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Bathroom Remodeling in Northeast Florida

Bathroom renovations built around waterproofing that lasts — not tile laid over hope.

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Every bathroom failure we're ever called to fix comes down to water getting somewhere it wasn't supposed to and staying there. Tile is not waterproofing. Cement board is not waterproofing. A properly detailed, continuous membrane bonded at the corners, curb and drain is, and it is the part of the job nobody ever sees.

So that's where we spend the attention. Correct slope to the drain, membrane carried up the walls behind the tile, a flood test on the pan before a single tile goes down, and proper ventilation so the room dries out between uses. The finish is the part you enjoy; the waterproofing is the part that determines whether you enjoy it in ten years.

What's included

01

Demolition and substrate assessment

Everything out to the framing, so rot at the subfloor, in the sill plate or around the old pan gets found and fixed rather than covered.

02

Framing and blocking

Structural repairs, plus blocking installed for grab bars, benches and floating vanities — including where you might want them later.

03

Plumbing and electrical

Supply and drain modifications, valve replacement, GFCI protection, dedicated circuits and proper lighting layout.

04

Waterproofing

Sloped pan or pre-sloped tray, bonded membrane carried up the walls, sealed corners and drain, and a flood test before tile.

05

Tile, fixtures and vanity

Tile set to a layout planned on paper first, then fixtures, vanity, glass and hardware installed and adjusted.

06

Ventilation

A correctly sized exhaust fan ducted to the exterior — the single most common thing we find done wrong in a bathroom.

How the work runs

  1. 01

    Assessment

    We look at the current bathroom, the room below it, and the exterior wall it sits against. Existing water damage tells us more than any conversation does.

  2. 02

    Design and selections

    Layout, tile, fixtures and glass selected and priced up front, with a tile layout drawn before anything is ordered.

  3. 03

    Permit and materials

    Permit pulled where systems work requires it, and materials on site before demolition so the room isn't out of service waiting on a delivery.

  4. 04

    Demolition and rough-in

    Strip to framing, repair what's found, then plumbing and electrical rough-in and inspection.

  5. 05

    Waterproofing and tile

    Membrane installed and flood tested, then tile set, grouted and sealed.

  6. 06

    Trim out and punch

    Vanity, fixtures, glass, hardware and accessories installed, then a walkthrough and adjustment before we're finished.

What actually drives the cost

Moving the drain
Relocating a toilet or shower drain means opening the floor, and on a slab that means cutting concrete. Keeping fixtures in place is dramatically cheaper.
Tile size and pattern
Labor, not material, is where tile cost lives. Large-format tile needs a flatter substrate; herringbone and mosaic need far more cuts and time.
What's found at demolition
Rot at the subfloor or sill under a long-leaking shower is common in older bathrooms. We carry an allowance rather than pretending the risk is zero.
Glass and door
Frameless heavy glass is a significant line item and needs blocking and dead-flat walls planned for it from the framing stage.
Accessibility work
Curbless showers, wider doorways and grab-bar blocking are worth doing while the walls are open — retrofitting them later costs several times as much.

Bathroom Remodeling by area

We work across 7 counties from our base in Keystone Heights. Every locality below has its own page covering the conditions specific to building there.

Clay County

Duval County

St. Johns County

Putnam County

Bradford County

Union County

Alachua County

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Whole-Home Remodeling

Full-house renovations that fix the structure and systems, not just the surfaces.

Home Additions

Room additions, second stories and in-law suites that tie into the original structure like they were always there.

Bathroom Remodeling questions

How long is the bathroom out of service?

Three to five weeks for a full gut renovation. Waterproofing cure times and inspections set the floor on that — rushing them is exactly how bathrooms fail.

Can you convert a tub to a walk-in shower?

Usually. The drain location and the floor framing decide how involved it is, and on a slab it means cutting concrete. We check both before quoting.

Do I need a permit for a bathroom remodel?

If plumbing or electrical is altered, yes. Replacing a vanity and a mirror generally doesn't. We'll confirm for your jurisdiction.

What waterproofing do you use?

A bonded sheet or liquid membrane system, detailed at corners, curb and drain, and flood tested before tile. Cement board alone is not waterproofing and we don't treat it as such.

Can I keep the existing tile and just re-grout?

Sometimes, if the substrate is sound. But if grout is failing at the shower floor corners, the problem is usually below the tile and re-grouting just delays the real repair.

Should I add blocking for grab bars even if I don't need them?

Yes. It costs almost nothing while the walls are open and saves opening them again later. We do it as standard where the layout allows.

Will you match tile to an existing bathroom?

We'll try to source it, but discontinued tile is common. Where we can't match, we'll recommend a design that reads as intentional rather than close-but-wrong.

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