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Bathroom remodeling in Lago Vista typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 for a full renovation, with smaller projects like tub-to-shower conversions landing between $3,500 and $10,000. That’s the honest range we quote before anyone swings a hammer. Tom Barrett and his crew have spent nearly three decades working homes along Lake Travis, from the older cabin conversions off Lohman Ford Road to the newer builds climbing the ridge off Dawn Drive. We know your lot, your limestone, and your inspector. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll reach a live person, not a call center.
Lago Vista isn’t Pflugerville. The ground under your home is Edwards Plateau limestone that laughs at standard excavation equipment. Foundation shifts from drought-cracked soil show up in bathroom floors, shower pans, and tile lines. That’s why we approach every Bathroom Remodeling job here with the site conditions in mind first, not just the finish materials. We serve Lago Vista homeowners who want a bath that can handle the Hill Country, not a showroom display that struggles the first dry August.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lago Vista’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That’s not a slogan. It means the guy signing your contract is the same guy whose truck is parked in your Lago Vista Driveway & Pavers project on demo day. Around Lago Vista, where half the houses started as weekend lake cabins and the other half are new builds on steep lots, that consistency matters. We’ve seen the 1980s cabin off Bar K Road whose subfloor was never properly tied to the pier foundation. We’ve torn out shower pans in homes near Point Venture whose drain lines shifted with the limestone. We know what to look for before we open a wall.
Our Lago Vista customers tell their neighbors about us. We carry a strong local reputation earned job by job, and that includes the work we’ve done on bathrooms from south of Boggy Ford Road up through the newer neighborhoods near Bar K and beyond, as well as our Fence Installation in Lago Vista projects. When you call, a live person answers 24/7. We’re not an out-of-state answering service. We coordinate scheduling from our Austin office, but the crews working your Lago Vista bathroom live and work right here in the Hill Country. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look us up before you sign anything. We’d expect you to.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Lago Vista
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Lago Vista means more than swapping the vanity and calling it done. On older lake cabins, it often starts with floor leveling. Years of drought-soil movement under the limestone cap leaves floors out of true, and you can’t lay tile over a floor that’s off by an inch. On newer hillside homes, we’re usually working around plumbing rough-ins that were conservative to keep within HOA envelope rules. A full remodel typically includes new waterproofing, custom shower or tub, vanity, tile, fixtures, lighting, and ventilation. We handle it all in-house, from permit to final inspection.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in showers make sense in Lago Vista for practical reasons. The housing stock here skews older, and many homeowners are planning for the years ahead. A curbless, low-threshold shower is easier to enter and safer on wet tile. We build custom walk-in showers with proper Schluter waterproofing or equivalent, linear drains that level out on floors that weren’t flat to begin with, and fixtures sized for Hill Country water pressure, which varies depending on where your lot sits relative to the Lake Travis supply lines. Expect $4,500 to $12,000 for a typical Lago Vista walk-in shower installation.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Tub-to-shower conversions are one of the most common requests we get in Lago Vista, especially in the original 1970s and 1980s cabins. Those old fiberglass tub surrounds crack, the grout fails, and the framing behind them often shows signs of the humidity swings that come with lakefront living. We pull the tub, repair or replace any compromised framing at the base, and build a properly waterproofed shower. In Lago Vista, a tub-to-shower conversion usually runs $3,500 to $10,000 depending on the size of the opening and what we find behind the old surround.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Sometimes the bones are fine and the finish is just tired. We install bath vanities, floor and wall tile, and fixtures as standalone projects when a full remodel isn’t in the cards. For Lago Vista homes near the lake, we lean toward vanities and hardware that can handle humidity. Solid plywood or hardwood cabinet boxes hold up better than particleboard when the dew point sits high for weeks. Tile work includes crack-isolation membrane where the concrete slab has hairline movement, which is most of the Hill Country. A vanity install typically runs $800 to $3,000. Tile packages are quoted by the square foot with a written scope, no allowances left vague.
