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A full bathroom remodel in Gateway typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 depending on whether you’re swapping fixtures in a powder room or gutting a 2004 villa bath down to the studs. Most Gateway jobs take two to six weeks once permits clear, and the single biggest scheduling variable isn’t labor, it’s the HOA architectural review committee. Call us at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk you through exactly how the approvals work in your community before you spend a dime.
We know Gateway’s rhythm. Homes here weren’t built over a century of piecemeal additions. They went up fast between 1995 and 2012, which means the original bathrooms in most Gateway houses are hitting the age where failing valves, cracked shower pans, and dated layouts all show up at once. We’ve remodeled bathrooms across Gateway Greens, Pelican Preserve, and communities off Gateway Boulevard. The decisions you make on day three of planning are the ones that save or cost you thousands by week six.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Gateway’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Barrett & Sons Construction is owner-operated and has been since 1998. When you call, you get a live person, not a voicemail box. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published. Look us up before you sign anything. That’s not a line, it’s an invitation.
Our Bathroom Remodeling team works differently than the national outfits that advertise in Gateway. Every scope item, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. No surprise invoices at the end. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises. We carry premium brands like Kohler, KraftMaid, and Cambria. You can look all of them up.
What does that mean for a Gateway homeowner? We pull the HOA architectural review letter before we pull the Lee County permit. We schedule wet season bathroom work around moisture-compromised subfloors, not through them. And if something isn’t done right, our 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the contract. One call brings Tom back.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Gateway
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full remodel in Gateway means taking the room down to studs and rebuilding it to current Florida Building Code. That includes new waterproofing behind the tile, new exhaust ventilation that meets current CFM requirements, and new valves that satisfy Lee County’s plumbing inspection. Most Gateway homes were built to post-Andrew standards, but a 2003 bathroom wasn’t designed for a zero-threshold shower or a freestanding tub. We handle the structural changes that make those upgrades possible.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in Gateway runs $4,500 to $12,000. The spread is mostly about glass. A basic curb and tile shower sits at the low end. A frameless glass enclosure with a linear drain and custom niche pushes toward the top. What matters in Gateway specifically is the subfloor. Homes here sit on flat, low-lying terrain with high seasonal water tables. If we’re cutting into an original slab, we check for moisture migration before we set the drain. In communities like Gateway Greens, we’ve seen slab moisture wick into grout lines and bloom efflorescence within a season when the waterproofing wasn’t right for local soil conditions.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in Gateway runs $3,500 to $10,000. The job is straightforward in most cases: remove the tub, cap or relocate the drain, build a shower pan, waterproof, tile, and finish. But in Gateway, the finish itself can be the problem. Communities with active architectural review committees sometimes specify approved chrome finishes or fixture brands. Order the wrong fixture and the HOA can force a swap. We pull that approval letter first, then order materials. That sequence saves weeks.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Vanity installation in Gateway runs $800 to $3,000 for the labor, plus the cabinet and top. We install KraftMaid vanities and Cambria quartz on most jobs because they hold up to Florida humidity and they’re brands you can verify. Tile selection matters more here than in drier climates. Porcelain with a low water absorption rate beats natural stone in a bathroom with a shower running daily. We’ll tell you when your preferred tile is a maintenance headache in a Florida bathroom even though it looks great in a catalog photo.
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 Gateway
We install what we’d put in our own homes. That means Kohler and Delta for fixtures, KraftMaid for vanities, Cambria for quartz tops, and Schluter for waterproofing systems. We don’t stock mystery brands off a van. If something needs replacement under warranty, we know the supplier rep by name and we get parts to Gateway fast. Sourcing matters in a market where moisture, hard water, and humidity punish cheap materials within a few years. Ask anyone on your street. Then look up the license number.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Gateway Homes
- Skipping HOA ARC review. Homeowners order tile and vanities they love, then discover the community’s finish palette doesn’t include that color or material. The result is a change order or a mandatory removal. We file the ARC application and the Lee County permit in the same submittal package, so both processes run in parallel.
- Wet season subfloor moisture. Gateway sits on flat, low-lying terrain with poor natural drainage and high seasonal water tables. Starting a tub-to-shower conversion in June without checking the subfloor for moisture can lead to grout failure and punch-list callbacks by September. We check first, then order materials.
- Bathroom additions that crack tile. If a bathroom addition extends into the slab, the new rough-in needs soil compaction testing. Skip it and the addition settles, and the tile cracks within two years. We test the fill before we pour.
