Bathroom remodeling in Richardson's mid-century and 1970s homes
Richardson has some of the best-kept mid-century neighborhoods in the area, and their bathrooms are often the last room still original.
D&T Contractor Services remodels bathrooms in Richardson from its Dallas service office. Neighborhoods like Richardson Heights and Canyon Creek have homes from the 1950s through the 1970s, so the work is mostly full remodels, layout changes that move plumbing through the slab, and tub-to-shower conversions in original bathrooms.
Richardson bathrooms
Richardson Heights and the neighborhoods around it were built in the 1950s and 1960s; Canyon Creek and much of the north side followed in the late 1960s and 1970s. Many of these homes have been carefully updated over the years, but the bathrooms are often small, with original tile, cast iron drains and a layout that no longer fits.
Owners usually want to keep the house's character while making the bathroom work like a modern one, which often means moving a wall or a fixture.
A city in two counties
Richardson reached an estimated 124,859 residents on January 1, 2026, and the city spans parts of Dallas and Collin counties. Its older neighborhoods sit mostly in the Dallas County portion and its newer ones toward Collin County, but either way permits for a bathroom remodel come from the City of Richardson, and the same crews and process apply on both sides of the line.
Changing the layout of a mid-century bathroom
Mid-century bathrooms were often small, with a tub across the end wall, a toilet beside it and a small vanity by the door. Making them work today might mean taking a few feet from a closet, swapping the tub for a walk-in shower or moving the toilet so a double vanity fits.
On a slab foundation, moving a drain means cutting a trench in the concrete, laying new pipe at the right slope and patching the floor. It is routine work, but it needs to be planned and inspected, and in older homes we usually replace the cast iron while it is exposed.
Mid-century homes often have small exhaust fans or none, and steam has been soaking into the original plaster or drywall for decades. A properly vented, quiet fan is part of almost every Richardson remodel we plan.
The bathroom work we do most in Richardson
Full Bathroom Remodel
Whole-room remodels in original bathrooms.
Learn moreBathroom Layout Change
Moving walls and fixtures to fit the room.
Learn moreBathroom Plumbing Relocation
Drains moved through the slab.
Learn moreTub to Shower Conversion
Walk-in showers in place of old tubs.
Learn moreShower Remodel
Rebuilding tired showers.
Learn moreAccessible Bathroom Remodel
Aging in place in a house you love.
Learn moreHow a Richardson job runs
Richardson jobs are scheduled from the Dallas office. The City of Richardson issues permits when plumbing, wiring or walls change, and layout changes always need them.
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Yes. We cut a trench in the slab, lay new drain pipe at the right slope, get it inspected and patch the floor before tile.
Usually, if they are exposed. Old cast iron often has thin spots and scale, and replacing it while the floor is open is far cheaper than doing it later.
Yes, and across the rest of Richardson on both the Dallas and Collin County sides.
The City of Richardson's building department, when plumbing, wiring or walls change. We file the permit, schedule the rough-in and final inspections into the job, and keep the paperwork with your project records.
Yes, 24/7. Call with the age of the house and what you want to change, and we will book a walkthrough to look at the room and the plumbing under it.
Updating a Richardson bathroom?
Tell us what you want to keep and what you want to change. We will plan a layout that fits the house.
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