Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Ceres
A full bathroom remodel in Ceres runs $9,000 to $28,000 for most homes, with a tub-to-shower conversion landing between $3,500 and $10,000. We pull permits, put every change order in writing, and stand behind the work with our 90-Day Done Right Promise. If you live near Whitmore Avenue, off Hatch Road, or anywhere in the 95307 zip code, call (877) 610-1318 and Tom or one of his sons will walk you through the numbers.
Ceres is the kind of town where people still borrow tools from the neighbor two doors down. Most of the bathrooms we open up belong to stucco tract homes built between 1988 and 2008, sitting on expansive valley clay that shifts with every wet winter and dry summer. That movement puts real stress on tile, grout, and plumbing rough-ins. Knowing how Ceres homes behave before we open a wall changes how we quote the job, and it changes how the job should be built.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Ceres’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Barrett & Sons has been owner-operated since 1998. Tom Barrett’s sons run the crews that show up in Ceres, which means the name on the truck matches the people in your bathroom. We don’t dispatch strangers from a call center, and we never will. A live person answers our phone around the clock, and that person knows the difference between a Keyes tract home and a Hughson custom build.
Ceres customers tend to ask the same three questions: Will the price change once you open the wall? Who’s actually doing the work? And will the permit get pulled? The answers are no, us, and yes. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and we like it that way. Check Tom’s license number yourself before you sign anything. He publishes his name, his address, and his license because he’s been doing this for 29 years and answers his own phone.
From central Ceres near the high school to the newer subdivisions south of Service Road, our crews are in Ceres multiple days a week for bathroom work and our Driveway & Pavers in Ceres. We know the streets, we know the soil, and we know which supply houses carry what we need so a job doesn’t stall for three days over a missing Schluter drain assembly.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Ceres
Full Bathroom Remodeling
This is the whole room down to the studs where needed, and it’s what we do most often in the 20-to-30-year-old tract homes that dominate Ceres. A full remodel typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 depending on the footprint and the finish level. We coordinate tile, plumbing, electrical, drywall, and paint so you don’t spend four months juggling subcontractors. Given how much Ceres clay moves, we pay extra attention to floor prep, crack isolation, and properly sealed transitions at the tub or shower base.

Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Ceres typically runs $4,500 to $12,000. That covers the new shower pan or Schluter waterproofing system, tile or solid-surface walls, glass enclosure, and plumbing adjustments. For older homeowners in Ceres who want to age in place, we build curbless entries with proper slope so a walker or wheelchair clears the threshold without a hump. These jobs go smoother when the original framing is checked for level before any waterproofing goes in.

Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in Ceres usually lands between $3,500 and $10,000. We pull the old tub, rework the drain to handle a shower’s flow rate, install a waterproof base and walls, and finish with glass. This is one of the most common requests in the 1990s tract homes where the original fiberglass tub-shower combos are showing their age. Done right, a conversion also reduces the step-over height, which matters for a town with a lot of residents planning to stay in place for another twenty years.

Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Vanity installation in Ceres runs $800 to $3,000 for the cabinet, top, faucet, and hookup. Tile work prices depend on square footage and material, but we use premium brands you can look up, and we never install a mystery faucet off the back of a van. Our Bathroom Remodeling team can also handle framing repairs, drywall patches, and exhaust fan replacement if the scope grows while we’re in there.

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 Ceres
We install brands you can verify, not whatever was on sale at the supply yard. We use Schluter waterproofing systems on showers and wet areas because valley clay movement punishes shortcuts, and we install Grohe fixtures and Sterling tubs and shower bases in many Ceres jobs. If you already have a brand in mind, tell us and we’ll build the quote around it. We keep common parts in our local supply rotation so a trim kit or drain assembly doesn’t add three days to a Ceres schedule.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Ceres Homes
- Grout and tile cracking from soil movement: Ceres sits on expansive clay that swells in winter and shrinks in summer. That repeated movement telegraphs through slabs and into tile floors, shower walls, and tub surrounds, so we use anti-fracture membranes under tile where the floor shows stress.
- Shower pan leaks in 1990s tract homes: A lot of original builder pans in Ceres’s 1988-to-2008 housing stock used rubber liners that eventually crack. By the time water shows up on the ceiling below, the subfloor has often rotted and the repair scope grows.
- Poor ventilation leading to mold in older cottages: The smaller mid-century homes closer to downtown and Hatch Road often have window-only ventilation or undersized exhaust fans. Ceres humidity spikes in winter combine with hot showers to grow mold behind vinyl wallpaper and in corners.
- Out-of-level floors discovered after demolition: The legacy of Ceres’s row-crop irrigation past means differential compaction under slabs is common. When we pull an old tub and find the floor running a half-inch out of level, we address it with floor prep or fill before setting the new base, not after.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Ceres, CA
A full bathroom remodel in Ceres runs $9,000 to $28,000. On the lower end, you’re looking at a 5×8-foot guest bath with a standard tub, builder-grade tile, a stock vanity, and no layout changes. The upper end reflects a larger master bath with a walk-in shower, custom tile, a double vanity, and sometimes moving fixtures. A small bathroom remodel in Ceres runs $5,000 to $12,000, a tub-to-shower conversion $3,500 to $10,000, and a walk-in shower installation $4,500 to $12,000. Tile choice moves the needle fast: large-format porcelain with a linear drain costs more than subway tile with a standard drain. Every quote you get from us is a fixed, line-item price, and if the scope changes, you’ll get a written change order before a single nail moves. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Ceres
If you’re outside Ceres but close by, we run jobs in Ceres proper as well as Keyes, Bret Harte, Hughson, and Modesto. The housing stock shifts a little in each town, but the soil mostly doesn’t, and the same rules apply: permits, paperwork, and a price you can trust. We also handle Roofing in Ceres and Windows & Doors in Ceres for homeowners who want one company to take ownership of the whole house, not just the bathroom.
Serving Ceres, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Ceres 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 Ceres
A complete bathroom remodel in Ceres typically costs $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathrooms starting around $5,000 and walk-in shower installations landing between $4,500 and $12,000. Your exact number depends on the scope, the tile, the fixtures, and whether the 20-to-30-year-old framing underneath needs correction. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Yes. We work throughout the 95307 zip code, from the older cottages near downtown Ceres and Hatch Road to the 1990s and 2000s subdivisions south of Service Road and around Whitmore Avenue. No trip charge inside the county means the initial visit doesn’t cost you anything.
Our crews are in Ceres multiple days every week, so scheduling an estimate usually happens within a few days depending on the season. Dense tule fog in December and January can occasionally slow drive times, but we schedule around it rather than pretending it doesn’t exist. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask when we’ll be in your part of Ceres next.
Not without your signature. If we find something unexpected, whether that’s rotted subfloor under an old shower pan or a plumbing rough-in that doesn’t match code, you’ll get a written change order describing the work and the cost before any of it happens. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t operate that way.
Yes, every eligible job gets its permit pulled and its inspection signed. When we update plumbing lines, move a shower drain, or change electrical circuits, the inspector verifies the work. Some Ceres homeowners have been told by a previous contractor that permits are optional. They are not, and we’d rather prove compliance than argue about it later. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through your project and get a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve already received.
Tom Barrett, Owner
Barrett & Sons Construction
Call (877) 610-1318 for a free bathroom remodeling estimate in Ceres, CA.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Ceres and the surrounding Central Valley since 1998.







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