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A bathroom remodel in Richardson typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 for a full gut-and-rebuild, with smaller jobs like tub-to-shower conversions landing between $3,500 and $10,000. Those are the numbers we quote, in writing, before the first hammer swings. We serve every Richardson ZIP code from 75080 to 75085, and we know exactly what’s behind the walls of the ranch homes that dominate the western half of town. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate you can hold us to.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Richardson’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons still run the crews that show up in Richardson. That matters to homeowners here because the last thing you want on a thirty-year-old slab home is a rotating cast of subcontractors who’ve never opened a wall in 75080. We have. The black clay under western Richardson moves, the cast-iron drains crack, and the framing from 1965 doesn’t always meet today’s code. None of that surprises us.
Our Richardson customers tend to be people who’ve already been through one bad remodel with a company that quoted low and billed high. They call us because Tom’s name, his license number, and his address are published and verifiable. They call because every scope change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. And they call because a live person answers the phone 24/7, not an out-of-state call center. When a homeowner on Custer Road or in Canyon Creek has a question at 8 p.m., they get a real answer.
We’re a Bathroom Remodeling company that treats Richardson jobs like they’re in our own neighborhood. Because for us, they are. The Dallas-Fort Worth office coordinates scheduling, but the crews working in your bathroom are Tom’s sons and the same background-checked, uniformed people who’d recognize you at the hardware store on Saturday.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Richardson
Full Bathroom Remodeling
When we gut a bathroom in a 1960s brick-veneer ranch off Campbell Road or Renner Road, we plan for what’s behind the tile before we pick the tile. That means assessing the condition of the original cast-iron drain stack, checking whether the post-tension slab has shifted the subfloor, and confirming the wall cavity is freeze-hardened after Winter Storm Uri exposed how poorly those 1960s-era homes were insulated. Then we write the full scope, pull permits, and get to work.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
A walk-in shower installation in Richardson runs $4,500 to $12,000 depending on whether we’re working over a slab that’s settled or a subfloor that needs re-shimming before the dry-pack goes down. In the 75080 and 75081 ZIP codes, we routinely find the existing subfloor has sagged enough that tile would fail within a year if we floated grout over it. That’s the invisible step most contractors skip, and it’s the step that separates a remodel that lasts from one that cracks by spring.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
This is one of the most common jobs we do in Richardson, especially in the original 5×8 hall baths of 1960s and 1970s tract homes. In 75080 and 75081, a tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 to $10,000, but the real variable is what we find when the tub comes out. Rot behind the tub wall, a cracked cast-iron drain, or a subfloor that’s heaved on the clay all change the numbers, and we deliver that news as a written change order, never as a surprise invoice.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Vanity installation in Richardson runs $800 to $3,000, and we carry premium brands you can look up rather than mystery stock off a van. For tile and fixtures across Richardson homes, we stock common local parts to keep the job moving, and we order the rest with enough lead time that nobody’s stuck in a half-finished bathroom waiting on a faucet. Permits get pulled on every eligible job, and the inspector’s sign-off is part of the deal, not an afterthought.
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 Richardson
We carry and install brands Richardson homeowners recognize and can verify, including Techo-Bloc for hardscape-adjacent work and Cambridge Pavers where a bathroom remodel extends into a connected patio or entry space. For bathroom interiors specifically, we work with Kohler fixtures and the same premium hardware lines we’d put in our own homes. Local stock for common parts means faster turnaround for Richardson customers, and if a supplier has a delay, you’ll know about it in writing before it affects your job.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Richardson Homes
- Clay soil movement under slab-on-grade bathrooms. Richardson sits on Blackland Prairie black clay that shrinks in summer drought and heaves in wet seasons. In 75080 and 75081, that seasonal movement has already cracked original cast-iron drain stacks or left subfloor crowns uneven before we even start, which is why we check joist crowns and sill plates before any tile goes down.
- Rot and freeze damage behind 1960s and 1970s tub walls. Once the tile comes off in a Richardson ranch, we often find water-damaged studs and freeze damage from Winter Storm Uri-era pipe bursts. If that damage is there, the rot has to be cut out and the framing sistered before waterproofing begins, and that work gets written up as a change order, not left for you to discover on demo day.
- Cast-iron rough-in that fails when you need to move a toilet drain. Richardson requires inspection sign-off on any waste-line modification, even moving a toilet drain a few inches. Skipping the permit stalls the punch list later when you try to sell, and we won’t do that to you.
