Primary Bathroom Remodel in Dallas, TX

The primary bath is the one room in the house two adults use at the same time, often in a hurry. That is why we start with how your mornings run before we look at tile. Who showers first, who needs the mirror, where towels and hampers live, and whether anyone actually uses the tub.

Planning a Master Bathroom Remodel in Dallas Around Your Routine

A primary bathroom remodel with us includes a layout drawing and materials plan, then the full build:

• Layout options. Usually two or three versions that move or resize the shower, tub, vanity and toilet, each priced so you can compare.
• Shower construction. A new pan, waterproof membrane, valve, niches and tile, built and flood tested before the glass goes on.
• Vanity and storage. A double vanity or two separate vanities, linen storage and a stone top.
• Lighting and ventilation. Layered lighting at the mirror and ceiling, plus an exhaust fan vented to the outside.
• Tub, if you keep one. Freestanding, soaking or a built-in model, with the right supply and drain.
• Toilet room or privacy wall. A separate room with its own door, light and fan, or a half wall where space is tight.

Should the Freestanding Tub Stay, or Make Room for a Bigger Shower?

The signs that a primary bath has outgrown its layout show up every morning: a tub that collects laundry, a 36-inch shower stall, one sink for two people, a mirror still fogged long after the shower is off.

Plenty of Dallas homes from the 1980s and 1990s have a corner garden tub that gets used a few times a year next to a cramped shower stall. Taking out the tub and merging the two spaces gives you a walk-in shower with room for a bench and a second showerhead.

If you do bathe, a freestanding tub can replace the built-in one and still free up floor space, because it needs no deck. It does need a tub filler, either wall-mounted or on the floor; on a slab, a floor-mounted filler means routing supply lines under the concrete. Our shower remodel page covers the pan, waterproofing and glass choices once the shower grows.

Double Vanity Layouts That Fit Two People

A double vanity works when each person has their own sink, mirror zone and drawer space. On a single vanity wall, that typically takes about 60 inches as a minimum and 72 inches or more to be comfortable. Where the room allows, two separate vanities on opposite or adjacent walls give each person their own territory.

We also look at height. Older vanities often sit lower than the 34 to 36 inches most adults now prefer. A custom vanity can be built to your height, and because we design and build cabinets for kitchens too, it can match the cabinetry elsewhere in the house.

Spa Bathroom Remodel Details: Light, Air, Heat and Water

The details that make a primary bath feel like a retreat are mostly behind the walls.

• Ventilation. An exhaust fan sized to the room and ducted to the outdoors rather than the attic keeps steam off mirrors and mold out of the ceiling.
• Lighting. Light from the sides of the mirror shows faces evenly; a ceiling light alone casts shadows.
• Heated floors. Electric radiant mats under the tile need a dedicated GFCI circuit installed by an electrician licensed by TDLR.
• Water. A thermostatic valve holds temperature when someone flushes elsewhere, and multiple heads need a supply and water heater that can keep up.

How a Master Bath Renovation Moves From Sketch to Walkthrough

1. In-home consultation. We measure, look at the plumbing and talk through how the room is used.
2. Design and selections. You choose a layout and finishes; we order fixtures, tile and the vanity.
3. Permit. Relocated plumbing, new circuits or framing changes go to the city for a permit.
4. Demolition. We seal off the bathroom and remove finishes down to studs and slab or subfloor.
5. Rough-in. A plumber licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners moves drains and valves; the electrician runs new circuits. The city inspects before walls close.
6. Build-out and walkthrough. Waterproofing and flood test, tile, vanity, glass and fixtures, then we test everything with you and close out the punch list.

Plenty of homeowners remodel the hall bath at the same time; a guest bathroom remodel can share the same plumber visits and inspections. Jeff H., who had both bathrooms done, said the work came in "most importantly within the budget I had."

What Raises or Lowers the Cost of a Primary Bathroom Remodel?

Moving the shower drain or toilet flange on a slab adds saw-cutting, trenching, new pipe and an inspection before the concrete is patched. Shower size sets the amount of tile and waterproofing, and large-format or natural stone tile takes more setting time. Custom frameless glass, custom vanities, heated floors and added circuits each add their own line. Keeping the plumbing where it is and spending on finishes usually stretches a budget furthest.

Then come the dials you can turn up or down: tile grade, a quartz or natural stone vanity top, the number of shower heads, and whether the toilet gets its own room with a door, light and fan. In older Dallas homes, demolition can also turn up a soft subfloor or an undersized drain, and we show you that repair and its price before work continues.

Who Signs Off on a Master Bath Renovation in Dallas?

A primary bath that moves a drain, adds a circuit or opens a wall needs a city permit, and the inspector checks the rough plumbing before tile covers it. The licenses sit with the trades: Texas requires plumbers licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners and electricians licensed by TDLR, and the City of Dallas lets only registered contractors pull permits. University Park, Highland Park and each suburb run their own building offices. Ask any bidder for the trade license numbers and check them on the state lookups.

Primary Bath Remodels in the Park Cities, Lake Highlands and Beyond

We build primary baths across Dallas and nearby cities. Pre-war homes in University Park and Highland Park often have small original bathrooms, and borrowing space from an adjacent closet is one common way to enlarge them; both towns are about 20 minutes from us and run their own permit offices. Richardson homes from the 1960s and 1970s tend to need the plumbing updated along with the finishes.