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Bathroom remodeling in Hialeah typically costs between $9,000 and $28,000 for a full project, with walk-in shower installations running $4,500-$12,000 and tub-to-shower conversions at $3,500-$10,000. Most Hialeah jobs hit a snag not because of the tile or the vanity, but because the city’s standalone permit office finds something from a prior owner that was never closed out. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been working through Hialeah’s specific permitting and code landscape long enough to plan for those surprises before they freeze your job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your bathroom with you before we quote a dollar.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Hialeah’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That’s not marketing copy. When you call, a live person answers. When someone shows up at your Hialeah house, it’s a background-checked crew member who carries the Barrett name, not a sub dispatched from a call center. We’re not a franchise, and we don’t hide behind a brand we bought. Tom’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. Look them up before you sign anything. That’s how we want to do business.
Hialeah homeowners come to us after getting burned. They signed with an outfit that quoted one number on the phone, then found a different number pinned to the fridge at the end. Our fix for that is simple: every scope change, every allowance, every material substitution arrives as a written change order before work happens. If a price is going to move, you’ll see it on paper first. That’s not a courtesy. That’s the only honest way to run a remodel.
Local knowledge matters here, and it matters in ways that don’t apply in Miami Springs or Opa-locka. Hialeah runs its own building department, separate from Miami-Dade County. We know their inspection cadence, their re-inspection policies, and how they treat older CBS homes. That saves you weeks. And every completed job carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it isn’t done right, one call brings Tom back. He lives twenty minutes away. He wants to know if something’s wrong.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Hialeah
Here’s what we actually do, day in and day out, in Hialeah homes. If your project fits one of these, we’ve done a hundred like it. If it doesn’t, call and tell us what you’re planning. We’ll tell you straight whether it’s in our wheelhouse.
Walk-In Shower Installation
A walk-in shower in a Hialeah home usually starts at $4,500 and runs up to $12,000 depending on size, tile selections, and whether you’re converting an existing tub footprint or expanding into new space. We use Kohler fixtures and frameless glass enclosures that meet Miami-Dade NOA product requirements. That last part matters. If a supplier hands you a unit that isn’t NOA-rated for Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, Hialeah’s inspector will fail the job, and you’ll wait weeks for a compliant replacement. We verify before we order.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Most tub-to-shower conversions in Hialeah run $3,500 to $10,000. The big variable isn’t the tile. It’s what’s hiding behind the tile. In a 1960s CBS ranch, the original drain line under the slab is often galvanized and sized for a tub’s modest flow, not a modern shower’s. If we open the wall and find a 1-1/2″ line that can’t handle the new fixture, we bring the change order to you in writing before we touch the slab. No surprises at invoice time. You’ll know the number, we’ll both sign it, then we dig.
Small Bathroom Remodels
A small bathroom remodel in Hialeah runs $5,000 to $12,000, and that’s a different job than a full gut. We work within the existing footprint, refresh the vanity and tile, update fixtures, and keep the permit scope tight. These jobs are where our Bathroom Remodeling crew really earns the “small” in the name. We don’t over-scope a powder room just to pad a bid. Tom would tell you if your half-bath needs $12,000 or if $6,000 gets it done right.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Vanity installation alone runs $800 to $3,000 in Hialeah, including plumbing hookups and disposal of the old unit. We install Wellborn vanities, and we’ll tell you up front what’s particleboard and what’s plywood. Tile work is priced per square foot after we see your substrate. If the existing tile sits on a water-damaged mud bed or a slab with hairline cracks from the limestone shifting, that changes the prep work and the price. We write it all down before we set the first tile.
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 Hialeah
We install Simonton and PGT windows, and we carry the documentation to prove they meet Miami-Dade NOA standards for impact-rated openings. That’s not the kind of thing you want to trust to a verbal assurance. We also install Kohler showers and Wellborn vanities because we can stand behind them. If a product fails, we know exactly who to call. You can look up every brand we install. You shouldn’t have to take our word for it.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Hialeah Homes
Hialeah has one of the largest concentrations of 1950s-1970s CBS homes in South Florida. That’s not trivia. It’s the reason bathroom remodels here follow a pattern. Here’s what we routinely uncover:
- Open permits from prior owners. Hialeah’s permit office sees so many pre-Andrew CBS homes with layered unpermitted additions that inspectors routinely flag open permits from decades ago. A 1995 carport enclosure that was never finaled can freeze your bathroom remodel until it’s resolved. We run the permit history before we start demo, not after the stop-work order.
