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A full bathroom remodel in Wells Branch typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with walk-in shower installations starting around $4,500 and tub-to-shower conversions around $3,500. Those are real ranges for this market, not phone estimates that change when the crew shows up. If you’re in the 78728 and wondering what your bath will actually cost, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the space with you, line by line, before anything gets signed.
Wells Branch is a different animal than Pflugerville or Round Rock. It’s unincorporated Travis County, which means permits and inspections run through the county, not a city building department. That single fact changes how a bathroom remodel gets scoped, scheduled, and priced here. We’ve been through enough Travis County rough-in and final inspections in Wells Branch to know exactly what the third-party inspectors look for, and we plan the timeline around their scheduling reality from the first day.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Wells Branch’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and the name is on the truck and on the contract. That matters in a neighborhood like Wells Branch, where people are tired of national outfits that quote one number on the phone and hand them a different bill after the demo. Every scope, every allowance, every price change we issue arrives as a written change order before work happens. If the allowance isn’t on paper, it’s a surprise waiting for a date.
We work in Wells Branch regularly, which means we already know the housing stock. The overwhelming majority of homes here are brick-veneer tract houses built between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s on post-tension concrete slabs. That construction era came with polybutylene supply lines, builder-grade fiberglass surrounds, and cultured marble vanities that are all hitting end-of-life at the same time. When we walk into a Wells Branch bath, we’re not guessing what’s behind the walls. We already know what the original plumber put in there, because we’ve opened up fifty of them.
Our crews are background-checked and uniformed on every visit. Tom’s sons run the crews most days. And when you call (877) 610-1318, a live person answers, not a voicemail box and not an out-of-state call center. That’s the L.O.C.A.L. values code we’ve always run on: Local roots, On time, Community first, Accountable, Loyal.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Wells Branch
Here’s what we do most often in Wells Branch homes, and what it usually involves. For the full picture on our Bathroom Remodeling capabilities, the service hub page goes deeper.
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full gut-and-rebuild in Wells Branch means pulling everything down to the studs on a 30-to-40-year-old slab home. We replace supply lines, re-set the shower pan on a properly sloped mortar bed, and build back with materials you can look up: Schluter waterproofing systems, Sterling fixtures, Grohe valves. Full remodels in Wells Branch run $9,000 to $28,000 depending on footprint, finish level, and whether you’re moving plumbing.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Wells Branch is the single most requested upgrade we do. Homeowners here want the garden tub gone and a curbless or low-curb shower in its place. We install Schluter Kerdi waterproofing behind every tile job, because the Blackland clay under these slabs moves seasonally and a shower that isn’t fully waterproofed will crack grout within a few years. Walk-in shower installations run $4,500 to $12,000 in this market.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in Wells Branch is usually the fastest way to make a dated primary bath functional for aging-in-place. We pull the old fiberglass tub, confirm the post-tension slab cables are mapped and located if we’re moving the drain, and install a properly sloped shower pan with a bench and grab-bar blocking. Tub-to-shower conversions here run $3,500 to $10,000.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Vanity installation in Wells Branch runs $800 to $3,000 for most replacements, depending on whether you’re swapping a single bowl for a double and whether the plumbing rough-in needs adjustment. Tile work is priced per square foot with material choice driving most of the spread. We stock common replacement parts locally for Wells Branch customers, so a Grohe or Moen cartridge or a Schluter edge profile doesn’t leave your bath torn apart for a week waiting on freight.
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 Wells Branch
We install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. In Wells Branch bathrooms we work with Schluter waterproofing membranes and edge profiles, Sterling tubs and surrounds, and Grohe valves and trim. If you have a brand preference, say so up front and we’ll build the scope around it in writing. We keep common Schluter and Sterling parts stocked locally for Wells Branch jobs, which means fewer mid-project delays when a shower pan needs a specific corner piece or a drain assembly doesn’t match the original rough-in.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Wells Branch Homes
Wells Branch has a specific set of bathroom problems, and most of them trace back to the neighborhood’s original construction era and the soil it sits on. Here’s what we encounter most:
- Polybutylene supply lines weeping behind builder-grade surrounds. Wells Branch homes built between 1985 and 1995 often still have gray polybutylene water lines. They fail slowly, behind walls, and the first sign is often a soft spot on the drywall below the tub or a water stain on the ceiling of the room below. We replace all wet-wall supply lines with PEX up to the manifold while the walls are open.
