Bathroom remodeling in the M Streets' 1920s Tudor cottages
The M Streets have one of the largest collections of 1920s Tudor cottages anywhere, and their small original bathrooms need careful, well-planned remodels.
D&T Contractor Services remodels bathrooms in the M Streets, also called Greenland Hills, from its Bryan St service office a few minutes away. The houses are mostly 1920s and 1930s Tudor cottages with small original bathrooms, so the work is full remodels with new plumbing behind period-appropriate tile, walk-in showers in tight spaces, and second bathrooms added where the plan allows.
M Streets bathrooms
The M Streets were built from 1923 as Greenland Hills, a neighborhood of small Tudor cottages for young families. Most houses were built with one bathroom, and many have since gained a second one in an addition or a converted closet.
Owners here usually love the house as it is and want the bathroom to fit it: classic tile and fixtures that suit a 1920s cottage, with modern plumbing, waterproofing and ventilation behind them.
A Tudor conservation district
Greenland Hills, the M Streets, was platted by the McNeny brothers starting in 1923, and more than 65% of its original homes are Tudor Revival. In November 2002 it became Dallas's ninth conservation district, with rules for remodeling and new construction. Interior bathroom work is mostly about the house itself, but any change that shows outside, such as a new window or an addition, should be checked against those rules first.
What we find in M Streets bathrooms
A 1920s M Streets bathroom usually has a built-in tub, small hexagon or square floor tile, wall tile set in a mortar bed, and galvanized supply lines with cast iron drains. After nearly a century, the pipes and the subfloor under the tub are the usual problems.
Space is tight, so planning matters. A walk-in shower can often replace the tub in the same footprint, and a pedestal or narrow console sink with a recessed cabinet above keeps the room open.
When a second bathroom is added, it often goes into a closet, a back porch or an addition. Those jobs depend on where a drain can run in a pier-and-beam or slab house, which we check before quoting.
The bathroom work we do most in the M Streets
Full Bathroom Remodel
1920s bathrooms rebuilt with modern plumbing.
Learn moreWalk-In Shower Installation
Walk-in showers in the original tub footprint.
Learn moreBathroom Repiping
Galvanized supply and cast iron drains replaced.
Learn moreBathroom Tile Installation
Period-style hex, subway and penny tile.
Learn moreBathroom Addition
Second bathrooms added in closets and additions.
Learn moreBathroom Water Damage Repair
Subfloor repaired under old tubs and toilets.
Learn moreHow an M Streets job runs
M Streets jobs are scheduled from our Bryan St office, a few minutes away. Dallas permit rules apply: cosmetic work is exempt, while moving or adding fixtures needs plumbing and building permits. For anything that changes the outside of the house, we check the conservation district rules before the work is planned.
Ready to talk through your bathroom? Call (214) 646-2836, any hour.
Call nowM Streets questions
Something else? Call and ask, any hour.
Mostly not for interior work. If the job changes something you can see outside, such as a window, a vent location or an addition, we check the district rules before planning it.
Usually, yes. The original tub alcove is often wide enough for a walk-in shower with a glass panel.
Often, yes, in a large closet, a back porch or an addition. It depends on where the new drain can run, which we check on the walkthrough.
We can closely match the style, with hex and penny floors, subway walls and period colors, set over modern waterproofing.
Yes, across the M Streets and the neighborhoods around Greenville Avenue.
M Streets bathroom?
Call and tell us about the bathroom and what you want to keep. We will book the walkthrough.
M Streets, Dallas, TX