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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Hialeah
A full bathroom remodel in Hialeah typically runs $9,000 – $28,000, with walk-in shower installations landing between $4,500 and $12,000 depending on the condition of the walls once we open them. In Hialeah specifically, the price conversation has to account for what hides inside pre-Andrew CBS block homes: water that wicked down from ponding flat roofs, galvanized supply lines that have outlived their service life, and wiring that was never meant to get wet. That is why our Bathroom Remodeling team starts every Hialeah job with a written inspection and a contract that names its allowances, so the price you sign is the price you hold. Call (936) 259-2607 and we will walk you through exactly what your bathroom will cost before a single tile comes up. We serve homeowners across Bathroom Remodeling in Hialeah from Palm Avenue to West 49th Street, and we answer the phone when you call.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Hialeah’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Hialeah homeowners do not call us because their bathroom is ugly. They call because the shower pan cracked, the vanity is swelling at the base, or a ceiling stain appeared overnight and they know the flat roof above it has been ponding water since March. We know Hialeah homes: the single-story CBS block construction from the 1950s through the 1970s, the low-slope roofs that hold a summer afternoon thunderstorm, and the way water travels through a block wall long before it shows up as paint failure. That local knowledge changes how we quote, how we demo, and what we expect to find before the first inspection.
As a General Contractor in Hialeah, Trevor Nash leads our team and makes one thing clear on every job: the written price comes before the work, and the written guarantee comes with it. We are part of the Kingswell family of companies, operating to The Kingswell Way since 2004, which means a real arrival window, a clean job site, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every project. If something we installed fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. If you call at 2 a.m. with water running through a missing drain seal, a live person answers, not a voicemail box.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, so the person who walks through your front door in Hialeah is the same person whose name is on the work order. We pull permits on every rough-in change. We walk you through the written change order before we touch framing. And because every Hialeah job is an independently owned Kingswell location run locally, the decisions about your bathroom are made by people who understand Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone code, not someone three states away reading from a script.
Walk In Shower in Hialeah
A walk in shower in Hialeah is the most-requested bathroom change we install, and it typically runs $4,500 – $12,000 depending on the condition of the existing drain, the subfloor, and the waterproofing system we are replacing. In most Hialeah homes, the original tub or prefab pan was set directly over the slab, and the wall waterproofing behind it stopped functioning years ago. Because Hialeah’s flat CBS roofs pond stormwater behind the block’s top course, water wicks down through the wall cavity long before a bathroom ceiling stain shows, so most Hialeah bathroom remodels we open are hiding decades of moisture in the wall, not just a failing shower pan. That is why we do not tile over what we cannot see.
Schluter waterproofing on every walk in shower
We install a Schluter waterproofing system behind every walk in shower we build in Hialeah, including the bonded membrane, the sloped pan, and the corner and drain assemblies. The membrane goes up before any tile is set, so the wall cavity stays dry even when the block behind it has absorbed moisture for decades. For a 1968 CBS house we opened off Palm Avenue near Hialeah Park, the block behind the builder-grade shower was chalky and the 1950s wiring was running unprotected inside the wet wall. We pulled the permit, rebuilt the rough-in with a Schluter system and Kohler valve, and moved the circuit into conduit, then walked the homeowner through a written change order before touching the framing. The inspection sign-off came on the first pass because the wall was opened and corrected, not patched over.
Walk in shower layouts for Hialeah floor plans
Most Hialeah bathrooms built before 1980 are compact, 5-by-8 or smaller, with the tub against an exterior block wall. A walk in shower in that footprint usually means removing the tub, relocating the drain to a center position, and building a curbless entry if the slab allows it. We can tell you on the first visit whether your floor joists and drain location will support a curbless design, and what that changes in your written price.
Bathroom Remodeling Companies in Hialeah
Bathroom remodeling companies in Hialeah are not all built the same, and the difference shows up fastest in how they handle a quote on a pre-Andrew CBS home. A full bathroom remodel in Hialeah runs $9,000 – $28,000, and the range is driven mostly by what you cannot see from the bathroom floor: the condition of the original galvanized supply lines, the waterproofing behind the tile, and whether a permit is triggered the moment we touch the rough-in. We quote the visible work, write allowances for what the wall may hide, and get your written approval before any line item moves. That is not caution. That is years of opening Hialeah walls and knowing what is behind them.
Written allowances, not verbal surprises
The single biggest reason a Hialeah bathroom quote changes is that nobody opened the wall at the estimate stage. We do not expect you to demo your own shower before we price the job. What we do instead is write the contract with named allowances: one for supply line replacement if the galvanized pipes are pinholed, one for electrical if the circuit is ungrounded or sits inside a wet wall, and one for framing repair if the bottom plates have wicked moisture. If the allowance is not used, you do not pay it. If it is used, you approve the exact written change order before we proceed. That is how a bathroom remodel quote should work, and it is how every Hialeah job we run works.
