Bathroom Remodeling in Round Rock, TX | Fixed-Price 2026
A bathroom remodel in Round Rock typically takes 3 to 5 weeks of construction once design and permitting are finished. We hand you a fixed price in writing before demolition starts, so the number on the contract is the number you pay unless you change the scope. Below is how the money, the schedule, the permits and the contractor selection actually work.
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What a Round Rock Bathroom Remodel Costs
Cost tracks three things: how much plumbing moves, what tile you pick, and whether you are rebuilding a hall bath or a primary suite. A guest bath that keeps the tub and toilet where they are, with a new vanity, new tile surround, new fixtures and lighting, sits at the low end. A primary bath where we pull the tub, build a curbless shower with a linear drain, move the water closet and re-run supply and drain lines sits considerably higher.
Round Rock housing stock runs from 1980s ranches in Old Town to 2000s two-story builds in Teravista and Forest Creek. The older homes are where we most often find galvanized or early-generation supply lines and subfloor rot under a leaking pan — that is why we spec full replumbing of the bathroom as a line item rather than a surprise change order.
Whatever the scope, you get a fixed price in writing. Allowances for tile, fixtures and countertops are spelled out by dollar amount so you know exactly where your selections put you.
- Guest or hall bath, existing footprint, standard tile and stock vanity — the lower end of the range
- Primary bath, existing footprint, upgraded tile, custom vanity, frameless glass — mid range
- Curbless shower or wet room with relocated plumbing, heated floor, full replumb — top of the range
- Selections that move the number most: large-format or mosaic tile labor, slab countertops, frameless glass, plumbing fixture brand
Wet Rooms and Curbless Showers Done Right
A curbless shower is not a tile detail — it is a framing and waterproofing problem. To get the drain below the finish floor without a step, we either recess the joist bay or build up the rest of the bathroom floor. Our in-house carpenters do that framing, which is the whole reason we can commit to a fixed price on it: we are not guessing at a subcontractor's number for the hardest part of the job.
Wet rooms — shower and tub inside one glassed, fully waterproofed enclosure — are popular in Round Rock primary suites because they let you keep a soaking tub without giving up shower size. We run a full sheet or liquid-applied waterproofing membrane, flood-test the pan, and photograph it before tile goes on. You get the photos.
If the remodel is about aging in place, say so early. Blocking for grab bars, a 36-inch door opening, a comfort-height water closet and a bench cost almost nothing while the walls are open and a fortune later.
Permits and Inspections in Round Rock
Round Rock is its own jurisdiction — it is in Williamson County and is not permitted by the City of Austin. Your bathroom remodel is reviewed and inspected by the City of Round Rock Building Inspections Department, and we handle the application, the plans and the inspection scheduling. We do the same on the City of Austin side for our Austin clients; the process differs but the principle does not.
A bathroom that moves plumbing, alters framing, or adds electrical circuits requires a permit and inspections. Expect a rough-in inspection after we open walls and set new drain and supply lines, and a final once fixtures, GFCI protection and exhaust venting are in. Exhaust fans must vent outside, not into the attic — inspectors check, and so do we.
Design and permitting happen before demolition. That is deliberate. It means the construction calendar we hand you is the one we build to, instead of a schedule that stalls because a reviewer had a comment three weeks into demo. If your home is in an HOA-governed neighborhood, interior bath work generally does not need HOA approval, but we will flag anything that touches the exterior, like a new vent penetration.
How Our Fixed-Price Design-Build Process Works
We design, price and build under one contract, which removes the finger-pointing that happens when an architect, a designer and a builder are three separate companies. Here is the order of operations.
Nothing in that sequence depends on a surprise. If you change the scope mid-job — you decide you want the linear drain after all — we write it up, price it, and you approve it before we touch it. All work is covered by our 5-year workmanship warranty, and financing is available if you would rather not pull the whole project out of savings.
- Walk-through and budget conversation: we tell you which of the three cost tiers your scope lands in before you spend anything on design
- Design and selections: layout, tile, fixtures, vanity, lighting — decided on paper, not mid-demo
- Fixed price in writing: a line-item contract with named products, not allowances you cannot verify
- Permit submittal to the City of Round Rock and scheduling
- Construction: 3 to 5 weeks, same in-house carpenters from demo to punch list
- Final inspection, walkthrough, warranty documents
Choosing a Round Rock Bathroom Contractor
Ask any bidder four questions. Is this a fixed price or a cost-plus estimate? Who physically does the framing and tile — employees or whoever is available that week? Who pulls the permit, you or me? And what happens in year three if a shower pan leaks?
Our answers: fixed price in writing, in-house carpenters, we pull the permit, and a 5-year workmanship warranty covers the labor. Be skeptical of a bid that is thousands below the others without a written scope behind it — the gap usually shows up later as change orders for waterproofing, subfloor repair or electrical that should have been priced from the start.
We work across Greater Austin, and bathrooms in Round Rock, Pflugerville, Cedar Park and Georgetown run on the same schedule discipline. If you are also thinking about the kitchen, our published Austin kitchen ranges are $45k–$70k for a refresh in the existing footprint, $70k–$110k when the layout opens up and plumbing moves, and $110k+ for a high-end kitchen taken to the studs. Sequencing both at once often saves on trade mobilization.
Round Rock homeowners also ask
How long will my only bathroom be out of service?
Construction on a bathroom runs 3 to 5 weeks. If it is the only full bath in the house, tell us at the walk-through — we sequence the plumbing rough-in and tile setting to compress the days you have no shower, and we schedule fixture deliveries before demolition so nothing waits on a backordered vanity.
Do I need a permit for a bathroom remodel in Round Rock?
If you are moving plumbing, altering framing, or adding electrical, yes — the City of Round Rock Building Inspections Department permits and inspects the work, not the City of Austin. We handle the application, plans and inspection scheduling as part of the contract. A pure cosmetic swap with no plumbing or wiring changes may not require one; we will tell you straight which category you are in.
What happens if you open the wall and find rot or bad plumbing?
We price full replumbing of the bathroom as a line item up front rather than leaving it as a change-order trap, and we budget for subfloor repair where the age of the home and the condition of the pan suggest it. If we find something genuinely outside the written scope, we show you the photos, price the fix, and get your written approval before proceeding.
Can a curbless shower work in a slab-on-grade Round Rock home?
Yes, but the approach differs from a pier-and-beam house. On slab we typically core and re-route the drain or build up the surrounding floor to create the fall. Our carpenters handle that framing and floor build-up in house, which is why we can put a firm number on it rather than an estimate.