Bathroom remodeling in Allen, where the garden tub is usually the first to go
Allen's neighborhoods are mostly 1990s and 2000s homes, and their master baths were nearly all built around a garden tub that owners now want to replace.
D&T Contractor Services remodels bathrooms in Allen from its Dallas service office. Most Allen homes are from the 1990s and 2000s, so the most common job is a master bath remodel that removes the garden tub, builds a larger walk-in shower with frameless glass and updates the vanity, tile and lighting.
Allen bathrooms
Allen grew quickly in the 1990s and 2000s between Plano and McKinney, and its homes share a master bath design from that era: a large garden tub under a window, a small shower beside it and a long vanity.
The tub takes up the most space and gets the least use, so most of our Allen remodels start by taking it out and asking what the room should do instead.
Past 100,000 and still adding residents
Allen had an estimated 109,243 residents at the start of 2026, up 1.8% in a year and from 104,627 at the 2020 Census. Most of that housing was built in one long wave, which means thousands of master baths of the same age and the same design, and a steady demand for the same remodel: garden tub out, real shower in.
What replaces the garden tub
There are three common answers. The first is one large walk-in shower across the old tub and shower space, often with a bench and two shower heads. The second keeps a smaller freestanding tub beside a new shower for owners who still like to soak. The third uses the space for storage, a makeup counter or a linen cabinet.
Whichever you choose, the drain usually moves, which on Allen's slab foundations means cutting and patching the concrete, and the new shower needs waterproofing done properly before any tile goes on.
Allen's hall baths are usually a five-foot tub with a tile or fiberglass surround. In homes where the children have grown, many owners convert that tub to a walk-in shower at the same time as the master remodel, so the trades only come once.
The bathroom work we do most in Allen
Master Bathroom Remodel
Master baths redesigned around how you use them.
Learn moreWalk-In Shower Installation
Walk-in showers where the garden tub was.
Learn moreShower Door Installation
Frameless glass measured to the finished tile.
Learn moreBathroom Vanity Installation
New vanities and storage.
Learn moreBathroom Lighting Installation
Lighting at the mirror and in the shower.
Learn moreTub to Shower Conversion
Hall bath tubs converted to showers.
Learn moreHow an Allen job runs
Allen jobs are scheduled from the Dallas office. The City of Allen issues permits when plumbing, wiring or walls change, and we file them and schedule the inspections.
Ready to talk through your bathroom? Call (214) 646-2836, any hour.
Call nowAllen questions
Something else? Call and ask, any hour.
If anyone in the house bathes small children or likes to soak, keep one somewhere, possibly a freestanding tub in the master or the tub in the hall bath. If not, a larger shower usually serves you better.
Usually yes, for a new shower or tub location. It is routine work that is inspected before the floor is patched.
Several weeks once materials are on site, including inspections, depending on the scope. We give you a schedule with the written scope.
The City of Allen, when plumbing, wiring or walls change. We handle the application, book the inspections at the right stages and make sure the final sign-off is done before we call the job finished.
Yes, around the clock, including weekends and holidays. Walkthroughs are booked on the first call.
Ready to lose the garden tub?
Call and tell us what you would use the space for. We will plan the new layout with you.
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