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A full bathroom remodel in Arlington runs $9,000 to $28,000, with walk-in shower installations at $4,500 to $12,000 and tub-to-shower conversions at $3,500 to $10,000. Those are the numbers we actually write on contracts for homes across the 76004, 76005, 76006, and 76007 zip codes. If you’re planning a bathroom remodel in Arlington, call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on paper, with every allowance and every possible surprise written into the scope before we break ground.
What sets Arlington apart from the newer subdivisions around it isn’t the tile selection or the shower fixtures. It’s what’s under the house. Our Bathroom Remodeling team spends as much time looking at foundations and framing as we do at vanities and grout lines, because in this city, the slab decides the budget before the design ever does. Tom Barrett and his sons have been crawling through Arlington crawlspaces long enough to know that the pretty part comes last.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Arlington’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We’re the contractor Arlington homeowners call after a national outfit quoted one price and showed up with another. Barrett & Sons Construction was founded in 1998, and Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published for anyone to look up before signing anything. The crews you see in Arlington are Tom’s sons and their teams, not dispatched labor from a call center.
We have been through remodeling projects in older Arlington neighborhoods where a bathroom gut exposed framing that looked like it had been installed by someone in a hurry forty years ago. That’s not the homeowner’s fault and it’s not something to hide. It’s something to plan for. Our written change order policy means when the walls come open and the unexpected shows up, you see the price in writing before we touch it. No end-of-job invoices with numbers you never approved.
Arlington customers also get a live person when they call, not a voicemail box. And every completed job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call. That’s a guarantee written on the contract, not in the fine print.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Arlington
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Arlington usually starts with a foundation assessment, not a design consultation. We have opened walls in 1960s ranch homes in the 76010 corridor and found the slab had settled unevenly by over an inch, which changes everything about how the new shower pan and tile get installed. We plan for this. Before you pick a vanity or a shower valve, we make sure the structure underneath will hold the work for decades, not just until the next drought cycle.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Arlington runs $4,500 to $12,000, and the difference between the low and high end is almost always structural, not aesthetic. On a pre-1970 concrete slab, proper waterproofing means a bonded membrane and a correctly pitched mortar bed, not just tile over a liner and hope. Arlington’s Blackland Prairie clay expands in spring and shrinks in summer, and a shower pan built without accounting for that movement fails within a few seasons.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Tub-to-shower conversions are one of the most popular requests we get from Arlington homeowners in the 76004 and 76005 areas, especially those planning to age in place. A tub-to-shower conversion in Arlington runs $3,500 to $10,000. The hard part is what’s behind the tub: older Arlington bathrooms frequently hide original cast-iron plumbing, undersized vents, or a slab that has moved enough to crack the old tub base. We identify all of that before we ever demo the tub.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
We install KraftMaid vanities, Cambria countertops, and Moen fixtures in Arlington bathrooms, and we stand behind the brands we use because Tom’s sons install them every day. Tile selection matters less than tile substrate in Arlington’s soil conditions. An uncoupling membrane between the concrete slab and the tile is not an upgrade here; it’s the difference between a floor that lasts and one that cracks after a year of shrink-swell cycles.
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 Arlington
We install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. In Arlington bathrooms, that means KraftMaid and Cambria when you want quality you can verify before you buy. But the brands that matter most in this city are the ones under the tile: the waterproofing membranes, the uncoupling systems, and the structural ties that keep everything from moving when the clay underneath does. We would rather spend your budget on what you can’t see and have the tile still looking new in ten years.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Arlington Homes
- The slab moved before you ever bought the house. Arlington sits on Blackland Prairie shrink-swell clay that heaves after spring rain and cracks during summer drought. In 1960s-1980s slab-on-grade ranches, that movement often means a bathroom floor out of level by an inch or more, and a new shower needs a foundation assessment before tiling begins.
- Original wiring from the Nixon administration. Open the walls in a 1970s Arlington bathroom and you will find wiring that predates modern code, often without GFCI protection near water. A remodel permit triggers the upgrade, and that cost should be in the contract before work starts, not after.
