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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Gilroy
We hear the same story from Gilroy homeowners week after week: a bathroom that worked fine for twenty years now has a shower pan leaking into the subfloor, a vanity that’s swollen at the base, and tile grout that won’t stay clean no matter what gets scrubbed across it. Two bathrooms in a four-bedroom, and one of them has been off-limits since fall. That’s where we come in.
Barrett & Sons Construction has been remodeling bathrooms for over 29 years, and we know the Gilroy housing stock better than most crews you’ll call. From the pre-1960s ranch homes near downtown to the newer tract builds east of 101, we’ve gutted, waterproofed, and rebuilt bathrooms across every era of construction this city has to offer. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll reach a live person, 24/7. We’ll get you an honest quote and a scope in writing before anything gets torn out.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Gilroy’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. When we show up at a home in the Chestnut neighborhood or a newer build off Santa Teresa Boulevard, the name on the truck matches the name on the contract. That matters to people in Gilroy who’ve been burned by outfits that send subcontracted strangers and a different price at the door.
Our reputation in Gilroy is built the old way. Neighbors talk. The people at the hardware store talk. We’ve remodeled bathrooms across 95020 and 95021, and our 90-Day Done Right Promise means if something isn’t right, Tom comes back and makes it right with one phone call. No fine print, no pushback. He publishes his name, his address, and his license number so you can verify everything before you sign. We’d rather you look us up.
Every job we do in Gilroy includes permits pulled and inspections signed where eligible. Price changes arrive as written change orders before work proceeds, never as a surprise at the end. And we answer the phone. That’s not a marketing line; it’s how we’ve operated since day one.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Gilroy
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Gilroy typically means taking the room down to studs and rebuilding it. In older homes near downtown, that often reveals plumbing that hasn’t been touched since the Eisenhower administration, galvanized supply lines that look fine on the outside and are rusted shut inside. We plan for that. Our full remodels run $9,000-$28,000 in this market, and we scope everything in writing so you know what the budget includes before demolition starts.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in showers are the request we hear most from Gilroy homeowners planning to age in place. A curbless entry with a frameless glass enclosure changes how a bathroom works every single day. We’ve installed them in everything from 1950s bungalows to Eagle Ridge builds, and we coordinate every step from waterproofing to glass. Our Bathroom Remodeling team handles these constantly.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a tub to a shower is smart in a city where lot sizes and floor plans vary as much as Gilroy’s do. The original tub takes up space most families never use. In homes on the west side near Wren Avenue, where single-story ranches dominate, converting the hall bath tub gives the whole room more usable space. Tub-to-shower conversions in Gilroy run $3,500-$10,000 depending on the footprint and fixtures.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Sometimes the bones of a bathroom are fine and the room just needs new function: a wider vanity, porcelain tile that doesn’t look dated, fixtures that don’t drip. We install KraftMaid vanities and help you pick tile at local suppliers, then our crew installs everything square and level. Vanity installation alone in Gilroy runs $800-$3,000, and we quote the full scope before the first box is opened.
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 Gilroy
We don’t install mystery materials off a van. In Gilroy bathrooms we’re routinely working with KraftMaid cabinetry, Cambria and Corian countertops, and name-brand tile that you can look up online before we order it. If you’re also planning exterior work on the property, we handle Roofing in Gilroy and Windows & Doors in Gilroy, so the same crew that knows your house can handle the other trades without you chasing multiple contractors. We keep solid relationships with local suppliers in the South County area, which shortens lead times when a special-order vanity backs up.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Gilroy Homes
Not every bathroom problem is the one that shows up in a camera-ready renovation reveal. These are the ones we fix week after week in Gilroy:
- Expansive clay under early 2000s slabs causes cracked shower pans and wall gaps. Builders threw up tract homes fast on farmland pressed flat, and the adobe clay under those engineered fills expands and contracts with every wet season. We see hairline cracks running through tile floors that trace back to slab movement, not bad grout. In the newer subdivisions south and east of town, we correct the drainage plane and waterproofing before new tile goes down, not just the cosmetic layer.
- Pre-1960s bathrooms with no exhaust fan and rotted wall cavities. Older Gilroy homes near the historic downtown grid were built before mechanical ventilation was standard. The combination of shower steam and 100-degree summer months cooks the wall cavities. We’ve opened walls and found the studs soft enough to push a screwdriver through. Rebuilding those means framing repair plus a properly vented fan, not just new tile.
- Galvanized supply lines inside walls that aren’t worth saving. In the ranch homes built before the mid-70s, we frequently find galvanized pipe that’s down to a pencil-width of flow inside. It looks fine from the outside. Part of honest remodeling in Gilroy is telling you the truth about what’s behind the wall, then putting it in the change order instead of springing it later.
- Improper shower waterproofing from quick flips in the 95020 growth areas. The newer tract stock goes through a lot of turnover, and we’ve pulled back more than a few shower surrounds in homes flipped over a month. Green board used instead of cement board, no regard for the thermal gap that makes Gilroy summers brutal. We rebuild it to code, pull the permit, and stand behind the work with our 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Gilroy, CA
Most full bathroom remodels in Gilroy land between $9,000 and $28,000. Small bathroom remodels run $5,000-$12,000. A walk-in shower installation sits at $4,500-$12,000, tub-to-shower conversions at $3,500-$10,000, and vanity installation alone at $800-$3,000. The final number depends on the size of your room, what’s behind the walls, the tile and fixtures you pick, and whether we’re moving plumbing or keeping the same footprint. But here’s the thing: we put every allowance, every finish, and every assumption in writing before we start, so the number on the contract is the number you plan around. If something changes, you see a written change order and sign it before a single nail moves. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate; no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Gilroy
Our crews work throughout South County and into the surrounding areas. If you’re planning a Bathroom Remodeling project in San Martin, Morgan Hill, Watsonville, or Interlaken, the same Barrett & Sons crew that covers Bathroom Remodeling in Gilroy can drive out and quote your job the same week.
Serving Gilroy, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Gilroy 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 Gilroy
We schedule estimates in Gilroy every week, and No Trip Charge Inside the County means it costs you nothing for us to come out, measure, and write a proper quote. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll get you on the calendar.
Yes. We work in Eagle Ridge, the historic downtown grid, the Wren Avenue corridor, and every part of 95020 and 95021. Wherever your home sits in Gilroy, our crews know the slab history, the soil conditions, and the typical plumbing inside your era of construction.
If your bathroom has a leaking shower pan or a supply line that burst, call (877) 610-1318 and a live person answers. We’ll walk through what to shut off right now and get a crew out as fast as the schedule allows. We don’t leave Gilroy homeowners hanging when water is moving in the wrong direction.
Our prices are the same across the South Bay and South County because our costs don’t change at the county line. Expect a full Gilroy bathroom remodel to run $9,000-$28,000, same as our Morgan Hill work. Call for an exact quote; estimates are free.
Every completed bathroom carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Tom Barrett comes back and makes it right, one call. It’s written on the contract, not something you have to ask about. We also pull permits and pass inspections where eligible, because the inspector works for you, not for us.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Gilroy and the South County area since 1998.