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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across San Antonio
A full bathroom remodel in San Antonio typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with tub-to-shower conversions starting around $3,500 and walk-in shower installations between $4,500 and $12,000. Those numbers shift the moment we open a wall. San Antonio’s expansive clay soils and older slab-on-grade construction mean hidden framing movement and waterproofing failures are common, not rare. At Sawyer Remodel San Antonio, we write those fixes into the contract before we touch them, so your price never moves without your signature. Call (432) 547-6806 for a free estimate from our team, led by Luca Romano.
Why Sawyer Remodel San Antonio Is San Antonio’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We’re not chasing volume across Texas. Our crews work San Antonio neighborhoods every week, from Alamo Ranch to King William to Helotes, and we know what those homes hide behind the tile. A 1980s brick veneer in Alamo Ranch and a 1920s limestone foursquare in Monte Vista are two entirely different remodels, and we bid them that way.
Every job runs under The Relay Standard: a written price before work starts, live arrival time tracking, and before-and-after photo updates. You’ll know who is walking into your home because our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You’ll get a digital invoice you pay from a link. And if something isn’t done right, our 365-Day Done Right Promise means we make it right, backed in writing.
Luca Romano has led Sawyer Remodel San Antonio since our founding in 2005. Nearly two decades of opening San Antonio walls has taught us exactly where the problems hide, and how to price the fixes honestly before the first tool comes out.
Styles & brands we work with
Tub to Shower Conversion in San Antonio
A Tub to Shower Conversion in San Antonio runs $3,500 to $10,000 depending on what we find beneath the tub. Most conversions in this city mean removing a cast iron or acrylic tub, reframing the alcove, moving the drain to center for a shower pan, replacing the valve, and waterproofing everything before tile goes up. San Antonio’s clay soils make this more complicated than it looks. When the slab under a 1980s or 1990s home heaves, the tub drain often shifts with it. A conversion that looks straightforward can turn into a drain relocation and framing correction once we open the floor.
What We Check Before Tile
We pressure-test the existing drain line before we replace the tub. In Helotes and other northwest neighborhoods, clay heave pulls rough-in plumbing off-center. That test tells us whether your drain still lines up or whether the job needs plumbing work added to the scope. We write any correction into a change order before work continues.
Fixed Pricing on the Conversion
You’ll see the line items. Valve, pan, wall board, waterproofing, tile labor, trim. Nothing lumped under vague “allowances.” The number you approve is the number you pay, unless we both sign off on a written change order for something structurally necessary we couldn’t see before demo.
One Day Bath Remodel in San Antonio
A One Day Bath Remodel in San Antonio covers the faster end of the spectrum: swapping a dated tub or shower surround for a prefabricated, waterproof wall system and a new valve, pan, and trim. These jobs generally run $4,500 to $12,000 depending on the system you choose and whether the existing framing holds up. One day means we’re not touching framing or moving drains. We’re working inside the existing footprint.
When It Works
If your tub is in good mechanical condition and the surrounding walls are keeping water where it belongs, a one-day bath is a clean, fast solution. We measure, order the system, and schedule installation once everything arrives at our San Antonio warehouse. The crew arrives with a live ETA you can track.
When a Full Remodel Is Safer
If you see cracked grout, soft spots at the tub base, or tile pulling away from the wall, water has already gotten behind the surface. A one-day system over failed waterproofing just hides the problem. We’ll tell you straight: the one-day route saves money now, but it becomes a costly re-do once mold or rot spreads into the framing. In older San Antonio slab homes, we usually recommend opening the wall to check before committing to any overlay.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Antonio
We stock local parts for San Antonio customers and install the brands homeowners actually want: Kohler and Moen fixtures, Cambria and Caesarstone countertops, KraftMaid cabinetry. For shower systems and enclosures, we work with Atlas and PGT for glass and framing that handles San Antonio’s UV intensity without warping or seal failure. When a manufacturer backs the product and we back the install, the warranty means something real. If you have a specific brand in mind, tell us during the estimate and we’ll spec it line by line.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in San Antonio Homes
- Slab heave shifting drain lines. Expansive clay under northwest-side neighborhoods like Alamo Ranch and Helotes moves plumbing rough-ins over time. A shower pan that leaks six months after install is usually a drain that wasn’t where the original rough-in drawing said it was.
