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A full bathroom remodel in Melissa, TX typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with walk-in shower installs starting around $4,500 and tub-to-shower conversions in the $3,500 to $10,000 range. We serve every subdivision and acreage tract in the 75454 zip code, from Liberty to North Creek, and we know what these slabs do when Collin County swings from wet spring to bone-dry August. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out, walk the job, and put every number in writing before you sign anything.
We’re not a national outfit sending a sales rep with a tablet and a payment portal. Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. When you call about Bathroom Remodeling in Melissa, the person who answers lives in North Texas, knows Blackland Prairie clay from experience, and will tell you straight whether your job needs a soils-aware slab assessment or just a vanity swap.
Key takeaways for Melissa homeowners:
- Bathroom remodels here almost always touch a post-tensioned slab on expansive clay, which changes how we scope drain moves and curbless showers.
- If your lot is on septic, moving a wet wall can trigger county setback rules you won’t hear about from a fly-by-night bid.
- Every estimate from us is a written line-item quote, and every change order lands on paper before a single nail moves.
- We back the finished job with the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract, not hidden in an email footer.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Melissa’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Ask anyone on your street, or look up Tom Barrett’s license number yourself. That’s the kind of company we are. We publish our name, our address, and our license on every document, and we answer the phone with a live person 24 hours a day, not a voicemail box or an out-of-state call center. In Melissa specifically, we’ve worked enough slabs on former farmland to know what happens when you cut into one without mapping post-tension cables first: you get a crack that runs through your new tile within two seasons.
Our reputation in Melissa comes from the same place it comes from in Anna, Fairview, and McKinney: we show up when we say we will, we pull permits on every eligible job, and the permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why I like him there. When a Melissa customer calls with a problem after we’ve finished, Tom comes back, because the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the contract. One call brings him out. No dispatch center, no “your ticket has been escalated.”
We also publish four standing offers, and we don’t invent new ones on the fly: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% senior and veteran discount. Those are on our site, on our trucks, and in our contracts. No fine print, no expiration.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Melissa
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full gut-and-rebuild in Melissa means more than swapping tile and fixtures. Most homes here sit on post-tensioned concrete slabs poured on Blackland Prairie clay, so when we move a drain line or widen a shower footprint, we’re cutting into a stressed structural element. Our crews map existing cables before any cut, and we design waterproofing joints for the vertical movement these slabs see between a wet May and a drought-stressed August. In the Liberty, North Creek, and Hunters Ridge subdivisions, we’ve seen slabs shift enough to crack builder-grade tile within five years, so our remodels account for that from day one.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Melissa runs $4,500 to $12,000, and the range is wide for a reason. A curbless entry on a slab that moves requires a recessed pan, a specific slope, and waterproofing that flexes without tearing. If you’re on acreage with a septic system, we also have to check setbacks before we move the wet wall. It’s not glamorous, but it’s what keeps your shower from leaking into a slab crack two winters from now.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
This is the most common request we get in the 2010s and 2020s tract homes that dominate Melissa, especially from homeowners in the master-planned sections along SH-121 and FM-545. The builder put in a fiberglass tub, it’s scratched and dated, and you want a tile shower. The conversion itself runs $3,500 to $10,000 depending on whether we can reuse the existing drain location or must relocate it. On a post-tensioned slab, relocating that drain is where the real skill lives, and it’s also where a low bidder will cut corners you’ll pay for later.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Vanity installation runs $800 to $3,000 in Melissa, and we stock name-brand fixtures rather than mystery boxes off a van. Tile work gets specified in writing with the exact square footage, the pattern, and the grout type, so there’s no allowance surprise waiting on the back end. If you’re replacing a vanity on a slab that’s already showing hairline cracks, tell us before we start, because anchoring a heavy stone top to a moving foundation is a different job than anchoring it to a stable one.
