McKinney, TX • Bathroom Renovation
Bathroom Renovation in McKinney, TX
Bathrooms are where an old McKinney house tells you the truth about itself. A 1920s home near the square often has one small bath carved out of a bedroom decades after it was built, with a cast iron drain, a vent that goes nowhere, no insulation in the exterior wall, and a floor that has been tiled over twice.
A house in north McKinney has none of those problems and a completely different ask: make the builder bathroom look like it was not chosen from a options sheet. We do both, but we scope them very differently.
Why homeowners in McKinney hire us
We look inside the walls before quoting old homes
In the historic district we open an inspection area to check drains, venting, framing and wall construction. It takes an extra visit and it prevents the change orders that make old-house remodels notorious.
Historic district design review when it applies
Adding a window, moving a vent termination or changing anything exterior-facing near the square goes through review. We prepare and submit it alongside the city permit.
Fixtures and tile chosen to suit the house
A subway-and-hex bath belongs in a 1920s home; large-format porcelain and frameless glass belong in a 2015 one. We steer the selections toward what will still look right in ten years.
Insulation, venting and moisture handled properly
Old baths rot because warm humid air meets an uninsulated exterior wall. We insulate, air-seal, and duct the fan fully outside — the part of the job nobody sees and everybody feels.
What's included
- Exploratory opening and condition report on pre-1960 homes
- Replacing cast iron and galvanized drain and supply lines
- Re-venting and adding a correctly sized, exterior-ducted exhaust fan
- Insulating and air-sealing exterior bathroom walls
- Subfloor repair and leveling under old layered flooring
- Bonded waterproofing membrane, sloped pan, and flood test
- Tile — subway, hex, and large-format, with niches and benches
- Vanity cabinetry, quartz tops, and period-appropriate or modern fixtures
- Permits, inspections, and historic design review submittals on request
Two kinds of McKinney bathroom
In the historic neighborhoods around downtown McKinney, bathrooms were frequently added to houses that were built without them, which is why they are small, oddly placed and plumbed in ways no one would design today. Expect cast iron waste lines, supply runs that have been spliced across decades, framing on non-standard spacing that store-bought vanities do not fit, plaster walls that need a plasterer rather than a drywall crew, and exterior walls with no insulation at all. That work is genuinely rewarding and genuinely slower, and any exterior change falls under the historic district's design review. North and west of town — Trinity Falls, Painted Tree and the surrounding newer subdivisions — the houses are recent enough that everything behind the tile is in good order, and the project is a finish upgrade: converting an unused garden tub to a larger shower, replacing cultured marble with quartz, upgrading valve trim and lighting. Same city, two different scopes, two different budgets.
See the range of our work
This recent project is documented step by step, from the first day on site to the finished result.
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Get a bathroom renovation estimate in McKinney
Walkthroughs are free, and you'll get a written scope — layout, electrical, materials, and a real timeline — not a number on the back of a card.