Bexar County

Kitchen & bath remodeling in Universal City & Converse

Q: Do you actually work in Universal City?

Yes — 78148, 78109 are core zip codes for us, in Bexar County. The 30-minute walkthrough is done at your house by the project owner, and the written fixed price follows within 24 hours.

Q: What does a bathroom remodel cost in Universal City?

Our published tiers apply across the whole service area: Refresh $8,000–$13,000, Full Build $15,000–$22,000, Spa Build $22,000–$26,000. What changes locally is the condition allowance — an original 1980s bathroom needs panel, supply line, and code work that a 2015 bathroom does not, and that belongs in the bid rather than in a change order.

Q: And a kitchen?

A standard rebuild in roughly the existing footprint is $29,000 to $35,500 for a typical 200 sq ft kitchen at mid-grade materials — the source of the commonly cited $32,000 figure. Refresh work starts around $18,500 and premium custom work starts at $44,800.

The oldest housing stock we serve — a median home built in 1984.

Universal City is the strongest remodeling market in our service area, and it has nothing to do with growth. Its median home was built in 1984 and 72.6% of its housing stock predates 2000. These are homes with original or first-generation kitchens and baths, at a $269,600 median value — the most accessible entry point in the region for a remodel that fundamentally changes how a house lives.

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Home exterior representative of Universal City & Converse

1984 Median year built ACS 2020–2024 US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year (2020–2024), tables B25034 / B25035

72.6% Homes built before 2000 6,126 of 8,440 homes US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year (2020–2024), tables B25034 / B25035

$269,600 Median home value Vintage 2025 US Census Bureau QuickFacts, Schertz & Universal City (Vintage 2025)

192 New units under construction The Grand at Oak Grove, completing late 2026 Community Impact — The Grand at Oak Grove, Universal City

Every figure links to its primary source. We publish the vintage because a 2020 census number and a 2025 estimate are different claims.

The local read

Growth is the wrong lens for Universal City

Universal City grew 3.5% since 2020. Compared with New Braunfels at 35.5%, that looks like the least interesting market on the map — and for a homebuilder, it is. For a remodeler it is the most interesting, because remodeling demand does not come from new people arriving. It comes from existing homes aging past the service life of their finishes.

By that measure Universal City leads every market we serve. A median year built of 1984 means the typical home is now around four decades old. Kitchens and baths on a 25-to-30-year cycle are therefore on their second round at best, and a meaningful share are still original: 1980s cabinet boxes with face-frame construction and no soft-close, cultured marble vanity tops, fiberglass tub surrounds, single-handle valves with no anti-scald protection, and 100-amp panels that a modern kitchen’s circuit load will outgrow.

Owner-occupancy here is 57.5%, the lowest of our markets, reflecting the Randolph AFB rental population — so we do a higher share of pre-sale and rental-turn work: the scope that measurably moves value, done to a firm number and a firm date, without gold-plating a house someone is about to list.

What we check in Universal City

Local conditions that change the scope.

These come up at the walkthrough because they change the price. Better to know now.

1980s construction

Expect galvanized or early plastic supply lines, 100-amp service, and no waterproofing membrane in original showers.

Randolph AFB

Heavy military and veteran population. We schedule around PCS dates and put the completion date in the contract.

Pre-sale scopes

We will tell you which line items return at resale in this price band and which do not.

Permitting

Universal City and Converse each permit their own work; Converse addresses may fall under Bexar County.

What we do here

Kitchens and baths, Universal City and everything around it.

Renovated kitchen with white cabinets and quartz countertops

Kitchen Remodeling

Refresh, standard rebuild, or full custom. Typical standard rebuild about $32,000, 10 to 21 working days.

$18.5k – $68k by scope

Rebuilt bathroom with frameless glass shower and double vanity

Bathroom Remodeling

Refresh, Full Build, or Spa Build. Real waterproofing membranes and humidity-sensing ventilation on every job.

$8k – $26k Refresh to Spa

Universal City FAQ

Local questions.

Do you actually work in Universal City?

Yes — 78148, 78109 are core zip codes for us, in Bexar County. The 30-minute walkthrough is done at your house by the project owner, and the written fixed price follows within 24 hours.

What does a bathroom remodel cost in Universal City?

Our published tiers apply across the whole service area: Refresh $8,000–$13,000, Full Build $15,000–$22,000, Spa Build $22,000–$26,000. What changes locally is the condition allowance — an original 1980s bathroom needs panel, supply line, and code work that a 2015 bathroom does not, and that belongs in the bid rather than in a change order.

And a kitchen?

A standard rebuild in roughly the existing footprint is $29,000 to $35,500 for a typical 200 sq ft kitchen at mid-grade materials — the source of the commonly cited $32,000 figure. Refresh work starts around $18,500 and premium custom work starts at $44,800.

Who pulls the permit?

We do. Universal City and Converse each permit their own work; Converse addresses may fall under Bexar County.

How is the price actually fixed?

We spend 30 minutes measuring the room and checking the panel, the water, and what is behind the access panel — specifically so that concealed conditions get found before you commit, not after. The written number covers the scope in the contract. If we find something genuinely hidden after demolition, you see it with a price before we proceed.

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