Bathroom Remodeling in Denton, TX

Bathroom Remodeling in Denton

Denton's older neighborhoods have a very particular bathroom problem: there often aren't enough of them. The Craftsman bungalows near the Square and the rental-heavy blocks around UNT and TWU were frequently built with a single bathroom for the whole house, and a century of hard water and patch jobs tends to show. On the other side of town, Robson Ranch and the newer communities have plenty of baths, but many owners want to update them — for style near Rayzor Ranch, and increasingly for accessibility and aging in place in the 55+ community.

Two very different Denton projects

Remodeling the one bathroom in a 1920s home is a careful job. Cast-iron drains, galvanized supply lines, and original tile all have to come out, and the layout is usually so tight that gaining a linear foot means moving a wall. Adding a second bathroom — carved from a hall closet or the corner of a bedroom — is one of the highest-value moves an owner of an older Denton home can make, and it's a request we hear often near campus, where a second bath changes how a house lives or rents.

Accessibility and durability

In Robson Ranch and among owners planning to stay put, curbless showers, grab-bar blocking, comfort-height fixtures, and slip-resistant floors turn a dated bathroom into one that works for the long run. In student-adjacent rentals, the priority flips toward durable, water-tight finishes that hold up to heavy use. We build for how the room will actually be used.

The trades and the water behind the wall

Bathrooms are plumbing-first. Moving a toilet, adding a shower, or relocating a vanity is work the state-licensed plumber pulls a permit for, alongside the electrical permit for new circuits, GFCI protection, and ventilation. Getting the waterproofing and the rough-in right is what separates a remodel that lasts from one that leaks in five years.

Permitting through eTRAKiT

A bathroom that relocates fixtures or adds circuits is a permitted alteration in Denton, handled through the city's eTRAKiT self-service portal under the Building Safety Division at 401 N. Elm Street — application, fees, and inspections in one place. Denton doesn't issue a Certificate of Occupancy for residential alterations, so when the finals pass, your proof of a code-compliant job is the Final Inspection Report printed from eTRAKiT. With bathrooms, that record of a passed plumbing and waterproofing inspection is exactly what a future buyer will want to see.

Working with The Remo Guys

The Remo Guys is insured and bonded, serving Denton and the surrounding metroplex. We'll be honest about what a tight old layout can and can't become before we start. The city's Building Safety Division is reachable at (940) 349-8600.