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A full bathroom remodel in Villas, FL typically runs $9,000-$28,000, with walk-in shower installations landing between $4,500 and $12,000. That’s the honest range before a single wall comes down. What changes that number in Villas specifically is what’s inside your walls once we open them – and we’ve opened enough pre-2001 concrete block homes off San Carlos Boulevard and around 33907 to know exactly what we’re going to find.
Barrett & Sons Construction has crew members working in Villas every week. We know the Lee County Building Department inspection schedule, we know the CBS construction quirks, and we know the drainage canals that put certain parcels in FEMA flood zones. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your bathroom with you before you commit to anything.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Villas’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. His sons run the crews. When we say the name on the truck is the name on the contract, that’s not marketing – that’s how we’ve operated for over 29 years. Villas homeowners call us because they want a contractor who’ll be at the hardware store on Saturday, not a franchise dispatching strangers from three counties away.
Every Villas bathroom remodel starts with an inspection, not a sales pitch. We look behind the tile, under the vanity, at the supply lines, at the framing. Then we write everything down. Scope in writing, allowances in writing, change orders in writing. The permit inspector works for you, not for me – that’s why we like seeing him on site. Our 90-Day Done Right Promise is printed on every contract: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
We carry premium brands across every trade we touch – Schluter waterproofing systems, Grohe fixtures, Sterling tubs and shower bases. Materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. And every price change that hits your job arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. No surprise invoices at the end. That’s the whole point.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Villas
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in showers are the most-requested bathroom upgrade we build in Villas. Many of these homes still have the original 1970s tub-shower combos with tile over drywall and no waterproofing membrane. A walk-in shower remodel in Villas runs $4,500-$12,000 depending on whether we’re reframing, adding a niche, or converting a tub footprint. We use Schluter Kerdi waterproofing on every shower we build – it goes up before tile, not after, and it’s the difference between a shower that lasts 30 years and one that starts wicking moisture into your block wall in five.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
A tub-to-shower conversion in Villas runs $3,500-$10,000. This is the right move for a lot of older Villas homeowners who want easier access, and it usually makes better use of a small bathroom footprint. But here’s the local reality: if your bathroom sits in a FEMA flood zone near one of Villas’s drainage canals, replacing a tub can trigger finished floor elevation requirements that weren’t in your original plan. We’ll check your flood zone designation before we write the scope, so that allowance is in the contract from day one – not a surprise change order later.
Small Bathroom Remodels
Small bathroom remodels in Villas typically land between $5,000 and $12,000. That covers a powder room or guest bath refresh: new vanity, toilet, flooring, lighting, and paint. On Villas CBS homes, we almost always find that the original bathroom fan vents into the attic or the block cavity rather than outside – which is why mold shows up in the same spot year after year. We fix that as part of any small remodel, not as an add-on. It’s one of those things you only learn by doing remodels in this specific housing stock.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Bathroom vanity installation in Villas runs $800-$3,000, and we stock locally so turnaround is fast. Tile work, fixture swaps, and full vanity replacements are bread-and-butter for our crews here. We’re a Bathroom Remodeling company first, not a handyman service – so when we upgrade a vanity, we’re also checking the shutoff valves behind it and the supply lines that haven’t been touched since the house was built. If something’s wrong, you’ll know before we put the new vanity in, and the fix is a written line item, not an afterthought.
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 Villas
We install and service premium brands across our Villas bathroom work: Schluter for waterproofing, Grohe for fixtures, Sterling for tubs and shower bases. We keep common parts and trim kits locally available for Villas customers, which means we’re not waiting on a freight truck when you need a replacement valve or a matching escutcheon. If a brand matters to you, say so at estimate time – we’ll price it into the contract so there’s no substitution surprise.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Villas Homes
- Cast-iron and steel tubs with no waterproofing behind the tile. Villas homes built before the 1990s often have tile set directly on drywall around the tub. The drywall wicks moisture for decades, the studs rot behind it, and you don’t know until the tile starts popping. That’s a full gut-and-reframe, not a patch job.
- Undersized bathroom exhaust that vent into the attic or block cavity. We see this constantly in Villas’s CBS housing stock. The fan exists, so the code at the time was satisfied, but moisture never actually leaves the house. That’s why the same mildew keeps coming back on your ceiling.
- Rotted floor framing around the toilet flange. Original wax rings fail, water seeps, and the subfloor rots silently. By the time the toilet rocks or the floor feels soft, the framing underneath needs repair. We open it up, show you exactly what’s there, and price the fix in writing.
