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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Selma
A full bathroom remodel in Selma, CA typically runs $9,000-$28,000, with smaller refreshes landing between $5,000 and $12,000 and walk-in shower installations between $4,500 and $12,000. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, owned and operated by Tom Barrett since 1998, and our crews know Selma’s houses the way only a crew that’s been opening up valley tract-home bathrooms for 29 years can. When you call (877) 610-1318, a live person answers, and we’ll schedule your free estimate without any trip charge inside the county.
Selma isn’t a bookend to Fresno for us. It’s the Raisin Capital of the World with its own soil, its own housing stock, and its own way of punishing shortcuts. We pull permits, we write every allowance on paper, and we sign change orders before a single unexpected stud gets touched.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Selma’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number. That’s not a marketing line; it’s an invitation to look us up before you sign anything. We’ve been owner-operated from day one, and Tom’s sons run the crews that work in Selma. No franchise dispatcher sending strangers in a wrapped van. The people who quote your Bathroom Remodeling job are the same people who frame it, tile it, and answer when you call about it later.
Selma homeowners tell us the same story again and again: the national outfit quoted one number over the phone, then handed them a different bill at the door. We do the opposite. Every scope item, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. Tom’s line is simple: an allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. And the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract. If it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
We coordinate scheduling from our Fresno, Central Valley office, and crews serve Selma locally. When a homeowner near the Selma High School area calls with a shower that’s been leaking into the hallway carpet, we can be there fast and with a plan.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Selma
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Selma means opening walls in a house built between the 1940s and 1980s, and that means finding what the last guy left you. Wet framing, outdated wiring, failed waterproofing at the tub flange. We plan for it, price it honestly, and write surprises as signed change orders, not end-of-job invoices. Full remodels run $9,000-$28,000 in Selma depending on square footage, fixture grade, and what’s hiding behind the tile.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Most Selma tub-to-shower conversions run $3,500-$10,000. What moves that number is the slab underneath. Selma’s post-WWII tract homes sit on black cotton clay that swells with winter rain and shrinks hard in summer, and a cracked slab under the tub pan changes everything. We check before we quote, and we write the moisture barrier detail into the scope so the Fresno County inspector signs off the first time. Schluter waterproofing systems are standard on our conversions.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Selma runs $4,500-$12,000. We build curbless entries where the framing allows, install Schluter shower systems for waterproofing, and use Grohe or Sterling fixtures depending on your budget. If we get into the job and find the slab has moved under the old shower pan, we stop, photograph it, write the structural repair as a change order you approve, then keep moving.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Bathroom vanity installation in Selma runs $800-$3,000 for a standard replacement, more if you’re moving plumbing. Tile work varies by footage and material, but we carry and install named brands you can look up. No mystery products off the back of a van. When we set a vanity in a Selma home, we check what’s behind it first because valley slab movement and fog-season moisture have a way of rotting the drywall and loosening the rough-in that’s been there since the Eisenhower administration.
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 Selma
We install Schluter waterproofing systems under shower tile, Grohe and Sterling fixtures, and we stock common parts locally so Selma customers aren’t waiting on a shipment from a distribution center in another state when a remodel is mid-flight. Materials you can look up, rates a neighbor would quote. That’s how we’ve done it since 1998, and it’s why the name on the truck still matters in the 93662.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Selma Homes
- Slab movement cracking the shower pan. Selma’s expansive black cotton clay swells with winter rain and shrinks in 110°F summers. That cycling cracks the tile bed and hot-mop pan, and water migrates into wall framing and the adjacent bedroom carpet before you ever see it in the bathroom.
- Contractors skipping the pre-construction soils check. On a simple tub-to-shower conversion, the quick-bid outfit won’t call for a soils report or even look down at the slab. Then they hit a crack, need a plan revision, and the Fresno County inspector won’t sign off without a compaction detail and moisture barrier. We check before we quote.
- Fog-season moisture breaking the waterproofing bond at the tub flange. Dense tule fog from November through February means extended moisture exposure, and the thermal swing between valley heat and near-freezing nights works the original rough-in loose over decades. If that flange wasn’t sealed for a slab that moves, it fails quietly for years.
