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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Garland
A full bathroom remodel in Garland typically runs $9,000-$28,000, with walk-in shower installs and tub-to-shower conversions landing on the lower end between $3,500 and $12,000. We’ve been tearing into Garland bathrooms long enough to know what’s behind the tile before the first hammer swings. If you live in the 75043, 75044, 75045, or 75046 ZIP codes, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll schedule a free estimate so you can see the real numbers in writing.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Garland’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started Bathroom Remodeling work in 1998, and his sons run crews across Garland today. You’ll see the Barrett name on the truck, not a franchise logo. When you call, a live person answers, and when the crew pulls up to your home off Belt Line Road or near Firewheel Town Center, they’re carrying background-checked company uniforms and tools they know how to use.
Garland homeowners hire us because the paperwork can be verified. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number so you can look him up before signing anything. Every change order is written with a dollar figure before we touch the work. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and we like it that way. If something’s not right when we say we’re done, our 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings Tom back.
We’ve remodeled bathrooms in Garland’s mid-century ranch homes from the 75040 corridor east to newer builds near Lake Ray Hubbard. That’s local knowledge you don’t get from an out-of-state call center quoting a phone price.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Garland
Full Bathroom Remodeling
We gut and rebuild entire bathrooms in Garland from the studs out: framing corrections, new waterproofing, permitted plumbing and electrical, tile, fixtures, vanities, glass enclosures, the whole scope. In Garland’s older brick-veneer ranch homes, full remodels almost always reveal something behind the walls that changes the plan. We build that reality into the contract up front with allowance lines so you’re never surprised by an invoice at the end.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Garland runs $4,500-$12,000 depending on size, glass, and what’s behind the existing surround. We install Schluter waterproofing systems as standard on every shower pan and wall because Garland’s Vertisol clay moves seasonally and a shower curb that shifts even a quarter inch will crack tile and leak into the slab. A shower built on this soil needs a substrate that flexes without failing.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
This is one of the most requested bathroom projects in Garland, especially in the 75040-75042 ranches where original cast-iron tubs are rusted through, chipped beyond refinishing, or simply too small for aging-in-place needs. We scope the conversion to include drain replacement, valve replacement, and any framing corrections the inspector will require, and we put the numbers in a written change order before any demo starts.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
We install vanities from $800-$3,000, set tile, and hang fixtures with the same permit-and-inspection discipline we bring to full remodels. In Garland homes, swapping a vanity often triggers a GFCI outlet requirement on the same circuit, and we’ll flag that before the city inspector does. Brands like Grohe and Sterling show up in our finished Garland bathrooms because they’re names you can research and trust.
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 Garland
We’re not showing up with mystery-brand materials off the back of a van. For Garland bathrooms we regularly install Schluter waterproofing systems, Sterling and Grohe fixtures, and GAF roofing materials when a bathroom remodel extends into attic or ceiling work. We stock common Schluter profiles and valve parts locally so Garland customers aren’t waiting on a two-week ship time for a shower pan that’s holding up the whole job. Every brand we install is one you can look up yourself, down to the model number, before you sign.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Garland Homes
- Ungrounded two-prong wiring behind the walls. In Garland’s 1950s-70s ranch homes, opening a wall nearly always reveals wiring that doesn’t meet current code. Any remodel that touches those circuits triggers mandatory GFCI/AFCI upgrades before the city signs off the rough-in inspection.
- Corroded 3×2-inch cast iron drain lines. These original lines are now undersized and often rusted through at the slab. Once the wall is open and the inspector sees it, you’re looking at a drain re-pipe before the drywall goes back up.
- Seasonal slab movement from Vertisol clay. Garland sits on Dallas Blackland Prairie clay that shrinks in drought and swells after fall rain. Tile laid on a curb framed with standard lumber can crack within two years here. We size framing and piers to the soil, not to a generic national spec.
- Unpermitted additions hiding behind drywall. Contractors working the 75040-75042 corridor routinely find mid-century homes accumulated unpermitted room additions and garage conversions over the decades. If your bathroom remodel touches one of those spaces, the city inspector will require bringing the older unpermitted work up to Garland’s current code before we can close the permit on the new work.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Garland, TX
Here’s what Garland homeowners can expect to budget, based on market-calibrated ranges we see across the 75040-75046 corridor:
| Project | Typical Price Range |
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| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
What moves the number: whether the drain line needs re-piping, whether we find unpermitted framing or electrical, what waterproofing system the shower requires, and what level of tile and glass you choose. We treat every allowance and scope change as a written line item before work proceeds, so the price you approve is the price you pay. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and ask for the written scope.
We Also Serve Cities Near Garland
Our crews work throughout Bathroom Remodeling in Garland and the surrounding communities, including Sachse, Rowlett, Richardson, and Murphy. If your home sits in one of those nearby cities and you’re planning a bathroom remodel or a tub-to-shower conversion, give us a call. We’ll schedule a walkthrough and put real numbers on paper.
Serving Garland, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Garland 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 Garland
Because Garland’s currently adopted building code requires GFCI protection on all bathroom receptacles, and when you pull a permit for a vanity swap, the inspector checks the circuit before signing off. If your mid-century home still has ungrounded two-prong outlets, the upgrade gets flagged during the permit review, not later. We handle it as a written allowance line in the original scope so the inspector’s requirement doesn’t surprise you mid-project. Call (877) 610-1318 if you want us to confirm what your home will need before you start planning around a budget.
The city of Garland requires unpermitted work discovered during a remodel to be brought up to current code before the new permit can close. That means hidden framing, electrical, and HVAC inside the old addition get inspected and corrected if needed. We see this regularly in the 75040-75042 corridor, where multiple decades of ownership left behind unpermitted garage conversions and room additions. We flag it during our first walkthrough and put the correction scope in writing before any nail moves.
We price the known scope from the walkthrough, and we write allowance lines for what the slab might reveal once walls are open. Garland’s Vertisol clay shrinks in summer and swells after fall rain, which means slabs here move. If we find a crack under a tub flange or a heave that’ll lift the curb, you’ll see the corrective scope and its exact dollar number on a written change order before we touch it. You’re never billed for a surprise at the end. Estimates are free, so call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look at your slab and your framing in person.
Most original cast-iron tubs in Garland’s 1950s-70s ranches are rusted at the overflow, pitted, or installed on lead bends that are past their useful life. Some can be refinished if the iron is sound and the drain connection is intact. But once we open the wall and the inspector sees the drain, a corroded line means you’re re-piping that branch anyway. We’ll tell you honestly during the walkthrough whether keeping the tub is worth it, and we never push a tub-to-shower conversion if the tub can be saved for a reasonable number.
Uri exposed how thin the wall insulation and pipe runs were in Garland’s mid-century housing stock. Bathrooms built into exterior walls often had supply lines that froze and burst, and the temporary repairs from 2021 are still failing now. When we open those walls for a remodel, we check what was patched after the storm and correct any undersized or uninsulated runs before the city inspector sees them. It’s one more reason Garland bathroom remodels need an inspection-first process, not a demo-happy crew.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Garland since 1998.