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If you live in West Miami and you’ve been putting off a bathroom remodel because you’re not sure who to trust, here’s the short answer: a full bathroom remodel in West Miami typically runs $10,620-$33,040, and the single most important decision you’ll make is choosing a contractor who knows this city’s permitting rules cold. West Miami is one of Florida’s smallest incorporated municipalities, but it runs its own fully independent building department. Pull a Miami-Dade permit for a job inside West Miami city limits and you’ll get a stop-work order before the tile saw cools down. Tom Barrett and his crews know where the city boundary cuts through residential blocks near SW 8th Street and Red Road, and every job we take in the 33144 zip gets a West Miami permit filed with the correct authority on the first try. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll walk you through what your bathroom should cost, not what a national chain’s call center guesses it might.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is West Miami’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started Barrett & Sons Construction in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up in West Miami. That’s not a slogan on a van wrap. When you call, a live person answers, and when work starts, you’ll see the same faces every day until the job’s done. We carry premium brands like Schluter, Sterling, and Grohe, and we put every scope, every allowance, and every price change in writing before a single nail moves.
West Miami homeowners between 50 and 70 have usually been through this once already with a company that quoted one number over the phone and handed them a different bill at the door. We hear that story a lot here. Our answer is the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on every contract: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call. Our Bathroom Remodeling team works in West Miami every week. We’ve remodeled bathrooms on compact 1950s CBS ranch lots near Flagami and Coral Terrace, and we know what those mid-century floor plans look like behind the drywall.
Permits are not optional with us. West Miami’s independent building department means your inspection is the best protection you’ll ever get, and we treat the inspector like he’s working for you, not for us. That’s why we pull permits on every eligible job and get inspections signed before we call the job finished. Ask anyone on your street, or look up Tom Barrett’s license number yourself. He publishes his name, his address, and his license number. A live person answers the phone 24/7. The crew members who carry the Barrett & Sons name are background-checked and uniformed on every visit. No trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount applies to every job.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in West Miami
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in West Miami means taking a 1950s or 1960s CBS bathroom down to the studs when the layout needs to change or the plumbing is past saving. These older West Miami homes often have original cast-iron drain lines and undersized vent stacks, so our full remodels include repiping and re-venting when the walls are open. Most full remodels in West Miami run $10,620-$33,040 depending on whether you’re moving fixtures or keeping the existing footprint.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in shower installation in West Miami starts at $5,310 and typically lands between $5,310 and $14,160. The big West Miami-specific consideration is waterproofing. Our humid subtropical climate means mold and moisture damage inside shower walls is common in older homes that never had proper waterproofing. We build walk-in showers with Schluter waterproofing systems so the moisture that shows up in every West Miami bathroom stays where it belongs.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Tub-to-shower conversions in West Miami run $4,130-$11,800 and are the most common request we get from homeowners who want a safer, easier step-in shower without expanding the footprint. In West Miami’s compact ranch homes, the second bathroom is often small enough that the tub is the only option for a soaker, but in the primary bath, converting the tub to a spacious shower opens up visual space and makes the room feel twice as large.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Bathroom vanity installation in West Miami runs $945-$3,540, and we install the vanity you pick, not a mystery brand off a van. Tile work is priced per square foot based on the material you choose, and fixtures run the gamut from Grohe finishes to practical, durable options that hold up to West Miami’s humidity. When we install tile in a West Miami bathroom, we use a waterproofing membrane behind and under the tile, because tile and grout alone will not stop water from reaching the framing in a climate this wet.
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 West Miami
We carry and install brands you can look up: Schluter for waterproofing, Sterling for tubs and shower bases, Grohe for fixtures. If a brand won’t hold up to South Florida humidity, we won’t install it. West Miami jobs are serviced from our Miami area office, and we keep common parts and schluter profiles on hand so your remodel doesn’t stall waiting for a trim piece that has to ship from Georgia. That’s the advantage of an owner-operated company with local inventory, not a franchise dispatching strangers from three counties away.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in West Miami Homes
- Water intrusion behind original tile. West Miami’s 1950s-1960s CBS homes often have original bathrooms where tile was set directly on drywall with no waterproofing membrane. By the time we open the wall, the studs behind the tub surround are often spongy. We fix the framing, install proper waterproofing, and rebuild so it stays dry.
