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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Fountainebleau
A full bathroom remodel in Fountainebleau typically runs $9,000 – $28,000, depending on whether you’re updating a small hall bath or reconfiguring a 1960s-era primary suite. We serve the entire Fountainebleau area from our Fountainebleau crew, with scheduling coordinated through our South Florida office. The job usually takes two to four weeks once permits clear Miami-Dade County. Call (936) 259-2607 and you’ll get a real person, a straight answer, and a written price before any demo starts.
What makes Fountainebleau different from bordering cities isn’t the tile selection or the faucet finishes. It’s what’s behind the walls. The community’s housing stock is almost entirely CBS construction from the 1950s through the 1970s. Those homes were built before Hurricane Andrew rewrote Miami-Dade’s code book, and before waterproofing standards we now take for granted. When we open up a 1963 bathroom near the Fontainebleau Park area, we expect to find things a contractor from Broward or even downtown Miami wouldn’t anticipate. That local knowledge is the difference between a smooth remodel and a surprise that shows up as a change order you never saw coming.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Fountainebleau’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We work differently than most crews you’ll find quoting bathrooms in Fountainebleau. Before any work starts, you get a written price. Not a range. Not a ballpark. A number you can hold us to, with an itemized line for every fixture, every square foot of tile, and every code-mandated upgrade we already know your house will need. Trevor Nash built Penhallow Remodeling around a simple rule: say the price before the work. Show up in the window we gave. Leave the place cleaner than we found it. That’s the Kingswell standard, and it’s been the operating principle since 2004.
Our Bathroom Remodeling team knows what a 1960s CBS bathroom looks like once the tile comes off. We’re not discovering your problems on demo day. We’re anticipating them in the quote. Every technician who walks into your home is background-checked and in uniform, and a live person answers the phone 24/7. If something fails inside the 365-Day Done Right Promise window, we come back and fix it at no charge. Written on every project, every time.
One Day Bath Remodel in Fountainebleau
A One Day Bath Remodel in Fountainebleau is the right fit when the bathroom’s bones are sound but the surfaces are worn out. We replace the tub or shower surround, swap the vanity, update fixtures, and refresh the space in a single day’s work. It’s not the option for a full reconfiguration or a home with water damage behind the walls, but for a 1970s CBS bath near the Turnpike corridor that simply looks tired, it gets you a clean, updated room without weeks of disruption.
In Fountainebleau, a one-day bath typically costs $3,500 – $10,000 depending on whether you’re doing a tub-to-shower conversion or a direct replacement. The price includes the acrylic surround or replacement tub, new fixtures, trim, and a written guarantee on the installation.
The Right Fit for a One-Day Bath
This option works when the existing plumbing rough-in is sound and the subfloor under the tub is dry. In older Fountainebleau homes, that means we verify there’s no hidden moisture migration before we commit to a single-day timeline. If we find water damage, we stop, show you what we found, and give you options in writing before proceeding.
What a One-Day Bath Doesn’t Fix
A one-day bath won’t correct a failing original waterproofing layer, replace rusted framing, or bring non-compliant windows up to HVHZ standards. Those items require a permit-driven remodel. We’ll tell you which path your bathroom actually needs, and we won’t sell you a one-day job that’s going to fail six months later.
Bathroom Remodeling Contractor in Fountainebleau
As a General Contractor in Fountainebleau, our scope covers full bathroom remodels, walk-in showers, vanity replacement, tile work, and the structural and code work that comes with opening walls in an older CBS home. A full remodel here runs $9,000 – $28,000. A smaller hall bath update starts around $5,000. The number moves based on what’s behind the walls, and that’s exactly what our inspection-first approach is designed to uncover before you sign.
When a Fountainebleau homeowner needs this level of work, it’s usually because the bathroom isn’t just outdated. It’s leaking. Or the grout has failed. Or the original 1962 pan is shot and the subfloor is soft. We open the wall, check what’s there, and write every allowance and change order before the first new surface goes in.
Inspection Before the Quote Is Final
We walk the bathroom, look at the wall construction, check the existing waterproofing, and assess the rough-in. Then we write a price that reflects what we already know about Fountainebleau’s housing stock and county requirements. That’s why our quotes hold up where a generic contractor’s falls apart.
