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CGI Bathroom Remodeling: The San Antonio Owner’s Guide
CGI bathroom remodeling in San Antonio typically runs between $9,000 and $28,000 installed, depending on the size of the bath, the condition of what’s behind the walls, and whether you’re keeping the existing floor plan. Mason Remodeling Co San Antonio stocks and installs CGI-compatible bathroom components across the greater San Antonio area, with free estimates and a written price before any work begins.
Most San Antonio homeowners don’t call us because they woke up wanting a new bathroom. They call because a CGI shower pan cracked, a vanity cabinet has swollen from humidity, or a tub surround has pulled away from the wall and started leaking into the subfloor. By the time you’re reading this page, you’ve probably already poked at the problem and realized it isn’t going to fix itself. That’s the right time to get a straight answer on cost, scope, and who’s actually going to show up at your door.
Key takeaways:
- Installed CGI bath remodels in San Antonio: $9,000 – $28,000
- We match parts to your CGI model before scheduling the job
- Written price before work starts, every time, no exceptions
- 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work for a full year
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI has produced bathroom fixtures and surrounds under several series lines over the years, and the compatibility gotcha in San Antonio is almost always the same: homeowners assume a “standard” replacement part will fit, and it doesn’t. CGI tub surrounds, shower pans, and wall systems are sized to the original installation, and even a quarter-inch difference in the drain location or flange profile means the new part won’t seat correctly without extra plumbing work.
Before ordering any replacement part, we verify the model number and dimensions off the original unit. If the label is gone, we measure the pan width, drain offset, and surround height. On older CGI units built before 2010, we often recommend an OEM-spec replacement rather than a generic aftermarket pan, because the drain seal geometry on those early molds was slightly different. On newer CGI fixtures, quality aftermarket equivalents can save real money without sacrificing fit. We’ll tell you which route makes sense for your specific unit, and we’ll put that recommendation in writing with the price.
One more thing worth knowing: Mason Remodeling Co San Antonio is an independent service provider. We’re not affiliated with CGI, but we’ve worked on enough of their products across San Antonio to know exactly how they fail and what it takes to make them right.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CGI Bathroom Remodeling Is Failing
- Soft spots around the shower pan or tub edge. This usually means water has been sneaking past a failed seal and soaking the subfloor. In San Antonio’s humidity, that moisture doesn’t dry out on its own, and it gets worse fast.
- Caulk lines that keep cracking or pulling away. CGI surrounds flex with temperature changes. The original caulk bond eventually gives out after enough hot showers and cold mornings, and recaulking over old caulk never holds.
- Discolored grout or wall panels near the bottom edge. That staining typically means water is wicking up from behind the surround. The visible stain is the late-stage symptom, not the first one.
- Slow-draining water or a persistent musty smell. Both can point to a cracked pan or a drain seal that’s no longer sealing. You can’t see the crack, but the smell is the giveaway that something below is staying wet.
- Vanity cabinets that swell, stick, or smell sour. CGI bath components were often installed with particleboard cabinetry. Once that material absorbs moisture, it doesn’t come back. The fix is replacement, not drying it out.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a full CGI bathroom remodel in San Antonio, expect $9,000 to $28,000 installed. A smaller bath with a standard tub-to-shower conversion lands closer to the $5,000 to $12,000 range. A walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. A bathroom vanity swap alone is $800 to $3,000.
What drives the spread is what’s hiding behind the walls. If the subfloor is solid, the plumbing stubs are in good shape, and the electrical is fine, the job stays on the lower end. If we open the wall and find rotted framing or outdated drain routing, the scope grows and so does the number. Here’s what that looks like in practice:
- Parts and materials: CGI-compatible pan, surround, valve, trim, and fixtures, all priced at wholesale supply-house rates.
- Labor: demo, plumbing, setting the pan, wall system install, trim-out, and finish work.
- Permits: pulled when required for the scope of work, and we pass inspection before we call the job done.
Every line item is written down before you sign anything. No verbal estimates that grow on the final bill. The 365-Day Done Right Promise means if the work isn’t right within a year of completion, we make it right at no cost to you.
DIY or Call Us?
Some parts of a CGI bath project are fine for a capable DIY owner. You can remove the old caulk, clean the surfaces, and identify visible cracks in the pan or surround. You can take measurements and photographs so you know what you’re dealing with before you call anyone.
What we’d strongly recommend you not do is attempt the pan replacement, drain relocation, or wall system removal yourself. A CGI shower pan is not like a drop-in tub. The pan locks into the wall system, and the drain seals are under compression. Getting the pitch wrong means standing water, and standing water means another full tear-out in two years. A curtain rod is a Saturday project. A leaking shower pan in a San Antonio bathroom is a professional job with real consequences if it’s done wrong.
Call (254) 269-5071 and one of our team will come out, measure, and hand you a written price. The estimate is free, and you’ll know exactly who’s coming before they arrive.
FAQs
A properly installed CGI bathroom remodel should last 15 to 20 years before the surround or pan needs major attention, though San Antonio’s humidity and hard water can shorten that range if the bathroom lacks good ventilation. Call (254) 269-5071 for a free assessment of your current setup.
In most cases, a cracked CGI shower pan needs replacement, not repair, because surface patches don’t restore the structural seal that keeps water out of the subfloor. Epoxy and silicone repairs on pans are temporary at best, and a failed water seal under a pan in San Antonio becomes a framing problem faster than most homeowners expect.
Most CGI bathroom remodels in San Antonio take 5 to 12 working days from demo to final inspection, depending on the scope and whether subfloor or plumbing repairs are needed. We’ll give you a written schedule with the written price, and we’ll tell you before we start which days we need to be in your home.
We keep common CGI-compatible pans, surrounds, valves, and trim kits stocked on our trucks for the models we see most across San Antonio, and we can order OEM or aftermarket parts for less common series lines in advance of your install date. Call (254) 269-5071 and we’ll confirm the lead time for your specific CGI part before we schedule the work.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co San Antonio at Mason Remodeling Co San Antonio, serving San Antonio and nearby areas.
