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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Lakehills
A full bathroom remodel in Lakehills, TX typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathrooms landing between $5,000 and $12,000 and walk-in shower installations coming in at $4,500 to $12,000. Most jobs take two to six weeks depending on scope, and the single biggest variable in this area isn’t tile choice; it’s what we find when we open the walls of an old fishing cabin that never had a real foundation under it. Barrett & Sons Construction has been remodeling homes in the Hill Country since 1998, and we know exactly what Lakehills houses hide behind drywall. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and Tom or one of his sons will walk your bathroom before any numbers get written down.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lakehills’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett puts his name, his address, and his license number on every contract, and he’s been doing that for over 29 years. Homeowners around Medina Lake have dealt with enough out-of-town crews who quote a number over the phone and show up with a different bill. That doesn’t happen with us. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens, not after. The permit inspector works for you, not for me; that’s why I like him. And when the job’s done, you get the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: one call brings Tom back if anything isn’t right.
We serve the 78056 zip code and the neighborhoods strung along Park Road 37, Wharton’s Dock Road, and the hills above the lake’s north shore. Our crew members are background-checked and carry the Barrett & Sons name on their shirts, not a franchise logo. Dispatch and scheduling run through our San Antonio office, but the people swinging hammers in Lakehills live close enough to see Medina Lake on their drive home. Read more about how we approach Bathroom Remodeling across the Hill Country, or keep reading for what’s specific to this corner of Bandera County.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Lakehills
Full Bathroom Remodeling
Gutting a bathroom in a 1960s lake cabin and rebuilding it as a full-time master bath is different work than remodeling a 2010s spec house in San Antonio. We’ve pulled drywall in Lakehills homes and found framing that was never strapped, plumbing that was never vented, and subfloors that have been soaking up humidity from Medina Lake for fifty years. A full remodel here means fixing what’s underneath before we lay a single tile. Expect to budget $9,000 to $28,000 depending on size and what the opening-up reveals, and expect us to show you photographs of what we find before a change order ever crosses the table.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Shower remodels are the most common request we get from Lakehills homeowners, and it makes sense: older cabins were built with cramped tubs that no longer work for people planning to age in place. Walk-in shower installation in Lakehills typically runs $4,500 to $12,000. We remove the old tub or enclosure, correct the slope so water actually reaches the drain (a real problem on old, settling foundations), install the pan and waterproofing, and finish with tile or a low-maintenance surround. If the shower is replacing a tub, see below.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
For a Lakehills homeowner who wants a step-free entry and a wider footprint without moving walls, a tub-to-shower conversion is the smartest money, running $3,500 to $10,000. We remove the tub, relocate or extend the drain as needed (which usually means cutting into the slab or pier-and-beam floor, another place old cabins fight back), and rebuild the alcove as a properly waterproofed walk-in shower. The result is a bathroom that works for the next thirty years of lake living.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Not every Lakehills project is a full tear-out. Replacing a vanity, swapping dated tile, and installing new fixtures can refresh a bathroom without moving plumbing, and vanity installation alone runs $800 to $3,000. We carry premium brands you can look up, not mystery boxes off a van. We install KraftMaid vanities in kitchens and baths, and we’ll quote Cambria or comparable quartz for bath counters if you want a surface that shrugs off lake humidity. The same crew that roofs your house can also handle Roofing in Lakehills, so if a bad bathroom vent has been soaking your decking, we can fix both problems in one scope.
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 Lakehills
We install and service materials from brands we’re willing to put our name beside, including Simonton and Ply Gem for bath windows that actually open after years of Hill Country heat and humidity, and PGT for impact-rated options on lakefront exposures that take the full brunt of a Bandera County thunderstorm. If your bathroom remodel includes replacing a fogged or rotten window, we stock local parts for Lakehills homes and can often shave days off the schedule by having the right unit on the truck the first day. We also install and service Windows & Doors in Lakehills, so a bathroom window that’s been painted shut since 1987 doesn’t have to stay that way.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Lakehills Homes
- Rotted subfloors from decades of lake humidity. Cabins built as seasonal fishing camps in the 1950s and 1960s were never designed for year-round showers and laundry. Subfloor rot under toilets and tubs is the most common surprise we uncover, and it has to be fixed before tile goes down or the new floor will fail inside five years.
- No bathroom exhaust ventilation. A surprising number of older Lakehills cabins vent bathroom fans straight into the attic or not at all. During the Hill Country’s 100°F summers, that trapped moisture turns attics into mold incubators. We cut in proper roof or wall vents on every remodel, and the permit inspector signs off on it.
- Foundation movement on rocky, sloping lots. The Edwards Plateau limestone under Lakehills shifts less than flatland clay, but the pier-and-beam cabins on steep lots settle unevenly over decades. Doors that don’t latch, cracks in original tile, and tubs pulling away from walls are signs the floor under the bathroom has been moving. We level and shore what’s needed before we rebuild on top of it.
- FEMA and shoreline setbacks dictating scope. Lakefront lots on Medina Lake can carry two overlapping rules at once: a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area designation and a Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority shoreline easement. If your bathroom remodel touches exterior walls or plumbing near the waterline, we pull the right permits and design to the finished-floor elevation, not around it.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Lakehills, TX
A standard full bathroom remodel in Lakehills runs $9,000 to $28,000. Small bathrooms and powder rooms come in at $5,000 to $12,000. Walk-in shower installation budgets run $4,500 to $12,000, tub-to-shower conversions $3,500 to $10,000, and vanity replacement $800 to $3,000. What pushes a Lakehills job toward the high end is what’s hiding: rotted subfloor, unvented plumbing, a slab that needs rock-breaking equipment to relocate a drain, or a shoreline lot where the FEMA finished-floor elevation forces extra framing. We write every allowance and every change order down before work begins, so the price we quote is the price you pay unless you approve something different in writing. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate; no trip charge applies inside Bandera County.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakehills
Barrett & Sons Construction regularly works in Helotes, Lackland Air Force Base, Leon Valley, and Fair Oaks Ranch, so if you’re planning a Bathroom Remodeling in Lakehills or just over the county line, we’re already familiar with the local codes and the roads it takes to get there. The same crew, the same written pricing, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply no matter which side of the Medina Lake bridge you live on.
Serving Lakehills, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakehills 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 Lakehills
Tom or one of his sons can typically be at your Lakehills home within a day or two of your call, and there is no trip charge for estimates anywhere inside Bandera County. Call (877) 610-1318 and a live person answers; you won’t leave a message and hope.
Yes, we serve the entire 78056 zip code, including neighborhoods along Park Road 37, Wharton’s Dock Road, and the hills above the north shore. If you’re inside Bandera County and your driveway doesn’t need four-wheel drive, we’ll be there.
Yes. A live person answers our line around the clock, and we can get a crew to Lakehills to shut water off, contain damage, and document what’s needed for insurance. Call (877) 610-1318 and describe what’s leaking; we’ll tell you exactly what to do first and when we’ll arrive.
Not inherently, but Lakehills jobs carry two cost variables flatland suburbs don’t: the hard Edwards Plateau limestone that often requires hydraulic rock-breaking equipment for drain moves, and shoreline lots where FEMA elevation requirements and GBRA easements add scope. That’s why our Lakehills ranges start at $9,000 for a full remodel but can push toward $28,000 on a lakefront lot with hidden framing repairs. We put those costs in writing before work starts.
Every bathroom remodel from Barrett & Sons Construction carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if anything isn’t done right, one call brings Tom back to make it right at no charge. The permit inspector also signs off on every eligible job, which means your bathroom is built to code, not to a budget. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your project.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lakehills and the surrounding Hill Country since 1998.