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A full bathroom remodel in Hollywood, FL typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with walk-in shower installations landing between $4,500 and $12,000. Most projects take two to five weeks once permits clear and materials arrive. That’s the straight answer. The longer answer involves your building’s age, whether it sits in a historic district, and whether a soft-story retrofit frame is already bolted into your floor system. If you’re within the 90028 ZIP or anywhere from the 1920s courtyard apartments off Franklin to the 1960s tuck-under-parking buildings near Santa Monica Blvd, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what applies to your address before you spend a dollar.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Hollywood’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We’re owner-operated, and Tom Barrett’s name sits on the truck. That means something in Hollywood, where the permit process has more layers than most South FL contractors ever deal with. You’ll talk to the same person on the phone on Thursday that you talked to on Monday. No call center, no out-of-state dispatch.
Our crews work Hollywood neighborhoods every week, from the flatland corridor along Hollywood Blvd to the hillside streets climbing toward the Santa Monica Mountains. We know which buildings on Del Mar and Afton Place still have knob-and-tube wiring behind original lath plaster, and which 1970s courtyard complexes off Van Ness have steel moment frames hiding in the walls. That local knowledge changes how we bid and how we build.
Every Hollywood job we take includes permits pulled and inspections signed. We publish our license number and Tom’s name and address. Ask anyone on your street, or look it up yourself. Background-checked crew members show up on site, and every scope change is a written change order before a single nail moves. Our Bathroom Remodeling team works with named brands like Kohler, Moen, and Cambria, so you know exactly what’s going into your walls.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Hollywood
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
In Hollywood’s older courtyard apartments, tub-to-shower conversions are the most common request we see. A 1960s building off Lexington or Gower often has original cast-iron tubs with failed drain seals underneath. We convert those to curbless or low-curb walk-in showers with proper LADBS waterproofing and drainage code compliance. A typical tub-to-shower conversion in Hollywood runs $3,500 to $10,000, depending on the shower pan and wall substrate your building’s framing requires.
Walk-In Shower Installation
Walk-in shower installation in Hollywood often means working around existing seismic retrofit frames. In soft-story buildings near Santa Monica Blvd, floor-to-floor heights may have shifted when moment frames went in, which changes your shower curb height and drain line routing. We plan for that before demo. Walk-in showers in Hollywood run $4,500 to $12,000, including flood-testing the pan liner in front of the inspector before we close the walls.
Small Bathroom Remodels
Hallway baths and half-baths in Hollywood bungalows tend to be tight, often 35 to 50 square feet. We’ve remodeled enough of them off La Mirada and Melrose to know where a wall-hung vanity saves you three inches versus a freestanding one. Small bathroom remodels in Hollywood run $5,000 to $12,000, with tile, fixtures, and vanity included. The trick is keeping the original plaster wall sections where they’re sound and only replacing what’s failing.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
We stock and install vanities, tile, and fixtures from brands you can verify. Cambria quartz countertops, Moen and Delta fixtures, porcelain and large-format tile. For Hollywood HPOZ courtyard buildings, we coordinate finish selections that respect the building’s original character without triggering unnecessary historic review. Vanity installation in Hollywood runs $800 to $3,000. Fixture and tile work follows your written allowance, so you know the per-square-foot price before we order.
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 Hollywood
We carry and install premium-brand materials on almost every Hollywood bathroom job. In kitchens we run KraftMaid and Cambria; for bathrooms, Kohler, Moen, Delta, and Cambria quartz are the workhorses. For hardscape work in courtyard entryways adjacent to bathroom remodels, we use Belgard and Techo-Bloc. The point is materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. We keep common Hollywood-specific parts in our local inventory, like shower pan liners and curb caps sized for retrofitted soft-story floor systems, which cuts days off ordering time for our Hollywood customers.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- HPOZ stop-work orders on interior plumbing changes. If your building is in a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone near Whitley Heights or the Hollywood Grove district, the LA Office of Historic Resources can halt even interior bathroom work until exterior review clears. We check HPOZ status before we file, not after the inspector shows up.
- Soft-story retrofit frames changing floor-to-floor heights. Many 1960s Hollywood apartments had moment frames added during retrofits, which alters subfloor elevations. A standard 60-inch shower pan may not fit without a change order. We measure against the retrofit drawings, not the original blueprints.
- Failed pan liner tests on cheap tub-to-shower conversions. LADBS requires flood-testing the pan liner in front of the inspector before walls close. Cheap pans with thin liners fail. We use code-compliant membranes and test them on schedule.
- Slope-specific drainage issues in the Hollywood Hills. Homes sloping up from Cahuenga or Beachwood Canyon need subfloor and drain slope plans that flatland contractors skip. Expansive hillside soils shift, and a mud-set pan that works on flat land cracks up here. We plan for slope drainage from the start.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Hollywood, FL
Here’s what a compliant Hollywood bathroom remodel costs, line by line. These are the numbers we quote on written estimates, and they don’t move unless you sign a change order:
| Service | Price Range (Hollywood) |
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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 |
What drives a Hollywood bathroom to the high end of that range? Historic review requirements if you’re in an HPOZ. Moment frame clearances if the building’s been seismically retrofitted. Steep-slope grading permits if you’re in the Hills. A cheap quote that skips those steps will absolutely change once the inspector gets involved. Our quotes include permits, inspections, and written allowances for materials. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. The number’s on every contract, and Tom answers his own phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our crews work throughout the area, including Bathroom Remodeling in Hollywood and nearby communities like Andover, Miramar, West Park, and West Hollywood. If you’re just outside the city line, call us and we’ll tell you straight whether we cover your street. If we don’t, we’ll say so.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 Hollywood
Yes, in some cases. If the building is within a Hollywood Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, the LA Office of Historic Resources can require review of even interior plumbing changes if the building’s original character is affected. We check HPOZ status before filing any permit. That step alone can prevent a stop-work order weeks into the job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll verify your address before you sign anything.
It can, if the shower drain lines conflict with existing moment frames or shear walls. The right answer is to route plumbing around the retrofit frame and coordinate with the building’s structural engineer, which we do on Hollywood jobs with retrofitted buildings. Our permit set includes the rough-in sign-off before walls close, so the retrofit’s integrity is documented, not compromised. For an exact quote, call (877) 610-1318.
A compliant quote includes LADBS permits, HPOZ check if the building is in a historic district, flood-tested pan liner documentation, written material allowances, and inspection sign-offs. A cheap quote leaves out permits, skips the flood test, and wraps the pan liner over whatever subfloor was already there. Our quotes put every scope line in writing before work starts, and any change arrives as a written change order. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate you can actually compare line by line.
Because the Hollywood Hills sit on expansive soils and steep grades. A mud-set shower pan that works on Cahuenga and Selma will crack on a 20-percent slope above Beachwood Canyon. Hillside drainage requires additional slope calculations and sometimes grading permits. We plan subfloor and drain slope for your specific lot, not a generic flatland template. For a quote that accounts for your slope, call (877) 610-1318.
If you have a water event or post-wildfire drainage failure in the Hills, insurance carriers ask for documentation of permitted work. Our inspection sign-offs and flood-test records prove the plumbing and waterproofing were built to code. That documentation supports your claim and can help with premium adjustments. The alternative is an unpermitted remodel with no paper trail, and carriers don’t love that. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll pull the permits before we open a single wall.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Hollywood, FL since 1998.