- High water table during slab work. Hialeah sits on low-lying Miami limestone, and the water table can rise to within two feet of grade during the June-October wet season. If we’re replacing a shower pan and hit water, we bring in a dewatering pump before the subfloor repair. Skip that step and you’re flooding your own slab.
- Non-NOA-rated fixtures. Hialeah is entirely within Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, the strictest wind-resistance designation in the continental U.S. If a window in the bathroom wall isn’t NOA-rated, the inspector will flag it. Some suppliers will tell you “it’s fine for Florida.” It isn’t fine for Hialeah. We check before we order.
- Unreinforced block and old electrical. Opening a wall in a 1950s CBS home sometimes reveals block cores that were never filled, abandoned knob-and-tube splices, and 100-amp panels that can’t handle a modern bathroom’s load. Hialeah inspectors require those deficiencies corrected before they’ll sign off on your remodel. We factor the remediation into the written scope, not the surprise pile.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Hialeah, FL
Here are the numbers we actually quote in Hialeah. These aren’t national averages. They’re what we’ve charged on recent jobs in the 33012, 33014, and 33016 ZIP codes.
| Service | Hialeah Price Range |
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| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
What moves the price isn’t mystery. It’s square footage, whether we’re moving plumbing or keeping the existing rough-in, tile selection, and what we find behind the walls. If you have a written estimate from another contractor, bring it to us. We offer a free second opinion, and we’ll go over it line by line. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. The estimate is the point of the call. No pressure, no same-day pitch.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hialeah
Our crews work regularly in Bathroom Remodeling in Hialeah and the surrounding communities of Hialeah Gardens, Miami Lakes, Miami Springs, and Opa-locka. If you’re in one of those cities and wondering whether we’ll come out, the answer is yes. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put you on the schedule.
Serving Hialeah, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hialeah 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 Hialeah
Hialeah requires its own permit through the city’s standalone building department. You cannot use a Miami-Dade County permit for work inside Hialeah city limits. The city has its own permit office, its own inspection cadence, and its own re-inspection policies. A bathroom remodel that would sail through as an over-the-counter permit in unincorporated Miami-Dade can take weeks in Hialeah, especially when the inspector finds open permits from prior owners. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your property’s permit history before we quote. It saves you real time.
Yes, you can remodel it, but the old unpermitted work has to be brought to current code before Hialeah will close out your new permit. That often means opening walls to verify framing and electrical, adding a proper subpanel if the load demands it, and replacing any non-NOA-rated windows or doors. On a 1962 CBS ranch in Palm Springs North, we opened a bathroom wall to move a vanity and found an unpermitted second-story bump-out from the 1980s with unreinforced block and abandoned knob-and-tube splices. We pulled the Hialeah permit, brought the rough-in up to code, installed a Kohler walk-in shower and Wellborn vanity, and the city signed off. It added time, but the homeowner didn’t pay for it as a surprise. Call (877) 610-1318 for an estimate that includes permit resolution in writing.
Hialeah sits entirely within the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, which means every impact-rated window, door, or opening in the bathroom must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, or NOA. If we’re moving or replacing an exterior window as part of the remodel, that product has to be NOA-listed. We use PGT and Simonton units with documentation in hand. A non-compliant window fails inspection, and you wait three weeks for a replacement. We order verified products the first time. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through your specific opening.
Often, yes. Many 1950s-1970s Hialeah CBS homes still run 100-amp panels that are well below what a modern bathroom needs when you add heated floors, a dedicated GFCI circuit, or a new ventilation fan on top of existing loads. Hialeah inspectors will flag it. We include the panel upgrade in the written scope, not as a change order after the fact. If Tom knows the panel is undersized, he’ll tell you before you sign. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your panel during the free estimate.
Because of the things nobody can see until the wall is open: open permits from a prior owner, unpermitted framing from a 1980s addition, a galvanized drain line that can’t handle the new shower flow, or a high water table that floods the slab during a shower pan replacement. Hialeah’s permit office compounds this. Their re-inspection policies are stricter than unincorporated Miami-Dade’s, and a missing NOA document can stall a job for weeks. We schedule for that reality. We don’t promise you a two-week bathroom remodel and then hand you a six-week invoice. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a schedule with the likely delays built in, not hidden.
If you’re planning a bathroom remodel in Hialeah and you want a number you can verify, a contract you can read, and a crew whose name is on the truck, call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318. We’ll do a free estimate, pull the Hialeah permit, and stand behind the work with the 90-Day Done Right Promise. In writing.
Written by Tom Barrett, owner of Barrett & Sons Construction. Tom has run Barrett & Sons since 1998 and personally oversees the Hialeah crews.