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A full bathroom remodel in Fort Myers Beach, FL typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the timeline on Estero Island often hinges on two permits that contractors across the bridge never deal with: the Lee County building permit and, on many parcels, a separate Florida DEP Coastal Construction Control Line review. That second permit alone can add months, and it’s the first thing we check when a homeowner calls us. If you’re planning a bathroom remodel in Fort Myers Beach and want straight answers about what your specific house will require, call Tom Barrett and his sons at (877) 610-1318. We’ll come out, open a few walls if you’ll let us, and write you a real scope with real numbers.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Fort Myers Beach’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and the core of the business hasn’t changed since: his name is on the truck, his sons run the crews, and every bathroom remodel in Fort Myers Beach gets the same treatment whether it’s a $5,000 small bath or a $28,000 full gut. We answer our own phone, 24 hours a day. You won’t get a call center, and you won’t get a salesperson who has never set foot on Estero Island. You’ll get someone who knows that a 1960s concrete block cottage off Estero Boulevard hides different problems than a 1990s stilt house near Bowditch Point.
Fort Myers Beach homeowners have a specific reason to be picky about contractors right now. The post-Ian rebuild environment has drawn in out-of-town crews who quote low, don’t understand CCCL permits, and vanish when the Lee County inspector writes up a deficiency. Barrett & Sons has been working through that permitting process on Estero Island since the recovery began. We know which bathroom remodels trigger FEMA substantial damage review, we know what the flood zone elevation mandates require behind the tile, and we know how to write a contract so the price doesn’t move unless you approve it in writing first. Background-checked, uniformed crew members carry our name on every visit, and our 90-Day Done Right Promise is written into every contract. One call brings Tom back if something isn’t right.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Fort Myers Beach
Here’s what we focus on for Fort Myers Beach homes. These are the jobs that come up most often on the island, and each one carries its own permit considerations, structural surprises, and price range.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Fort Myers Beach runs $4,500 to $12,000, but the wild card on this island is what’s under the floor. Older beach cottages were often built with undersized joists and a subfloor that was never meant to handle a heavy tile bed. When we convert an existing tub to a zero-threshold shower in a 33931 home, the first thing we check is deflection. If the floor moves when you walk on it, we address the framing and the subfloor before a single tile gets set. That work gets written into a change order, priced, and approved by you before we touch it. No surprises at the end.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in Fort Myers Beach runs $3,500 to $10,000. This is the most common request we hear from homeowners between 50 and 70 who bought their place years ago and are tired of stepping over a tub wall. On Estero Island, that job almost always reveals what’s hiding behind the old tub surround: moisture trapped behind pre-Ian tile assemblies, corroded fasteners from salt air, or framing that was never properly flashed. We do the inspection first, then we price what we find. That inspection-first approach is why our final bills match our written quotes.
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Fort Myers Beach runs $9,000 to $28,000. That’s a wide range because the scope on this island changes house to house. One home off San Carlos Boulevard may need nothing more than new finishes and a vanity. Another mid-island property may need structural work, upgraded wiring, flood-zone-compliant materials, and a separate CCCL permit if it sits seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line. We pull the Lee County permit on every eligible job and we schedule inspections as part of the contract. PGT and CGI impact-rated windows are available on request for bathrooms exposed to gulf-facing wind loads. You can look those brands up yourself.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Bathroom vanity installation in Fort Myers Beach runs $800 to $3,000 depending on size, countertop material, and whether we’re repairing the wall behind it. Tile and fixture work gets priced line-by-line in writing. One thing to know about this island: the salt air off the Gulf of Mexico is hard on metal finishes. We recommend marine-grade or high-quality stainless fixtures in Fort Myers Beach bathrooms, and we’ll tell you which brands hold up and which ones start pitting within two years. No vague quality talk. Just what we’ve seen on hundreds of Fort Myers Beach jobs since 1998.
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 Fort Myers Beach
For windows and any glass-including bathroom elements like transoms or shower-adjacent openings, we carry and install Simonton and Ply Gem products. These are names you can research, not mystery brands off a van. We stock common local parts for Fort Myers Beach customers, and because we’re running crews on the island most weeks, turnaround on sourcing the right material is faster than a mainland crew that has to order everything from a distributor sight unseen. Your full Bathroom Remodeling team brings material allowances in writing, and every allowance is priced with real brand names you can verify.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Fort Myers Beach Homes
Opening up an older Fort Myers Beach bathroom is a little like archaeology, except the artifacts bite back. Here’s what we run into on this island, specifically.
- Water damage behind pre-Ian tile assemblies. The combination of salt-laden air, storm surge exposure, and decades of humidity means older Fort Myers Beach bathrooms often have hidden rot and mold behind the tile. It stays invisible until you start a cosmetic remodel, and then a simple retile becomes a full gut-rehab.
