Bathroom Remodeling in Delray Beach, FL

Bathroom remodeling in Delray Beach starts with a question many homeowners do not expect: is your home actually inside the city? Large parts of what people call West Delray, including Kings Point, High Point and Villages of Oriole, sit in unincorporated Palm Beach County even though residents get mail addressed to Delray Beach. That affects which office handles permits and which rules apply. We sort it out before we quote, so the paperwork matches where you really live.

East of I-95: older streets and historic districts

Delray Beach became a town in 1911 and a city in 1927, and it has established five historic districts listed on its Local Register of Historic Places. Several historic residential neighborhoods lie between U.S. Route 1 and the Intracoastal Waterway. Homes in these areas often have small bathrooms with odd wall angles, older cast-iron drains and floors that are not quite level. A remodel here is about working within the footprint: fitting a walk-in shower where a tub was, choosing a vanity that clears the door swing and keeping the character that made you buy the house. If your home is in a historic district, we will ask whether any exterior change, such as a new window or vent, needs review before it goes on the schedule.

West Delray: communities built for retirement

West of the city limits, much of the housing sits in Kings Point, High Point, Villages of Oriole and several gated communities. Homes built in the same community often share bathroom layouts, and many still have a tub-shower combination. For these homes, the most common requests we expect are:

• Replacing the tub with a low-threshold shower
• Adding grab bars and a shower seat
• Swapping a dated vanity for a comfort-height model
• Replacing slick floor tile with a more slip-resistant surface

Association approval rules vary from one community to the next, so we work from your community's own documents.

An older city overall

Census figures show that 28.0% of Delray Beach residents are 65 or older, and the 2020 median age was 49.5. In 2020, 18.1% of households were someone 65 or older living alone. These are the households for whom one bathroom change, like taking out a tub, can make the difference between staying home and moving.

Heavy rain, long humid season

Delray Beach averages about 61 inches of rain a year, and hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30. Bathrooms here deal with moisture year-round. We waterproof shower walls and floors before tile goes on, vent fans to the outside and recommend porcelain tile and grout that hold up to constant humidity.

Our six services, all available here

Full remodels, tub-to-shower conversions, walk-in showers, vanity replacement, accessible bathrooms and new tile or flooring. A small job and a full renovation get the same walkthrough and the same written estimate.

Estimates

Call (954) 833-0832 or request a visit online. Tell us whether you are inside city limits or in West Delray if you know; if you are not sure, we will check.

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