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AfterBathroom Remodeling in Pompano Beach, FL: What It Costs, and What Salt Air Changes
A full bathroom remodel in Pompano Beach typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with a tub-to-shower conversion landing between $3,500 and $10,000. What makes those numbers different from a remodel ten miles inland is the salt air and canal water. Cheap zinc-plated hardware and unsealed grout fail within a handful of years here, which is why Barrett & Sons specifies stainless fasteners and marine-grade fixtures from the first bid, not as an upsell later.
We’re a Pompano Beach Bathroom Remodeling contractor who plans for the corrosion problems before they become your problem. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll walk the job with you, canal lot or not.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Pompano Beach’s Bathroom Remodeling Crew
Tom Barrett founded Barrett & Sons in 1998. He runs the company with his sons, and one of them will be the person standing in your bathroom with a tape measure. That matters in Pompano Beach because the houses here fight back. A 1961 CBS cottage six blocks off the Intracoastal has different problems than a 1993 tract home in 33076, and we know both.
We’ve worked the Garden Isles, Cresthaven, and Imperial Point neighborhoods enough to know what the inspectors look for. The Pompano Beach building department enforces HVHZ Notice of Acceptance documentation hard at rough inspection. If the impact window sitting in your shower wall doesn’t carry the right Florida Product Approval number on file, the job stops cold. We pull permits on every eligible job and have the NOA paperwork ready before the inspector walks through the door. Tom publishes his name, address, and license number, because the last contractor you used probably didn’t. A live person answers the phone 24/7 at (877) 610-1318, not a voicemail box.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Pompano Beach
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full remodel in Pompano Beach means gutting to the studs and deciding what behind the walls needs replacing too. On the older CBS homes east of US-1, that often includes rotted bottom plates and corroded supply lines. On a 1958 cottage in the Garden Isles neighborhood, our crew opened a wall for a tub-to-shower conversion and found the original galvanized pipes crusted with salt corrosion from decades of canal-adjacent humidity. We repiped in PEX, replaced the bottom plate with pressure-treated lumber, and re-flashed before closing. Full remodels run $9,000 to $28,000 in Pompano Beach, and the permitting, the change orders, and the scope are all in writing before we start.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
A walk-in shower with a frameless glass enclosure is the single most requested upgrade in Pompano Beach homes, especially for homeowners planning to age in place. We install low-threshold or curbless pans, proper Schluter waterproofing systems, and grab-bar blocking behind the tile where stainless fasteners will anchor. Walk-in shower installation in Pompano Beach runs $4,500 to $12,000. Every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds, because an allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Tub-to-shower conversion is the fastest way to open up a tight 5′ x 8′ bathroom in an older Pompano Beach CBS home without moving walls. The catch is the plumbing rough-in, which often reveals galvanized supply lines and a toilet flange that won’t survive another decade. We inspect for corroded anchor bolts and spalled concrete around the flange before we set the new drain. Tub-to-shower conversion in Pompano Beach runs $3,500 to $10,000, and we pull permits even when the walls stay put.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
We carry named brands you can look up, not mystery products off a van. For Pompano Beach bathrooms, we specify vanities built for humid conditions, tile with the right PEI rating for a wet floor, and fixtures with real ceramic disc cartridges. Bathroom vanity installation runs $800 to $3,000. We stock common replacement parts for Pompano Beach customers so a valve swap doesn’t mean waiting two weeks for freight.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service and Recommend in Pompano Beach
We specify materials that survive Pompano Beach salt air, not just whatever the distributor has in stock. For impact-rated windows in bathrooms, we install PGT, CGI, and Simonton products carrying current HVHZ Notice of Acceptance documentation. We keep ordering relationships with local Pompano Beach suppliers so the approved product arrives with the NOA file matching the permit. If the specified window isn’t available for six weeks, we tell you before we write the contract, not after the old one is out.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Pompano Beach Homes
- Salt-corrosion failures on fasteners and hardware. Cheap zinc-plated screws on shower doors and grab bars rust through within 2 to 3 years in the salt air. We only install stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware, and it’s written into the scope.