- Outdated wiring behind the old vanity. In Selma’s older tract homes, opening a bathroom wall regularly turns up cloth-wrapped wiring or an undersized circuit. The permit inspector will flag it. We handle that through written allowances, so you approve the cost before we replace it.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Selma, CA
A bathroom remodel in Selma starts around $5,000 for a small refresh and can pass $28,000 for a full custom master bath with a walk-in shower, moving plumbing, and structural slab repair. What moves the number in real jobs: tile footage, fixture grade, whether the slab has cracked under the wet areas, and what the permit triggers once walls are open. We give written line-item quotes with allowances clearly stated, and if a surprise shows up, it becomes a written change order you approve before work continues. No change orders, no surprises at the end.
| Service | Typical Selma Price 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 |
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll walk the bathroom with you, look at the slab, and put the numbers on paper.
We Also Serve Cities Near Selma
Beyond Selma, our crews regularly run bathroom remodels in Fowler, Parlier, Kingsburg, and Reedley. Same soil profile, same housing era, same permit office, and the same crew showing up with Tom’s name on the truck. If you’re just outside the 93662 and wondering if we’ll come out, call and ask; no trip charge inside the county.
Serving Selma, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Selma 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 Selma
Not typically for a bathroom-only remodel, but if we’re doing structural work or the slab has clearly moved, the Fresno County inspector may require a soils report or at minimum a compaction detail and moisture barrier before sign-off. On a straightforward bath remodel inside existing walls, we rarely need one. On a tub-to-shower conversion where the slab is cracked, we may. We’ll tell you before we pull the permit, and we’ll write any required report into the allowance so it’s approved in writing before we move. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through your specific job.
We write the repair into a change order with an exact number, you sign it, then we do the work. Here’s what it looks like on a real Selma job: on a 1970s ranch near the Selma High School area, we opened a hall bath wall to reposition a tub drain and found the subfloor had rotted 18 inches beyond the shower curb because the original slab had heaved and split the hot-mop pan under the tile. Our crew pulled the damaged framing back to sound wood, laid a new sloped mud bed over a bonded moisture barrier, and wrote the added structural repair into a signed change order before we touched the next stud. No surprise invoice at the end. The permit inspector works for you, not for me; that’s why I like him.
Usually yes, as long as the slab under the existing tub footprint is sound and we’re not relocating the drain across the room. If the slab has hairline cracks that haven’t traveled into the wet area, we can often bond a moisture barrier and slope the new mud bed over it without slab demolition. If the crack runs through the footprint and the inspector flags it, we’ll show you the photo and the written change order before any jackhammer comes out. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and we’ll tell you what you’re actually working with.
Selma’s tule fog from November through February keeps relative humidity high for weeks, which slows thinset and grout cure times and can compromise waterproofing membranes if they’re installed without proper ventilation. We schedule membrane work and flood tests around the forecast where possible, and we run dehumidifiers during the fog season to keep moisture moving. The real risk is old work: decade-old waterproofing that’s been through 40 years of fog-season moisture and thermal cycling fails at the tub flange more often in Selma than in drier parts of the valley. That’s exactly why we check it before we tile over anything.
We write the electrical upgrade as a change order, you approve it in writing, and we bring the circuit up to code before the inspector returns. Selma’s older tract homes are full of cloth-wrapped wiring and undersized bathroom circuits, and the Fresno County inspector will flag it every time. Since every eligible job with us includes permits pulled and inspections signed, we plan for that possibility in the allowance. You’ll know the cost before the wire gets replaced, not after. If you want a second opinion on any written estimate, we offer that free: call (877) 610-1318.
How We Handle the Selma Slab Problem
Selma’s slab-on-grade tract homes from the 1940s through the 1980s sit on black cotton clay that swells with winter rain and shrinks hard in 110°F summers. A bathroom remodel here almost always reveals slab cracks that have already traveled into the wet-area framing and tile underlayment. The Fresno County inspector will flag any repair that doesn’t include a moisture barrier and proper compaction before sign-off. That’s not a county bureaucrat being difficult; that’s the difference between a bathroom that lasts ten years and one that fails in five.
So we handle Selma remodels differently than we’d handle a bathroom in a newer suburb on stable soil. We check the slab before we quote. We write the waterproofing detail into the scope. We carry Schluter systems because they’re built for movement. And when we open a wall and find what the clay has done, we photograph it, price it, and hand you a change order in writing before the next stud gets touched. That’s the whole job, and it’s the only honest way to do business on this soil.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction for Your Selma Bathroom Remodel
The free estimate is how we start. One of Tom’s sons or a senior crew lead comes out, walks your bathroom, checks the slab, and hands you a written line-item quote with allowances in writing and a schedule you can hold us to. No hype, no same-day-remodel nonsense, just a real number from a real contractor that’s been doing this since 1998. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule yours. Ask for Tom.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Selma, CA since 1998.