Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Balch Springs
A full bathroom remodel in Balch Springs typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with smaller projects like walk-in shower installation coming in between $4,500 and $12,000. Most jobs take two to six weeks depending on how much structural repair lurks behind those old ranch-house walls. We’ve been doing Bathroom Remodeling in southeast Dallas County long enough to know that Balch Springs homes rarely hand you a clean, predictable job. They hand you clay heave, outdated framing, and sometimes a previous owner’s unpermitted handiwork hiding behind the tile.
If you live in Balch Springs and you’re tired of dealing with a bathroom that’s too small, too dated, or too far gone, call us at (877) 610-1318. A live person answers. We’ll talk through what you’re dealing with and schedule a free estimate, no trip charge inside the county.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Balch Springs’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Barrett & Sons has been owner-operated since 1998, and Tom Barrett is still on job sites most days. When you hire us for a bathroom remodel in Balch Springs, you don’t get a franchise dispatch crew. You get Tom, his sons, and a team that carries the Barrett name on their shirts and answers for it. Our Balch Springs customers tell us the same thing: it’s the written change orders and the permits that sold them.
Most people we work with have already been burned once. They signed with a company that quoted one price and handed them another bill at the door. That’s why every allowance, every scope change, every price adjustment here comes as a written change order before any work happens. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s how we like it.
We don’t post a fake review count. We publish Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number, and you can look any of it up before you sign. Ask anyone on your street, or check the license yourself. That’s the kind of trust a 75180 homeowner deserves.
Every completed job is backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract, not buried in fine print. If it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back to make it right.
Neighborhoods We Know Well
We work throughout the 75180 zip code, from the blocks along Lake June Road to the neighborhoods near I-20 and the flats by Prairieview Creek. We know the ranch houses near Hickory Tree Park and the older streets off Elam Road where the brick veneer tells a story about the clay underneath. It’s not just about knowing the roads. It’s about knowing what happens to a slab house in this soil when the bathroom’s been sitting on a compromised floor for twenty years.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Balch Springs
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A complete gut and rebuild in a Balch Springs ranch house usually means more than new tile. We scope for slab movement, rotted subfloor, and dated plumbing behind those 1970s fiberglass surrounds. Full bathroom remodeling here runs $9,000 to $28,000, and permits get pulled on every eligible job. You’ll see the line items before we start, not after we’re done.

Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
For homeowners in Balch Springs who want to age in place, walk-in showers are the single most requested upgrade. Curbless entry, built-in seating, grab bars placed so they don’t look clinical. Shower remodeling runs $3,000 to $8,500, and walk-in shower installation typically lands between $4,500 and $12,000 depending on layout and drain relocation.

Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Those old 60-inch tubs in Balch Springs ranch houses are usually original, shallow, and hard to climb over. A tub-to-shower conversion opens the room and makes daily life easier, especially for folks planning to stay in their home another twenty years. Expect $3,500 to $10,000 in this market. We’ll show you the written allowance for tile, glass, and fixtures before anything’s ordered.

Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Sometimes you don’t need the whole room torn out. We do vanity installation from $800 to $3,000, tile work, and fixture replacements that respect the bones of an older home without forcing a full remodel. In Balch Springs, where budgets are real, a focused update often buys you ten more years out of a tired bathroom.

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 Balch Springs
We stock and install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. For bathrooms, that includes the same standard we hold across every trade: named manufacturers, published specs, and warranties that are actually worth the paper. If you’re considering a paver patio to pair with a first-floor bathroom addition, we carry Belgard and Techo-Bloc outdoor lines for the hardscape work. For any exterior envelope work tied to a bathroom remodel, like a bump-out wall or new window over a tub, our Windows & Doors in Balch Springs crew handles Andersen and Marvin. Parts and materials get ordered for your specific job, not whatever’s left in a warehouse.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Balch Springs Homes
After decades of working in the 75180 housing stock, certain problems repeat themselves block after block:
- Slab movement from Blackland Prairie clay. Balch Springs sits directly on the most expansive clay in Dallas County. Dry summers shrink it, wet winters heave it, and bathrooms pay the price. We regularly find cracked tile, separated tub flanges, and out-of-level floors that have to be addressed before any finish work starts.
- Unpermitted past additions. Decades of ownership turnover and limited reinvestment mean we routinely encounter bathrooms that were added or modified without a permit. Before we can touch anything, we have to reconcile the existing work so the inspector will sign off on the new construction.
- Deteriorated sheathing and water damage. Ranch houses built between 1955 and 1985 often have original sheathing behind the shower walls. Once that 50-year-old fiberglass cracks, water migrates into the framing and sits there. We scope every Balch Springs bathroom remodel as if there’s hidden water damage, because there usually is.
- Door frames out of plumb near drainage corridors. Certain blocks along the flatlands by Prairieview Creek show a consistent pattern of differential settlement. Diagonal cracks in the brick veneer, bathroom doors that won’t latch, and tub decks that slope toward the drain. Local contractors who’ve been at this long enough walk in expecting it, and we quote accordingly.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Balch Springs, TX
Here’s what we tell neighbors in Balch Springs straight up: a full bathroom remodel in this market runs $9,000 to $28,000. A small bathroom remodel falls between $5,000 and $12,000. Walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. Tub-to-shower conversion lands between $3,500 and $10,000. Vanity installation alone goes from $800 to $3,000.
What moves the number is what’s behind the walls. Clay damage, rotted framing, cast-iron drain replacement, and permit reconciliation all show up as line items. The difference with us is you see those items in writing before we start, and you sign a change order if anything shifts. No surprise invoice at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a written line-item quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Balch Springs
Our crews work Balch Springs daily, and we also serve homeowners in Mesquite, Sunnyvale, Seagoville, and Hutchins. If you’re in a neighboring town and want the same written-change-order approach, give us a call. And if a bathroom remodel turns up roof or exterior damage, our Roofing in Balch Springs team handles that work too.
Serving Balch Springs, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Balch Springs 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 Balch Springs
Most Balch Springs projects get on the schedule within two to four weeks of the signed contract and permit approval. Permits in Dallas County move at their own pace, so we submit early and adjust the start date once the inspector’s timeline is clear. Call (877) 610-1318 to get your job on the calendar.
Yes, we cover the entire 75180 zip code, from the I-20 corridor to Lake June Road to the neighborhoods near Elam Road. There’s no trip charge inside the county, and we schedule based on your street, not a dispatch board.
For genuine emergencies like a failed supply line flooding your bathroom, a live person answers the phone 24/7. We’re not a same-day remodel shop, but when water is actively damaging your home, we’ll tell you what to shut off and get someone out. Call (877) 610-1318.
Balch Springs bathroom remodel pricing runs in line with Mesquite and Sunnyvale: $9,000 to $28,000 for a full remodel. The things that push a Balch Springs quote higher are the same things that make it honest: clay-related foundation work, older cast-iron plumbing, and unpermitted work that has to be corrected. We’d rather tell you on day one.
Every bathroom remodel from Barrett & Sons carries the written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Tom Barrett comes back and makes it right, one call. The warranty is in the contract, not the fine print. Beyond that, manufacturer warranties on tile, fixtures, and fixtures get passed directly to you.
Ready to price your Balch Springs bathroom remodel? Call (877) 610-1318 today and ask for Tom. You’ll get a straight answer, a written estimate, and no trip charge inside the county. Estimates are free and every price change comes in writing before work begins.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Balch Springs and southeast Dallas County since 1998.







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