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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Sweetwater
A full bathroom remodel in Sweetwater, FL typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, depending on the size of the space, whether you’re moving plumbing, and the fixtures and finishes you choose. Most jobs take two to five weeks once permits are approved. The single biggest variable in Sweetwater isn’t square footage or tile selection – it’s whether the contractor knows which building department actually has jurisdiction over your address.
We do. Sweetwater runs its own permitting office out of City Hall on SW 109th Avenue, separate from Miami-Dade County. That may sound like an administrative footnote, but it’s the difference between a remodel that starts on schedule and one that gets slapped with a stop-work order. Our team handles Sweetwater permits in-house, every time. Call (936) 259-2607 to talk through your project and get a written price before any work starts.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Sweetwater’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Homeowners around Sweetwater call us because we put the price and the guarantee in writing before a single tile is pulled. That’s The Kingswell Way, and we’ve operated under it since 2004. Every job gets a written number up front, a defined arrival window, a clean worksite, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
Trevor Nash leads our bathroom remodeling work in Sweetwater, and he’s the person you’ll see walking your job. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, so the crew that shows up is the crew we described. We serve the compact grid of Sweetwater regularly – from the streets around Sweetwater Elementary to the apartment buildings and CBS homes off Flagler Street – so we know the housing stock, the plumbing age, and the inspection quirks that come with a pre-1992 concrete block home.
You’ll also get a live person on the phone whenever you call, day or night. Not a voicemail tree. That matters when you’re mid-remodel and have a question about a change order or a rough-in inspection.
Bathroom Remodeling Contractor in Sweetwater
A Bathroom Remodeling Contractor in Sweetwater handles the full scope: demo, rough-in plumbing, waterproofing, tile, fixtures, glass, and finish work, all permitted through Sweetwater’s own building department rather than Miami-Dade County. That distinction is not administrative trivia. Sweetwater is one of the handful of fully incorporated Miami-Dade municipalities with its own independent permitting system, and a contractor who pulls a county permit by habit gets a stop-work order and starts the clock over from zero. We’ve watched it happen to subs working the Doral-Sweetwater-Fontainebleau corridor.
A full bathroom remodel in Sweetwater runs $9,000 to $28,000. The spread comes down to three things: whether you’re moving the toilet or shower drain, whether we’re opening the slab (and dealing with the water table), and the grade of tile, vanity, and fixtures you pick. We quote all of it in writing before work starts.
Full Bathroom Remodeling
This is a gut-and-rebuild. We strip to the studs and slab, replace or reframe the rough-in, waterproof every wet surface, and set new tile, cabinetry, countertops, and fixtures. In Sweetwater’s 1960s-to-1980s CBS stock, we frequently find cast-iron drain lines at the end of their service life, so we budget for the possibility of replacing the waste line while the floor is open.
Small Bathroom Remodels
A small bathroom remodel in Sweetwater runs $5,000 to $12,000 and typically covers a guest bath or hall bath under 50 square feet. We keep the footprint and plumbing locations, refresh the tile, swap the vanity and toilet, and modernize the exhaust fan. It’s a faster job, but the same written price and 365-Day Promise apply.
Walk In Shower in Sweetwater
A Walk In Shower in Sweetwater replaces a tub or a cramped stall with a curbless or low-curb shower, and it’s the most common upgrade we do in this city’s compact CBS homes. Installation runs $4,500 to $12,000, with the higher end covering custom glass enclosures, linear drains, and bench seating. Curbless showers need careful slab work here because the water table sits close to grade, which affects how we slope the drain and build the waterproofing assembly.
We demoed a 1972 CBS bathroom off SW 109th Avenue near Sweetwater Elementary where the original cast-iron drain had rusted through and a below-slab leak required saw-cutting the floor and active dewatering, since the water table sat six inches below grade that August. Our crew pulled the Sweetwater city permit in-house, reframed the rough-in for a walk-in shower, and set 2×6 blocking for a Kohler grab bar before the inspector signed off on the drain and pressure test. We finished with a Silestone vanity top and Moen fixtures, and the homeowner passed the foundation inspection without a single correction.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a tub to a walk-in shower runs $3,500 to $10,000 and is the best dollar-for-dollar upgrade for Sweetwater’s older one-bathroom homes. The existing tub footprint usually works for a shower pan, which keeps plumbing moves minimal. If you’re keeping a tub in a second bathroom, this gives you an accessible option without adding square footage.
