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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Schertz
A full bathroom remodel in Schertz typically runs $9,000 – $28,000, and a walk-in shower installation lands between $4,500 and $12,000. The price depends on the age of your home, the condition of your slab, and whether Schertz’s school-hour noise rules push your concrete work later into the morning. We scope all of that before you ever see a number. Graham Stein leads every Elmstead Remodeling San Antonio project, and we answer the phone at (432) 233-0976 when you call.
We work in Schertz every week, from the older ranch houses off FM 3009 to the newer subdivisions along the I-35 corridor. That local repetition means we already know which homes need a floating subfloor before tile goes down, and which bathrooms need a septic review before the plumbing rough-in gets permitted. You don’t have to explain your house to us. We’ve likely walked a dozen just like it.
Why Elmstead Remodeling San Antonio Is Schertz’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Schertz homeowners hire us because we give them a written price before any work starts. Not a range that grows once the crew opens the wall. Not an estimate with asterisks. A line-item price on paper, covering materials, labor, permits, and the clean-up. That’s the Cedarwell Care Promise, and it applies to every bathroom we touch in Schertz, from a small hall bath to a full walk-in shower conversion.
Our crews wear shoe covers at the door and put drop cloths on the floors before anything comes off the truck. If you have a dog that gets anxious around strangers, tell us. We’ll work around the dog. If your kids are home from school during a holiday break, we keep the loud tools out of the quiet hours where we can. And before the crew leaves each day, we take a photo of the clean-up and send it to you. That’s not an add-on. It’s standard.
Graham Stein has been running remodeling projects in the San Antonio metro for years, and his crews know Schertz well enough to quote it honestly. We’ve fixed failed shower pans in subdivisions off Wiederstein Road, replaced vanities in homes near Pickrell Park, and reframed bathroom floors off Roy Richard Drive. The work holds up because we account for Schertz’s clay soil before we set the first tile.
Styles & brands we work with
Walk In Shower in Schertz
A Walk In Shower in Schertz costs $4,500 – $12,000 depending on the size of the opening, whether we’re converting a tub or building new, and what’s underneath the floor. For older Schertz homes with slab-on-grade foundations, the price often trends toward the higher end because we’re installing a proper sloped mortar bed and waterproofing membrane (we use Schluter systems) over a concrete slab that moves with the clay. In newer homes with post-tension slabs, the work goes faster and the price drops accordingly.
Scope Before the Quote
We don’t quote a walk-in shower until we’ve looked at the drain location, the existing slab condition, and whether the water lines need to be moved. In Schertz, that matters more than in most cities because the city’s noise ordinance means a concrete patch or drain relocation can’t always start first thing in the morning. We schedule that work after 9 AM during the school year, and we factor the timing into the schedule, not as a surprise delay.
Materials We Recommend
We install Kohler and Moen fixtures, Cambria or Silestone quartz for shower seats and curbs, and frameless glass enclosures measured to your exact opening. The brands are named in your contract, so you can verify the warranty before we start. No mystery hardware, no builder-grade surprises.
Bathroom Remodeling Companies in Schertz
Bathroom Remodeling Companies in Schertz fall into two groups: those that know the local clay soil and school-hour noise rules, and those that find out about both after your walls are open. We’re the first kind. A full bathroom remodel in Schertz runs $9,000 – $28,000, and a small bathroom remodel in a powder room or hall bath runs $5,000 – $12,000. The final number depends on whether you’re moving plumbing, what’s under the tile, and whether the home sits in the city limits or on acreage with a septic system.
What “Full Remodel” Actually Means
We gut down to the studs, replace the shower or tub, set a new vanity, lay tile, install fixtures, paint, and handle the permits and inspections. If your Schertz home was built in the 1970s or 80s, we’ll also inspect the subfloor and joists before we cover anything back up. A lot of older homes off Main Street and FM 3009 have moisture damage hiding under the old tile, and we’d rather find it before we set new flooring.
Small Bathrooms, Real Attention
A small bathroom remodel in Schertz is still a full remodel, just with less square footage. The $5,000 – $12,000 range covers a new toilet, vanity, flooring, fixture update, and either a tub refinish or a straightforward shower replacement. We don’t treat these as quick jobs. The same drop cloths, the same shoe covers, the same written price before we start.
