Fort Worth, Texas · Since 2017
The hex floor, the subway tile and the proportions you love, rebuilt with a modern shower, new plumbing and good light. Bungalows, Tudors and ranches near TCU and Fairmount.
Bathrooms
Kitchens
Whole homes
See the work
Old house, new bath
Many houses on the south side of Fort Worth were built in the 1910s and 1920s with one small bathroom. The tile is handsome and the walls are plaster. The shower is the problem, and so are the pipes behind it. We rebuild that room so it keeps its character and finally works.
That means hex and subway tile laid the way they were meant to be, trim and doorways that match the house, and a clawfoot tub where the floor plan allows. Behind the walls, everything is new. Plumbing, wiring, a fan that moves air, and a shower with real space and a clean glass front.
We have done this work around Fairmount, Berkeley Place and Tanglewood since 2017. Kitchens and whole houses too, with the same patient hands.
See how it goesWhat we build
Three big jobs lead the shop. Each gets the same patient crew and the same written scope.
Our main work. We take a small original bath down to the framing, square the walls, replace the old supply and drain lines and rebuild it. A walk-in shower with a low threshold, period-minded tile in hex or subway, a pedestal or furniture-style vanity, warm light at the mirror. A clawfoot tub if the room is wide enough. The bath still belongs to the house, and now it is comfortable.
Call about your bathroomOlder kitchens are often small, closed off and cut up by walls that carry nothing. We open them where the house allows, run new electrical and plumbing, and set full cabinetry, solid counters and good light. The result is a kitchen that fits a 1920s bungalow or a 1950s ranch and works for the way you cook today.
Call about your kitchenWhen the bath and kitchen are only the start. We rework a whole older house in one planned run. Floors are repaired or replaced, walls opened, wiring and plumbing brought up to date, and rooms joined so the plan makes sense. The woodwork, windows and proportions that make the house special stay in the picture. One crew, one schedule.
Call about the whole houseAnd the rest
An older house needs more than one room done well. The same crew carries all of this.
A primary suite off the back or a second floor, built to match the roofline and brick of the original house.
A guest house or converted garage with its own kitchen and bath, set quietly behind the main house.
A covered porch or patio with a cooking line, seating and fans, made for long Texas evenings.
Stone patios, walks, low walls and pool decks that settle into an older, shaded lot.
New windows sized to suit the house, plus French and patio doors that bring the yard into the room.
Fresh brick repair, siding, paint, trim and a welcoming entry for Craftsman, Tudor and ranch fronts.
A new house on your Fort Worth lot, drawn to sit comfortably beside its older neighbors.
Describe it on the phone. If it is a big job on an older house, it is probably ours.
(817) 383-2836How a job runs
Old houses reward patience. This is the order we work in.
Call the shop. We come out, look at the room, check what the floor and walls are doing and hear what you want to keep. You get an honest read on what the house allows.
We draw the layout and choose tile, fixtures and finishes with you. You receive a written scope with the price by line. Nothing is ordered until you agree.
Demo, plumbing, wiring, waterproofing, tile and trim, in order, with a clean site each evening. We walk the finished room with you and fix anything that is not right.
Why Pearl
Original tile patterns, window trim, door heights and the scale of the room are worth keeping. We reuse or match them wherever we can, so the new bath reads as part of the house.
Old galvanized lines, cast-iron drains and soft subfloors are common in these houses. We find them early and replace them, so what you cannot see is as good as what you can.
A small crew, a tidy house and plain talk about what we find. If a wall holds a surprise, you hear it from us that day, with options.
Finished rooms
A few recent jobs around the south side. Swipe, or use the arrows.
Questions
Not answered here? Call the shop and ask.
Call (817) 383-2836Sometimes. Hex and subway tile in good shape can often be lifted and reused, but old tile is brittle and the walls behind it rarely are sound. When it cannot be saved, we match the size, color and pattern closely. We tell you which it will be after we see the room.
Usually, yes. Many older baths have a tub along one wall that can become a walk-in shower with a low threshold and a glass panel. We measure first and show you the layout before anything is ordered.
If the floor can carry it and the room is wide enough to walk around it, yes. Cast-iron tubs are heavy, so we check the framing under the floor. Where it will not fit, a deep soaking tub in a similar shape is a good option.
Often old galvanized or lead-era supply lines, cast-iron drains, plaster over lath, and wiring that has been added to over decades. We replace what is worn out and tell you what we found as we go.
A full bathroom usually takes several weeks on site, depending on the plumbing and the tile. If it is your only bath, we talk through a plan up front so you are not caught without one longer than you must be.
Yes. Tanglewood and Westcliff are full of well-built ranches with small baths, pink or yellow tile and tired plumbing. We update them with larger showers, better light and clean modern finishes.
Where we work
Our shop is on W Pafford St, just south of TCU. We work in the older neighborhoods close by, from Fairmount to Westcliff. Planning a full bath, kitchen or whole house? Call and ask.
Whenever you are ready
Call, tell us about the house, and we will tell you what it can become. Or send a few lines and we will call you back.
Estimate
Name, phone and the room. We call back and set up a visit.
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