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A full bathroom remodel in Golden Glades typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the most common request we hear is a tub-to-shower conversion, which runs $3,500 to $10,000. We work throughout the 33162 zip code, and every job routes through Miami-Dade County’s Permitting and Inspection Center because Golden Glades is unincorporated, not a municipality with its own building office. Call (877) 610-1318 and Tom or one of his sons will walk you through exactly what your remodel needs before you spend a dollar.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Golden Glades’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up in Golden Glades. That matters because the guy quoting your job is the same guy who signs the permit and answers the phone when you call about a question during rough-in. We are not a franchise dispatching strangers. Go ahead and look up Tom’s name, his address, and his license number. He publishes them because he wants you to check.
Golden Glades homeowners keep calling us back for one reason: we understand Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone code before the first wall is opened, not after the inspector flags it. Contractors new to the area routinely underestimate the county’s product-approval rules for unincorporated communities like Golden Glades. We scope for those requirements from day one, so you are not hit with a stop-work order mid-demo. Every price change arrives as a written change order before a single nail moves, and every eligible job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it is not done right, one call brings Tom back.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Golden Glades
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Golden Glades means stripping the room to the studs, verifying the existing CBS block walls and exterior openings meet current HVHZ product approval, and rebuilding with materials that will pass county inspection the first time. Most of the homes we work on here were built between the 1950s and 1970s, so we almost always surface missing hurricane straps or single-pane jalousie windows when we open a wall. That is not a surprise you want to discover after you have already bought tile. We build the scope for it from the first site visit. A typical full bathroom remodel here runs $9,000 to $28,000 depending on whether you are moving plumbing, replacing the window, or adding a walk-in shower.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Golden Glades runs $4,500 to $12,000, and it is one of the most requested services we do for homeowners between 50 and 70 who want to age in place without a tub wall to climb over. On a CBS home near NW 7th Avenue, our crew opened a 1950s bathroom wall to find missing hurricane straps and jalousie windows that could not meet HVHZ product-approval. We pulled a county permit, added roof-to-wall straps before rough-in, and framed the walk-in shower with impact-rated glass, then closed out with a clean inspection sign-off before the tile and fixtures went in. That is what doing it right looks like.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in Golden Glades costs $3,500 to $10,000 and is usually finished inside of two weeks. The catch here is that even a tub swap is not too small for a county permit. Because Golden Glades is unincorporated, every permitted construction project must satisfy Miami-Dade’s HVHZ code and route through the county’s Permitting and Inspection Center, not a local municipal office. Skipping that permit is the fastest way to a stop-work order and a voided Notice of Commencement, which resets your whole draw schedule. We file the Notice of Commencement before the first inspection, every time.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
We install vanities, tile, and fixtures in Golden Glades bathrooms using materials you can look up. Vanity installation alone runs $800 to $3,000. We stock Schluter waterproofing systems and install Sterling and Grohe fixtures, so you are not getting mystery brands off a van. The tile work we do in Golden Glades homes has to handle South Florida humidity and the reality that your bathroom wall might be the exterior wall of a CBS block house. That means proper waterproofing behind the tile, not just on top of it.
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 Golden Glades
We install and service Schluter waterproofing systems, Sterling tubs and shower bases, and Grohe fixtures in Golden Glades homes. Why these brands? They hold Miami-Dade product approvals, which means they pass HVHZ plan review without a fight. If a homeowner already has one of these brands and wants to keep it, we can work with it. If they want us to spec new materials, we choose brands that will not hold up the county permit.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Golden Glades Homes
- Missing hurricane straps and non-compliant windows. Homes built before 1994 often have jalousie or single-pane windows that cannot pass current HVHZ product-approval. We verify window compliance before we demo, not after.
- Dewatering issues on near-sea-level slabs. Golden Glades sits on porous oolitic limestone where the wet-season water table can reach the surface. Moving a toilet or shower drain on a slab often requires dewatering and percolation planning.
- Notice of Commencement misfires. Missing this filing before the first inspection voids the permit and resets the draw schedule with the county. We file early and confirm receipt.
- Stop-work orders from county HVHZ reviewers. Contractors who have only worked in Broward County often submit plans that Miami-Dade rejects. We scope for HVHZ product approvals and roof-to-wall straps from the start.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Golden Glades, FL
Here is what a bathroom remodel actually costs in Golden Glades, broken down by scope. These are the same ranges Tom quotes on the phone, not a teaser that changes at your door.
| Service | Typical Golden Glades Price Range |
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| Bathroom Remodel (full) | $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? Whether you are moving a toilet or shower drain, whether the exterior window needs to be replaced to meet HVHZ product approval, and whether the existing slab needs dewatering for new plumbing runs. We walk every Golden Glades home before we quote, look at the slab, check the window, and tell you the real number up front. Then we put it in writing. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and keep the 10% Senior & Veteran discount in mind if it applies.
We Also Serve Cities Near Golden Glades
While this page is written for Golden Glades, our crews also work in Ives Estates, Lake Forest, Norland, and North Miami. Each of those communities has its own permitting quirks, but the same Barrett & Sons standards apply. If you are reading this from one of those neighborhoods, visit our Bathroom Remodeling in Golden Glades page for the local detail, or call (877) 610-1318 and tell us where you are.
Serving Golden Glades, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Golden Glades 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 Golden Glades
Yes, you need a county permit for a tub-to-shower conversion in Golden Glades, even if it feels like a small job, because unincorporated Miami-Dade County does not have a carve-out for bathroom fixture swaps. The permit routes through the county’s Permitting and Inspection Center, where HVHZ plan reviewers check product approvals and waterproofing details. We file the Notice of Commencement and pull the permit as part of every tub-to-shower conversion we quote. Call (877) 610-1318 and we will walk you through exactly what the county will ask for on your specific home.
A shower replacement costs more in Golden Glades because Miami-Dade’s HVHZ code requires product approvals, roof-to-wall strap verification, and plan review through the county’s Permitting and Inspection Center, none of which apply in most Broward County municipalities. When you pay for a shower replacement in Golden Glades, part of that money goes to the engineering and filing work that keeps the permit alive. A crew that skips it is cheaper on paper until the stop-work order lands. Call (877) 610-1318 to get a real number for your bathroom, not a Broward number with a Golden Glades address on it.
In most cases, no. Jalousie windows cannot pass current Miami-Dade HVHZ product-approval requirements, and if the bathroom wall is part of the exterior envelope, the county reviewer will require an impact-rated replacement. We scope that cost into the quote from day one rather than letting it become a mid-demo surprise. If you want to keep the window opening, we can usually install an impact-rated fixed or operable unit in the same rough opening. Call (877) 610-1318 and we will look at your specific window before you commit to anything.
Because Golden Glades sits on near-sea-level oolitic limestone, and the wet-season water table can rise close to the slab surface, so cutting into the floor to move a drain often means dewatering and percolation planning before the plumber connects anything. If you skip that step, you can end up with a flooded trench and a county inspector who will not sign off. We include slab probing and any dewatering scope before we quote moving a toilet or shower drain. Call (877) 610-1318 if you are thinking about rearranging your bathroom floor plan and want to know what the slab will let you do.
A fixed-price bathroom remodel contract in Golden Glades should include the permit filing, the Notice of Commencement, written allowances for fixtures and tile, a written change order process, and the scope for any HVHZ work like window replacement or roof-to-wall straps. If the contract does not name those items, the county will eventually bill you for them. Ours does, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the same page. Call (877) 610-1318 and we will send you a sample scope so you know what a real Golden Glades contract looks like.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Golden Glades and surrounding Miami-Dade communities since 1998.