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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Highland Park
Bathroom remodeling in Highland Park, TX typically runs $9,000 – $28,000 for a full renovation, with a tub-to-shower conversion landing between $3,500 and $10,000. That range covers everything from a modest hall bath refresh to a primary suite gut-and-rebuild with custom millwork. The number that matters most is the one written down before any demo starts. If you’re planning a remodel in Highland Park, call (940) 204-5368 and we’ll give you a written price, not a verbal ballpark.
We’ve worked on bathrooms across Highland Park long enough to know that the houses here aren’t like the houses in Dallas or Plano. They’re older, tighter to the lot line, and often sitting on floors that have moved more than anyone wants to admit. That changes how a remodel gets planned, sequenced, and inspected. We’ll walk you through what that looks like for your specific house.
Every Highland Park job gets a written guarantee and a 365-Day Done Right Promise. If something fails inside that year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s not a policy we hope you never test. It’s a written commitment on every project.
This page is built around what we actually see in Highland Park: preservation-grade expectations, zero-lot-line logistics, and long-lead finishes that set the calendar. If you want the short version, here it is: lead times, not labor, determine your completion date. We fix the price in writing before we order anything.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Dallas Is Highland Park’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Highland Park homeowners don’t just want a new bathroom. They want to know their house won’t be worse off when the crew leaves. That means protecting original trim profiles, coordinating with the architect’s spec sheet, and being honest that a 1920s house will throw surprises once the walls open. We’ve earned our reputation here by saying the hard parts out loud, before they become change orders.
Trevor Nash runs every Penhallow Remodeling Dallas project the same way: the written price comes first, the arrival window is real, and the job site is left clean at the end of every day. That consistency is why Highland Park homeowners call us back for a second bathroom, or the kitchen next.
Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in uniform. You know exactly who’s walking into your home, and the same professional standard applies to every project from a Powder Room refresh to a full primary suite rebuild.
We coordinate with designers and architects routinely. When a plan calls for a custom vanity run that has to match existing millwork on Lakeside Drive, we don’t improvise. We build the allowance, confirm the finish, and order only after the written price is locked.
Styles & brands we work with
Shower Remodel in Highland Park
A Shower Remodel in Highland Park usually means one of two things: the existing shower is failing, or it’s functionally fine but wrong for the way the family lives now. The first is a repair dressed up as a remodel. The second is a real redesign. We do both, and the written price reflects which one you’re actually dealing with.
In a Highland Park home, a shower remodel often involves more than tile and glass. The walls behind the old tile may be plaster over masonry, or the pan may be set directly on a subfloor that’s been moving for decades thanks to the expansive clay under the neighborhood. That’s why our price includes the framing corrections we expect to see, not the “unexpected” surprises other contractors bill for later.
A walk-in shower installation in Highland Park typically runs $4,500 – $12,000 depending on glass configuration, tile selection, and whether we’re moving the drain. A straight shower replacement, where the footprint stays the same, runs $3,000 – $8,500.
Frameless Glass and Architectural Finishes
The right glass changes how the whole room feels. We install frameless enclosures that are templated to the exact tile tolerance, so there’s no sloppy gap at the hinge side. Highland Park clients tend to notice. The niche, the curb, the hardware finish, the way the glass meets the tile line. Those details are the difference between a shower and a Highland Park shower.
Kohler and Moen are the fixtures we stock most often for Highland Park jobs. If your designer has specified Grohe or Toto, we’ll handle procurement and coordination so the plumbing rough-in matches what’s arriving.
When a Shower Remodel Reveals the Unexpected
The honest answer is that every shower remodel over a carriage-house garage reveals something. The subfloor sags. A joist has been notched by a previous owner. The drain isn’t vented the way code requires. We write the price as if we expect to find it, because in Highland Park, we do.
Tub to Shower Conversion in Highland Park
A Tub to Shower Conversion in Highland Park is the most common request we get from homeowners who want to stay in the house for another ten years but no longer want to climb over a tub. The conversion typically runs $3,500 – $10,000, and in a Highland Park home, the number is driven by plumbing fixture locations more than tile choice.
The tub drain and the shower drain want different rough-in positions. In a 1930s Tudor or a 1950s Colonial, that means opening the floor to relocate the P-trap and often sistering a joist. We include that structural work in the written price before we start, not as a surprise after demo day.
Highland Park homeowners sometimes ask if a tub-to-shower conversion shrinks resale value. The answer depends on the house. In a five-bedroom primary suite, no. In a home where the hall bath is the only tub, we’ll talk through what it means before you commit. Our job is to tell you the truth, then do the work you choose.
Working Around the Original Footprint
If the tub is against a wall shared with a neighbor at zero lot line, the conversion gets more complicated. We can’t alter that wall without notification, and in some cases we can’t alter it at all. That doesn’t kill the project. It just changes the plumbing route, and the price reflects that from the first written estimate.
The Shower Pan Decision
A tub-to-shower conversion requires a new shower pan whether you choose tile or a solid surface. We typically recommend a tile-ready pan with a waterproof membrane system from Schluter, but we’ll walk you through the options and what each one means for maintenance, feel underfoot, and the final invoice.
Trusted Brands We Service in Highland Park
We install Cambria and Silestone quartz, Kohler and Moen fixtures, KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, and architectural glass from CGI and ES Windows. We maintain strong relationships with local Highland Park suppliers, which means faster access to the long-lead finishes that would otherwise hold up your remodel. When a client on Beverly Drive wants a specific Cambria slab held, we know who to call. That matters when a bathroom project’s timeline is set by fabrication, not labor.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Highland Park Homes
- Unreinforced masonry behind tile. When we open a 1930s bathroom wall, the tile is often set on plaster over brick. Repairing that surface correctly, and keeping the new tile from cracking later, requires a different substrate approach than drywall over wood framing. We plan for it before the first hammer swings.
