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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across North Miami
Bathroom remodeling in North Miami runs $10,620 to $33,040 for a full gut-and-rebuild, and most of the cost you’ll see on a local quote is labor, permitting, and the tight-lot logistics that come with the city’s older concrete block homes. A shower remodel typically lands between $5,310 and $14,160, while a tub-to-shower conversion falls closer to $4,130 to $11,800. What makes the difference in North Miami specifically isn’t just the tile you pick. It’s whether the crew knows how to stage a job on a lot where the distance from the house wall to the side property line is three to five feet. We do. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll put a written price in front of you before any demo starts.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is North Miami’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Homeowners across North Miami call us after another contractor burned them. They call after a verbal estimate changed once the old tub came out, or after a crew no-showed for a week straight on a Keystone Point job. Trevor Nash set Penhallow up to be the opposite of that. Every job gets a written price before work starts. Every job gets a real arrival window. Every job gets our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing, so if something fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
Our techs are background-checked and uniformed. The same professional standard shows up on a small bathroom vanity install off North Miami Avenue as on an ADU-grade bathroom build near Oleta River State Park. We also answer the phone with a live person, 24/7. No answering service, no voicemail maze. When a homeowner in Biscayne Gardens needs to know when the plumber is arriving, they get an actual person on the line.
We are part of the Kingswell family of companies, and we’ve operated under The Kingswell Way since 2004. That means the number on day one is the number on the invoice. We say the price before the work. We show up in the window we gave. We leave the place cleaner than we found it.
Shower Remodel in North Miami
Shower Remodel in North Miami starts with the same question every job here does: can we even get a dumpster onto the lot? Most of North Miami’s postwar concrete block homes were built on 50-foot or narrower lots, and the side yard is often too skinny for a debris container. That means tear-out material gets hand-carried or conveyor-belted from the bathroom out to the street, day after day. A worthwhile shower remodel here includes that labor in the price. Not as a surprise change order after demolition starts.
What the work actually involves
We pull the old shower pan and surrounding wall substrate down to the studs, inspect for any water damage behind the walls, and rebuild with moisture-resistant cement board substrate before setting tile. In a 1960s North Miami home, the original shower was often built over drywall, not backer board. We almost always find rot or efflorescence behind it. The fix is tearing it out completely and doing the rough-in right.
HVHZ windows and code triggers
If your shower remodel touches an exterior bathroom wall, replacing an old jalousie or single-pane aluminum window triggers Miami-Dade’s HVHZ impact-rated opening requirement. That is a code obligation, not an upsell. We line-item it in the written quote so it does not appear out of nowhere at inspection.
Tub to Shower Conversion in North Miami
Tub to Shower Conversion in North Miami is one of the most practical remodels for homeowners who want a safer, more accessible bathroom without changing the footprint. The job usually runs $4,130 to $11,800, and the final price depends on what we find under the tub: cast iron drain lines, slab floor work, or a shared wet wall with unpermitted framing behind it.
When the old tub has to go
Many North Miami homes still have original 1950s or 1960s cast iron tubs, and plenty of the tubs have been reglazed or painted more than once. When the floor around the tub starts to flex or the tub skirt shows water damage, a conversion to a walk-in shower with a low-threshold pan is often the cleanest fix. We pull the tub, adjust the drain location, and build a shower base that works with the existing slab.
Working around tight plumbing walls
In homes along NE 6th Avenue and in neighborhoods like Arch Creek East, bathrooms often share a wet wall with a converted garage or a rear addition. If that addition was never permitted, our rough-in work can get tangled in it. We flag it before you pay for anything. Miami-Dade inspectors will require the unpermitted work to be legalized before your new shower pan gets signed off, and we write that scope clearly.
Trusted Brands We Service in North Miami
We stock and service materials that carry their own manufacturer warranties alongside our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Cambria quartz and Caesarstone surfaces for vanity tops, Kohler and Moen fixtures for showers, and KraftMaid or Wellborn cabinetry for bathroom storage all have warranties that run well past our own workmanship coverage. On North Miami jobs, we also keep common Sakrete floor-leveling and patching products on the truck so small slab corrections happen the same day rather than after a supply run to a distributor in Hialeah. Homeowners get materials that are documented, traceable, and backed by the manufacturer, not mystery tile from a clearance bin.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in North Miami Homes
- Rotted wall substrate behind original tile. Most 1950s and 1960s North Miami bathrooms were built with drywall directly behind wall tile, not cement board. When the grout fails, water reaches that drywall and turns it to paste. We always dismantle to the studs and rebuild with moisture-resistant substrate.
