Bathroom Remodeling in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bathroom remodeling in Fort Lauderdale starts with water, and not only the water coming out of the shower head. The city averages 60.95 inches of rain a year, and during the wet season from May through October thunderstorms roll through on more than half of summer days. With 165 miles of inland waterways threading through neighborhoods, a lot of homes sit right beside a canal or the New River. Damp air finds its way into grout lines, behind vanities and under old tile. Our job is to build a bathroom that keeps that moisture moving out instead of soaking in.

What we look for when we open a wall

Most remodels here begin with demolition, and demolition tells the truth about a bathroom. We check for soft subfloor near the toilet flange, darkened drywall behind a tub surround and rusted fasteners on older fixtures. If we find damage, we show it to you and price the repair as a separate line before anything gets covered back up. Nothing goes behind new tile until it is dry and solid.

How we build for constant humidity

• A continuous waterproofing membrane on shower walls and pans, not just cement board
• Exhaust fans sized to the room and ducted to the outside, never into the attic
• Sloped shower floors so water drains rather than pools in corners
• Grout and sealer choices that resist staining and mildew
• Vanity cabinets with materials that tolerate damp air better than raw particleboard

Older homes and riverfront properties

Fort Lauderdale was incorporated on March 27, 1911, and some of its houses are far older than most people expect in South Florida. Stranahan House, built in 1901 by Frank Stranahan as a trading post, still stands in the Riverwalk district, and Bonnet House on Birch Road dates to 1895. Most homes are not museum pieces, but an older house can come with original cast-iron drains, small windows or tile set on thick mortar beds. Those details change how we plan the job. A thick mortar bed may need to come out to fit a curbless shower; an old drain line may need replacing while the floor is open.

Six ways to update a Fort Lauderdale bathroom

We handle full bathroom remodels down to the studs, tub-to-shower conversions for homeowners who never use the tub, and walk-in showers with glass, benches and niches. Smaller jobs include bathroom vanity replacement and bathroom tile and flooring. For homeowners planning to stay put, we build accessible and aging-in-place bathrooms with grab bars, low thresholds and handheld showers. Census estimates put residents 65 and older at 19.6% of the city, so we get asked about that last one often.

Condos, towers and permits

Only about 54.1% of Fort Lauderdale homes are owner-occupied, and many residents rent or own condo units. If you own a condo, your association will likely want to review plumbing work before it starts, and Florida law bars unit owners from doing anything that harms the safety or soundness of the building's common elements. We put together a written scope your board can review. For single-family homes, we confirm with the City of Fort Lauderdale which parts of the job need a permit before we schedule demolition.

Getting a quote

Call (954) 833-0832 or send a few photos of your current bathroom. We visit, measure, look under the sink and behind the toilet, and give you a written estimate broken out by task. You will know what is included before you decide anything.

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