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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Marco Island
Bathroom remodeling in Marco Island typically runs $9,000-$28,000 for a full gut-and-rebuild, with walk-in shower installations starting around $4,500. Most Marco Island projects take 3-6 weeks depending on what we find behind the walls. If you’re in a Mackle-era home off Collier Boulevard or down a canal street near Caxambas Park, call (877) 610-1318 and Tom Barrett or one of his sons will come out, open things up, and tell you exactly what you’re dealing with before any money changes hands.
We’ve been remodeling bathrooms on Marco Island long enough to know that the house built in 1972 with the pink tile and original cast-iron plumbing is not the same job as the 1990s condo conversion near Residents’ Beach. The island’s salt air, the canal-lot setbacks, and the post-Irma building codes all show up inside your bathroom walls. That’s why we inspect first, write everything down, and never let a surprise become an invoice without your signature on a change order.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Marco Island’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Barrett & Sons Construction was founded in 1998 by Tom Barrett, and Tom still answers the phone. That matters on Marco Island, where a lot of the work we do is fixing what previous contractors left behind. Homeowners around South Collier Boulevard, Inlet Drive, and the Hideaway Beach area call us because they’ve already been through the experience of a national outfit that quoted one number on the phone and showed up with a different one at the door.
Our Bathroom Remodeling team works the way Tom has always run things: every permit is pulled, every inspection is scheduled, and every allowance or price adjustment arrives as a written change order before the crew touches it. We carry the same premium materials on Marco Island jobs that we do everywhere else. And we back every completed bathroom with our 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back.
We also know the reality of working on a built-out island. There’s no vacant land left on Marco Island, so most of our bathroom remodels happen inside homes built between 1965 and 1985. That means we’re opening walls in concrete block and stucco structures that were never designed for the waterproofing standards or the plumbing fixtures today’s bathrooms demand. We plan for that from the first walkthrough, not after demolition.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Marco Island
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Marco Island usually means taking the room down to the studs and rebuilding it with new waterproofing, new rough-in plumbing, and fixtures that can handle the coastal environment. In Mackle-era homes near the canals, we almost always find something behind the tile that the original builder never intended anyone to see again. We handle it with a written scope, written allowances, and a schedule you can hold us to.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Marco Island runs $4,500-$12,000 and is one of the most common requests we get from homeowners who want to age in place. We build showers with fiber-reinforced backer board, full waterproofing membranes, and stainless fasteners because the salt air off the Gulf will find any cheap metal and start working on it. On canal-side walls, we check the framing before we hang a frameless glass enclosure. Some of those original studs have been sitting in humid salt air for 50 years.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a tub to a walk-in shower in Marco Island costs $3,500-$10,000 and almost always involves more than swapping fixtures. The original cast-iron drain lines under a 1960s slab are often corroded through, and the drain location for a shower doesn’t match the tub’s. We’ll tell you before we start whether the slab needs to be opened, and if it does, that goes on a change order with a number attached. No surprise invoices at the end.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
We install vanities, tile, and fixtures in Marco Island bathrooms every week, and we’ll be straight with you: a “simple” vanity swap can turn into a code correction if the outlet behind the old vanity isn’t GFCI-protected. The Collier County inspector will flag it. If you want the job done right and signed off, we do the electrical upgrade as part of the same permit. You won’t get a surprise bill; you’ll get a written change order before we move a wire.
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 Marco Island
We install materials homeowners can look up, not mystery brands off a van. On Marco Island bathroom jobs, that means fixtures and hardware that stand up to salt air and daily use. We regularly work with Simonton, PGT, and CGI products on the window and enclosure side, and we stock the hardware and parts needed for fast turnaround on Marco Island service calls. If you’re replacing a window in a bathroom on a canal lot, PGT and CGI impact-rated options are worth a hard look given the wind-load requirements since Hurricane Irma.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Marco Island Homes
- Corroded cast-iron drain lines under the slab. Homes built in the 1960s and 70s on Marco Island often have original cast iron that salt air and time have eaten through. Opening the slab to replace it is a change order nobody budgeted for unless we flagged it during the walkthrough.
