Full Bathroom Remodeling in Orangetree - One Written Price, No Change Orders

What a full bathroom remodel in Orangetree actually costs and how long it takes

A full bathroom remodel in Orangetree typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 and takes three to five weeks from demo to final walkthrough. That’s the real range for a permitted, walls-down rebuild where everything from the studs out gets replaced. The spread between the low and high end comes down to whether you’re keeping the same footprint or moving plumbing, and what level of finish you choose. Call us at (844) 638-7249 to get a written, line-item estimate for your specific bathroom - we’ll walk the space and give you the number before you commit to anything.

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How we rebuild a bathroom from the studs out

The sequence matters. Skipping steps or rushing the wrong stage is what turns a three-week job into a three-month headache. Here’s how our crew handles full bathroom remodeling in Orangetree, day by day.

Stage 1: Demo and structural assessment (Days 1-3). Everything comes out - flooring, wall finishes, the old tub or shower pan, vanity, toilet, and often the drywall back to the studs. This is when we find what’s actually happening inside the walls. In Orangetree’s 1990s-era concrete block homes, we regularly uncover moisture that wicked up from the slab years ago and never dried out properly, or old copper supply lines that are paper-thin at the joints. You’ll decide at this point whether to replace the subfloor or address any framing that’s compromised. We won’t cover anything back up until you’ve seen it and signed off.

Stage 2: Rough-in plumbing, electrical, and waterproofing (Days 4-8). If you’re moving the toilet or shower drain, this is the week it happens. We trench the slab, relocate the drain lines, and re-pour to restore the floor - a core part of full Bathroom Remodeling in Orangetree work that smaller “surface-level” remodels skip. Our electricians add new GFCI circuits, reposition light boxes, and run dedicated lines for heated floors or towel warmers if we spec’d them. The waterproofing system - a liquid-applied membrane or a Schluter-style sheet membrane depending on your shower design - goes in next. In Orangetree, where the water table sits just a few feet below grade during rainy season, we pay extra attention to the shower pan pre-slope and the continuity of the waterproofing up the walls. A leak five years from now is a rebuild, not a patch job.

Stage 3: Wall close-up, tile work, and shower glass templating (Days 9-18). We hang and finish the new drywall or cement board, then the tilers take over. Shower walls and the floor get set, the niche is framed out, and any accent work or mosaic borders go in at this stage. This is the slowest part of the process because tile can’t be rushed - thinset needs cure time before anyone walks on it or grouts it. If you chose a frameless glass enclosure, we bring in the glass company to template right after the tile is set so the panels are cut to the millimeter.

Stage 4: Fixtures, trim-out, and cabinetry (Days 19-22). The vanity goes in, the toilet is set, the shower trim and controls are installed, and the plumber hooks everything up. We mount the mirror, install any shelving or medicine cabinets, and get the electrician back for the final trim-out - switches, sconces, and the exhaust fan. This is the week where the room starts looking like a bathroom again. You’ll see your selections come together all at once, and it’s normally when the relief sets in.

Stage 5: Final inspections and walkthrough (Days 23-25). Collier County requires a final inspection on permitted bathroom remodels, and we schedule it as soon as trim-out is complete. The inspector checks waterproofing documentation, plumbing connections, and electrical compliance - particularly for any work that touched the panel or added circuits. Once we pass, we do a formal walkthrough with you. Any punch-list item gets noted and resolved before we consider the job closed. Everything we do comes with the 730-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right.

The options you’ll choose between

Every full bathroom remodel involves a set of decisions that shape both the budget and how the room lives day to day. These are the big ones.

• Shower system: prefab pan and walls vs. custom tile. A fiberglass or acrylic shower pan with solid-surface walls costs less and installs in a day. A fully tiled shower with a mortar bed pan, curb, and tile walls takes four to six days of skilled labor but gives you complete control over the look and won’t delaminate or yellow over time. Most Orangetree homeowners choose tile for the master bath and keep prefab systems for secondary bathrooms.
• Vanity: stock cabinet vs. semi-custom. A stock vanity from a home center lands around $400-$900. A semi-custom unit built to your exact width, with soft-close drawers and a dovetail construction, runs $1,200-$2,800 depending on finish and countertop material. If you’re working with an odd-sized alcove, semi-custom is the difference between a built-in look and filler strips.
• Flooring: porcelain tile vs. luxury vinyl plank. Porcelain tile in a bathroom costs $7-$15 per square foot installed, is nearly indestructible, and handles standing water without issue. LVP comes in at $4-$8 per square foot, is warmer underfoot, and installs faster, but it’s not a lifetime product. In slab-on-grade Orangetree homes, we often float an uncoupling membrane under tile to prevent cracks - a step LVP doesn’t need.
• Countertop: quartz vs. solid surface vs. granite. Quartz is the default for low-maintenance durability at $60-$110 per square foot installed. Solid surface runs a bit less and is repairable if scratched, but won’t take a hot curling iron. Granite is less common in bathrooms now but still chosen for its natural patterning. Your call, but quartz wins on resale in this market.
• Lighting and ventilation. A properly sized exhaust fan tied to a timer or humidistat switch is the single best defense against bathroom mold - a real concern in Florida’s humidity. We spec Panasonic WhisperCeiling fans as standard and recommend a second dedicated circuit if you’re adding a heated floor or towel warmer.

