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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Fort Worth
A full bathroom remodel in Fort Worth typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathrooms landing between $5,000 and $12,000. Most jobs take two to four weeks once permits clear, and the biggest variable isn’t the tile you pick. It’s what we find when we open the walls. Barrett & Sons Construction has been remodeling Fort Worth bathrooms since 1998, and we quote the same way every time: inspection first, allowances in writing, and no price change that doesn’t hit your hand on paper before a single nail moves. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate at your Fort Worth home.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Fort Worth’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We’re not a franchise sending strangers to your door. Tom Barrett’s name is on the truck, his sons run the crews, and he answers his own phone. Fort Worth homeowners repeatedly tell us the same thing: they got burned by a national outfit that quoted one number over the phone and handed them a different bill at the end. That won’t happen with us, because every scope item, every allowance, and every price change arrives as a written change order before work begins, not after.
Fort Worth is our home turf. Our crews work the 76108, 76109, 76110, and 76111 ZIP codes weekly, and we know what a Fairmount bungalow hides behind its original beadboard better than any out-of-town contractor ever will. When you call (877) 610-1318, a live person answers, 24/7. Not a voicemail box. Not an out-of-state call center. That matters when you’re standing in a gutted bathroom at 7 a.m. wondering what happens next.
Every eligible job includes permits pulled and inspections signed. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why we like him. And every completed remodel is backed by our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Fort Worth
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full remodel in Fort Worth usually means gutting the room to the studs, correcting what the last fifty years did wrong, and rebuilding it with current code. That’s where our process earns its keep. Older homes in 76110 and 76109 often reveal corroded galvanized supply lines and framing that was undersized to begin with. We write allowances for those realities into the contract up front, so the change order you approve is a known cost, not a shock.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in showers are the single most requested upgrade we install in Fort Worth. Many homeowners in the Fairmount and Ryan Place districts want to age in place without leaving the neighborhood they love. A curbless shower with a linear drain runs $4,500 to $12,000 here, and the price depends heavily on what we find under the old pan. If the subfloor has rotted, that’s an allowance item, priced and approved before we cut anything.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a 1950s alcove tub to a walk-in shower is one of the smartest moves you can make in an older Fort Worth home. Expect $3,500 to $10,000 depending on tile, glass, and whether the existing drain location works or needs to move. Here’s what most contractors won’t tell you: if your home sits on pier-and-beam, that heavy cast-iron tub was likely sitting on an unleveled floor for decades. We level the subfloor before tile goes down, because slope in the slab means cracked grout and a shower that won’t drain within a year.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
You don’t have to gut the room to fix what’s wrong. We replace vanities, retile floors and surrounds, and upgrade fixtures in Fort Worth bathrooms every week. Vanity installation alone runs $800 to $3,000, and we carry premium brands you can look up yourself, not mystery products off a van. Faucets, shower valves, and vents all get checked against current code during the rough-in, because once a wall is open, the inspector will look.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Worth
We install materials we’re willing to stand behind, which means brands with a real warranty and a real name. In Fort Worth bathrooms, we commonly install Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers products where the design calls for stone-look surfaces, along with Quikrete systems for proper mortar and leveling beds on slab and pier-and-beam alike. If we stock it, we know it. If we know it, we can honor the manufacturer’s warranty properly and fix it fast when something’s off. That’s the point of carrying brands you can look up.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Fort Worth Homes
- Corroded galvanized supply lines. Open up a 1920s or 1950s bathroom in Fort Worth and there’s a good chance the water lines are original, corroded from the inside, and barely delivering pressure. We replace them while the wall is open, because patching over a failing pipe is a recipe for a leak you won’t see until it’s ruined drywall.
- Failed shower waterproofing. The February 2021 freeze exposed weak building envelope details all over Fort Worth, and bathrooms were no exception. We regularly pull out shower pans whose waterproofing failed years ago and quietly rotted the subfloor down to the joists.
- Unsupported load-bearing framing. Older bungalows in 76110 were built when a bathroom was small and simple. Add a heavy walk-in shower or a cast-iron tub to framing that was never designed for it, and you get cracked tile, sagging floors, and a failed inspection. We sister joists and add blocking before any finish surface goes in.