Trusted Brands We Service in Schertz
We install and service the brands we trust, and we name them in the contract: KraftMaid and Wellborn for cabinets, Cambria and Silestone for countertops, Kohler, Moen, and Grohe for fixtures, and Schluter for waterproofing. For Schertz homes with exterior bathroom windows or exterior-adjacent renovations, we’ve worked with Atlas and Tamko products where the job calls for it. We stock common replacement parts locally for Schertz customers, which means a fixture repair or a vanity drawer adjustment doesn’t wait on a warehouse order from another state. If the brand has a warranty, that warranty travels with the finished project, and you get the paperwork.
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AfterCommon Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Schertz Homes
- Clay soil movement under slab-on-grade foundations. Schertz sits on a transition zone between the dry Hill Country and the wetter Blackland Prairie, and the heavy clay expands and contracts with rainfall. That movement cracks tile, separates shower pans, and shifts vanities if the remodel doesn’t include movement joints or a floating subfloor.
- Rotted subfloors in 1970s-80s ranch homes. Older Schertz houses near Main Street and FM 3009 often have slab moisture wicking through old clay tile, which rots the subfloor underneath. We find it when we demo, we scope the repair before we quote, and we don’t pretend it isn’t there.
- School-hour noise restrictions delaying concrete work. Schertz’s noise ordinance tied to school hours means jackhammers and concrete trucks often can’t start until after 9 AM during the school year. Contractors who don’t plan for this lose days. We build it into the schedule from day one.
- Septic system limits on acreage properties. If you’re adding a bathroom or expanding a shower on a lot with a septic system, the new fixture count may exceed your leach field’s capacity. That’s a failed plumbing inspection waiting to happen. We check before we pull the permit.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Schertz, TX
Here’s what we quote for bathroom work in Schertz. These are the ranges we give before we see the house. The exact number comes after we walk the space, check the slab, and scope the permit path.
| Project Type | Typical Schertz Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
What moves the price in Schertz specifically: older homes need more subfloor and slab work, adding a bathroom on acreage triggers a septic review, and any concrete work scheduled during the school year has to work around the 9 AM noise rule. Those aren’t surprise line items. We name them in the written price before anyone swings a hammer. Call (432) 233-0976 for a free estimate on your bathroom remodel in Schertz.
We Also Serve Cities Near Schertz
Our crews work throughout the metro, including Bathroom Remodeling in Converse, San Antonio, Bulverde, and Helotes. If you’re in Schertz and have family in one of those cities asking who did your bathroom, send them our way. The same written-price promise and Cedarwell Care Promise apply on every job, in every city.
Serving Schertz, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Schertz 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 About Bathroom Remodeling in Schertz
Yes, Schertz requires a building permit for a bathroom remodel even when you’re keeping the same footprint. You need the permit for plumbing changes, electrical work, and structural alterations. We pull permits through the city as part of every project, and our written price includes the permit fees. Call (432) 233-0976 and we’ll tell you exactly which permits your project needs.
Even on a second floor, Schertz’s clay soil matters because the movement transfers through the structure. A second-floor bathroom remodel still needs proper subfloor reinforcement, movement joints in the tile, and waterproofing that can handle subtle framing shifts. In older two-story homes near established neighborhoods, we check the floor framing before we tile. The fix is rarely dramatic, but skipping it means cracked grout a year later.
No, during the school year, Schertz’s noise ordinance restricts heavy equipment operation before 9 AM in most residential zones. Concrete trucks and jackhammers fall under that rule. We schedule pours and slab patches after 9 AM, and we build that timing into the project calendar so it doesn’t stall the rough-in. Call us at (432) 233-0976 and we’ll map out a schedule that works with the ordinance.
Yes, if your Schertz-area property uses a septic system, a bathroom addition must be reviewed for leach field capacity before the plumbing permit is approved. Adding a shower or a second toilet can push the system past its design limit, especially on older acreage lots near Carolina Crossing or the Hill Country fringe. We assess this before we quote, and we include any required septic adjustments in the written price.
Older Schertz homes, particularly 1970s-80s ranches off FM 3009 and Main Street, often have slab moisture issues and subfloor rot that newer construction doesn’t. A walk-in shower in those homes typically requires a new sloped mortar bed, a full Schluter waterproofing membrane, and sometimes a concrete patch for the drain relocation. That’s $4,500 – $12,000 in labor and materials, and the higher end reflects the extra floor work, not a markup. Call (432) 233-0976 for a detailed quote on your specific home.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner at Elmstead Remodeling San Antonio, serving Schertz and the surrounding metro.
