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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across West Miami
A full bathroom remodel in West Miami typically runs $10,620 to $33,040, and most jobs take three to six weeks depending on whether you’re moving walls, updating plumbing, or keeping the footprint as-is. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve worked on enough 1950s and 1960s concrete block homes in West Miami to know exactly what’s behind those terrazzo floors and original plaster walls before we open them up. If you live within the 33144 ZIP and you’re tired of a bathroom that fights you every morning, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the space with you before we quote a single number.
Why West Miami Homeowners Call Us First
West Miami is a small city with its own building department, and that’s not a footnote, it’s the whole game. Most contractors working this area are used to filing through Miami-Dade County, so they pull the wrong permit, the city of West Miami flags the job, and the homeowner gets a stop-work order on a bathroom that’s already torn down to the studs. We know the boundary line, we know the city’s inspectors, and we file every permit through the right authority the first time. That alone has saved West Miami homeowners more money and more weekends than any material upgrade we could name.
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run crews that work in West Miami regularly. You’ll see the same faces from the first estimate to the final walkthrough. We answer our own phone at (877) 610-1318, and if something’s not right after the job’s done, the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written into the contract. Not a handshake, not a promise on a voicemail. It’s on the paper you sign.
Homeowners in West Miami also know the dance with national outfits, the low phone quote that becomes a bigger bill at the door. We put every scope, every allowance, and every change order in writing before work starts. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we’d rather lose a job than surprise you.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in West Miami
Full Bathroom Remodeling
We gut and rebuild bathrooms throughout West Miami, from the compact full-baths in the ranch houses off SW 8th Street to the larger master suites in the newer pockets near Red Road, and we also handle West Miami Driveway & Pavers. A full remodel usually means new waterproofing, new tile, new fixtures, new vanity, and new lighting, plus whatever plumbing or electrical upgrades the walls reveal. Given how many West Miami homes still carry original 60-amp or undersized panels, we often coordinate a subpanel or circuit addition so your new bath doesn’t trip the breaker when the hair dryer and exhaust fan run at once. Expect $10,620 to $33,040 depending on size, materials, and whether you’re moving a wall.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
A walk-in shower is the single most requested change in West Miami’s mid-century homes, mostly because the original tub-shower combos are narrow, dark, and awkward for anyone over fifty. We frame the new shower to fit the actual footprint, which in these older CBS homes often means working around a window in the shower wall or adjusting a slab floor that hasn’t been touched since Eisenhower. Schluter waterproofing systems go into every shower we build, and we slope the pan so water moves. Walk-in shower installation in West Miami runs $5,310 to $14,160.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
If you’re tired of stepping over a tub wall every morning, a tub-to-shower conversion is the fastest way to make a cramped West Miami bathroom feel twice as large. We remove the old cast iron or fiberglass tub, repair the slab underneath if it needs it, and build a curbless or low-curb shower that works with the home’s existing drain location. Most conversions in West Miami take five to eight working days. You’ll pay $4,130 to $11,800 depending on tile choices, glass, and whether we need to update the valve and supply lines.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Not every West Miami bathroom needs a full gut, and we won’t sell you one if you only need a refresh. We install vanities, replace cracked or dated tile, and swap out fixtures in homes across 33144. This is where Grohe and Sterling products show up most often in our West Miami work, solid mid-range fixtures that hold up to the humidity. Vanity installation alone runs $945 to $3,540, and targeted tile and fixture work scales from there based on square footage and material.
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 Install in West Miami
The bathroom is the wettest room in a Florida home, and West Miami’s humidity doesn’t let up from May through October. We spec products that hold up to it. Schluter waterproofing membranes go under every tile surface we install, and we regularly work with Grohe and Sterling fixtures because they’re straightforward to maintain and easy to get parts for in the Miami market, which matters when a cartridge fails six years from now. If you also have roofing concerns, our crews handle roofing in West Miami with the same permit-first discipline, because a bathroom remodel under a leaking roof is a waste of your money.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in West Miami Homes
- Original cast iron plumbing at the end of its life. West Miami’s 1950s and 1960s homes were plumbed with cast iron drains that rust from the inside out. By now, many of those pipes are thin enough to crack when we pull an old tub. We tell every West Miami client before we start: if the drain line is original and it’s accessible, replace it now while the wall is open. It costs less than doing the job twice.