- Undersized floor joists and failed subfloors. Many 1950s-to-1970s concrete block cottages were built fast and cheap. When a tub comes out and a heavy walk-in shower goes in, the floor has to carry the load. We check deflection first, and we see houses in 33931 and 33932 all the time where the joists were never sized for a tile bed.
- Cloth-jacketed wiring behind the walls. On a 1960s guest bath off Estero Boulevard, our crew found original cloth-jacketed wiring, termite-damaged studs below the window, and no waterproofing behind the 4-inch tile. We wrote those discovered deficiencies into a change order, added a load-bearing beam for the widened opening, brought the rough-in to current code, and passed Lee County inspection sign-off before a single finish tile was set.
- CCCL permitting surprises. Many parcels on Estero Island sit seaward of Florida’s Coastal Construction Control Line. That means a bathroom remodel can require a separate Florida DEP permit stacked on top of the Lee County building permit. Contractors working just across the bridge on the mainland almost never encounter this, and it can add months to a timeline if you don’t plan for it up front.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Fort Myers Beach, FL
Here are the real numbers for Fort Myers Beach. These ranges are based on what we’ve quoted and built on the island, not on a national average or a marketer’s guess. Your price changes based on square footage, what’s behind the walls, and whether your parcel triggers CCCL or FEMA substantial damage review.
| Bathroom Remodeling Service | Fort Myers Beach Price Range |
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| Full 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 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
Every scope, every allowance, every price change at Barrett & Sons Construction comes to you as a written change order before any work happens. That’s not a policy; that’s how Tom Barrett has run this company since 1998. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free in-home estimate. We’ll walk the space, look for what’s behind the tile, and hand you a written, line-item quote. No obligation, and no surprise invoices at the end.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Myers Beach
We run crews through Iona, Cypress Lake, McGregor, and Villas regularly. If you’re just off the island and want a contractor who understands the same coastal code, flood-zone, and salt-air issues we handle on Estero Island every week, our Fort Myers Beach team will be glad to look at your bathroom. Same live-answer phone number, same written estimate policy.
Serving Fort Myers Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers Beach
It doesn’t automatically trigger substantial damage review, but it very often does on Estero Island because of how Hurricane Ian’s September 2022 landfall affected nearly every structure. If your home already carries a FEMA substantial damage determination, or if your remodel scope combined with prior unpermitted work pushes the project value past 50% of the structure’s pre-damage market value, then yes, you’re in it. That means the project cannot simply replace finishes; it must bring the structure into current NFIP flood-zone compliance. We check this early. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look at your specific parcel before you spend a dollar on design.
Because many Fort Myers Beach parcels sit seaward of Florida’s Coastal Construction Control Line, and the Florida DEP requires its own permit review for construction in that zone. It’s a separate approval from the Lee County building permit, it has its own fee schedule, and it can add months to your timeline depending on the DEP’s review queue. Contractors across the bridge on the mainland rarely see this requirement, so they often leave it off their quote entirely. We include it whenever your parcel requires it, and we write it as a line item so you know exactly what you’re paying for. Call (877) 610-1318 for a quote that reflects your actual address, not a ZIP code average.
The short list from hundreds of island jobs: termite or salt-air corrosion damage in the studs, cloth-jacketed wiring that must be replaced before walls close, rotted subfloor from decades of failed or missing waterproofing, and undersized joists that can’t handle a heavy tile shower. On a 1960s guest bath off Estero Boulevard, we found all of it at once. That’s why our first step is inspection, not demolition. When we find these conditions, we write them into a change order with pricing, get your written approval, and only then move forward. You always know the number before work resumes. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate.
Sometimes, but not as often on Fort Myers Beach as other places. A tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 to $10,000 on this island, and the deciding factor is almost always what’s under the tub: the joists and the subfloor. If the framing is sound and the waterproofing is acceptable, you may be able to convert without a full structural upgrade. If we find deflection, termite damage, or HVHZ wind-zone code gaps, the structural work becomes part of the job. That’s the honest answer. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll inspect the floor before we give you a number.
We build for barrier-island conditions, not for the mainland climate. That means HVHZ-rated materials where required, marine-grade fasteners, proper drainage planes behind the tile, and complete waterproofing membrane systems at every wet wall and shower pan. Salt-laden air and storm surge exposure on Fort Myers Beach will find any gap in a waterproofing system. The inspector may only check what the code requires; our crews check beyond it because we know what the next decade of Gulf-front weather will do to a shortcut. That’s the Barrett & Sons standard, and it’s covered under our 90-Day Done Right Promise.
If you’re thinking about a bathroom remodel in Fort Myers Beach, call Tom and the crew at (877) 610-1318. We’ll come out, tell you what you’re actually dealing with, and hand you a written estimate with permits, materials, and allowances in writing. No call center, no pressure, no mystery brands off a van. Just a name you can look up and a face you’ll see again at the hardware store.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fort Myers Beach and the surrounding Gulf-front communities.