Key takeaways
- Bathroom work in Anna covers walk-in showers and tub-to-shower conversions, tile, custom vanities, plumbing fixtures, waterproof flooring, and the paint and finish work that closes it out.
- The decision that sets the size of a bathroom project isn't the tile. It's whether the plumbing moves, because that adds rough-in work, an open wall and a city inspection.
- Anna requires a permit for a remodel. The City of Anna Building Department answers "Is a permit required for a Remodel?" with "Yes, a permit is required," and its checklist asks for your plumbing scope and your plumber by name.
Here's what a bathroom remodel in Anna involves, which decisions change the size of the job, and what the city will ask for before the walls close.
What does a bathroom remodel in Anna, TX actually include?
It depends on how far the plumbing moves. A finish-level bathroom is tile, a vanity, fixtures, flooring and paint, and the layout stays where it is. A full remodel changes the layout: the tub comes out, the shower gets bigger, the drain and supply lines move, and the walls open up to let that happen.
The work we handle on a bathroom is listed on our bathroom remodeling page:
- Walk-in showers and tub-to-shower conversions
- Tile installation and replacement, walls and floors
- Custom vanities
- Plumbing fixtures
- Waterproof flooring
- Paint and finish work
Framing, drywall and painting are in-house as well, which matters on a bathroom because the wall usually has to come apart and go back together around new plumbing.
Which decisions actually change the project?
Two of them: whether the plumbing moves, and whether the shower grows. Everything else is selection work you can make quickly.
| What you want | Does the plumbing move? | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| New tile, vanity, fixtures, paint | No | Selections and finish work |
| Tub out, larger walk-in shower | Usually yes, the drain moves | Rough-in plumbing and a wall opening |
| Double sinks where there was one | Yes | Supply and drain work in the vanity wall |
| Moving the toilet | Yes | Floor and drain work |
| Whole bathroom to another room | Yes, all of it | A much bigger scope than a remodel |
The shower is where most of this shows up. Trading the tub for a larger walk-in shower is the tub-to-shower conversion, and it's the version of the job where the drain almost always moves.
Not sure which version you want? Request a free in-home estimate and we will look at the bathroom, talk through both options, and put the price and the dates in writing before anything is ordered.
Does a bathroom remodel in Anna need a permit?
Start from yes. Anna's Building Department states that a permit is required for a remodel, and the city's residential remodel checklist asks for two sets of plans, a written scope of work covering plumbing, electrical and mechanical, and the names of the subcontractors doing it. If your project is a vanity swap and nothing else, call the Building Department at 972-924-2616 and describe the scope before you assume it is exempt.
The permit also sets your calendar. According to the City of Anna's permit process page, inspection requests go to the city by 4 p.m. the business day before, and none happen on weekends or holidays. In a bathroom, the inspection that matters is the one after the plumbing rough-in, because the wall cannot close until it passes. A schedule that's written with that rule in mind puts those days on the calendar instead of running into them. Our post on permits for a remodel in Anna goes through the paperwork the city asks for.
Is the company you found actually based in Anna?
Worth asking. A service-area page with Anna in the headline is not the same as a crew that is based here. Alanis Remodeling & Construction has been family-owned since 1999, works out of Anna, and covers the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and about 50 miles beyond, including Van Alstyne, Howe, Sherman, Denison, Celina, McKinney, Allen, Plano and Frisco. We sorted through the rest of the hiring questions in our post on remodeling services in Anna.
Get a bathroom estimate from a crew in Anna
Book a free in-home estimate. We look at the bathroom, ask what you want changed, tell you whether the plumbing has to move, and explain what the city will require. The price and the dates go in your written proposal before anything is ordered.
Start on the bathroom remodeling page, see finished work in the gallery, or request your free estimate. Prefer to talk now? Call (214) 451-7499.
About the author
Angel Alanis is the project manager at Alanis Remodeling & Construction, a family-owned remodeling company in Anna, Texas since 1999. He runs the schedule and the day to day communication on kitchen, bathroom and whole-home projects across Collin County and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Meet the family.