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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Addison
A bathroom remodel in Addison, TX typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the smartest first step is confirming what’s behind your walls before you set a budget. That matters more here than in most places, because Addison is fully built out. Nearly every job we take is a renovation inside an existing structure, not a fresh build, and our Bathroom Remodeling team plans for that reality from the first walkthrough.
Tom Barrett and his sons run our crews, and we’ve worked in and around Addison long enough to know that a bathroom tucked into an Addison Circle unit or an older multifamily building behaves differently than one in a sprawling suburban house. Tight lot lines, shared walls, and clay soil all shape how a remodel gets quoted and built. If you want a straight answer about your bathroom, call us at (877) 610-1318. A live person picks up.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Addison’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We’ve been owner-operated since 1998, and Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published where anyone can look them up. That’s not a marketing gimmick. It’s how we’ve done business for over 29 years, and it’s the reason Addison homeowners who have been burned by phone-quote outfits tend to call us second.
Our crews know Addison’s building stock. That means we recognize the late-1990s framing patterns in Addison Circle mixed-use buildings, and we know that many of those walls double as plumbing chases or shear walls. That’s not something a crew learns on the drive over. It’s something you learn by remodeling bathrooms here, year after year, and by standing behind the work with our written 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Every change order arrives in writing before work moves. Every eligible job gets permits pulled and inspections signed. If something on your bathroom isn’t done right, one call brings Tom back. That’s the guarantee we write into every contract.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Addison
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Addison usually means we’re working within an existing footprint, not adding square footage. That changes how we plan. In many Addison buildings, the wet wall is structural, so moving a toilet or shower drain requires verifying the original plans before we touch a stud. We pull permits with the Town of Addison on every eligible job, and we do not start demo until we know what’s load-bearing and what’s just in the way. A full remodel here typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 depending on scope, materials, and what we find once walls are open.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Addison runs $4,500 to $12,000, and it’s one of the most common requests we get from homeowners in the 75001 ZIP code. Many Addison units were built with tub-shower combos in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and owners are ready to trade the tub for a curbless or low-threshold shower. On Addison’s clay soil, framing tolerances move with the seasons, so we specify membranes like Schluter under tile and plan for slight slab movement rather than pretending it won’t happen.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in Addison runs $3,500 to $10,000 and usually takes less time than a full remodel because we’re not moving the drain. That said, in Addison’s denser buildings, we still verify the drain line and vent stack before we close anything up. Hidden cast-iron stacks and unauthorized reroutes from prior owners are common in older multifamily stock. We’d rather catch them during rough-in than after your new tile is set.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Bathroom vanity installation in Addison runs $800 to $3,000, and we stock or can quickly source parts for the brands Addison homeowners ask for most. Tile and fixture selections happen after we’ve confirmed the wall and floor substrate can handle the load and movement. In an Addison Circle unit, that means checking for floor deflection and planning for moisture management before the pretty stuff goes in.
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 Addison
We carry and install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. In Addison, that means we work with premium brands across every trade, including Cambria for stone surfaces, KraftMaid for cabinetry, and Schluter for waterproofing and tile membranes. When your bathroom needs materials that hold up to North Texas temperature swings and clay-soil movement, we specify products built for this climate, not products built for a showroom in another state.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Addison Homes
- Shared walls that aren’t what they appear. In Addison Circle and other multifamily buildings, what looks like a simple partition wall sometimes turns out to be a structural shear wall with plumbing running through it. Assuming it’s non-load-bearing without checking the original plans is how remodels go sideways.
- Hidden prior work behind dropped ceilings. Addison’s high-turnover rental and condo units often have unauthorized drain reroutes or handyman fixes hidden above the ceiling line. We catch these during our pre-permit walkthrough, not after we’ve opened the wall on your dime.
- Clay soil movement under slab-on-grade bathrooms. Addison sits on Blackland Prairie clay that shrinks in drought and swells after rain. That seasonal movement cracks tile and separates grout if the substrate wasn’t designed for it. We plan for movement control from the start.
