Bathroom Remodeling
Bathroom remodeling in Fort Myers & Cape Coral
The part that matters is the part you never see: a bathroom fails at the waterproofing, not the tile. We build the layer underneath to a standard you can inspect before it is covered, and we photograph it so you can.
- Timeline
- Four to seven weeks on site for most bathrooms
- Waterproofing
- Bonded membrane system, water-tested and photographed before tile
- Ventilation
- Exhaust sized to the room, ducted outside, never into the attic
Services
What a bathroom project includes
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Curbless Showers
A recessed pan and a linear drain, sloped properly. Easier to clean, easier to age in, and no lip to step over.
Curbless Showers -
Tub to Shower
The most common bathroom project we run. Usually a permit, always new waterproofing, often a better use of the room.
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Vanities & Storage
Moisture-rated construction, drawers instead of doors where it makes sense, and lighting that is actually usable.
Vanities & Storage
Reviews
What homeowners say
We water-test the pan and send you the photo.
Before a single tile goes down, the shower pan gets plugged, filled and left overnight. If it holds, we photograph it and move on. If it does not, we fix it while fixing it is still cheap.
This is a standard step that a surprising number of jobs skip, because nobody can tell whether it happened once the tile is on. You get the photo either way.
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- Bonded waterproofing membrane, not just backer board
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- Overnight flood test photographed before tile
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- Slope verified to the drain, corners and curbs detailed
Why bathrooms fail here specifically
Two reasons. The first is humidity: a bathroom in a house that sits closed all summer never fully dries out, so any moisture that gets behind the tile stays there. The second is that a lot of local housing stock was built fast, and shower pans from the 1970s and 1980s were often mortar beds with no membrane at all.
The failure is slow and invisible. Water wicks into the wall board, the studs stay damp, and the first sign is usually a soft spot in the floor outside the shower or a musty smell that does not go away. By then the repair is framing, not tile.
Doing it properly costs a few hundred dollars more in materials and one extra day. It is the least glamorous line in the estimate and the one we will not remove to hit a number.
Ventilation sized for the room, ducted outside.
An undersized fan, or one that dumps into the attic, is how a bathroom in this climate grows mold in the ceiling. Both are common in houses we open up.
We size the exhaust to the room volume, duct it through the roof or the soffit, and insulate the run so it does not condense on the way out.
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- Fan sized to room volume, not whatever was there
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- Ducted to the outside, never terminated in the attic
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- Insulated duct run to prevent condensation
Built so it still works in twenty years.
Curbless entries, blocking in the walls for future grab bars, lever handles and a comfort-height vanity cost very little at build time and are expensive to retrofit.
We include blocking as standard whether or not you want the bars now. It is plywood inside a wall, and it means the decision stays open.
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- Blocking installed for future grab bars at no extra cost
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- Curbless or low-threshold entries wherever the slab allows
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- Slip-rated floor tile in wet areas
Our Work
Recent bathroom remodeling projects
We work across Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Naples, and the surrounding Southwest Florida communities.
Thinking about bathroom remodeling?
A walkthrough and a written estimate cost nothing. You will know within a week what the project actually involves.
Our Process
How the project runs
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Walkthrough
We look at the existing pan, the venting and the framing, and talk through the layout.
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Written scope
Named tile, fixtures and waterproofing system, priced line by line.
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Permit and build
Demo, rough-in, inspection, waterproofing, flood test, then tile.
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Punch list
We walk it with you and correct everything before the final invoice.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a bathroom remodel take in Fort Myers?
Four to seven weeks on site for most bathrooms — shorter than a kitchen remodel. A guest bath in the same footprint can be quicker. Anything that moves plumbing or converts a tub to a curbless shower runs to the longer end because of inspection scheduling between rough-in and cover-up.
Can you convert my tub to a walk-in shower?
Almost always. On a slab, a curbless entry means recessing the pan, which is straightforward if the slab allows it and needs a different detail if it does not. We check at the walkthrough and tell you which one you have before quoting.
Do I need a permit for a bathroom remodel in Florida?
If plumbing moves or electrical is added, yes, in both Lee and Collier County. Replacing a vanity and retiling in the same footprint often does not. Converting a tub to a shower usually does because the drain moves.
What if you find rot behind the tile?
It happens on maybe a third of the bathrooms we open, and more in houses built before 1985. We stop, photograph it, and price the repair as a written change order before continuing. You will never get an invoice for something you did not approve first.
Ready when you are.
Send us the room, the rough budget and your timeline. We will tell you honestly whether it is realistic.