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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Fort Lauderdale
A full bathroom remodel in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathrooms landing between $5,000 and $12,000. The price moves most when we open walls in older homes and find wiring, pipes, or framing that predate current code. That’s not a surprise fee. It’s math you can plan for, and we put it in writing before the first tool comes out.
Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale handles Bathroom Remodeling from Lauderdale Manors to Las Olas Isles, and every job runs under The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a written price before work starts, live arrival time tracking, and photo updates before and after. You’ll know who’s walking into your home, when they get there, and what it costs. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate.
Why Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
We’ve remodeled bathrooms in Fort Lauderdale long enough to know what’s behind the tile before we take a hammer to it. That 1962 ranch in Coral Ridge? Probably galvanized supply lines waiting to be replaced. The condo off Galt Ocean Mile? Hurricane-era straps that haven’t been touched since the building went up. Luca Romano runs every Fort Lauderdale project personally, and the crew you meet at the door is background-checked and uniformed. You’ll see their names and photos before they arrive.
Customers in Fort Lauderdale keep calling us back for one reason: we honor The Relay Standard on every job. Written price, live arrival tracking, before-and-after photos, and a digital invoice you pay from a link. No voicemail loops either. A live person answers the phone 24/7, and if something isn’t done right, our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers it in writing.
Styles & brands we work with
Small Bathroom Remodel in Fort Lauderdale
A Small Bathroom Remodel in Fort Lauderdale usually means a hall bath or guest bath under 40 square feet, and it runs $5,000 to $12,000 depending on whether you’re keeping the layout or moving plumbing. These jobs are common in the 1950s and 60s concrete block ranches across Lauderdale Manors, where the original bathrooms were built tight and never touched again. We see cracked cast iron tubs, tile set on drywall instead of cement board, and vanities that predate the Nixon administration. A smart small remodel fixes what’s failing, improves the footprint, and doesn’t pretend the room is bigger than it is.
Layout and Footprint Choices
Most small bathrooms in Fort Lauderdale don’t need a new footprint. They need better use of the one they have: a pedestal sink swapped for a clean-lined wall-mount, a tub pulled in favor of a curbless shower, and a vanity that doesn’t eat the swing of the door. When the layout does change, we check the slab before we cut. Many of these older homes run plumbing through concrete, and moving a drain line is a line item you want written down, not discovered.
Finish Materials and Moisture Control
Fort Lauderdale’s humidity punishes shortcuts. In a small bath, we’d move toward large-format tile to reduce grout lines and a properly vented exhaust fan sized for real cubic feet, not sticker numbers. We use cement board and waterproofing membrane behind every wet wall, because the air three miles inland is still salty enough to rust an interior metal stud in a decade.
Shower Remodel in Fort Lauderdale
A Shower Remodel in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $3,000 to $8,500 for a replacement, while a full walk-in shower installation starts around $4,500 and can reach $12,000 with frameless glass and custom tile. This is the most requested upgrade we do, especially in homes along the Intracoastal where the original tub surrounds were never built to handle the humidity. We’re replacing rotted sills, failed grout, and enclosures that leaked into the slab years ago but only now show the stain.
Walk-In Showers and Accessibility
Walk-in showers make sense in Fort Lauderdale’s aging housing stock, not just for aging homeowners but for anyone who’d rather not climb over a tub edge every morning. Curbless entries and low-threshold pans are within reach on most slab foundations. We install Schluter edge trim (the metal strip that waterproofs where your tile meets the floor) so the transition stays dry and comes to a clean line. If you’re planning on staying in the home, this is the remodel that buys you the most years.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
When a Fort Lauderdale homeowner wants the tub gone, the question is almost always: what’s the drain line look like, and do we have fall? In a concrete slab, converting a 1.5-inch tub drain to a 2-inch shower drain often means cutting concrete. That’s fine. It’s predictable. We include it in the line item, and the price on the invoice is the price you approved. No change order surprises.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
We install and service fixtures and surfaces from Kohler, Moen, and Grohe, plus countertops from Cambria and Caesarstone and cabinetry from KraftMaid and Wellborn. For Fort Lauderdale’s coastal exposure, we also work with James Hardie siding and trim where a bathroom remodel extends into the exterior. And on full home renovations that touch the roof or exterior envelope, we install products from GAF, CertainTeed, and Owens Corning. We keep local stock of the most common replacement parts, which means fewer days waiting on a distributor and more days with your bathroom back in service.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Salt-air corrosion on copper and galvanized lines. Within a mile of the Intracoastal, original copper supply lines show green corrosion after 40 to 60 years. We replace them with PEX inside the walls and repipe where needed.
- Junction boxes buried behind tile. Older Fort Lauderdale homes hide electrical splices in places code never allowed. Opening a wall for a shower remodel can uncover a buried junction box that has to move before inspection passes.
- Failed waterproofing behind original tile. Builders in the 1950s through 70s often set tile directly on drywall or greenboard. After decades of humidity, the backer fails and mold grows behind the vanity before you see it.
- Water heaters strapped to drywall, not structure. Current wind codes require hurricane tie-downs. In older concrete block homes, we frequently find tanks strapped to nothing more than the wallboard, which won’t survive an inspector’s look.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Here’s what a Fort Lauderdale bathroom remodel actually costs, based on scope:
| Project | Typical 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 |
What moves the number is what’s behind the tile: permit fees, code upgrades, plumbing repipe, electrical correction, waterproofing rebuild, and the cost of materials from the brands we install. We write allowances into the contract for exactly these unknowns. You approve any change in writing before we proceed. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate with a written line-item breakdown.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Beyond Fort Lauderdale, our crews regularly handle bathroom remodels in Plantation and Margate, and the same Relay Visibility Guarantee applies to every job. If you’re just outside the city limits, call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll tell you straight whether we can schedule your estimate this week.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale
Because Fort Lauderdale requires any bathroom remodel that opens a wall in a pre-1994 home to bring electrical and plumbing up to current code. That means GFCI circuits, anti-scald valves, and often replacement of corroded galvanized pipes. A contractor who quotes without this is either skipping the permit or planning to hit you with a change order. We write these allowances into the contract from the start, so the number you approve is the number you pay. Call (754) 354-7423 for a quote that includes them.
Yes, for any work that opens walls, moves plumbing, or changes electrical. Fort Lauderdale’s building department requires inspection sign-off before the wall can be closed back up. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and walk you through what’s being checked. It’s not optional, and a contractor who says otherwise is setting you up for a failed inspection and a stop-work order. Estimates are free; call (754) 354-7423 to talk through your project.
Salt-air corrosion on supply lines, failed waterproofing behind original tile, and framing that’s been weakened by decades of humidity. Any exterior wood trim within a mile of the Intracoastal starts rotting within five years without marine-grade paint and pressure treatment. We plan for these on every waterfront job. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate that factors in your home’s real condition.
We inspect first, then write allowances into the contract for the specific unknowns your home is likely to hit: code triggers, salt-air corrosion, and hurricane-era framing fixes. Any added cost gets priced and approved in writing before we touch the next stud. The number on the invoice is the number you approved. Call (754) 354-7423 to schedule your free estimate and see the line items for your home.
Yes, if you’re keeping the layout, working with standard-size fixtures, and your walls don’t reveal a major code correction. A hall bath under 40 square feet in a Lauderdale Manors ranch can often be updated in tile, vanity, and shower door for $5,000 to $12,000. The moment plumbing moves or the inspector requires a repipe, the number climbs. We’ll tell you honestly before any commitment. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2005.