What a full bathroom remodel costs in Orangetree, FL

Most full bathroom remodels we build in Orangetree land between $9,000 and $28,000. Projects under $12,000 are typically smaller bathrooms where nothing moves off its original rough-in and materials sit at the builder-grade tier. Projects above $22,000 usually involve moving the toilet or shower drain, upgrading to a custom tile shower with a frameless glass enclosure, and using semi-custom cabinetry with quartz counters.

The five things that actually move the number: square footage is the starting point - a 40-square-foot bathroom costs less to tile and waterproof than an 80-square-foot one, but the difference isn’t linear because the same plumbing fixtures are going in either way. Plumbing relocation is the big one. Moving a toilet drain four feet requires saw-cutting the slab, trenching, re-routing the waste line, and pouring new concrete - that work alone adds $2,000-$4,500 depending on access and whether the existing cast-iron stack needs to be tied into. Shower design drives cost fast: a prefab unit keeps you at the low end, a custom tile shower with a bench, niche, and frameless glass pushes you toward $18,000-$24,000. Material grade - porcelain tile from a big-box store vs. a rectified Italian tile, a stock mirror vs. a custom-framed LED mirror - is the variable you control most directly. Permit scope matters in Collier County: a straight fixture swap doesn’t always trigger a permit, but the moment we touch the slab or move a drain line, we’re filing. Permit fees and plan-review costs add $400-$900 depending on the scope.

Every estimate we write is a fixed-price, line-item document. You’ll see exactly what each phase costs - demo, plumbing rough-in, electrical, waterproofing, tile labor, fixture installation, and trim-out - so you know the number before we start. The only unknowns are what we find inside the walls, and we’ll stop and talk to you before any change order gets written.

What Orangetree homes specifically do to this job

Orangetree’s housing stock - predominantly concrete block slab-on-grade homes built between 1988 and 2005 - creates a very specific set of conditions for full bathroom remodeling. The biggest wildcard is the slab itself. These homes sit on a nearly flat limestone plain where the water table sits two to four feet below grade during the May-through-October rainy season. When we trench for a relocated drain line, we routinely hit groundwater before we reach the depth we need, which turns a four-hour plumbing rough-in into a day-long operation with pumps running. That’s not a scare tactic - it’s just the reality of working in eastern Collier County, and we factor it into the estimate from the start.

The pre- and post-Andrew code split is visible inside these bathrooms. Homes permitted before 1992 often have undersized exhaust fans, no dedicated GFCI circuit at the vanity, and shower waterproofing that wouldn’t pass a modern inspection. When we open those walls for a full remodel, we’re not just swapping finishes - we’re bringing the entire room up to current Collier County building code. That means adding a properly sized circuit, upgrading the vent fan to meet the Florida Building Code’s air-movement requirements, and rebuilding the shower with a continuous waterproofing membrane. If the structure’s appraised value is low enough and the project cost pushes past FEMA’s 50% substantial-improvement threshold - something we check before we quote - there can be flood-elevation implications that change the scope entirely.

There’s also the reality of Orangetree’s older private utility infrastructure. Unlike the Naples coast, sections of this community were built around a private utility system that was never upgraded to current county standards. Construction projects here routinely require separate coordination with that system - not just a call to the county - and we plan for that lag time when we schedule. Homeowners who’ve done remodeling work elsewhere in Collier are often surprised by the extra step, but for us it’s just part of the job in Orangetree.

One more thing worth knowing: those old citrus-grove drainage tiles buried under what are now residential lots can show up where nobody expects them. We’ve hit them while trenching bathroom drain lines, and they create a void that has to be compacted and filled before we pour concrete. It’s not a dealbreaker, but it’s yet another reason we keep a contingency clause in the estimate - and why hiring a contractor who knows this specific community’s underground history matters.

Frequently asked - Full Bathroom Remodeling in Orangetree

Let’s talk about your bathroom

A full bathroom remodel in Orangetree is a big project, and the best way to get an accurate number is to have us walk the room with you. We’ll talk through your layout ideas, the material choices that fit your budget, and what the timeline looks like once we pull the permit. Homeowners sometimes pair this work with a Roof Replacement & Installation in Orangetree when they’re tackling the whole property, and we can coordinate the schedule so you’re not living through construction longer than necessary. Call (844) 638-7249 to schedule your free on-site estimate - you’ll reach a real person, day or night, who can get you on the calendar.

Written by Derek Hollenbeck, Owner at Groundwork Construction Co., providing Bathroom Remodeling services across the Orangetree community.