- Historic overlay complications. In Fairmount and Ryan Place, any bathroom remodel that touches an exterior wall or roofline triggers design review and a Certificate of Appropriateness before permits are issued. Skip that step and you’ll get a stop-work order. We file the paperwork first, because we’ve seen the stop-work order, and it’s expensive.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Fort Worth, TX
Here’s what a bathroom remodel actually costs in Fort Worth, based on the jobs we quote week in and week out:
| Service | Fort Worth Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
The spread comes down to what’s behind the walls. A bathroom in a well-maintained ranch in 76108 costs less to remodel than a 1930s bungalow in Fairmount with original wiring and a rotted subfloor. That’s why we inspect first and write allowances into the contract. You’ll never get a bill for something we discovered months ago and “forgot” to mention. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free, itemized estimate at your Fort Worth home.
Fort Worth Isn’t Dallas, and Your Remodel Quote Shouldn’t Be Either
Fort Worth sits on Blackland Clay soils that shrink and heave between drought and rain cycles, and that movement is the quiet enemy of every bathroom remodel in this city. Pier-and-beam homes in 76110 settle unevenly. Slab ranches in 76108 and 76111 crack along control joints. Any contractor who quotes a Fort Worth bathroom remodel without checking the floor for slope and level is pricing a job they don’t understand. We level before we lay tile, because the clay will do what the clay does, and the best defense is a subfloor that’s already flat and a waterproofing membrane that moves with the house, not against it.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Worth
Barrett & Sons Construction handles bathroom remodels throughout Tarrant County and the surrounding communities. If you’re in River Oaks, Forest Hill, Haltom City, or Benbrook, our crews serve your area the same way we serve Fort Worth itself: permits pulled, change orders in writing, and Tom’s name on the work. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll set up a free estimate at your home.
Serving Fort Worth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
Yes, if your bathroom remodel touches an exterior wall, changes a window or vent opening, or alters the roofline, you need design review and a Certificate of Appropriateness from Fort Worth’s Historic and Cultural Landmarks commission before permits are issued. Interior-only remodels that don’t touch exterior surfaces typically don’t require one, but an exhaust fan vented through an exterior wall does. We handle the paperwork and know what the commission looks for, because we’ve filed these applications for years. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you during the estimate whether your specific project triggers the overlay.
Pier-and-beam homes settle unevenly as the Blackland Clay beneath them shrinks and swells with rainfall, and a sloped bathroom floor is usually the result of that movement, not a framing failure. The problem is that tile and glass don’t tolerate slope. Before we install a walk-in shower or lay tile in a pier-and-beam home, we level the subfloor with proper shimming and, where needed, sister the joists. Skip that step and you’ll have cracked grout within a year. An allowance for floor leveling belongs in every Fort Worth bathroom contract, and ours is written in from day one.
The three big ones are corroded galvanized supply lines, original knob-and-tube or ungrounded wiring, and failed shower-pan waterproofing. We’ve opened 1940s bungalow bathrooms in Fairmount and found knob-and-tube still feeding the vanity light. We’ve found shower pans that rotted the subfloor down to the joists. That’s why we write allowances for electrical rough-in, supply-line replacement, and subfloor repair into every older-home contract. You see the price before we touch it, and you approve it in writing before we proceed.
An allowance is a line item in your contract with a dollar figure attached. When we open a wall and find something that needs fixing, we show you what we found, we show you the allowance, and you approve a written change order before we do the work. No surprise invoices at the end. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we’ve been writing them into every Fort Worth bathroom contract since 1998. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask us to walk you through a sample scope during your free estimate.
In most 1950s ranch homes, yes. The standard 60-inch tub alcove converts cleanly to a walk-in shower without moving a single wall, and the job typically runs $3,500 to $10,000 in Fort Worth. The variables are the drain location, the condition of the subfloor, and whether the existing plumbing is galvanized or copper. If the floor has settled, we level it before tile. If the supply lines are corroded, we replace them while the wall is open. Ask us for a tub-to-shower conversion estimate and we’ll show you exactly what the space can do.
Barrett & Sons Construction has remodeled bathrooms across Fort Worth since 1998, and we’re not hard to find. Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number, and you can look up all three before you sign anything. Ask anyone on your street, or check the license yourself. Then call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, written line-item scope, and a straight answer about what your bathroom really needs.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fort Worth since 1998.