- Window-in-shower layouts from the original build. A lot of West Miami’s ranch homes put a small awning window in the tub surround for ventilation. When we convert to a walk-in shower, that window becomes the most likely point of future water damage. We’ll recommend either blocking it in, replacing it with glass block, or waterproofing the opening properly with the right Schluter details.
- Slab floor movement and settling. West Miami sits on low-lying, porous ground, and we regularly find hairline cracks or slight settlement in bathroom slabs when we demo the original tile. It’s rarely structural, but it changes how we prep the pan and set the floor tile. If we don’t address it, your new tile will telegraph those cracks within a few years.
- Undersized electrical service. We touched on this earlier, but it’s worth repeating: you can’t add a heated floor, a bigger exhaust fan, and a lighted mirror to a bathroom on a 1960s panel that’s already maxed. We’ll check your panel load before we promise anything. If it needs an upgrade, you’ll get a written change order with the line-item cost before we open the wall.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in West Miami, FL
Here’s what we quote in West Miami, and the numbers don’t change once the contract is signed unless you change the scope. A small bathroom remodel runs $5,900 to $14,160. A full bathroom remodel runs $10,620 to $33,040. Walk-in shower installation runs $5,310 to $14,160, and a tub-to-shower conversion runs $4,130 to $11,800. What moves the number: tile selection, whether you’re moving plumbing, whether we’re replacing a window, glass enclosure style, and whether the electrical panel needs attention. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a written, line-item estimate after a site visit, not a vague number over the phone that doubles later.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Miami
Along with our Bathroom Remodeling work in West Miami proper, our crews cover the bordering communities of Flagami, Westchester, Coral Terrace, and Fountainebleau. If you’re a block outside the city line but still in the 33144 area, give us a call and we’ll tell you honestly whether your permit goes through West Miami or the county. We also install windows and doors in West Miami for homeowners who want to tackle the openings while the bath is already torn apart.
Serving West Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Miami area and know this community well, from Fence Installation in West Miami to full remodels. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Bathroom Remodeling in West Miami
Once we’ve walked the space and you’ve approved the written estimate, most West Miami jobs start within two to four weeks. The biggest scheduling variable is the city’s permit turn-around, not our calendar. Call (877) 610-1318 to get on the schedule before we fill the month.
Yes, every eligible bathroom remodel under the city of West Miami’s jurisdiction gets a permit pulled and inspections signed. This is non-negotiable for us. West Miami’s building department does things its own way, and we file through the city, not the county. The inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why we like having them on the job.
Only if something hidden and unavoidable surfaces, like a rotted drain line or a cracked slab, and in that case you’ll get a written change order with the exact cost before we touch the new work. No line item on paper, no nail in the wall. That’s been the rule since 1998.
Every completed job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something’s not right after we finish, you make one call and Tom comes back to make it right. The bathroom doesn’t get closed out until you’ve walked it with the crew and signed off.
That’s one of our favorite jobs. West Miami’s ranch homes have a real character, terrazzo, clean lines, simple geometry, and we respect it. You can get a Schluter-waterproofed walk-in shower with modern fixtures that still feels like it belongs in a 1960 house, not a glass box dropped in from a catalog. If you’ve got original terrazzo outside the bathroom, we’ll show you how to keep the transition seamless.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving West Miami since 1998.
If you’re ready to get a real number instead of a phone estimate that changes later, call (877) 610-1318. Estimates are free, and we’ll walk your West Miami bathroom with you before we put anything in writing.