- Failed waterproofing from the last remodel. We regularly see shower pans that were installed without a proper mortar bed or bonded membrane, leaking into the slab and soaking the already-swelling clay below. It cracks new tile within one drought cycle.
- Undersized framing behind the tile. In a 1971 ranch home in the 76010 zip code, our crew opened a bathroom wall to find undersized, out-of-plumb framing and a shower pan that had failed years before. We called a structural engineer, added a $6,200 foundation-stabilization allowance to the contract in writing, sistered the studs, and rebuilt the wet wall to code before installing the new shower.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Arlington, TX
The prices below are the ranges we actually write on Arlington contracts. They’re based on the homes we see in 76004, 76005, 76006, and 76007: post-war ranches on clay, mostly slab-on-grade, with plumbing and electrical from before most modern codes existed.
| Service | Typical Arlington Range |
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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 |
What moves a full bathroom remodel from the bottom of that range to the top is what we find under the floor and behind the walls. Foundation stabilization, electrical upgrades triggered by permit, and proper waterproofing on a moving slab are real costs in Arlington that never appear in a bargain quote from a contractor who plans to discover them later as change orders. We put them in the contract up front. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written estimate on your exact house, not a template.
We Also Serve Cities Near Arlington
Our crews serve Kennedale, Forest Hill, Hurst, and Grand Prairie, bringing the same Arlington approach to every job: foundation assessment first, written scope, and a price that doesn’t move after the walls come open. If you’re in a neighboring city with a bathroom that’s been waiting for a remodel, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll schedule a free estimate.
Serving Arlington, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Arlington 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 Arlington
Because Arlington bathrooms sit on Blackland Prairie clay that has been moving for forty years, and the wall you open usually hides something the original builder never intended anyone to see: undersized framing, failed waterproofing, a slab that has settled an inch or more, or wiring that predates modern code. A contractor who quoted you $12,000 without planning for these conditions will hand you a $28,000 change order when they find them. We write the likely surprises into your contract as allowances before we ever start, and any price change comes to you in writing before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 to get a quote that reflects your actual house, not a best-case scenario.
Yes, and for good reason. In the 76010, 76011, and 76012 corridors, Arlington inspectors are accustomed to seeing geotechnical reports attached to remodel permits, because the slab under most of these homes has moved enough that any new plumbing or waterproofing has to be built on a stable base. A permit in Arlington also triggers code upgrades for undersized wiring and missing GFCI protection, which is a cost you want in the contract up front, not discovered mid-job. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and handle the paperwork on every eligible job. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask us what your specific home will require.
We write an allowance for it before we start. Every Barrett & Sons contract includes line-item allowances for the structural and code issues we know Arlington slabs and framing typically reveal. When we find a cracked slab or an undersized joist, we bring in a structural engineer, price the fix, and put the number in front of you as a written change order before any work proceeds. You approve it on paper or you don’t, but you never see it first on the final invoice. Call (877) 610-1318 for an estimate that accounts for what’s under your bathroom, not just what’s in it.
Arlington’s Blackland Prairie clay makes the slab move, and a waterproofing system that works on a stable engineered-fill lot will fail here if it doesn’t allow for movement. On an older Arlington slab, we use a bonded membrane and a properly pitched mortar bed, not a thin liner over concrete, and we frequently install an uncoupling layer between slab and tile. In a newer townhome on compacted fill, the slab is stable and the waterproofing is simpler. Your house type determines the method, and that’s why we inspect the slab before we ever talk tile. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on your specific home.
In Arlington, yes. Opening the walls of a pre-GFCI bathroom triggers code requirements that did not exist when the house was built: dedicated circuits, GFCI protection, and often a new breaker to carry the load of modern exhaust fans and heated floors. We include these electrical upgrades in your written contract, so there’s no surprise when the inspector requires them. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and I’m glad he checks. Call (877) 610-1318 and we will walk you through what your house specifically will need.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Arlington since 1998.