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CGI Bathroom Remodeling: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide
A CGI bathroom remodel in Fort Worth typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 installed, depending on whether you’re refreshing a guest bath or gutting a primary suite to the studs. Most homeowners don’t find us because they’re “thinking about remodeling” – they find us because a CGI shower pan cracked at the seam, a CGI surround delaminated from the substrate, or a CGI vanity top chipped through the gel coat and now wicks water into the MDF core. If that’s you, here’s the straight answer: we stock the common CGI-compatible replacement parts on our trucks, we install them for a written price agreed before we start, and the work carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
We’re an independent Fort Worth remodeling contractor – we’re not affiliated with CGI, and we don’t pretend to be. What we are is a crew that’s been working CGI products in Fort Worth bathrooms long enough to know exactly which parts fail, which ones hold up, and what a fair installed price looks like in this market.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI, or Cutlass Group Industries, manufactures bathroom systems under several lines – including the CGI Classic series, the CGI Pro series, and a handful of private-label surrounds sold through regional distributors across Texas. The compatibility gotcha that bites most Fort Worth homeowners: two visually identical CGI surrounds from different production years may use different drain flange geometry and different wall panel interlock dimensions. The surround from a 2012 build does not always drop into a 2022 pan, even when both say CGI on the molded-in label.
The way we identify the right match is the mold stamp on the underside of the pan or the back of the surround panel – it carries a series code like “CGI-48W” or “CGI-60T” that maps to the original assembly spec. If the stamp is unreadable, we measure the drain offset from the wall and the actual rough-in width, because nominal sizes and as-built sizes in Texas slab homes drift by up to 3/8 inch. On the OEM-vs-aftermarket question: for pans and surrounds, we spec genuine CGI or an approved direct-fit equivalent from a documented manufacturer. For trim, drains, and shower valves, quality aftermarket parts from Kohler or Moen almost always outperform the original equipment, and we’ll tell you that plainly. We carry common CGI parts on the truck, but the oddball series gets ordered and installed same week.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CGI Bathroom Remodeling Is Failing
- Water staining or buckling at the base of the surround walls. This almost always means the pan-to-wall seal has let go, and water is wicking into the drywall or backer board behind the panel. By the time you see the stain, the moisture problem has usually been running for months.
- A soft or spongy shower pan. CGI pans are molded fiberglass over a wood or foam core. Once the gel coat cracks – and it does, especially at the drain flange – the core soaks up water and loses structural rigidity. Standing on it feels like standing on a closed cardboard box.
- Cracks radiating from the drain opening. The drain is the highest-stress point on any CGI pan, and Texas slab settling puts uneven pressure on the pan flange. Hairline cracks there are not cosmetic; they’re an active leak path into the subfloor.
- Peeling, flaking, or cloudy gel coat on the surround or pan. Hard Fort Worth water plus abrasive cleaners strips the top coat over time. Once the gel coat is gone, the bare fiberglass beneath absorbs soap scum and water and the surface degrades fast.
- Caulk joints that split repeatedly after recaulking. If you’ve caulked the same seam twice in a year and it keeps splitting, the surrounding panel is moving. That movement is a rough-in or substrate problem, not a caulk problem, and recaulking won’t fix it.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In Fort Worth, a full CGI bathroom replacement – new pan, new surround, new valve trim, new drain assembly, substrate repair as needed – runs $9,000 to $28,000 installed. A straightforward pan-and-surround swap in a small guest bath starts near the bottom of that range. A primary bath with a full gut, new rough-in plumbing, moving fixtures, and a custom vanity lands at the top. Here’s the line-item picture:
- Shower pan replacement only: $3,000 – $8,500 (including drain and substrate inspection)
- Surround replacement (3-wall, direct-fit): $3,500 – $10,000 (tub-to-shower conversion pricing applies if you’re changing the footprint)
- Full CGI bathroom overhaul (pan + surround + vanity + fixtures): $9,000 – $28,000
- Vanity and top replacement (CGI-compatible, with Kohler or Moen fixtures): $800 – $3,000 for the vanity, plus countertop at $2,000 – $6,500
The number that matters is the one we put in writing before we touch a tool. Our written price includes parts, labor, disposal of the old unit, and any necessary substrate repair discovered during the quote – not discovered after we open the wall and hand you a change order. The Garrison Standard means that price doesn’t move at the door. And every completed CGI replacement carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails inside a year, we come back and make it right at no charge.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely do a few things yourself: confirm the model stamp, shut off the water at the fixture stops, and document the damage with photos. You should not attempt to remove a CGI pan or surround yourself. The panels are under tension against the wall framing, the drain connection is glued below the pan where you can’t see the condition of the p-trap, and a cracked pan that lets go while you’re prying it up can come apart in sharp fiberglass shards. More importantly, a botched removal often damages the rough-in flange that a direct-fit replacement depends on – and that turns a $9,000 swap into a full rough-in replumb. If you’ve got a failing CGI unit and you want a straight scope and a firm price, call us at (682) 204-4897. Curtis Lane will come read the site before he reads you a number.
FAQs
A CGI shower pan in Fort Worth typically lasts 10 to 18 years, depending on water hardness, cleaning products, and whether the original install had proper substrate support under the pan. Pan pans that sit directly on slab without a mortar bed fail earlier, and we see that in Fort Worth homes built during the mid-2000s boom. Call (682) 204-4897 for a written assessment if yours is cracking or flexing.
A hairline crack in the gel coat can sometimes be patched with an epoxy repair kit if caught very early, but a crack that has reached the fiberglass or the drain flange cannot be reliably repaired. That pan is moving, and any patch will fail the same way within months. We’ll tell you honestly whether yours is a patch candidate or a replacement – the estimate is free either way at (682) 204-4897.
A direct-fit CGI pan and surround replacement usually takes two to three working days: day one for removal and substrate inspection, day two for install and water connections, day three for final caulk, trim, and walkthrough. If the rough-in plumbing needs work or we’re converting a tub to a shower, add one to two days. We’ll put the timeline in writing with the price before we start.
We stock common CGI-compatible pans, surrounds, drain assemblies, and valve trim for the Fort Worth market on our trucks, so the most common replacements are same-week. Oddball series codes and less-common sizes get ordered direct and typically arrive within three to five business days. We also stock compatible components from KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone if you’re updating the vanity or countertop as part of the same project. Call (682) 204-4897 and we’ll confirm what fits your model before you spend a dime.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner, Bradford Remodeling Co Fort Worth at Bradford Remodeling Co Fort Worth, serving Fort Worth and nearby areas.