- Post-tension slab assumptions that don’t hold. If you’re told a 1970s slab-on-grade bathroom needs no subfloor work, get a second opinion. Clay movement leaves joists and sill plates uneven, and tile over an unlevel subfloor starts cracking within a year. We re-shim and replace as part of the scope, because that’s what keeps a Richardson remodel watertight.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Richardson, TX
Here’s what we quote for bathroom work in Richardson, with the caveat that your exact number depends on what’s behind the walls once we open them up. These are our market-calibrated ranges for this city, not generic Texas numbers.
| Bathroom Remodeling Service | Typical Price Range in Richardson |
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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 two biggest cost drivers in Richardson are the age of your rough-in and the condition of your subfloor. A 1969 brick-veneer ranch with original cast-iron drains and a slab that’s moved will land toward the upper end of any range, because we’ll be sistering joists and re-plumbing before the pretty work starts. We write every allowance in the contract, and if we find rot or slab movement mid-job, you get a written change order before another nail moves. Estimates from us are free. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put the scope on paper.
We Also Serve Cities Near Richardson
While this page is for Bathroom Remodeling in Richardson, our crews also work regularly in University Park, Highland Park, Garland, and Dallas. The same written change orders, the same permits pulled, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply wherever the job site is. If you’re in a neighboring city and want a quote, call (877) 610-1318.
Serving Richardson, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Richardson 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 Richardson
Yes, the City of Richardson requires inspection sign-off on any waste-line modification, including moving a toilet drain or re-routing plumbing for a tub-to-shower conversion. We pull the permit as part of the job and the inspector’s final sign-off is your protection when you sell. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through exactly what your remodel triggers.
We check joist crowns, sill plates, and the subfloor for sag before any tile goes down, then re-shim and replace as needed as a written part of the scope. The black clay under western Richardson doesn’t stop moving, so our work is built to flex with the house, not against it. Call (877) 610-1318 for a quote on your 75081 master bath.
Plan on $9,000 to $28,000 for a full remodel, and expect to be at the upper end if the cast-iron drain stack has cracked and the subfloor needs structural work first. We write that into the scope up front and change orders only if we find something behind the walls that wasn’t visible. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written line-item estimate.
Yes, it’s done regularly in Richardson’s 1960s and 1970s 5×8 hall baths, though curbless work on an original slab often requires cutting the concrete to move the drain and slope the floor. We handle that demolition and coordinate the inspection, and your shower gets built level even when the slab underneath isn’t. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific floor plan allows.
Richardson enforces municipal noise ordinances during daytime hours, and saw-cutting a slab counts as heavy noise. We schedule that work inside the permitted window and coordinate with neighbors in high-density areas like Canyon Creek, where a shared wall or a tight lot means a little courtesy goes as far as a permit. Call (877) 610-1318 for a schedule we’ll actually stick to.
Working on a Tight Richardson Lot: Staging, Access, and the Permit Puzzle
Richardson’s western neighborhoods weren’t built for modern construction staging. The original tract homes in 75080 and 75081 sit on lots where a dumpster and a material pallet compete for the same ten feet of driveway, and the neighbors are close enough that every saw cut, every tile snap, every early-morning delivery is someone else’s morning coffee. We build that reality into every quote because it affects labor, not just materials. When access is tight, our crew hand-carries material carts through the side gate instead of trampling the neighbor’s flower bed, and we schedule slab cuts inside Richardson’s work-hour rules so nobody’s dinner is interrupted by a wet saw.
On a 1969 brick-veneer ranch in Canyon Creek off Custer Road, we arrived for a tub-to-shower conversion and found the original post-tension slab had heaved enough to crack the cast-iron rough-in and leave a 3/8″ sag in the subfloor. Our crew cut back the damaged subfloor, sistered the load-bearing joists, and re-plumbed the Kohler drain before dry-pack and tile, then pulled permits for the rework because the inspector sign-off was the only way the homeowner could be sure the wall cavity was freeze-hardened after Winter Storm Uri. That’s the job we expect on a 1960s Richardson lot: the visible bathroom is the easy part, and the slab underneath is the work that actually matters.
This page tells you how a Richardson bathroom remodel gets priced and sequenced when slab movement, 1960s cast-iron, and permit-driven inspections are the real constraints, not just what fixtures you pick. If you live in 75080, 75081, 75082, 75085, or anywhere else in Richardson, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll send someone who’s opened a lot of these walls before. The estimate is free, the scope is in writing, and Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Richardson and the surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth area.