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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Fort Myers
A full bathroom remodel in Fort Myers typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and most jobs take two to five weeks depending on whether you’re moving plumbing or keeping the footprint. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been remodeling bathrooms in Lee County long enough to know that the real cost driver here isn’t the tile you pick. It’s what’s behind the walls, under the slab, and on file with the county. If you’re planning a bathroom remodel in Fort Myers, call Tom Barrett’s team at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk the job with you before any numbers go on paper.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Fort Myers’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We’re an owner-operated outfit founded in 1998. Tom Barrett’s sons run the crews, and Tom himself answers the phone most days. When you call, you get a live person, not a voicemail box and not an out-of-state call center. That matters when you’re spending five figures on a bathroom.
Our Bathroom Remodeling work in Fort Myers leans heavily on post-Ian rebuilding realities. We know what the Lee County Community Development office wants to see before they’ll sign a rough-in inspection. We know which Fort Myers neighborhoods sit in revised Zone AE flood zones and which don’t. And we know how a 1960s CBS slab behaves differently than a 2010s elevated stem-wall foundation in Gateway. That local knowledge changes the estimate, the scope, and the timeline, and it’s the difference between a contractor who guesses and one who’s already done the job down the street.
We also bring something most local remodelers won’t put in writing. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before a single nail moves. Laid plain: the allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Our customers in Fort Myers have been burned before by national companies quoting one number on the phone and handing them a different bill at the door. That doesn’t happen with us, and we’ll put our 90-Day Done Right Promise on the contract to back it up. If it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Fort Myers
Full Bathroom Remodeling
We handle complete gut-and-rebuild bathrooms across Fort Myers, from 33919 condos along Winkler Road to ranch homes off McGregor Boulevard. A full remodel usually means tearing out the existing tub or shower, replacing the vanity, setting new tile, and updating plumbing and electrical rough-in. In Fort Myers, we pay close attention to slab moisture before setting any tile. Older CBS homes sit on slabs that wick groundwater, especially during the June-to-October wet season, and skipping a moisture barrier there means cracked grout and mold inside a year. We scope for that on the front end.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Fort Myers runs $4,500 to $12,000, and it’s one of the most common projects we do in 33901 and 33908. We install curbless entries, linear drains, and custom tile surrounds built to handle daily use. On a 1960s CBS ranch off McGregor Boulevard, our crew converted a tub alcove into a curbless walk-in shower with a Kohler linear drain and a frameless glass enclosure. The subfloor showed moisture wicking from the slab, so we scoped a sealed moisture barrier and new cement board rough-in before tile, and got county sign-off on the drain rough-in before closing any walls. That’s the kind of thing you only catch if you’ve done this work in Fort Myers before.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Swapping a tub for a shower in Fort Myers costs between $3,500 and $10,000, depending on whether you’re keeping the existing footprint or moving the drain. Most conversions in Fort Myers homes stay within the original tub alcove, which keeps the price down and avoids trigger permitting for wall moves. But when a homeowner wants a larger shower that shifts plumbing, we have to talk about Lee County permitting and whether the property sits in a revised flood zone. That conversation happens before we quote, not after demolition starts.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
We install vanities, tile, and fixtures as part of full remodels or as standalone updates. Vanity installation runs $800 to $3,000 in Fort Myers. We carry brands you can look up, including Sterling and Grohe for fixtures. If you’re replacing a vanity in an older Fort Myers home, we check the shutoff valves and supply lines while we’re in there. Corroded shutoffs are common in 1970s and 1980s homes near the Caloosahatchee, where humidity runs 75% or more year-round, and a stuck valve can turn a simple swap into a water event.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Myers
We install materials we’re willing to put our name on. In bathrooms, that means Sterling fixtures, Grohe valves, and Schluter waterproofing systems on shower builds. We don’t stock mystery brands off the back of a van. For Fort Myers customers, we carry local inventory on common parts so we’re not waiting a week on a shower valve when the job’s already torn apart. You’ll see the brand name on the box before it goes in your wall.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Fort Myers Homes
- Slab moisture behind old shower surrounds. Fort Myers sits at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee, and much of the developed land drains poorly. Daily afternoon thunderstorms plus a high water table means moisture wicks through older CBS slabs, which rots out drywall, pops tile, and feeds mold. We scope a sealed moisture barrier on any shower touching an original slab.
