Bathroom Remodeling Fort Lauderdale FL

A Vision Bathroom design consultant visits your home in Fort Lauderdale or anywhere in Broward County at no charge. We walk the existing bathroom with you, take measurements, discuss your goals, and identify any structural or mechanical conditions that will affect scope. This visit typically takes 60–90 minutes and ends with a clear plan for next steps.

Our project manager returns with a laser measurement kit to document every dimension of your bathroom with precision: wall-to-wall, ceiling height, plumbing rough-in locations, window and door openings, and existing fixture positions. Accurate field data is essential for ordering custom vanity cabinetry and countertop slabs to exact specifications — eliminating costly field corrections later.

Within a week of the field survey, our design team presents photo-realistic 3D renderings of your proposed bathroom. You'll see your tile selections, vanity style, countertop edge profile, lighting layout, and fixture finishes all in context before a single wall comes down. Once you approve the design, we issue a fixed-price contract — the total cost of your project in writing, with zero change orders permitted for conditions known at the time of contract.

We schedule a guided visit to our materials showroom where you select tiles, quartz countertop slabs, vanity door styles, hardware finishes, faucets, showerheads, and lighting fixtures. Our design consultants provide guidance based on South Florida's climate requirements — steering you toward materials that resist humidity, salt air, and UV exposure. Custom vanity orders and countertop slabs are placed immediately after selection to protect your project timeline.

Vision Bathroom prepares and submits all required permit applications to the Broward County Building Division on your behalf. For a full bathroom remodel this typically includes a building permit, an electrical permit for new circuits and panel work, a plumbing permit for drain and supply modifications, and a mechanical permit for exhaust fan upgrades. Permit costs run approximately $800–$2,500 depending on scope and municipality, and are included in your fixed-price contract. Permit timelines in Fort Lauderdale currently average 2–3 weeks.

Once permits are in hand, your project manager schedules demo day and our crew arrives with full protection for surrounding areas: floor runners from the entrance to the bathroom, plastic containment barriers at all openings, and a dumpster or haul trailer staged outside. All existing tile, drywall, vanity cabinetry, plumbing fixtures, flooring, and lighting are removed and taken off-site within one to two days. You will have a clean, empty substrate ready for the build phase.

With the substrate exposed, our licensed plumber relocates supply and drain lines to match the new layout, installs new valve stems, and pressure-tests all connections before closing walls. Our licensed electrician runs new circuits to the vanity lighting, exhaust fan, GFCI outlets, and any heated-floor thermostats. Any framing modifications for niche shelves, new wall configurations, or layout changes happen at this phase. A Broward County rough inspection is scheduled and passed before any walls close.

This step is where most budget contractors cut corners — and where Vision Bathroom never does. All wet areas receive a RedGard or Schluter-KERDI waterproofing membrane applied over cement board substrate before any tile is set. In South Florida's high-humidity environment, this layer is what separates a bathroom that lasts 20 years from one that develops mold and tile failures in five. Moisture-resistant drywall is installed on all non-wet surfaces, taped, and skim-coated before painting.

Our tile setters install your selected floor and wall tile using large-format, rectified porcelain techniques that minimize grout joint widths and maximize the visual scale of the space. Shower walls, shower pans, floor tile, and any decorative feature walls are set, grouted, and sealed during this phase. Large-format tiles (24"×48" and up) are back-buttered and installed with a minimal-lippage system to meet ANSI A108 standards. Heated floor mats (where specified) are installed under the floor tile and connected to the thermostat circuit.

Your custom vanity boxes are delivered and set by our cabinet crew, shimmed level and anchored to wall studs. The countertop slab — templated during the material selection phase — arrives pre-cut from our fabrication partner and is installed with undermount sinks caulked and clipped per manufacturer specification. Cabinet hardware, drawer inserts, soft-close hinges, and any pull-out organizers are installed and adjusted. We then set your vanity mirrors or medicine cabinets and connect the plumbing trim: faucets, drain assemblies, and supply angle stops.

All plumbing fixtures are connected and flow-tested: showerhead, hand shower, rain head, tub filler, and toilet. Electrical fixtures are installed: vanity bar lights or sconces, recessed LED cans, backlit mirror, exhaust fan, and dimmer switches. Shower glass enclosures or frameless shower doors are templated, fabricated, and installed by our glass sub (the one trade we bring in as a specialty). Final paint, caulk lines, door hardware, and any millwork trim pieces complete the space.

We schedule the final Broward County inspection, which closes out all open permits on the project. Then we conduct a detailed client walkthrough where we review every surface, every fixture, and every finish against your original design approval. Any punch-list items are completed before we collect final payment. You receive your 5-year workmanship warranty certificate, all manufacturer warranty documentation, permit close-out copies for your records, and direct contact information for your project manager for any future questions.