Permits and inspections are part of the job
In Hialeah, any change to plumbing rough-in, drain location, or electrical circuits triggers a Miami-Dade permit and inspection. We pull the permit. We schedule the inspection. And we do not hide unpermitted work behind new tile, because that resurfaces at resale and costs you far more than the permit ever did. When we open a Hialeah wall and find old work that was never permitted, we bring it up to current code, and that upgrade is priced in writing before we touch it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hialeah
We install materials from recognized trade brands so the products behind our guarantee are as solid as the promise itself, including Master Halco repair in Hialeah when fencing or gate systems are part of the scope. On Hialeah bathroom remodels we regularly set Kohler and Moen fixtures, build vanities from KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, and install Cambria, Silestone, or Caesarstone countertops where the design calls for solid surface. Cambria quartz carries its own lifetime warranty alongside our 365-Day Done Right Promise, so there are two layers of protection on the material and the labor. Stocking local parts in Miami means faster turnaround on Hialeah projects, and because our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, you know exactly who is carrying those Kohler boxes through your door.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Hialeah Homes
- Unprotected wiring inside wet walls. Original 1950s and 1960s Hialeah homes often ran circuits through the same wall cavity as the shower plumbing, without conduit. Once the tile comes off and moisture has been present for years, that circuit has to move, and the fix is a permitted electrical change, not a patch.
- Galvanized supply lines pinholed behind the wall. The original galvanized pipes in pre-1980 CBS construction are frequently at end of life in Hialeah’s humid climate. They look fine until demo exposes the pinhole leaks, and the wall is open, which is exactly why the replacement belongs in your written allowance, not your surprise invoice.
- Ponding flat-roof water wicking down through the block. Hialeah’s low-slope roofs hold standing water after summer thunderstorms, and the block’s top course acts as an informal parapet. Water wicks down through the wall cavity and shows up as a bathroom ceiling stain or a chalky block face behind the shower tile long after the roof membrane looked dry.
- Failed waterproofing over the slab with a high water table. Hialeah sits over the Biscayne Aquifer, which keeps the water table unusually high. Moisture pushes up through the slab, and old 1970s waterproofing or a prefab pan set directly on concrete cannot hold it back. Any shower or bathroom floor we install gets a moisture barrier rated for slab-on-grade conditions before finish materials go down.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Hialeah, FL
Here are the real line-item ranges we quote on Hialeah bathroom projects. The spread on any line reflects what the wall reveals, which is why every Hialeah contract includes written allowances for hidden conditions.
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,000 – $8,500 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
What moves a Hialeah bathroom remodel from the top of that range to the bottom is almost always the condition of the rough-in. If the galvanized supply lines are intact, the circuit is grounded and dry, and the bottom plates are solid, a clean 5-by-8 bathroom replacement can sit near $9,000. If we open the wall and find the wiring wet, the drain relocated, and the waterproofing gone, the written change order reflects that before we proceed. You approve, in writing, at the new number, or we stop. Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule a free estimate, and we will write you a real number for your Hialeah bathroom, not a range.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hialeah
Our bathroom remodeling crews cover Hialeah and the surrounding South Florida communities, including Miami Gardens, Miami, Coral Gables, and North Miami Beach. If you live just outside Hialeah proper, the same written pricing, background-checked technicians, and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call (936) 259-2607 and tell us your address; we will confirm our schedule for your street.
Serving Hialeah, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hialeah 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 Hialeah
In pre-Andrew CBS homes, the wall cavity behind a shower is often hiding wet block, pinholed galvanized supply lines, or ungrounded wiring, and none of that shows until demo. We handle it by writing named allowances into your Hialeah contract up front, so when the wall comes open and we find a condition, the change order shows a specific price, you approve it in writing, and we proceed only after you sign. Call (936) 259-2607 and we will explain the allowance structure before you ever sign a contract.
Yes, if the project changes plumbing rough-in, drain location, electrical circuits, or structural framing, which most full bathroom remodels do. We pull the Miami-Dade permit on every Hialeah job, schedule the inspection, and walk you through the sign-off. Unpermitted bathroom work resurfaces at resale, and in Hialeah’s code-intensive market it usually costs more to reverse than the permit ever did.
More often than not, yes, and the reason is specific to Hialeah construction: flat CBS roofs pond water after thunderstorms, and the block’s top course can wick that moisture down through the wall cavity for years before you see a stain or a loose tile. We plan for it in the written allowance, so when we find the moisture, the fix is priced and approved, not sprung on you.
We remove the old tub, relocate the drain to a center or corner position, and build the shower pan with a Schluter bonded waterproofing system sized to your exact footprint. In a 5-by-8 Hialeah bathroom, a curbless entry is usually possible if the slab and drain location allow, and we will tell you on the first visit what your layout supports. The walk-in shower price range is $4,500 – $12,000, and the first estimate is free.
A full bathroom remodel in Hialeah runs $9,000 – $28,000, with the spread driven by what the wall reveals, the fixture line, and whether the rough-in passes current code. Our written price names every allowance before work starts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the finished job in writing. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate and we will give you a fixed number for your bathroom.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Hialeah homeowners with written pricing and a written guarantee on every bathroom remodel.







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