- Undersized electrical and no GFCI protection. Many original West Miami bathroom circuits share one 15-amp breaker with the hallway and have no GFCI outlet. Every remodel we do includes dedicated GFCI-protected circuits, and we’ll tell you honestly if your panel needs an upgrade before we start adding loads.
- Cracked terrazzo and failed floor leveling. West Miami homes built on original terrazzo floors settle over decades, and we frequently find bathroom floors out of level by a half inch or more. We float and level the floor before tile goes down, because a beautiful tile job on an unlevel floor cracks within a year.
- HVHZ window and vent requirements. Every West Miami bathroom remodel with a new window or exhaust vent falls under Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone rules. Impact-rated opening protection and proper roof-to-wall connections are not optional here, and we handle those details as part of the permit scope, not as a surprise change order later.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in West Miami, FL
Here’s what you should expect to budget for bathroom work in West Miami. Full bathroom remodels run $10,620-$33,040. Small bathroom remodels run $5,900-$14,160. Walk-in shower installation runs $5,310-$14,160, and tub-to-shower conversion runs $4,130-$11,800. Shower replacement runs $3,540-$10,030, and vanity installation runs $945-$3,540. These are honest ranges for West Miami’s market, not national averages. What moves your number? Moving plumbing, upgrading electrical, and waterproofing scope are the big three. We give every West Miami customer a written line-item quote, and every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. That’s the difference between an estimate and a surprise. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Miami
Our crews work in West Miami every week, and we also serve Flagami, Westchester, Coral Terrace, and Fountainebleau. If you’re in one of those nearby neighborhoods, the same West Miami permitting knowledge applies where the city boundary cuts through a residential block. We’ll verify your exact parcel against the official boundary map before we file anything. Also, if you need Roofing in West Miami or Windows & Doors in West Miami, we handle those trades with the same HVHZ code knowledge and written change order discipline we bring to every bathroom remodel.
Serving West Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Miami 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 West Miami
A typical full bathroom remodel in West Miami takes 3 to 5 weeks from demo to final inspection, depending on whether you’re moving plumbing and the pace of the City of West Miami building department’s inspection schedule. Small remodels and tub-to-shower conversions usually take 2 to 3 weeks. The West Miami permitting process adds a few days to every job because the city runs its own independent building department, and every permit and inspection goes through the City of West Miami rather than Miami-Dade County. We handle that for you from the first filing to the final sign-off. For a detailed timeline on your specific bathroom, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through it.
Yes. Every eligible bathroom remodel in West Miami gets a permit pulled with the City of West Miami building department, and every required inspection gets signed before we call the job done. West Miami is one of Florida’s only small municipalities that maintains its own independent building department, which means county permits don’t apply inside city limits and a contractor who pulls the wrong permit will trigger a stop-work order. We’ve been doing this long enough to know the difference between a county permit and a West Miami permit, and we don’t guess. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why we want him on the job.
A small bathroom remodel in West Miami runs $5,900-$14,160, and a tub-to-shower conversion in a small bathroom runs $4,130-$11,800. The honest answer is that “small” in West Miami’s compact ranch homes often means a 5-by-8 footprint, and the cost drivers are waterproofing requirements and whether you’re keeping the existing toilet and sink locations. We give you a written line-item quote before you sign anything, so you know exactly where the money goes. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your bathroom, and estimates are free.
We service all of West Miami, including the areas near SW 8th Street, Red Road, and Coral Way, and the residential streets in the 33144 zip. West Miami is small, roughly two square miles, and our crews know the mid-century CBS ranch inventory on the west side and the compact lots near Coral Terrace. If you’re not sure whether you’re inside West Miami city limits or just outside in Flagami or Westchester, tell us your exact address and we’ll verify it against the city’s official boundary map before we file anything.
One call to Tom Barrett brings him back. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract we sign in West Miami, and it means what it says: if the work isn’t done right, we come back and make it right, no debate, no fine print. Tom lives twenty minutes away. If something’s wrong, he wants to know about it. That’s the difference between hiring the name on the truck and hiring a franchise that won’t remember your address in April. Call (877) 610-1318 any time, and a live person answers.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving West Miami since 1998.