- Failed waterproofing behind 1980s and 1990s surrounds. Older San Antonio homes often have green board or plain drywall behind shower tile, not a true waterproof membrane. By the time you see cracked grout, the framing behind it is usually compromised.
- Out-of-square openings in settled slab homes. When the slab heaves, wall and floor framing shifts with it. Prefabricated shower pans and glass enclosures that assume a level, square opening won’t sit right, and caulk alone won’t fix the gap.
- Code-triggered electrical and plumbing upgrades. Once walls are open in an older King William or Monte Vista home, building code requires GFCI protection, properly vented drains, and sometimes upgraded supply lines. Skipping the permit means skipping the inspection that catches undersized joists before they cause cracked tile.
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Here’s what our San Antonio customers actually pay, in writing, before work starts.
| Service | Line-Item Range |
|---|---|
| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
What pushes a remodel toward the top of that range is almost always what we find after demo: a moved drain, rotted sill plates, damaged subfloor, or code-required upgrades to vent lines and GFCI circuits. That’s why our contracts include written allowances with specific line items, not a lump number. When we find something, you see the exact cost and approve it in writing before we continue. Call (432) 547-6806 for a free estimate with the full line-item breakdown.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Antonio
Our crews cover the entire San Antonio metro. If you’re in Converse, Universal City, or New Braunfels, the same written pricing and scheduling process applies. We coordinate from our San Antonio office, so your estimate, permits, and inspections all run through one team that knows this region’s clay soils and building codes. For a closer look at what we handle across the metro, see our Bathroom Remodeling in San Antonio overview or explore the full scope of our Bathroom Remodeling services.
Serving San Antonio, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio
Opening the walls triggers a rough-in inspection, and that inspection checks three things: ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protection on any bath circuit we touch, proper drain venting under current code, and framing that meets load requirements. In older San Antonio homes, undersized joists are the most common fail. If the inspector flags it, we add the correction to a written change order, you approve the number, and work continues. Call (432) 547-6806 and we’ll walk you through what your specific home is likely to need.
Clay soil at this latitude swells when wet and shrinks during drought cycles, which moves slab foundations by fractions of an inch to several inches over time. That movement transfers into wall plates and studs, so openings that were square when the house was built are no longer square. We check for this during the estimate with a level and a visual inspection of baseboard gaps, drywall cracks, and the slope of the existing floor. If we find movement, the framing allowance in your contract reflects it up front, not as a surprise after demo.
Because homes on the northwest side sit directly on the clay soils that produce the most dramatic slab heave in the San Antonio area. Contractors who work Alamo Ranch routinely find out-of-square tub decks, shifted drain lines, and stressed plumbing runs that central San Antonio’s older limestone-neighborhood homes, built on more stable ground or with different construction methods, don’t experience as often. Whatever we find, the allowance is a line item, and we only spend what the framing actually needs. Estimates are free. Call (432) 547-6806.
We stop work at the point of discovery and document what we found with photos. You get a written change order that names the damaged material, what it takes to remove it, what the replacement waterproofing system costs, and how long it adds to the schedule. You approve the number before we touch another tool. On a 1980s Alamo Ranch home, our crew found cracked tile backer from a previous cover-up behind a tub surround. We wrote the framing correction and a drain relocation into a change order, got approval in writing, and passed the rough-in inspection before closing up. The homeowner avoided a shower pan leak a year later because we checked before we covered.
If you’re moving a drain, changing the plumbing layout, or opening walls to replace framing, San Antonio requires a permit and a rough-in inspection. Skipping it saves a few hundred dollars now and creates real risk when you sell, since unpermitted work shows up on disclosure and can kill a deal. In older King William limestone homes, undersized floor joists are exactly the kind of thing an inspector flags before tile goes in, not after the first summer heat cycle cracks it. We pull permits on every job that requires one, and we pass the inspection before we close any wall.
Get Your San Antonio Bathroom Remodel Priced in Writing
The fastest way to know your ballpark is to call (432) 547-6806 and schedule a free estimate. Luca Romano and the Sawyer Remodel San Antonio team will measure, inspect the framing and plumbing, and walk you through a line-item price before you commit to anything. If you’re in Alamo Ranch, Helotes, King William, Monte Vista, or anywhere else in San Antonio, the process is the same: a live arrival time, a written price, and photo updates until the job is done right.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodel San Antonio, serving San Antonio since 2005.
