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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Leisure City
Bathroom remodeling in Leisure City typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 depending on the size of the space, whether you’re moving plumbing, and what the county inspection turns up once walls are open. That last part matters more here than almost anywhere else in Florida. Leisure City’s pre-Andrew concrete block homes carry code obligations that no other market we serve has to deal with, and we plan for them on day one, not after demo. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll walk you through what your specific home needs.
We know this community. We know the two-tier housing stock, the HVHZ building requirements, and the fact that a 1960s hall bath on SW 152nd Avenue opens up differently than a post-1992 rebuild off US-1. That local knowledge is the difference between a quote you can hold and a number that balloons after the sledgehammer comes out.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Leisure City’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Homeowners in Leisure City call us because we put the price in writing before a single tile gets pulled. Trevor Nash runs every project the same way: walk the bathroom, check the slab, note what the permit will trigger, and hand you a written number with a detailed scope. No verbal ballpark, no “we’ll see what we find.” If the county tie-beam inspection forces remediation on a pre-Andrew CBS wall, that’s an allowance written into the contract, not a surprise line item at the end.
Our crews arrive in uniform and background-checked. A live person answers the phone 24/7, so when you call about a bathroom remodel off Palm Drive or near Leisure City Park, you’re talking to someone who can actually help. Every project carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. That promise is in writing, on every single contract.
We serve the full Leisure City area, from the neighborhoods west of the Turnpike to the blocks along SW 288th Street. Scheduling and dispatch run through our Miami office, but the crews working in your home are local, familiar with Leisure City’s slab elevations and wet-season water table, and answer to the same Kingswell standard that’s governed this company since 2004.
One Day Bath Remodel in Leisure City
A One Day Bath Remodel in Leisure City is a carefully sequenced bathroom overhaul that replaces the shower or tub surround, pan, valve, and trim using moisture-rated backer and proven waterproofing systems, all in a single day of work. It’s designed for homeowners who want a functional, clean, and properly watertight bathroom without living through weeks of construction. In Leisure City, where older CBS homes often hide galvanized pipes and inadequate waterproofing, the one-day approach works best when the underlying framing and plumbing are sound enough to avoid full replacement. A One Day Bath Remodel here typically falls in the $9,000 to $20,000 range depending on fixture selection and what we uncover behind the existing surround.
What Gets Replaced
We tear out the old surround to the studs, inspect the framing and supply lines, replace what’s compromised, then install a new shower pan or tub base with cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile), a full waterproofing membrane, and new Kohler or Moen valve and trim. The finish wall goes up the same day, and the pan gets flood-tested before the first tile is set.
When It Works Best
If your Leisure City bathroom was rebuilt after 1992 or the wet wall shows no sign of slab movement, this is the most efficient path to a new shower. If the home predates Andrew and the county wants a tie-beam inspection, we’ll price that as a written allowance so the schedule and cost stay under your control.
Bathroom Remodeling Contractor in Leisure City
Hiring a Bathroom Remodeling Contractor in Leisure City means choosing someone who knows what the county will demand before the walls come down. A full bathroom remodel here runs $9,000 to $28,000, with scope determined by whether you’re keeping the existing footprint, moving fixtures, or correcting structural issues that a permit exposes. The contractor you pick should write all of that down before work begins. We do. Our standard contract in Leisure City includes line-item allowances for tie-beam remediation, subfloor repair, and supply line replacement, so when the inspector flags something, the number is already in the contract, not an emergency negotiation.
Full Bathroom Remodeling
We tear out to the framing, correct the rough-in, bring the wall up to HVHZ compliance where required, and rebuild with materials that hold up to South Florida humidity. Vanities come from KraftMaid or Wellborn, countertops from Silestone and Caesarstone, and we recommend either with confidence because both carry warranties that run alongside ours.
Walk-In Showers and Tub-to-Shower Conversions
For Leisure City homeowners who want to retire the bathtub, a tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 to $10,000 and a full walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. Both projects involve opening the wet wall, which is exactly where pre-Andrew homes tend to reveal their secrets. We plan for the inspection, schedule the rough-in, and don’t close a single wall until the county signs off.
Trusted Brands We Service in Leisure City
We install and service products from Kohler, Moen, KraftMaid, Wellborn, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone, which means the materials behind your Leisure City remodel carry real manufacturer warranties on top of our own written guarantee. When your existing fixtures come from Delta, Toto, or Grohe, we can spec replacements that fit without reworking the plumbing. We keep common valves, trims, and repair parts on the truck for Leisure City jobs, so a valve replacement on a Moen shower system doesn’t turn into a two-week parts wait. Bathroom Remodeling work in this part of Miami-Dade moves faster when the parts are already in the van.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Leisure City Homes
- Galvanized supply lines closed over before inspection. Pre-Andrew CBS homes in Leisure City often still have original galvanized pipe behind bathroom walls. If a previous remodel closed those walls without replacing the lines, the county will flag it during the tie-beam inspection, and someone has to reopen the wall. We swap them for PEX or copper before the backer goes up.