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 Lago Vista
When we install something in a Lago Vista bathroom, we want the homeowner to be able to look it up. We use brands with published specs and track records. On bathroom windows that get pulled into shower remodels or replaced for ventilation, we’ve installed Simonton and Ply Gem units, and we can source PGT for homes in the more exposed ridge-top and lakeside lots where wind and storm-driven rain hit harder. We keep a deep inventory of common plumbing and tile setting materials in our Austin shop, and for Lago Vista jobs we stage everything so we’re not chasing a fitting the morning of rough-in. If you also need a new shower window or door, our Windows & Doors in Lago Vista crew handles that as part of the same project, not as a separate headache.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Lago Vista Homes
- Subfloor rot under original tubs and showers. The 1970s and 1980s lake cabins off Boggy Ford Road and around Bar K were built fast, often for seasonal use. The original shower pans and tub surrounds weren’t always waterproofed to today’s standard, and decades of humidity have done their work. We plan for subfloor repair on almost every original-cabin bathroom we open.
- Floors out of level due to limestone movement. The Edwards Plateau soil under Lago Vista expands and contracts with the drought-flood cycle. Slab-on-grade homes show it as tile cracks and shifted drain lines. We level floors and set tile over crack-isolation membrane when the slab shows movement.
- Poor ventilation and mold in enclosed bathrooms. Many original cabins have no exhaust fan at all, and the bathrooms run humid for months at a time. We add properly ducted fans that actually vent outside, not into the attic. This is a code item we fix on nearly every Lago Vista bathroom we touch.
- Outdated plumbing supply lines and drain fittings. Some of the older homes here still have original galvanized supply or thin-wall drain pipe. Once the walls are open, we replace what’s required with PEX and modern PVC or cast iron, and every change is written up before we do it.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Lago Vista, TX
Full bathroom remodels in Lago Vista run $9,000 to $28,000. A small bathroom remodel, like a compact guest bath in an older cabin, typically costs $5,000 to $12,000. Walk-in shower installation ranges from $4,500 to $12,000, and a tub-to-shower conversion most often lands between $3,500 and $10,000. Shower replacement sits at $3,000 to $8,500, and a bathroom vanity install runs $800 to $3,000. Every number we give includes the written scope, the permit and inspection paperwork, and the materials specified by name and brand. If the scope changes, you get a written change order before the work happens. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free written estimate, and ask about our permanent Senior & Veteran 10% discount or the $40 off any repair over $200.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lago Vista
Barrett & Sons Construction works throughout the north shore of Lake Travis. If you’re in Leander, Bee Cave, Lakeway, or Cedar Park, the same crew and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. We pull permits in every municipality we work in, and the inspection gets signed before we call the job complete. Homeowners in the area who need exterior work also call us for Roofing in Lago Vista when the Hill Country hail season gets moving.
Serving Lago Vista, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lago Vista 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 Lago Vista
Most Lago Vista bathroom remodels begin within two to four weeks of signing the contract, depending on permit turnaround and material lead times. We schedule the work in one continuous run once we start, not show up for a day and disappear for two weeks. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a firm start date in writing, not a window.
Yes, we work the entire 78645 zip code, including the older lake-cabin pockets off Lohman Ford Road, the hillside neighborhoods around Dawn Drive and Bar K Road, and the homes near Boggy Ford Road and Crystal Mountain. We know the county roads and the HOA requirements around Lake Travis, and we’ve been through inspections in Lago Vista more times than we can count.
It can be, and here’s the honest reason: the limestone. Lago Vista lots sit on Edwards Plateau bedrock that’s often inches below the surface, and many of the older homes on steep lots were set on pier foundations or minimally prepped slabs. When a bathroom remodel uncovers foundation irregularities or drain lines that have shifted with the soil, there’s more prep work than a flatland tract home in Leander requires. We’d rather quote that properly the first time than hand you a change order for excavation halfway through. Our free written estimate accounts for what we expect based on your specific lot and home.
We pull permits on every eligible job, no exceptions. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, which is exactly why I like him. If someone tells you a bathroom remodel in Lago Vista doesn’t need a permit because there’s a plumbing or electrical change, that’s your signal to get a second opinion. Ours is free for any written estimate you’ve received, and that includes coming out to look at a bathroom. Just bring the other bid. We’ll walk you through what’s required, line by line.
Every bathroom remodel from Barrett & Sons comes with our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something’s not right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call and no charge for the fix. We also honor manufacturer warranties on every installed product, and we register those warranties in your name so they’re valid. Tom lives twenty minutes from most Lago Vista jobsites. If something’s wrong, he wants to know about it.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lago Vista since our first hill country job in 1998.