- Galvanized supply lines that won’t hold up under new fixture pressure. A new Grohe shower valve flows a lot more water than the original 1970s setup. Old galvanized lines in Villas homes corrode from the inside out. We inspect and quote replacement as part of the scope when we can see it’s needed.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Villas, FL
Here’s the straight answer, not a phone call away: bathroom remodeling in Villas runs $9,000-$28,000 for a full gut-and-rebuild, with smaller refreshes starting around $5,000. Walk-in shower installation runs $4,500-$12,000. Tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500-$10,000. Vanity installation runs $800-$3,000. What moves your number is what’s behind the walls: rotted framing, outdated supply lines, flood zone elevation requirements, and the code upgrades a Lee County inspector will flag once walls are open. We write allowances into every contract so those costs are on paper from the start. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate – we’ll walk your bathroom and give you real numbers.
Villas Bathroom Remodeling Price Ranges
| Service | Typical Price in Villas |
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| Bathroom Remodel (full) | $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 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Villas
Our crews work throughout Villas and the surrounding communities every week. If you’re in Fort Myers, Cypress Lake, McGregor, or Iona, you’re in our regular service area – same crews, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise. We schedule Villas and nearby jobs together to keep drive time from eating into your project, which means better scheduling for you either way.
Serving Villas, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Villas 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 Villas
Plan for 4-6 weeks on a full bathroom remodel in Villas, with inspection scheduling being the variable you can’t control. Since Hurricane Ian, the Lee County Building Department has routinely scheduled inspections two to three weeks out, so your rough-in sign-off can add a month on its own – longer than neighboring Fort Myers where city inspections move faster. We sequence the job around this reality: we’ll get all rough-in work done early, call in the inspection before we’re actually blocked, and carry contingency float so your bathroom isn’t sitting stripped for weeks while the county catches up. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through the current timeline for your specific address.
Yes, sometimes – and we’ll tell you before it happens, not after. Villas homes built before Florida’s 2001 code overhaul often have undersized roof-to-wall connections, old wiring, or non-impact windows in an adjacent wall that a Lee County inspector will flag once walls are open. We write a code-triggered upgrade allowance into every Villas bathroom contract so those costs are in the scope from day one. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. You’ll never get a call saying “this is going to cost more” without a written change order explaining exactly why and what it’ll cost.
Yes, if the conversion involves any plumbing changes – and a tub-to-shower conversion almost always does. Because Villas is unincorporated, permits flow through the Lee County Building Department, not Fort Myers city codes. We pull the permit for you, schedule the inspection, and make sure it’s signed before we close anything up. The inspector works for you, not for me – that’s why we like seeing him on the job. If a contractor tells you a permit isn’t needed for a tub-to-shower conversion in Villas, ask them to put that in writing. They won’t.
Concrete block doesn’t breathe the way wood framing does, so moisture trapped behind tile gets trapped harder. In a Villas CBS home, you can’t run vent stacks and plumbing through the wall cavities the way you would in a stick-built house – chases get cut, pipes get routed, and every penetration through the block becomes a moisture entry point if it’s not sealed right. We use Schluter Kerdi membrane on every Villas shower we build, with proper bonding at every penetration. We opened up a 1970s CBS rancher off San Carlos Boulevard and found the original cast-iron tub surround had no waterproofing membrane at all – just drywall wicking moisture for decades. Our crew gutted to the block, reframed the wet wall with load-bearing clearance for a recessed niche, and wrote a change order for the rotted studs and new copper supply lines before any drywall went back up. That’s how the job gets done right in a block home.
Sometimes, but it depends on your specific flood zone and your finished floor elevation. Villas has parcels near the drainage canals that sit in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, and changing the floor – which a curbless shower requires – can trigger elevation compliance that wasn’t part of your original plan. We check your FEMA designation before we write the scope, and we’ll tell you honestly if a curbless design is viable on your parcel or if a low-threshold shower makes more sense. The last thing you want is to pour the pan, then find out the county wants the floor raised six inches. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your address before you commit to a design.
Schedule Your Bathroom Remodeling Estimate in Villas
You’ve read this far because you’re serious about doing the job right. Here’s the next step: call (877) 610-1318 and ask for Tom. We’ll walk your Villas bathroom with you, open the vanity, look under the floor, check the flood zone, and give you an honest written scope with real numbers. Free estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a 10% Senior & Veteran discount on every job. If you have a written estimate from anyone else, bring it – we’ll give you a free second opinion. Ask anyone on your street in Villas how we work, or look up the license number yourself. We’ve been doing this since 1998, and we’ll still be here when you need us next year.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Villas and all of Lee County since 1998.