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 Melissa
We install materials you can look up. On Melissa Windows & Doors work that often accompanies a bathroom remodel, we carry Simonton and Ply Gem lines, brands with published specs and warranties you can verify before we order. We don’t push mystery brands off a van, and we don’t swap a specified product for a “comparable” one without a written change order in your hand first. If you’re adding ventilation, daylight, or a privacy window to a bath wall in Melissa, we’ll spec the unit by model number so you know exactly what’s going in.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Melissa Homes
- Slab movement cracking new work: Melissa sits on shrink-swell clay that can shift several inches vertically between seasons. A new curbless shower or bathroom addition that doesn’t account for this will show cracked joints and failed waterproofing within two wet-dry cycles.
- Septic and well setbacks: On acreage lots that remain on septic, moving a bathroom wall or adding a second bath can push the wet wall closer to a septic lateral or wellhead than Collin County code allows. We check setbacks before rough-in, because redesigning after rough-in doubles your cost.
- Lot drainage working against you: Much of Melissa’s newest development was platted on former farm fields with minimal legacy drainage. Water sheets across multiple lots toward the back fence line, which means a remodel that doesn’t address swale grading or a French drain invites moisture at the slab edge and mold behind new vanities.
- Builder-grade shortcuts showing age: Homes built in the 2010s and 2020s in subdivisions like Liberty and Hunters Ridge often have fiberglass tubs, cheap grout, and no moisture barrier behind the tile. We find standing water and failed caulk on jobs that look fine from the outside, and we scope the fix before we quote.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Melissa, TX
Here are the honest ranges for Bathroom Remodeling in Melissa. These are the numbers we quote from, not teaser prices designed to get a signature and then change.
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| 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 in Melissa? Whether you’re on city sewer or your own septic system, whether we’re cutting into a post-tensioned slab, whether your lot drains toward the house or away from it, and whether the bathroom sits on an exterior wall where we can vent naturally. Those aren’t add-ons we surprise you with later; they’re line items we discuss before you sign. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a written estimate, free, with no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Melissa
We work in Anna, Fairview, McKinney, and Princeton, so if you’re a few minutes down the road and need the same straight talk, the same written pricing, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, Melissa is simply the hub for this page. Our crews are in the area most days, and scheduling moves faster when we’re already nearby.
Serving Melissa, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Melissa 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 Melissa
Yes. If your Melissa home is on a septic system, any work that moves a wet wall, adds a bath, or relocates a drain triggers Collin County setback review before you can pass rough-in inspection. We pull the permits and coordinate the inspection. The inspector works for you, not for me, which is exactly why I want him on the job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific lot requires before you sign anything.
Usually, yes. In Melissa’s 2010s and 2020s tract homes, builder-grade tile installed directly on a post-tensioned slab without an uncoupling membrane will crack when the Blackland Prairie clay shifts, which it does every wet-dry cycle. We’ll inspect, tell you whether it’s a settlement issue or a bad install, and scope a repair that holds before we quote the fix.
In most cases, yes, but only if we map the cables first. Our crews use ground-penetrating radar to locate post-tension cables before any cut, then design the drain relocation to work around them. On a job in the Liberty subdivision, we cut a post-tensioned slab to relocate a tub drain for a walk-in shower, mapped the cables, added a moisture barrier under the new subfloor after finding standing water at the back fence line where Fence Installation - Melissa contractors had noted drainage issues, then coordinated county septic setback clearance before inspection sign-off. That’s the sequence, and skipping any step is how you get a cracked shower pan.
Often, yes, especially if your lot drains toward the back fence and your bathroom sits at the slab edge near our Driveway & Pavers in Melissa work zones. Much of Melissa’s newer development was platted on former farm fields with minimal grading, so water sheets across lots after a North Texas storm. We tie the shower pan and any exterior wall work into a swale or French drain before inspection, because ignoring drainage invites mold behind a new vanity within two wet seasons.
The rough-in inspection happens after framing, plumbing, and electrical are in the wall but before drywall and tile go up. It’s the point where a county inspector verifies that every pipe, wire, and vent is code-compliant. In Melissa, where slab movement and septic setbacks complicate the picture, passing rough-in is the difference between a bathroom that holds up for 20 years and one that fails behind the tile where you can’t see it. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate, and we’ll walk you through the sequence before the first hammer swings.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Melissa and the surrounding communities since 1998.