- Spalled concrete around toilet flanges and shower drains. Canal-adjacent lots sit on a shallow water table, often 2 to 4 feet below grade, and saltwater accelerates rust in embedded rebar and anchor bolts. A simple vanity swap can become a structural repair when the flange reveals spalled concrete.
- Unsealed grout joints that wick humidity. Unsealed grout absorbs canal humidity and salt, causing efflorescence and spalling in less than ten years. We seal every grout joint and caulk every change of plane.
- Non-approved impact windows stalling rough inspection. General contractors without Pompano Beach HVHZ experience substitute a non-approved window and the inspector fails the rough-in. We verify the NOA number before the window goes in.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Pompano Beach, FL
- Full bathroom remodel in Pompano Beach: $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
| Service | Price Range in Pompano Beach |
|---|---|
| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000-$28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500-$12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500-$10,000 |
What drives the range is what’s hiding behind the tile, and in Pompano Beach that usually includes salt-corrosion repair, a repipe to PEX, and impact-rated window replacement. A bathroom remodel that ignores the coast might cost $7,000 and fail within a decade. A coastal-spec remodel costs more up front because the stainless hardware, sealed joints, and NOA-compliant windows are built into the first bid, not the second. Our estimates are free, fixed, and in writing. The Senior & Veteran 10% discount applies to every job. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pompano Beach
Barrett & Sons runs bathroom remodels across Bathroom Remodeling in Pompano Beach and the surrounding communities. We work in Coconut Creek, Margate, Lighthouse Point, and Pompano Beach Highlands, and we’re familiar with the inspection expectations in each. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Miami office; crews serve Pompano Beach locally every week.
Serving Pompano Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pompano Beach 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 Pompano Beach
Yes, a permit is required for a tub-to-shower conversion in Pompano Beach, even when no walls are moving. The city’s building department reviews the new shower pan, drain, waterproofing, and any window that becomes part of the shower enclosure, and HVHZ NOA documentation applies if you’re replacing or adding an impact-rated window. We pull the permit on every eligible job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you exactly what your specific conversion will require.
Pompano Beach’s canal systems and the Intracoastal keep humidity and salt in the air, and unsealed grout joints absorb that moisture like a sponge. Salt promotes efflorescence and weakens the cement in grout, while humidity causes the cement board or drywall behind the tile to swell and move. Inland, a tile shower can look fine for 20 years. Here, an unsealed grout joint shows spalling and staining in under a decade. We seal every joint, use a waterproofing system behind the tile, and specify a proper ventilation fan to pull that saturated air out. Call (877) 610-1318 for an honest assessment.
In many Pompano Beach homes, no. Canal-adjacent lots and a shallow water table mean salt-laden groundwater can corrode the steel ring on older cast iron flanges, and the concrete around the flange often spalls when the old toilet comes up. If the flange is rusted or the concrete is cracked, we repair it before setting the new toilet. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll inspect it during your free estimate.
Impact-rated windows from PGT, CGI, or Simonton in a Pompano Beach bathroom typically add $800 to $2,500 per window, depending on size, operating style, and the current NOA requirements. The full window replacement line item averages $4,500 to $15,000 for a whole house, but a bathroom often needs only one or two windows. We verify the Florida Product Approval number before the window is ordered so the inspection doesn’t stall. Call (877) 610-1318 for a fixed written quote.
A coastal-spec bathroom remodel in Pompano Beach runs roughly $1,500 to $4,000 more than the same floor plan inland. That gap buys stainless fasteners, sealed grout joints, pressure-treated or marine-grade materials where hidden wood touches concrete, PEX repiping where galvanized steel has corroded, and impact windows with verified NOA documentation. The cheap inland spec fails in this salt air within a decade, and that second repair costs more than the up-front difference. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll price both specs so you can see the numbers side by side.
Call Barrett & Sons for Your Pompano Beach Bathroom Remodel
We’re a local, owner-operated crew that answers the phone and stands behind the work with a 90-Day Done Right Promise written on every contract. If it’s not right, Tom comes back and makes it right with one call. Every scope, every allowance, every price change comes as a written change order before work happens. The permit inspector works for you, not for us. That’s why we like him.
For a free, fixed, written estimate on your Pompano Beach bathroom remodel, call (877) 610-1318 today.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Pompano Beach since 1998.