Frameless Glass Shower Enclosures
Frameless glass runs broader in cost because it’s custom-cut to your opening. In Sweetwater, we spec tempered glass panels with water-clear coating and set them once tile is fully cured. If you’re planning a walk-in shower, deciding on glass early changes nothing about the frame, but it does affect your finish schedule by a week.
Trusted Brands We Service in Sweetwater
We service and install fixtures and cabinetry from brands that carry their own warranties alongside ours. That includes Cambria and Silestone countertops, Kohler and Moen fixtures, and KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry. Bathroom Remodeling from any contractor should name the products behind the promise – we do, because a Cambria quartz top carries a lifetime warranty that backs our own 365-Day Done Right Promise. For Sweetwater clients, we keep local parts availability in mind and order through supply lines that serve South Florida, which matters when an inspection correction requires a specific NOA-rated product on short notice.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Sweetwater Homes
- Rusted cast-iron drains in pre-1980 slab homes. The original waste lines in Sweetwater’s CBS housing stock are often corroded through. We find them once the slab is open, and we scope the repair before we finalize the written price.
- Water intrusion during May-to-October slab work. The water table in low-lying Sweetwater can sit within inches of grade. Any penetration – moving a shower drain, adding a toilet flange – needs active dewatering, and we line-item that cost up front.
- Wrong-jurisdiction permits. A contractor who pulls a Miami-Dade County permit for a Sweetwater address triggers a stop-work order. Our team files through Sweetwater’s independent building department on SW 109th Avenue, every time.
- Non-compliant bathroom windows. If a remodel touches a window opening, the replacement must be HVHZ-rated with a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA). Skipping that fails final inspection and can leave your insurer with grounds to deny a claim.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Sweetwater, FL
Here’s what you can expect in Sweetwater’s market, based on the projects we’re regularly quoting:
| Project Type | Typical Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
What moves the number: whether plumbing fixtures stay in place or move, whether we’re saw-cutting the slab (and dewatering), and what grade of tile, vanity, and countertop you choose. Every quote we give is a written number, not a range we’ll revise at the door. The price on day one is the price on the final invoice. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate, and we’ll put the scope and the price in writing before you commit to anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sweetwater
Penhallow Remodeling handles bathroom remodels across the surrounding area, including Miami, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, and Homestead. If you’re just outside Sweetwater in an unincorporated pocket of Miami-Dade, the permitting path changes, and we handle that too. Bathroom Remodeling in Sweetwater is our core service area, but the crew travels throughout the corridor, and our written pricing and 365-Day Promise travel with us. Dispatch and scheduling run from our Miami (South FL) office, with crews serving Sweetwater locally.
Serving Sweetwater, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater
We pull permits through Sweetwater’s own building department at City Hall on SW 109th Avenue, because Sweetwater is one of the few fully incorporated Miami-Dade municipalities with its own independent permitting system. A county permit filed for a Sweetwater address is invalid and triggers a stop-work order. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll confirm your jurisdiction before any work is scheduled.
If the remodel touches a window opening or changes its size, yes – the replacement window must be rated for the High Velocity Hurricane Zone and carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA). This is a final-inspection requirement and an insurance requirement. We spec NOA-rated products as a matter of course on Sweetwater jobs.
It affects any slab penetration. Sweetwater sits on low-lying limestone flatlands, and during the May-to-October rainy season the water table can sit within inches of grade. Moving a shower drain or toilet flange means saw-cutting the slab and running active dewatering pumps while the rough-in is completed. We line-item that cost in our written estimate, so it’s not a surprise change order later.
A full bathroom remodel in Sweetwater runs $9,000 to $28,000. That includes demo, haul-off, rough-in plumbing, waterproofing, tile work, fixture installation, and all Sweetwater permit fees. A small bathroom remodel runs $5,000 to $12,000, and a walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. Every project includes a written price before work starts and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (936) 259-2607 for a line-item quote.
If you ask for something new after the contract is signed – a different tile, a relocated drain, an added niche – we write a change order with the new scope and price before any additional work happens. You approve it in writing, and only then do we proceed. There are no verbal add-ons, no door-knock surprises, and no invoice line you didn’t see coming.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Sweetwater.







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