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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across The Colony
A full bathroom remodel in The Colony typically runs between $9,000 and $28,000, with walk-in shower installations landing around $4,500 to $12,000. Most projects take two to four weeks once permits clear. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been remodeling bathrooms in Denton County long enough to know exactly what The Colony’s building department asks for before they’ll sign off on a job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your bathroom together, tape measure in hand, and give you a written scope before anything gets torn out.
If you live off Main Street near Stewart Peninsula, or in a 1980s tract home north of Highway 121, you already know this market is different. The Colony isn’t a generic suburb. The houses here were built fast during the planned-community boom, and the clay underneath them hasn’t stopped moving since. That matters when you’re opening walls, moving drains, or swapping a tub for a walk-in shower. We factor it in from the first visit, because a permit rejection three weeks into a project is the kind of surprise nobody needs.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is The Colony’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. You won’t get a rotating cast of subcontractors who’ve never set foot in The Colony before. When we work in 75056, the same people show up every morning until the job is done. We answer our own phone, and a live person picks up 24 hours a day. If something goes sideways, you’re not leaving a voicemail for a call center in another state.
Our reputation in The Colony is built on the boring stuff: permits pulled, inspections signed, and every change order in writing before it happens. We’ve worked in neighborhoods from Tribute to The Legends to Austin Ranch, and the same complaints come up again and again about national outfits: quote one thing, bill another, and disappear when the punch list gets long. That’s not how we operate. Tom’s name, address, and license number are published. Look them up before you sign anything. We also carry a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract: if it’s not right, one call brings Tom back.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in The Colony
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full remodel in The Colony usually means pulling everything down to the studs and starting fresh. For older tract homes built between 1975 and the late 1990s, that often reveals more than the homeowner expected: uneven subfloors from slab movement, outdated vent routing, or plumbing that doesn’t meet current code. We plan for that. Our full remodels run $9,000 to $28,000, and that range includes the structural review when a load-bearing wall is involved. If your home sits on an original post-tension slab near Lewisville Lake, we’ll have a licensed structural engineer look at it before we touch a wall.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in The Colony runs $4,500 to $12,000 depending on tile choices, glass enclosures, and whether we’re moving the drain. A lot of homeowners here are trading fiberglass tub surrounds for tile showers with frameless glass. The Colony’s clay soil shifts, and that shifting shows up first at door thresholds and shower pans. We check the slab under the shower before we set anything, because a pan on a moving slab is a cracked pan within a year or two.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a tub to a walk-in shower is one of the most common requests we get from The Colony homeowners in their 60s and 70s. It’s about getting in and out safely without stepping over a high tub wall. These jobs run $3,500 to $10,000 in The Colony. If the tub sits against an exterior wall, we’ll check the wall framing and any window above the tub for wind-load compliance while we’re in there, since North Texas code has its own requirements for openings on windward exposures.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Vanity installation in The Colony runs $800 to $3,000, and we’ll install what you buy or order through us. We carry premium lines and can source Simonton windows if you’re replacing a bathroom window, or PGT impact-rated units if your home faces open exposure near the lake. Tile work, fixture rough-ins, lighting, and vent fans all get the same written scope and change order treatment. Nothing gets swapped on a verbal nod.
What happens when you call
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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 The Colony
We install Simonton, Ply Gem, and PGT across our bathroom and window work in The Colony. These are brands you can look up and verify, not mystery stock off a van. That matters when your bathroom remodel includes a new window, and it matters doubly when that window has to meet North Texas wind-load code. We don’t stock every line in a warehouse, but we order direct and we know lead times. If you’re comparing quotes, ask what window brand the other guy is putting on your permit application. If they can’t name one, that’s your answer. Read more about our approach on our Bathroom Remodeling page.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in The Colony Homes
- Post-tension slab movement under the shower and vanity. The Colony’s black clay soil shrinks in droughts and heaves when it rains. Over 20 or 30 years, that movement shows up as door thresholds that won’t close, cracked shower pans, and vanity cabinets that pull away from the wall. We check for this before we order anything.
- Load-bearing wall changes that skip the structural engineer. The City of The Colony’s building department often requires a licensed structural engineer’s assessment before issuing permits for load-bearing wall work in original subdivisions near Lewisville Lake. Contractors who don’t know the area miss this step and get a permit rejection after walls are already open.