- No tie-beam strap at the top plate. The 1992 hurricane peeled roofs and walls off homes that lacked proper structural steel connections. Pull a bathroom permit on an older Leisure City home and the county will likely look for exactly that. We price the remediation as a written allowance and handle it before tile, not after.
- Failed shower pan waterproofing at the slab. Leisure City’s water table sits close to grade during the May-to-October wet season, and a pan without a proper flood test, slope, and moisture barrier traps water against the slab. We flood-test every pan we install and document the result before finishing the walls.
- Soft subfloor over concrete. Bathrooms built decades ago sometimes have wood sleeper subfloors sitting on the slab. Tile set over a soft or compromised subfloor cracks and grout pops within months. We remove the failure, level the surface, and set tile on a stable base that doesn’t flex.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Leisure City, FL
A full bathroom remodel in Leisure City runs $9,000 to $28,000. Small bathrooms and guest baths typically land between $5,000 and $12,000. Walk-in shower installations run $4,500 to $12,000, and tub-to-shower conversions run $3,500 to $10,000. Shower replacement as a focused project runs $3,000 to $8,500, and a bathroom vanity installation runs $800 to $3,000. What moves the number is structural: whether the county tie-beam inspection requires remediation, whether supply lines are galvanized, and whether the slab has movement that failed previous tile. Every quote we write for Leisure City includes these as line-item allowances so you see the full picture before signing.
| Project | Leisure City Price 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 |
Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule a free estimate. We’ll walk your home, check what the permit will require, and hand you a written number before any work starts.
We Also Serve Cities Near Leisure City
Beyond Leisure City, our crews cover bathroom remodels in Bathroom Remodeling in Leisure City and the surrounding South Miami-Dade communities, including Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. If you live just outside Leisure City in any of these areas, the same written pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call (936) 259-2607 and tell us where you are.
Serving Leisure City, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Leisure City 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 Leisure City
Yes. Any bathroom remodel in unincorporated Miami-Dade that opens walls or moves plumbing requires a permit, and on a pre-Andrew CBS home in Leisure City, that permit will likely trigger a county tie-beam inspection. Inspectors look specifically for the undersized or missing structural steel that caused so many roofs and walls to fail in 1992. If deficiencies are found, remediation must happen before you can close the walls. We include this as a written allowance in every Leisure City contract so the cost and schedule stay in your control. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll check your home’s build date and walk you through what to expect.
Because the contractor opened a wall and found what anyone familiar with pre-Andrew Leisure City homes should have priced for from the start: galvanized supply lines, no tie-beam strap, soft subfloor over the slab, or failed waterproofing. Then the county inspection required remediation the original quote never covered. We prevent this by writing allowances into the contract before we start, so when demo reveals a problem, the price was already approved in writing. If you’re comparing quotes, ask each contractor what happens when the tie-beam inspection fails. If they can’t answer, keep looking.
It works when the wet wall framing and plumbing are sound enough that we don’t have to rebuild the structural half of the wall. We open the surround, inspect the studs and supply lines, correct what’s accessible, then install the new pan, backer, waterproofing, and finish in one day. If the home predates 1992 and the county wants the tie-beam inspection, the one-day job becomes a two-visit job: rough-in and inspection first, finish work after sign-off. That’s not a worse outcome, just an honest one. We’ll tell you which path your home needs before we pull the permit.
It does. Leisure City sits on Miami oolitic limestone with a water table that can sit just inches below grade during the wet season. A shower pan without a proper flood test, slope, and moisture barrier stays damp against the slab and grows mold. We flood-test every pan we install, use moisture-rated cement board substrate on every shower we build, and we don’t set tile until the pan holds water for the full test period. That’s standard on every Leisure City bathroom we touch.
A full bathroom remodel in Leisure City runs $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathrooms between $5,000 and $12,000, walk-in showers $4,500 to $12,000, tub-to-shower conversions $3,500 to $10,000, and vanity installations $800 to $3,000. What moves your number is structural work the permit exposes, fixture grade, and whether you’re moving plumbing. Call (936) 259-2607 for an exact quote on your home. Estimates are free and written.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Leisure City and South Miami-Dade.







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