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AfterBathroom Remodeling Costs in Denton, TX: What Homeowners Should Expect
A full bathroom remodel in Denton typically runs between $9,000 and $28,000, with smaller baths and walk-in shower conversions landing closer to the $4,500-$12,000 range. Those numbers reflect what we’re currently seeing across 76201, 76203, and the newer subdivisions pushing south of Loop 288. If you’re pricing a project right now, the single biggest variable is whether water lines and drain rough-ins need to move, and in Denton’s older craftsman bungalows near the Square, they almost always do.
We’re Barrett & Sons Construction. Tom Barrett founded the company in 1998, and his sons run the bathroom crews. Anyone from UNT faculty housing off Hickory Street to a 2015 tract home in 76210 can tell you the same thing: around here, a bathroom remodel lives or dies on whether the contractor actually pulls permits and puts every scope change on paper before the first tile comes up. That’s how we work, and it’s why Denton homeowners keep our number handy. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail box.
Why Denton Calls Barrett & Sons for Bathroom Work
Denton isn’t one housing market. It’s two, sometimes three, stacked on top of each other. The tight rental blocks east of UNT are full of 1920s and 1930s wood-frame houses with original plaster, cast-iron drain stacks, and bathrooms that have been patched by five different landlords. A gut remodel there means reframing walls to modern code and sometimes sistering floor joists before you even think about tile. Meanwhile, the colonials and brick boxes of Robson Ranch and the new builds along 2499 are fighting a different battle entirely: Blackland Prairie clay heaving under post-tension slabs, which cracks grout lines and loosens vanities. We see both every month.
That local range matters. A franchise operation that sends rotating crews from Fort Worth will quote you a number that works for a mid-2000s house in Flower Mound, then discover your 1938 bungalow on Prairie Street needs a whole new subfloor. We don’t surprise people that way. Every Barrett & Sons estimate for Denton bathrooms is a written, line-item scope. If something changes once we open the wall, you get a change order in writing before we spend a dollar of yours.
What to Look for in a Denton Bathroom Contractor
Ask three questions before you sign anything. First: will you pull permits and stand next to me when the inspector walks through? The permit process in Denton has slowed over the last few years because the building department handles one of the highest per-capita permit volumes in Texas. Contractors who don’t front-load applications lose weeks to the inspection queue. We file early, schedule as soon as the city allows it, and consider the inspector an ally. He works for you, not for me.
Second: what happens when the scope changes mid-job? Every remodel hits unknowns, especially in older Denton homes. If a contractor can’t answer that question in writing, keep looking. Our rule is simple: scope in writing, allowances in writing, change orders in writing. Anything less is how you end up with a $6,000 surprise at the end.
Third: whose name is on the truck? You’ll see Tom or one of his sons on your job site most days. That matters when you live twenty minutes away and run into us at the grocery store on Saturday.
Bathroom Remodeling Services We Handle in Denton
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full gut-and-rebuild in a Denton home means taking everything down to studs, correcting whatever framing or subfloor damage the Blackland clay has caused over the decades, and building back with current plumbing and waterproofing standards. On homes north of University Drive, we regularly find floor joists that have shifted and grout lines that cracked because the slab underneath moved. We fix the root cause before the tile goes back. Expect to budget $9,000-$28,000 depending on size and whether you’re relocating fixtures.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Older Denton bungalows often have a cramped tub-shower combo from the Eisenhower era. Homeowners in 76201 and 76203 are increasingly converting those into curbless walk-in showers with linear drains, or a standard walk-in with a Schluter waterproofing system underneath. A walk-in shower installation in Denton generally lands between $4,500 and $12,000. If your subfloor is solid and we don’t have to move the drain, you’ll sit at the lower end.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
This is the single most requested bathroom project we do across Denton. The typical 1960s ranch in neighborhoods near Denton High School has a hall bath tub that no one has soaked in since Clinton was in office. Converting it to a shower with a low threshold, a Grohe valve, and properly sloped tile typically runs $3,500-$10,000. The conversation always starts the same way: we test the subfloor, check the drain location, and tell you honestly what the existing plumbing will support.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Some jobs don’t call for a full gut. Swapping a vanity, re-tiling a floor, replacing a builder-grade faucet with a Grohe or Sterling fixture: those are $800-$3,000 projects we schedule between larger remodels in Denton. But we still pull the permit if the job touches plumbing beyond the shutoff. It protects you, and it keeps the job legal if you sell the house later. Nothing cheapens a closing faster than unpermitted plumbing work.
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.
Bathroom Remodeling Brands We Install in Denton
We stock Schluter waterproofing membrane and drains for walk-in showers, and we regularly install Sterling shower bases and Grohe mixing valves. These are brands you can look up, not mystery boxes off a supply van. For Denton customers it makes a difference: when a finish is on backorder or a part fails within warranty, we can source replacements fast through local supply houses rather than waiting on a national distribution chain. We also carry the same depth on windows and doors if you’re doing a bath addition that needs Windows & Doors in Denton work at the same time.