- Exhaust fans that don’t meet current code. Many late-1990s Gateway homes have original exhaust fans that are loud and underpowered. A permitted remodel often triggers a retrofit to meet current ventilation standards. We plan for that in the estimate, not as a surprise line item later.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Gateway, FL
Gateway pricing tracks the same range as most of Lee County, but the HOA layer adds a timing cost that nearby unincorporated areas don’t carry. A bathroom remodel that takes four weeks in Lehigh Acres can take six in a Gateway community with an active architectural review committee, simply because the approval has to clear before materials get ordered. That’s not a bad thing. It’s the tradeoff for living in a community with enforced standards, and we build the timeline into the estimate from day one.
| Service | Typical Gateway Price Range |
|---|---|
| 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 estimate is free and written. Every scope change is a written change order before work proceeds. If you have a written quote from another contractor, bring it in and we’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Gateway
Our Gateway crews work the whole eastern Lee County area. If you’re just outside Gateway in Gateway‘s neighboring communities, we serve Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers Shores, Fort Myers, and Villas. The same written change order policy, the same permits pulled, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you where we’re scheduling next.
Serving Gateway, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Gateway 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 Gateway
Most Gateway communities require both. The Lee County building permit is mandatory for any work that changes plumbing, electrical, or structural elements. The HOA architectural review requirement applies whenever the finish work touches things the community’s covenants regulate, which often includes exterior windows, vent terminations, and sometimes specified interior fixture finishes. We pull the HOA approval letter before we pull the county permit. The two processes run in parallel. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look up your community’s specific requirements.
It can ruin a new shower if you skip the subfloor check. Gateway sits on flat, low-lying terrain with high seasonal water tables, and older villas built before 2005 sometimes have slab moisture that migrates up into the tile assembly during the May-October wet season. We test the slab for moisture before setting a drain or installing waterproofing. If the slab is reading high, we adjust the waterproofing system and sometimes add a vapor barrier. Get the estimate started at (877) 610-1318.
Yes, in most cases. A permitted bathroom remodel requires bringing the bathroom’s ventilation up to current Florida Building Code standards, which usually means replacing an original 1998 exhaust fan with a unit that meets today’s CFM requirements. We include the fan replacement in the scope of work up front, so it’s not a surprise line item at inspection time. Call (877) 610-1318 for a line-item estimate.
We don’t require a deposit to schedule the estimate. On signed contracts, the typical draw schedule is a small initial payment at contract signing, progress payments as rough-in and tile work complete, and a final payment at inspection sign-off. We spell this out in writing before work begins, and any change to the schedule comes as a written change order. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through the exact numbers for your job.
It depends on your community’s architectural review guidelines. Some Gateway HOAs restrict interior finishes only when they affect exterior appearance, like window treatments or vent colors. Others specify approved interior fixture finishes or brands. Before you buy anything, we check your community’s ARC standards and tell you what’s allowed. That phone call takes ten minutes and saves you from returning a vanity that doesn’t clear review. Call (877) 610-1318.
How We Scope a Gateway Bathroom Remodel So Approvals Run in Parallel
Gateway is a master-planned CDP in eastern Lee County built almost entirely from the 1990s through the 2010s on former ranchland. Virtually every remodel here navigates two approval tracks at once: the Lee County building permit and the community’s architectural review committee. In nearby Lehigh Acres, you only deal with the county. In Gateway, you deal with both, and they move on different schedules. If you treat the HOA approval as an afterthought, you order materials that don’t clear review, you blow the timeline, and you eat the cost of a swap. If you run them in parallel from day one, you lose no time at all.
Here’s what that looks like in practice. Our crew recently gutted a 2004 villa bathroom off Gateway Greens Drive where the homeowner wanted a frameless glass walk-in shower. Before we set a single drain, we filed the Lee County permit and the community ARC application with the same submittal package. The ARC approval letter came back requiring a specific chrome Kohler fixture finish to match the community’s plumbing spec, and we built that into the scope of work. The rough-in inspection passed the same week the tile subfloor went down, so the inspector signed off before the walls closed. That’s how the job should run. Approvals first, then materials, then work.
That dual-approval bottleneck is the single biggest reason Gateway remodels cost more in time than remodels in unincorporated parts of the county. It’s not a bad thing. Those deed restrictions are why Gateway homes hold their value and why the community looks the way it does. But it means your contractor needs to know which communities file ARC applications online, which ones require a paper submittal, and which ones meet monthly. We know who meets when. That local knowledge is the difference between a four-week remodel and an eight-week one.
Hurricane Ian’s direct hit on Lee County in September 2022 created a permitted reconstruction backlog that still shapes scheduling in Gateway. County plan review times that used to run a few days now run longer in some windows, especially when a lot of homeowners file at once in the fall. We monitor that backlog and time our permit submittals to keep your project moving. It’s another reason to work with a crew that does this here every week, not one that drives over from another county and learns the process on your dime.
Free Estimates in Gateway, FL
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate for your Gateway bathroom remodel. We’ll come out, look at the room, check your subfloor, check your community’s ARC standards, and give you a written line-item quote. No pressure. No surprise allowances. Written change orders before any scope change touches the job. And the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract. If it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction. Serving Gateway, FL with permits pulled, HOA approvals handled, and written change orders on every job since 1998.