- Post-tension slab cable strikes during drain relocation. Moving a shower drain even a few inches in a Wells Branch bath requires an X-ray or GPR locate before any saw-cutting. Travis County requires it. A nicked post-tension cable can de-tension the entire foundation, and we see evidence of skipped locates on almost half the unpermitted bathroom remodels we’re called in to fix.
- Failed shower-pan liners from the original construction. The original pans in these 30-to-40-year-old baths have hit end-of-life. By the time you see water damage at the baseboard, the liner has usually been leaking for months. In Wells Branch, the expansive clay soil compounds this by shifting the slab enough to flex the original thin-set and crack old grout lines.
- HOA/MUD architectural rules forgotten during the remodel. Even an interior bathroom remodel in Wells Branch can trigger the MUD’s design review if the work changes exterior penetrations, like adding a new exhaust vent or relocating a window. We handle the written approval before work starts, because a stop-work order over a missing review is an avoidable delay.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Wells Branch, TX
Here are the ranges we quote for Wells Branch work. These are line-item scopes, not lump sums that change later. What moves the number most is whether you’re relocating plumbing, what finish level you choose, and whether the Travis County permit process requires slab X-rays or GPR locates before any trenching.
| Scope | Wells Branch Price Range |
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| Bathroom Remodel (full) | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
Every estimate is free and written. We don’t charge a trip fee inside the county, and we offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve received from another contractor. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Wells Branch
Our crews work throughout the north Austin corridor. If you’re in Pflugerville, Anderson Mill, Jollyville, or Brushy Creek, we bring the same written-scope approach and the same Travis County permit experience. Bathroom Remodeling in Wells Branch is our home turf, but the neighborhoods around it are familiar ground too. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you straight whether your job fits our schedule.
Serving Wells Branch, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Wells Branch 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 Wells Branch
Yes. Because Wells Branch is unincorporated Travis County, any plumbing fixture relocation or wet-wall modification triggers a county permit and inspection. Even if you’re not moving walls, replacing a tub with a shower changes the drain assembly and the plumbing rough-in, which Travis County inspectors will want to see before the walls close. The permit and inspection are part of the scope on every eligible job we do, with sign-off documented before we close the walls. Call (877) 610-1318 if you want us to walk through what your specific project will require.
You can, but only after an X-ray or GPR locate maps the slab cables, which Travis County requires before any trenching. A nicked post-tension cable can de-tension the entire foundation, and that’s a six-figure repair you don’t want. We include the locate in any Wells Branch scope that touches under-slab plumbing, and we don’t cut until the cable map is in hand. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your specific drain move.
For most Wells Branch homes with original builder-grade baths, the highest-value first upgrade is a tub-to-shower conversion. It eliminates the dated garden tub, replaces the failing shower-pan liner while the walls are open, and gives you a properly waterproofed Schluter system that will outlast the original construction. In Wells Branch, a tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 to $10,000 depending on finish choices and whether the drain needs to move. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a written line-item scope for your specific bath.
Travis County uses third-party inspectors for most bathroom remodels, and their scheduling windows typically run longer than a city inspection in Pflugerville or Round Rock. Rough-in and final are separate trips, usually days apart, not same-day. We build that timeline into the scope from the start, so you’re never sitting with open walls waiting on an inspector who’s booked out. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask us what current Travis County inspection wait times look like for Wells Branch work.
Generally no, if the remodel stays entirely inside the existing footprint and doesn’t change exterior penetrations. But if your bathroom work adds a new exhaust vent, relocates a window, or changes an outdoor-facing wall opening, the Wells Branch MUD design standards can require written approval before work starts. We handle that application as part of the permit package when it applies, so a stop-work order never catches you mid-project. Call (877) 610-1318 to confirm whether your specific remodel touches anything the MUD reviews.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Wells Branch and the north Austin corridor since 1998.