- Noise and hours restrictions in dense buildings. Many Addison buildings have quiet hours and property manager rules about when work can happen. We schedule rough-in inspections and noisy demo around those windows, and we post party-wall notices before we start on shared walls.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Addison, TX
Here’s what we quote for bathroom work in Addison. These are real market ranges we use in this area, not national averages.
| Service | Typical Addison 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 in Addison specifically is access. A second-floor bathroom in an Addison Circle unit with a service elevator costs more to stage and protect than a ground-floor bath in a smaller building. Shared-wall work adds party-wall coordination. Hidden repairs behind a 1990s wall, like a rusted cast-iron vent stack or a previous owner’s unpermitted drain reroute, get written into a change order before we touch them. Not after. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a written scope with allowances in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Addison
While this page is written for Bathroom Remodeling in Addison, our crews regularly work in Carrollton, Farmers Branch, University Park, and Richardson. If you’re just outside the 75001 ZIP code, call anyway. We’ll let you know if we serve your street, and the free estimate offer stands either way.
Serving Addison, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Addison 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 Addison
Addison is a 4.4-square-mile town that’s fully built out, so there’s rarely a big driveway or side yard for staging. We coordinate material delivery around building access, use covered walkways and floor protection, and often stage from a single truck rather than a line of vehicles. For a second-floor bathroom in a dense building, that access constraint shows up in the quote as a labor line item, not a surprise fee. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your specific site before quoting.
Yes, and we handle it. In shared-wall buildings, we post a party-wall notice before demo starts, and we coordinate with the property manager where one exists. Skipping that step is the fastest way to get a noise complaint or a stop-work order. It’s a small courtesy that keeps the job moving.
Yes, a tub-to-shower conversion is considered a plumbing fixture change, and it usually triggers a permit with the Town of Addison. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and make sure the inspector signs off before we close the wall. The permit inspector works for you, not for us. That’s the way we want it.
Most second-floor bathrooms in Addison sit on wood framing over a structure that’s responding to clay soil movement below. That movement transfers up through the framing, so we check for deflection, out-of-level conditions, and cracked tile that suggests prior movement. We then specify substrates and membranes designed to move without failing. Ignoring soil movement on a second-floor bath is how you get cracked grout a year later.
Plan for 10% to 20% of your remodel budget as a contingency for hidden conditions. In Addison’s late-1990s and early-2000s buildings, we regularly find rusted cast-iron stacks, unauthorized prior plumbing work, and framing that doesn’t match the original plans. When we find something, you get a written change order with the exact added cost before we proceed. No surprise invoices at the end. Estimates are free, so call (877) 610-1318 for an exact number on your bathroom.
Remodeling a Bathroom on a Tight Addison Lot
The one thing every Addison bathroom project shares is this: there’s no greenfield left. Every remodel happens inside a building that’s already there, often with neighbors on the other side of the wall. We plan for that from the first visit. Staging goes in a shared parking area or a single truck space. Material runs happen around building quiet hours. Floor protection goes down before the first tool comes off the truck. That’s not extra work to us. It’s the job.
Our crew recently remodeled a master bath in an Addison Circle mixed-use unit, and the original late-1990s framing hid a rusty cast-iron vent stack that shifted the vanity wall just enough to crack tile every summer. After pulling permits with the Town of Addison, we reframed the wet wall as non-load-bearing, specified Schluter membrane over the clay-soil-prone subfloor, and scheduled our rough-in inspections around the building’s quiet hours to keep neighbors’ water on. That’s what a remodel looks like when the contractor knows the building before the first swing of the hammer.
If you’re planning a bathroom remodel in Addison, start with a contractor who knows the difference between a partition wall and a shear wall, and who writes every assumption down. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. Scope in writing, allowances in writing, change orders in writing.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Addison and the surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth communities since 1998.