Permits, Paperwork, and Miami-Dade County
Fountainebleau is unincorporated Miami-Dade. There’s no city building office to walk your permit through. Every permit and inspection runs through the county’s Building Department, including the HVHZ product-approval queue and the sheathing inspection before walls close. We handle every filing, every inspection window, and every sign-off.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fountainebleau
We install Kohler and Moen fixtures, Cambria and Silestone countertops, and KraftMaid cabinetry, but we also service what’s already in your Fountainebleau home. If you’ve got a Delta valve that needs matching trim or a Toto toilet that’s seen better days, we can source the right parts quickly. For homeowners in the Dvele or Mighty Buildings modular communities nearby, we’re familiar with their plumbing rough-ins and can work with those specs. We don’t push a brand for the sake of a markup. We install what holds up in South Florida’s humidity and salt-laden air, and we stand behind it with the same 365-Day Done Right Promise as everything else we do.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Fountainebleau Homes
- Failed waterproofing behind original 1955 – 1975 tile. The slab-on-grade construction and high water table common in Fountainebleau hide moisture migration under the subfloor. It only shows up after the old shower pan is removed, which is why we inspect before finalizing a quote.
- Rusted framing and corroded fasteners from salt-laden air. A rough-in inspection in a pre-Andrew CBS bath often reveals rusted studs or degraded tub-to-wall connections. It looks cosmetic until the county inspector asks what’s holding the wall up.
- Non-compliant windows and jalousie assemblies. Opening a bathroom wall on an original 1960s home typically triggers a mandatory upgrade to impact-rated glazing under current HVHZ code. That’s a county requirement, not a contractor upsell.
- Out-of-area crews quoting without the county in mind. Contractors who work mostly in Doral or Miami proper assume municipal permitting timelines. They get routed through the county’s HVHZ queue and the sheathing inspection, and the price changes mid-project. Ours doesn’t.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Fountainebleau, FL
Here’s what you can expect to budget in Fountainebleau, with the caveat that every home’s condition is different and we quote everything in writing before work begins.
| Project | Typical Cost 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 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,000 – $8,500 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
The two biggest cost drivers in Fountainebleau are what’s behind the walls and which county upgrades a permit triggers. A straightforward cosmetic refresh on a bathroom with dry framing will sit at the lower end. A full reconfiguration with a new impact-rated window, corroded stud replacement, and a sheathing inspection sign-off will push toward the top. You’ll never get a surprise number from us. If we find something mid-project, we write the change order, you approve it in writing, and we proceed. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate with real numbers, not a verbal ballpark.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fountainebleau
Our Fountainebleau crew also handles bathroom remodels in Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. Same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise, same county permitting fluency. If you’re just over the line in one of those communities, Bathroom Remodeling in Fountainebleau is still your shortest path to a straight answer. Call (936) 259-2607 and tell us your cross streets.
Serving Fountainebleau, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fountainebleau 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 About Bathroom Remodeling in Fountainebleau
Yes. Fountainebleau is unincorporated Miami-Dade, so every permitted bathroom remodel runs through the Miami-Dade County Building Department, not a city office. It matters because opening walls in a pre-Andrew CBS home triggers mandatory HVHZ code review, including impact glazing requirements, corrosion-resistant fasteners, and a sheathing inspection before walls close. A contractor who doesn’t know this will give you a price that doesn’t include the work. Our quotes do. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll walk you through what your specific house will trigger.
Expect failed waterproofing behind the original tile, rusted galvanized framing around the tub alcove, and single-pane or jalousie windows that don’t meet current impact standards. We found all three on a Fairway Drive job in the 1960s CBS section, and we wrote every line item before closing a single wall. Your exact issues depend on the house, but in this housing stock, some combination of those three is the norm, not the exception. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll tell you what we see in homes like yours.
We write allowances into the contract for the known unknowns, and any actual change order is priced and approved by you in writing before we touch it. The Fairway Drive job is a good example: failed jalousie waterproofing and rusted studs showed up, we wrote a change order for the new impact window and corroded stud replacement, the homeowner signed, and only then did we close the wall. Nothing happens on your money without your signature. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll show you what a real written quote looks like.
The sheathing inspection is a Miami-Dade County requirement that verifies the structural wall assembly meets HVHZ wind-load standards before finishes go on. It matters because a remodel that skips it will fail the county’s inspection queue, and you’ll be opening walls twice. We schedule it, we pass it, and we don’t close a wall until the county signs off. Call (936) 259-2607 if you’ve been told otherwise by another contractor.
We offer both. A one-day bath remodel works when the framing is sound, the rough-in is dry, and the existing waterproofing is intact. It typically runs $3,500 – $10,000. A full permit-driven remodel is the right call when you’re opening walls, moving plumbing, or addressing water damage, and that starts at $9,000 in Fountainebleau. We’ll tell you which one your bathroom needs, not which one we’d rather sell you. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Fountainebleau and the surrounding Miami-Dade communities.