at the end of their life, and framing that was never meant to carry a tiled shower. We replace what needs replacing and you approve the number before we do it.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Whether you’re keeping the footprint and refreshing finishes or building out a new vanity wall, the details carry the room. We install named brands you can verify, tile with proper lippage control on floors that may have moved over the decades, and fixtures that’ll hold up to Lubbock’s hard water. A new vanity installation runs $800 to $3,000; tile work is scoped and priced in writing before we start.
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 Lubbock
We lean on manufacturers with real reputations: Simonton, Ply Gem, and PGT all show up on our Lubbock jobs, and when you ask why we picked one over another, you’ll get a straight answer based on your house, your exposure, and your budget. Lubbock’s wind and hail mean materials get tested hard out here; we don’t stock mystery brands off a van. If something needs warranty attention down the road, we’re the ones handling it, not a national hotline that connects you to a queue.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Lubbock Homes
- Slab movement from Pullman clay: The high-plasticity clay under Lubbock shrinks during drought and heaves when the rains return. In a bathroom remodel, that shows up as cracked grout lines, door frames that rack out of square, and shower pans that stop draining properly within a season or two of a good dry spell.
- Rotted subfloors under original tubs: On 1950s and 1960s red-brick ranches in neighborhoods like Tech Terrace and the east side, the original cast-iron tubs often sit on subflooring that has quietly rotted where moisture wicked up through a hairline footer crack. You don’t see it until demo starts, and by then it has to be fixed before any new waterproofing goes in.
- Unsupported walls opened for bigger baths: We regularly find load-bearing walls that were cut into years ago for a wider vanity opening or a bigger doorway, with a header that was undersized from day one. On Lubbock’s unreinforced slab-on-grade foundations, transferring point load onto an already-moving edge worsens clay heave and invites more cracking.
- Waterproofing over cracked mortar beds: Some contractors will waterproof right over an old, cracked mortar bed without checking whether the subfloor has delaminated from the slab. Moisture then wicks up the walls, the paint fails within a year, and Lubbock’s wind-driven dust finds its way into the new finish. We check the bond before we ever float a new pan.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Lubbock, TX
A full bathroom remodel in Lubbock runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the spread depends on what’s behind the walls once we open them. Small baths and powder rooms fall in the $5,000 to $12,000 range. Here’s how the common line items break down:
| Service | Lubbock Price Range |
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| 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 isn’t usually the tile or the vanity. It’s the framing repair under the tub, the subfloor replacement where the clay drew moisture through a crack, the electrical upgrade the panel needs once the inspector sees it. That’s why we write allowances into the contract and every change order comes in writing before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. No trip charge inside Lubbock county, and a 10% Senior & Veteran discount is permanent, not a promotion.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lubbock
We work throughout Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains, including Slaton, Levelland, Canyon, and Amarillo. If you’re outside the core city, scheduling is coordinated from the metro office and crews serve your area locally. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll confirm coverage for your address.
Serving Lubbock, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lubbock 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 Lubbock
Because Lubbock sits on Pullman clay, a high-plasticity soil that shrinks during drought and heaves after rain, and any slab that’s been moving for 60 years will tell you where the problem is if you know what to look for. We check door frame racking, tile lippage, and drain slope before tearing out, because a new waterproof pan won’t fix a floor that’s still moving. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a pre-remodel inspection, which is part of your free estimate.
A change order is a written document that prices out any scope adjustment before the work happens, and on Lubbock’s older homes you should expect at least one because hidden conditions like rotted subfloors or moved framing aren’t visible until a wall comes down. We write every allowance into the contract up front, then price any surprise in writing and get your signature before a single nail moves. If a contractor won’t put it on paper, that’s your answer about how the end of the job will go. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll show you exactly what our change order looks like.
Because Lubbock’s Pullman clay will drink the mix water unevenly if it’s bone dry during a summer drought, and that guarantees differential settlement within a season. Pre-wetting and conditioning the subgrade is standard practice here, and any crew that skips it is setting your shower pan up to crack. We do it on every job where we’re pouring new flatwork or packing a pan, and it’s a Lubbock necessity that most other markets never think about. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and we’ll walk the site with you.
Yes, and it’s one of the strongest protections you have. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and when they sign off on rough-in plumbing and electrical and final waterproofing, you’ve got a third party verifying the work meets code. On older Lubbock homes, the permit often triggers required upgrades, like GFCI circuits or correct venting, that some contractors skip and that become your problem later. We pull permits on every eligible job; if a contractor tells you they’re optional, call someone else. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you exactly what your remodel needs.
We assess how much movement has happened and whether it’s still active, then design the remodel around the reality of your foundation rather than pretending it isn’t there. That often means correcting framing before tile, using a shower pan system that tolerates minor movement, and recommending a soil inspection before we pour anything new. We’ve done this on homes from Tech Terrace to the southwest corridors, and you’ll see the findings in writing before we set a tile. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate and we’ll explain what your slab is telling us.
If you’re in Lubbock or a nearby town like Slaton, Levelland, Canyon, or Amarillo, and you’re done with contractors who quote one number and bill another, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll answer, we’ll come out, and we’ll hand you a written estimate with allowances spelled out. No surprises, no fine print, and Tom Barrett’s name on the work.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lubbock and the South Plains.