Common Bathroom Problems We See in Denton Homes
- Popped grout and hairline tile cracks from clay soil movement. Denton sits on expansive Blackland Prairie clay that shrinks in summer droughts and swells after heavy rain. We see slab movement crack even well-installed tile, especially in post-2000 homes where builders used shorter cure times. We use uncoupling membranes under tile when the slab shows movement.
- Rotted subfloors around toilets and tub flanges in pre-1980 homes. Decades of slow, undetected leaks have eaten through the pine subfloor in a lot of Denton’s 1940s and 1950s stock. We open the floor and inspect before installing any new fixture. It’s not dramatic, it’s honest.
- Undersized bathroom venting in older homes. Many Denton bungalows vent the bathroom fan into the attic instead of outside. North Texas humidity makes that a mold problem waiting to happen. We correct vent runs on nearly every bathroom remodel we do in 76201 and 76203.
- Fibreglass and acrylic surrounds failing in rental-heavy blocks near UNT. Turnover rentals get cheap tub surrounds from the big-box stores. Five years in, they’re cracked and stained. We replace them with tile or a solid Sterling base and use Schluter waterproofing behind the wall.
What a Bathroom Remodel Costs in Denton by Scope
| Project Type | Typical Denton Range |
|---|---|
| Small Bathroom Remodel (hall or guest bath) | $5,000-$12,000 |
| Full Bathroom Remodel (master or large bath) | $9,000-$28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500-$12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500-$10,000 |
| Shower Replacement (pan, walls, valve) | $3,000-$8,500 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation (with top and faucet) | $800-$3,000 |
What moves the number in Denton? Age of the house, first. A 1939 bungalow on Oak Street will need subfloor and framing repairs a 2012 house on the south side won’t. Second: whether you’re moving the toilet, sink, or shower drain. Moving a drain in a slab can add $1,500-$3,500 by itself. Third: tile choices. A basic ceramic at $3 per square foot finishes entirely different from a hand-glazed porcelain at $12 per square foot. We write every allowance down, every price change in writing before work starts. No surprises, no “I thought that was included.” Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your bathroom, measure, and hand you a written price. No trip charge inside the county, and that’s a standing offer.
Serving Corinth, Lantana, Flower Mound, and Lake Dallas Too
Most of our bathroom crews roll out to Bathroom Remodeling jobs in Denton proper, but we schedule work in Corinth, Lantana, Flower Mound, and Lake Dallas every week. If you’re in one of those towns and tired of calling contractors who won’t return calls, call us. Same written estimates, same 90-Day Done Right Promise. And if you’re tackling exterior work while we’re at it, we also handle Roofing in Denton for the whole area.
Serving Denton, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Denton 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 Denton
Right now, we’re usually scheduling bathroom remodels in Denton three to five weeks out from the signed contract. That’s a real number, not a sales script. The city’s permit queue, especially for plumbing and structural work in the 76201 and 76203 ZIP codes, is the bottleneck. We front-load permit applications the same day you sign. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you an honest start window for your specific project.
Yes. We work from the historic streets around the Square down through the mid-century neighborhoods near TWU, over to the newer subdivisions in 76208 and 76210. Every Bathroom Remodeling job in Denton gets the same crew, the same written scope, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, whether the house is ninety years old or nine.
Not meaningfully. The fixture and labor pricing holds fairly flat across southern Denton County. What changes is the condition of the house. A 1920s bungalow off Congress Street will need more subfloor and framing work than a 2008 build off 288. That work is real, it’s billable, and we show you the receipts. No hidden upcharge for being in Denton.
Every bathroom remodel we complete carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, with one phone call. Beyond that, manufacturer warranties from Grohe, Schluter, and the fixture brands apply based on the specific product. It’s all documented in your contract.
Only if we find something we couldn’t see during the estimate, like rotted framing or a hidden leak, and only after you’ve signed a written change order. You’ll never open a final bill and find a new line item we never discussed. That’s not how we’ve done business since 1998. If you already have an estimate from another Denton contractor, bring it in and we’ll give you a free second opinion.
Get Your Denton Bathroom Remodel Started
If you’ve been putting off a bathroom remodel because you’re not sure who to trust, you’re in the right place. Tom Barrett puts his name, his address, and his license number on every contract. His sons run the crews. A live person answers the phone when you call (877) 610-1318. And every job finishes with a signed inspection and the 90-Day Done Right Promise behind it.
Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself. Then call for a free estimate. We’ll meet you in Denton, walk your bathroom, and hand you a written scope with real numbers.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, founded 1998 and serving Denton and the surrounding communities.