- Skipped county permits on wet wall moves. Moving a shower drain or toilet supply in a Fort Myers bathroom often triggers Lee County permitting, not City of Fort Myers permitting. Homeowners who hire a crew that skips the permit get left holding the liability when the next buyer asks for documentation, and the inspector catches the unpermitted work.
- Post-Ian flood zone surprises. The 2022 FEMA map revisions moved thousands of Fort Myers parcels from Zone X to Zone AE. If your bathroom remodel involves substantial improvement work, the county may require an elevation certificate and base flood elevation documentation. The homeowner who didn’t know this before demo day is the homeowner with a surprise on their hands.
- Hidden load-bearing block walls. Older CBS homes in Fort Myers sometimes have interior block walls that are structural, not just partitions. Open up a wall thinking you’ll move it, and you’ve bought yourself an engineer’s letter, a beam, and a budget conversation. We check before we quote.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Fort Myers, FL
Here’s what bathroom remodeling work runs in Fort Myers right now. These are real ranges from jobs we’ve scoped and built in Lee County, not national averages pulled off a website.
| Service | Fort Myers Price Range |
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| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
What changes the number most: whether you’re moving plumbing or keeping the fixture layout, whether your property falls in a revised flood zone, and what we find under the slab when the tile comes up. We give written line-item quotes, and if anything changes after we open the walls, it changes in writing before it changes the price. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We’ll come out, look at the actual job, and put numbers in front of you. No trip charge inside Lee County.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Myers
We work throughout the Fort Myers area, including Fort Myers proper and the surrounding communities of Villas, Cypress Lake, McGregor, and Iona. Whether you’re off McGregor Boulevard in 33901 or out near Gateway in 33913, we’re close enough to walk your job before we quote it. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a visit.
Serving Fort Myers, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Myers area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Bathroom Remodeling in Fort Myers
No, a simple finish update like replacing tile, a vanity, or a tub with the same footprint usually doesn’t require a Lee County permit when plumbing and walls stay where they are. But once you move a drain, relocate a supply line, or alter framing, the county wants a permit pulled and an inspection on the rough-in. We’ll tell you which applies on your job before we start, and every eligible job gets permits pulled and inspections signed. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your specific scope.
McGregor Boulevard homes are mostly 1960s-to-1990s CBS construction on original slabs, which means we’re usually dealing with slab moisture, older galvanized supply lines, and interior block walls that complicate any layout change. Gateway homes are newer, built on elevated foundations with modern plumbing, so the demolition and rough-in work goes faster. The McGregor job costs more because the house itself requires more prep work. We’ll walk your specific home before quoting, so you’re not paying for someone else’s assumptions.
Most tub-to-shower conversions don’t trigger flood zone review because the finished floor height stays the same and the footprint doesn’t change. But if you’re expanding the shower, moving plumbing, or doing substantial work on a property in a reclassified Zone AE area, Lee County may ask for an elevation certificate and base flood elevation confirmation. We check your parcel before we quote so there’s no surprise at the permit counter. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look it up.
For a remodel that involves permit work, the typical sequence is: permit application and plan review, then a rough-in inspection for plumbing and electrical before the walls close, then a final inspection after finishes are in. Post-Ian, the Lee County permit office is still backlogged on storm-repair work, so we submit early and schedule inspections as tight as the county calendar allows. We handle the sequence end to end, and the inspector answers to the county, not to us. That’s how it’s supposed to work.
Usually yes, if we’re mounting to existing block or properly framed walls. Frameless glass enclosures need solid anchoring at the hinges or fixed panels, and on a CBS home that means drilling into block or reinforcing behind the tile before we set it. We check the substrate when the old tub or shower comes out, and we’ll tell you if the wall needs blocking added. That’s included in the quote, not a surprise add-on later. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fort Myers since 1998.