- Undersized framing on canal-side bathroom walls. We’ve opened walls and found 2×4 studs on 24-inch centers where a walk-in shower’s glass enclosure needs real support. Decades of humid, salt-laden air weakens base plates. A new header goes in before tile does.
- Post-Irma elevation requirements hiding in the permit review. A bathroom remodel on a canal lot can trigger a Collier County review that touches FEMA flood zone elevations and seawall proximity, even if you never plan to touch the dock. We coordinate that so you’re not blindsided mid-project.
- Electric that doesn’t meet current GFCI codes. Older Marco Island bathrooms often have outlets and circuits that fail today’s inspection standards. When the wall is open, that’s the time to fix it. We’ll write it up and get your approval before we rewire.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Marco Island, FL
A full bathroom remodel in Marco Island typically runs $9,000-$28,000. Here’s the line-item breakdown for the services we handle most often on the island:
| Service | Typical Marco Island 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 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,000-$8,500 |
The biggest variable on Marco Island isn’t the tile you pick. It’s what’s behind the walls: the condition of the slab plumbing, the framing, and whether the permit review pulls in elevation or seawall requirements. We do a thorough inspection before we quote, and we build inspection findings into the contract as written allowances. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk you through exactly what your job will cost and why.
We Also Serve Cities Near Marco Island
Beyond Bathroom Remodeling in Marco Island proper, our crews handle bathroom work in Marco, Naples Manor, East Naples, and Naples. The same written change orders, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same named brands apply whether the job is a canal-lot shower replacement on the island or a bathtub swap a few miles up the road.
Serving Marco Island, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Marco Island 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 Marco Island
Because Marco Island’s Mackle finger-canal grid puts water frontage on nearly every lot, Collier County often requires a separate seawall and dock permit review on any permitted construction project, including an interior bathroom remodel. Even if you never touch the water, the county wants to know the work won’t affect the canal-side setback or the seawall structure. We coordinate that review as part of the permit package so it doesn’t hold up your project. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check whether your lot triggers the review before we open a wall.
Probably, and we’ll tell you that before we start. Cast-iron drain lines from the 1960s and 70s on Marco Island are often corroded through, and the drain location for a new walk-in shower rarely lines up with the old tub drain. Breaking the slab to run new PVC is typical on these jobs, and it’s exactly the kind of thing we write into the contract as a defined allowance with a dollar amount attached. You’ll approve it in writing before the jackhammer comes out. Call (877) 610-1318 for an honest assessment of your slab plumbing.
We write a change order. Every time. Before any new work happens, you get a written description of the surprise, the cost, and the schedule impact, and you sign it or we stop. On a Mackle-built home off South Collier Boulevard, our crew opened a second-floor bathroom and found the original cast-iron drain stack corroded through from salt air, plus framing that was undersized for the walk-in shower we were installing. We wrote a change order for new rough-in plumbing and reframing, got approval, and finished with fiber-reinforced backer board and stainless fasteners before the inspector’s sign-off. That’s how it works. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put the change-order process in your contract in writing.
Yes. The constant salt-laden air off the Gulf accelerates corrosion on fasteners, rebar, and metal connectors. Inside a bathroom, that means stainless hardware, fiber-reinforced backer board, and moisture-resistant drywall are not upgrades; they’re what’s needed for the room to last. We’ve seen chrome fixtures pitted within a few years a few hundred yards from the beach. We specify materials that hold up. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll show you exactly what we use and why.
Sometimes, but not always. Second-floor bathrooms in Mackle-era homes often have framing that’s inadequate for a frameless glass enclosure once you account for decades of humid salt air. We’ll open the wall, check the base plates and stud spacing, and tell you straight whether a header or reframe is needed. If it is, you get a written change order with the cost before we touch it. No surprises, no structural shortcuts. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll inspect before we quote.
Ready to get an honest price on your Marco Island bathroom remodel? Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318. Tom or one of his sons will answer, schedule your free estimate, and walk you through the scope, the permits, and the written change orders before a single tile is pulled. No call centers, no mystery crews. Just the name on the truck.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Marco Island since 1998.