- Unpermitted rear additions tied into the bathroom’s plumbing or electrical. Because many North Miami homes were expanded informally over decades to house extended family, a bathroom wall or floor can conceal wiring or piping that was never inspected. When we open that wall, the inspector requires the unpermitted scope to be legalized or removed before we can pass the new work.
- Original single-pane jalousie or aluminum windows in the bathroom. Replacing them as part of a remodel automatically triggers Miami-Dade’s HVHZ impact-rated opening code. Out-of-area crews miss this in the estimate. We include it in the written price ahead of time.
- Groundwater intrusion in slab floors. Many North Miami parcels sit between two and four feet above the Biscayne Aquifer. If a bathroom slab has a vapor barrier failure, humidity and ground moisture can wick up through the tile. We correct the barrier with proper underlayment before setting new flooring.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in North Miami, FL
| Service | Typical Price Range in North Miami |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Remodel | $10,620 – $33,040 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,900 – $14,160 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $5,310 – $14,160 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $4,130 – $11,800 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,540 – $10,030 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $945 – $3,540 |
Those numbers reflect real bids we’ve written for North Miami homes over the last year. A small bathroom in a standard CBS rancher off West Dixie Highway might hit the bottom of the range. A larger master bath with a walk-in shower, impact-rated window replacement, and custom vanity pulls toward the top. What moves the needle is material choice, hidden water damage, and whether we have to legalize an unpermitted tie-in before inspection. You’ll get the exact price in writing before we start, and it’s free. Call (936) 259-2607.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Miami
Our Bathroom Remodeling team works throughout North Miami and the surrounding communities. If you’re in Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, or Homestead, we can bring the same written pricing, background-checked techs, and 365-Day Done Right Promise to your project. We’re also the Bathroom Remodeling in North Miami crew that nearby homeowners call when they want a tight-lot job done without excuses.
Serving North Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re a General Contractor in North Miami 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 North Miami
Because North Miami’s lots are tighter, the housing stock is older, and Miami-Dade inspection is stricter. A bathroom that runs $8,000 in a wide-lot suburb can run $11,000 in Biscayne Gardens when debris has to be hand-carried 60 feet to the street, an impact-rated window must be added, and the inspector requires a legalized tie-in before sign-off. Call (936) 259-2607 for a line-item quote so the comparison is real, not a ballpark.
Yes. A tub-to-shower conversion changes the drain rough-in and the fixture layout, and Miami-Dade requires a plumbing permit for that work. If we alter an exterior wall, a building permit is also required. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and include permit fees in the written quote.
We stop work, document the condition, and tell you exactly what Miami-Dade will require. In many North Miami homes, an unpermitted rear addition shares a wall with the bathroom. The inspector will not sign off on your new shower pan until the unpermitted electrical or plumbing in that wall is legalized. We will price that scope separately and only proceed with your written approval. No silent change orders.
It changes the debris logistics and the staging plan, which changes the labor. On lots where we cannot place a dumpster on the grass strip or the side yard, tear-out material is hand-carried and stacked on the street or in the driveway. We look at the lot before we write the quote so that cost is in the number from the start.
We can, and we do it regularly. On a shared driveway, we sequence the job around your neighbor’s access, keep materials stacked in the garage or on the driveway apron under plastic, and never block a shared access point without a written parking plan. If there’s a party wall between two units, we review the party-wall requirements with you before demo, and we keep the noise and dust inside the work envelope. Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule a free estimate and we’ll walk your lot with you before we write the price.
We gutted a 1962 CBS bathroom off NE 6th Avenue in the Biscayne Gardens area where the only staging space was the homeowner’s driveway apron. No dumpster permit would fit curbside, so our tech carried every tub, tile, and drywall bag out by hand and stacked materials inside the garage under plastic. The rear addition that had been framed over the old slab turned out to be unpermitted, and because the bathroom rough-in tied into that unpermitted wall, Miami-Dade made us legalize the addition’s electrical before we could get inspection sign-off on the shower pan and the impact-rated window. We wrote the extra scope as a change order, pulled the window and plumbing permits together, and finished on a draw schedule the homeowner could actually track.
Call Penhallow Remodeling for Your North Miami Bathroom Project
If you’re in North Miami and you want a bathroom remodel with a written price before work starts, a real arrival window, and a guarantee that actually says what happens if something fails, call (936) 259-2607. Ask for Trevor Nash or anyone on the scheduling desk. We’ll walk your lot, talk through the permit situation, and put the number in writing. No pressure. Just a price and a plan.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling. North Miami homeowners trust us for Bathroom Remodeling that’s priced in writing before day one.