FULL REMODELING & CUSTOM DESIGN

Bathroom Remodeling in South Florida

The room where the work behind the tile matters most.

What a bathroom remodel with LIVARK involves

LIVARK remodels bathrooms across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, from primary baths to guest baths and powder rooms. We design the room in house, including the vanity and storage, handle the permits, and run the build through to final inspection. It starts with a 30-minute call about the space and how you use it.

What’s included in a LIVARK bathroom remodel

Layout and fixtures

Primary baths, guest baths and powder rooms, planned around clearances and daily use.

Waterproofing and tile

Substrate, membrane and tile detailed to a standard you will never see and will rely on every day.

Full installation

Plumbing, electrical, tile and cabinetry coordinated on one schedule.

Vanity and storage

Vanities and cabinetry designed to fit the room, with finishes chosen for a humid space.

Lighting and ventilation

Good light at the mirror, and an exhaust fan that clears steam and vents outside.

Curbless and walk-in showers

Low or no-threshold showers, planned with the slope and drainage they need.

What drives the cost of a bathroom remodel in South Florida

The price of a bathroom remodel comes from its scope, and where the plumbing goes moves it more than anything else.

Moving the plumbing. Most South Florida homes are built on a concrete slab, and the drain lines run through it. Keeping the toilet, shower and sink where they are avoids cutting and patching the slab. Moving them means breaking concrete, rerouting drains and more inspections.

Tile, fixtures and finishes. Large-format tile, stone, glass enclosures and the fixture level all widen the range, and in a small room the choices add up quickly.

What’s behind the walls. Many South Florida homes built before the mid-1970s still have their original cast-iron drain lines. Plenty are in working order. Some are cracked or scaled inside and need replacing once they are exposed.

Before any work starts, you get a written scope and a price, so you know the number before anything is torn out.

Waterproofing and ventilation in a humid climate

Tile and grout are not waterproof. What keeps water out of the walls and floor is the waterproofing behind the tile, and in a humid climate the ventilation matters just as much.

The shower pan. Under a tiled shower floor sits a waterproof pan or membrane that carries water to the drain. In Miami-Dade, the inspector checks the pan with the shower filled with water before any tile goes on.

The walls. Cement board is not waterproof on its own. Shower walls get a waterproofing membrane before tile, so moisture that passes through the grout has nowhere to go but down to the drain.

Ventilation. Florida’s residential code, like the model code it is based on, calls for a bathroom to have either a window that opens or an exhaust fan vented to the outside. Where indoor air is already humid, a fan that clears the steam is what keeps mold off the ceiling and out of the grout.

It’s the part nobody sees once the tile is up, and it gets the same attention as the part everyone does.

Permits for bathroom remodels in South Florida

Most bathroom remodels need a permit, because most of them touch plumbing, electrical or walls. We handle the permit and the inspections.

What needs one. Moving a toilet, shower or sink, adding a circuit or changing a wall needs a permit. Replacing a vanity in the same spot can be exempt in some places. Unincorporated Miami-Dade is one of them.

Who reviews it. The permit comes from the city your home is in, or from the county if you’re in an unincorporated area. Each building department sets its own review times.

Inspections. Expect a rough plumbing inspection before the walls close, including the shower pan test, and a final inspection at the end.

Paperwork you’ll see. On contracts over $5,000, Florida law requires a Notice of Commencement, signed by the owner and recorded with the county clerk. Our team helps you with it.

How long it takes. That depends on the scope, the city’s review and lead times on tile, glass and fixtures. The city sets the pace of its review. With years of experience on permits, scopes and materials, we have our side ready, so the job doesn’t wait on us.

Curbless showers, aging in place and other custom needs

A bathroom can be planned for how the household will use it ten years from now, not only today.

Curbless showers. A shower with no step to cross needs the floor sloped to the drain, often with a linear drain along one edge. On a slab, that can mean recessing the concrete, which is easier to plan from the start than to add later.

Grab bars and blocking. Solid backing inside the walls, added while they are open, lets grab bars go in later wherever they are needed.

Room to move. Wider doorways, a shower bench, a handheld shower head and a comfort-height toilet make a bathroom easier to use at any age. The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), which LIVARK is a member of, publishes planning guidelines that include recommendations for people who use a wheelchair or other mobility aid.

Other requests. A second vanity, more storage, a tub or no tub. Tell us how your bathroom needs to work, and we design to that.

How a bathroom remodel runs, step by step

Four steps, with the same team from the first call to the final walkthrough.

1. Planning

We walk through the space with you, take measurements and talk through how you use the bathroom, what you want to change and your budget. You decide the scope.

2. Design

We draw the layout, the vanity and the storage, and you choose tile, fixtures and finishes. You approve the design and the written price.

3. Permitting

The plans go to your city’s building department for review. On contracts over $5,000, you sign the Notice of Commencement. Our team helps you with it, so you know what you’re signing and when.

4. Build

Demolition, plumbing and waterproofing with inspections, then tile, fixtures and finishes, then the final inspection and a walkthrough with you.

Finished bathrooms

Some of our projects.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Bathroom remodeling questions

Do I need a permit to remodel my bathroom?

In most cases, yes. Any work that touches plumbing, electrical or walls needs one. Replacing a vanity in the same spot can be exempt, depending on where you live. We handle the permit and the inspections.

Can you turn my tub into a walk-in shower?

Yes, it’s a common change. The drain often has to move and the floor needs a proper waterproof pan, so it is planned and permitted like any other plumbing change.

Can we use the house while a bathroom is being remodeled?

If you have another bathroom, usually yes. If it’s the only one, it helps to plan for that before work starts, since there will be days without a working toilet or shower.

How do you handle budget and change orders?

You get a detailed scope and price before we start. Any change is priced and approved in writing before the work happens, so the number you agreed to is the number you pay.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. LIVARK is a Florida Certified General Contractor, license CGC1538621, and is insured. You can verify the license at MyFloridaLicense.com. We’re also a member of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA).

Which areas do you serve?

South Florida: Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

Tell us about your project.

Book a call, call us, or send a message. Whichever is easiest for you.

Service area
South Florida: Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach

What happens next
Someone from our team will get back to you to talk through the project and the next step.

Pick a time that works for you. We’ll call you.