- Flood zone surprises on ground-level work. Homes bordering Lewisville Lake’s southern shoreline can carry FEMA flood zone designations. If your bathroom remodel includes a ground-level addition or changes exterior grade, floodplain permitting and elevation certificates can change the scope. We check this during the estimate, not after demolition.
- National bid quotes that leave out the local allowances. A company quoting from three states away won’t include line items for clay-soil wall movement, structural review, or floodplain permitting. Those costs don’t disappear; they just show up later as change orders. We write them into the first quote.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in The Colony, TX
Here’s what a compliant bathroom remodel in The Colony actually costs, line by line. These ranges reflect what we’ve seen across 75056 over the last several years, including jobs in Stewart Peninsula, The Tribute, and the older neighborhoods along Paige Road. Cheap quotes exist. They usually don’t include permits, structural review, or the change order you’ll get when the slab is worse than expected.
| Scope | Typical The Colony Range |
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| Bathroom Remodel (full) | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
What moves the number? Tile selection, whether you’re moving plumbing, structural review requirements, flood zone status, and whether the slab needs leveling before we set anything. We don’t hand you a vague number and hope. We hand you a written scope with allowances itemized, and every price change comes as a written change order before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. If you already have a written estimate from someone else, we’ll give you a free second opinion on it.
We Also Serve Cities Near The Colony
We work throughout The Colony and in the cities around it: Frisco, Little Elm, Carrollton, and Lewisville. If you’re in one of those towns and wondering whether we’ll come out, the answer is yes. Same crew, same written scope, same no-trip-charge policy inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll set a time.
Serving The Colony, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the The Colony 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 The Colony
Yes, but you’ll need a structural engineer’s assessment before the City of The Colony will issue a permit for that work. Post-tension slabs are under tension from embedded steel cables, and cutting into one without knowing exactly where those cables run is dangerous and expensive to fix. We recently remodeled a 1980s tract home in Stewart Peninsula where the homeowner wanted to remove a wall between the primary bath and closet. Our crew identified visible slab movement at the door threshold, so we brought in a structural engineer before applying for permits. The engineer confirmed differential settling, and we adjusted the rough-in and subfloor plan to avoid transferring new load onto the compromised area. That kept the job on schedule and avoided a failed inspection. Call (877) 610-1318 if you’re weighing this kind of change, and we’ll tell you what’s actually feasible in your house.
If the home sits in a FEMA-designated flood zone, yes, and many original subdivisions bordering Lewisville Lake’s southern shoreline carry that designation. A ground-level bathroom addition or any change to exterior grade will trigger floodplain permitting and an elevation certificate review. We check your address against FEMA maps during the estimate, not after you’ve already committed. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look up your property before we write a single number.
Bathroom windows and vents in The Colony must meet the wind-load requirements in the current North Texas building code, which considers this region a high wind zone. A window on a windward exposure near open lakefront or across Grandscape’s open corridor will have a higher design pressure rating requirement than one tucked between two houses. We install PGT impact-rated units when the location calls for it, and Simonton or Ply Gem for standard exposures. The permit application lists the brand and rating; if a contractor can’t tell you what they’re installing, they’re guessing. Call (877) 610-1318 for a quote that names the products.
You keep the permit and the signed inspection record, along with the written change orders and the engineer’s assessment if load-bearing work was involved. Those documents prove the work was done to the version of the code that applied at the time. If a storm damages a bathroom window or vent and your insurer asks whether the installation was compliant, you have the paper trail. We pull permits on every eligible job and make sure inspections are signed before we call the job done. That paperwork is yours. Call (877) 610-1318 if you’re planning a remodel and want to know what documentation we’ll hand you at the end.
Because the chain quote omits the structural review, the permit, the flood zone check, and the wind-load-rated window that The Colony’s inspectors actually require. Those aren’t optional upgrades; they’re the cost of a remodel that passes inspection and holds up when the clay soil moves or the wind picks up off the lake. When you compare bids, ask for the same line items we’ve listed above. If the other guy won’t put them in writing, the lower number is a placeholder. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll write you a scope that covers the job the city requires, not the job that’s cheap enough to get a signature.
Get Your The Colony Bathroom Remodel Quote
If you live in 75056 and you’re ready to stop guessing, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll come out, look at your bathroom, check your slab, check your flood zone, and write you a scope with real numbers and real product names. No trip charge inside the county. Free second opinion on any written estimate you already have. We’ve been doing this since 1998, and Tom’s sons still run the crews. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving The Colony and Denton County since 1998.