- Subfloor movement from expansive clay. Highland Park sits on clay that swells and shrinks with seasonal moisture. Decades of subtle foundation movement leave bathroom subfloors out of level by a quarter-inch or more. We check for it during demo and correct framing as needed, so the new tile doesn’t crack six weeks after we leave.
- Zero-lot-line clearance. On many streets, the bathroom shares a wall with a neighbor’s structure. Any plumbing relocation or structural work means we have to account for access constraints and neighbor notification requirements. We handle that paperwork before the project starts.
- Designer fixtures ordered before the allowance is locked. This is the failure mode that creates the most expensive change orders. A client orders a Kohler fixture set, the cabinet run changes, and now the vanity has to be redesigned around something that’s already been paid for. We lock the allowance first, then order. Always.
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A full bathroom remodel in Highland Park runs $9,000 – $28,000. A small bathroom remodel is $5,000 – $12,000. Those are honest ranges for this market, not national averages. What moves the number is glass, tile, and cabinetry, in that order.
The written price you get from Penhallow Remodeling Dallas is exactly that: written. Not a range, not a “let’s see how it goes.” A fixed number with a written guarantee attached. If the job fails inside a year, we come back at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it applies to every project we do in Highland Park.
Call (940) 204-5368 and we’ll walk you through what your specific bathroom is likely to cost. The estimate is free, and the number you get is the number you’ll pay if we do the work.
Price Line-Items for Highland Park Bathroom Work
| Service | Typical Range in Highland Park |
|---|---|
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,000 – $8,500 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland Park
Penhallow Remodeling Dallas serves Bathroom Remodeling clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Beyond Highland Park, our crews handle projects in Dallas, Plano, Irving, and Rowlett. Dispatch is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serving Highland Park live and work locally.
Serving Highland Park, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland Park 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 Highland Park
The skipped rough-in inspection. Highland Park requires inspection sign-off before walls are closed, and on a rear addition, moving a load-bearing wall adds a second inspection that some contractors forget to schedule. That stalls the punch list for weeks. With us, all inspections are scheduled before we finish the framing, so the tile doesn’t have to come back off. Call (940) 204-5368 and we’ll walk through the permit timeline for your specific project.
They cause the floor to move. Expansive clay under Highland Park swells with moisture and shrinks in drought, which means bathroom subfloors are often out of level by the time we open them. If we set tile on a subfloor that’s off by a quarter-inch, the tile will fail. We check for level and correct framing before the finish work starts, and that correction is included in the written price, not added later. Call (940) 204-5368 for a free estimate that accounts for what’s actually under your bathroom floor.
Yes. We match existing trim profiles, including baseboard heights, casing widths, and corner details, so a new vanity in a 1920s Tudor doesn’t look like a new piece. Highland Park homeowners are right to be particular about this. We’ll bring a sample to your home before the job starts and confirm the match with you. Call (940) 204-5368 and we’ll talk through what matching looks like for your specific millwork.
Because the finishes are long-lead. A full bathroom remodel in Highland Park isn’t waiting on our crew; it’s waiting on the Cambria slab or the custom cabinet run or the Kohler fixture that’s backordered. We order the long-lead items the week the written price is signed, so fabrication happens while our crew does demo and structural work. The calendar is still set by the vendor, not by us, and we’re honest about that from day one. Call (940) 204-5368 for a realistic timeline on your specific project.
The first question is whether the change was something we should have caught before tile was set. If it was, we cover it under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s a true design change you’re requesting, like a different tile or a larger niche, the change order is written and priced before any work stops. The key is that you’ll know the number before we do anything. We never hand you a surprise at the final invoice. Call (940) 204-5368 and we’ll explain exactly how change orders work on our projects.
What Makes Highland Park Bathroom Remodeling Different
Highland Park’s zero-lot-line constraints and rear alley access create bathroom remodeling logistics that don’t exist in most of Dallas. Many primary suites sit directly over original carriage-house garages that were converted decades ago. Enlarging a bathroom often means reframing over a structure with no side clearance and a shared wall that cannot be altered without neighbor notification. That changes the sequence of the work: structural assessment first, neighbor coordination second, framing third. We’ve handled enough of these to know the order, and to price it correctly the first time.
On a 1930s Tudor on Drexel Drive, we converted a narrow hall bath into a spa shower. The rough-in required cutting through an unreinforced plaster wall shared with the original carriage-house garage, and the 6-inch subfloor sagged from decades of clay-soil movement. We scoped the structural sistering and a custom Cambria vanity top in writing before ordering, so the long-lead quartz was fabricated while our crew rebuilt the floor. That’s how the sequence should work. Written commitment first, then materials, then labor.
Highland Park’s preservation-grade expectations also mean the detail work matters more. The trim profile on a new vanity has to match the original. The glass has to be templated to the tile tolerance. The hardware finish has to make sense with the home’s architectural style. When a local architect specifies a particular Silestone color or a CGI glass detail, we don’t substitute. We source it and coordinate the schedule around delivery.
If you’re planning a bathroom remodel in Highland Park, the best first step is a conversation. We’ll talk through the scope, the structural realities, and the likely cost. Then we’ll put it in writing. Call (940) 204-5368 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Dallas.
