What a Full Bathroom Remodel in Vineyards Actually Costs & What You Get
A full bathroom remodel in Vineyards, FL typically costs between $9,000 and $28,000 and takes 3 to 5 weeks from the first day of demo to the final walkthrough. That range covers stripping the space to the studs, moving or upgrading plumbing and electrical where code or layout demands it, installing new waterproofing, flooring, wall tile, a vanity, fixtures, lighting, and ventilation. Most full-gut remodels we do here land around $16,000-$22,000 for a standard 5×8 or 5×10 hall bath when you’re keeping the toilet and tub in roughly the same spots. If you want an exact number for your bathroom, call (844) 638-7249 and we’ll walk the space together - the estimate is free and we put every line item in writing.
How We Take a Vineyards Bathroom From Dated to Done
A full bathroom remodel follows a real sequence, and knowing what happens week by week helps you plan meals, showers, and the part where your house is a construction zone. Here’s the stage-by-stage timeline we follow on nearly every full-gut bathroom in Vineyards.
Stage 1 - Site Protection & Demo (Days 1-3)
We seal off the work area with floor-to-ceiling plastic containment, lay down Masonite floor runners from the entry door to the bathroom, and cover any furniture in the path with clean drop cloths. Then the old bathroom comes out: tile, drywall, vanity, tub or shower base, flooring, and often the subfloor if water has been getting underneath. In Vineyards homes built in the late 80s and 90s, we regularly find swollen OSB subfloor around tub aprons and toilet flanges - the original builders weren’t always meticulous about sealing penetrations, and 30 years of humidity finishes the job. We won’t know what’s underneath until we expose it, but we factor subfloor replacement into the estimate so you’re never surprised.
Stage 2 - Rough-In: Plumbing, Electrical & Recessed Prep (Days 4-7)
With the room down to studs and joists, the licensed plumber and electrician rough in the new layout. This is where moving a toilet drain or adding a second sink changes the timeline and the bottom line. We pull a permit through Collier County for any work that alters the plumbing stack or branch circuits, and we tag the rough-in for inspection before anything gets covered. If your Vineyards home still has the original 1980s vent fan ducted into the attic instead of through the roof, we fix that here too - code requires exterior venting now, and an attic-dumped fan is a mold factory in Florida humidity.
Stage 3 - Waterproofing & Wall Board (Days 8-12)
The shower or tub surround gets a full waterproofing system: cement board, taped and thinset seams, then a liquid-applied membrane like RedGard or a sheet membrane depending on the tile assembly. Every seam, screw penetration, and corner gets sealed. In a steam shower or curbless entry, we waterproof the entire floor and up the walls to the showerhead height. This is the single most important stage of a full bathroom remodel - tile and grout are not waterproof, the substrate is, and getting it wrong means a tear-out within three years. We let the membrane cure fully, then hang moisture-resistant greenboard on the remaining walls and ceiling.
Stage 4 - Tile, Millwork & Trim (Days 13-22)
Tile work eats the most calendar days in any full bathroom remodel. A standard tub surround with subway tile and a decorative band takes three to four days; a floor-to-ceiling large-format porcelain shower with a niche, bench, and accent mosaic can take seven. During the same window, the vanity is set, countertops are templated and installed, plumbing trim-out happens, and the electrician returns to hang the light fixtures and the new vent fan. We ask homeowners to have their tile, grout color, vanity, countertop, and fixture selections locked in before demo day - a single backordered faucet can push the finish date two weeks.
Stage 5 - Glass, Paint & Final Walkthrough (Days 23-28)
The shower glass is measured after tile is grouted and cured, then fabricated and installed - that’s a 7-to-10-day gap between measure and install. While that happens, we paint the ceiling and walls, install the toilet, hang the mirror, and do all the finish carpentry. Once the glass door is hung and caulked, we walk the bathroom with you, test every fixture, and run the shower for 15 minutes to confirm drainage and waterproofing. If anything isn’t right, it gets fixed - that’s what our 730-Day Done Right Promise is for. Most full bathroom remodels in Vineyards wrap within 28 days when materials are on site and no structural surprises show up during demo.
The Options You’ll Choose Between During a Full Bathroom Remodel
Every choice in a full bathroom remodel trades cost, durability, and look. Here are the decisions our Vineyards homeowners wrestle with most - and what we tell them after 42 years of watching materials perform in Florida bathrooms.
- Shower system: prefab pan vs. tiled base. A solid-surface or acrylic shower pan costs less, installs in a day, and never grouts - great for a guest bath or a quick turnover. A tiled shower floor with a mortared pan feels custom underfoot and matches the walls, but it costs $800-$1,600 more and needs sealed grout maintained every year or two. In a master bath, most people go tile; in a kids’ bath, the acrylic pan wins.
- Vanity: stock, semi-custom, or custom. A stock vanity off the shelf runs $400-$900 and fits most 5-foot bathroom layouts. Semi-custom from a brand like KraftMaid gives you exact sizing, soft-close drawers, and finish choices for $1,200-$2,800. A fully custom built-in vanity, which we build on site, starts around $3,000 and works when the bathroom has an odd footprint or you want furniture-grade hardwood that stock lines won’t touch.
- Wall & floor tile: ceramic, porcelain, or natural stone. Ceramic is the budget-friendly standard - $3-$8 per square foot installed, easy to clean, plenty of color. Porcelain costs $7-$15 per square foot installed, is denser, less likely to chip, and available in large-format slabs that reduce grout lines. Natural stone like marble or travertine runs $15-$30 per square foot installed and needs annual sealing - beautiful, but it’s a commitment in a humid bathroom.
- Shower door: framed, semi-frameless, or frameless. A framed sliding door is the least expensive at $400-$700 and does the job. Semi-frameless (glass panels with minimal metal trim around the perimeter) costs $700-$1,200 and looks cleaner. A fully frameless heavy-glass door with sleek hinges and a clear seal runs $1,200-$2,500 - it’s the premium look and the easiest to keep clean, but it costs what it costs because the glass has to be 3/8-inch or thicker and the hinges are engineered to hold that weight without sagging.
What Full Bathroom Remodeling Costs in Vineyards, FL
A full bathroom remodel in Vineyards lands between $9,000 at the entry level and $28,000 for a high-end master bath with moved plumbing, custom cabinetry, and floor-to-ceiling tile. The spread exists because no two bathrooms are in the same starting condition, and the variables that push you toward one end or the other are concrete and measurable.
The biggest cost driver is scope. A bathroom where the tub, toilet, and vanity stay in their original locations and the subfloor is sound will price near the lower end of the range. Moving a toilet flange six feet, adding a second sink on a new wall, or converting a tub alcove into a walk-in shower with a curbless entry - those changes mean cutting into the slab, re-routing drain lines, and pulling additional permits through Collier County. That kind of plumbing relocation adds $2,500-$5,000, sometimes more if the cast-iron stack from a 1980s Vineyards home has to be partially replaced.
Material choices account for the next big swing. A $400 stock vanity and $3-per-square-foot ceramic tile produce a clean, functional bathroom. A $3,000 KraftMaid vanity with a quartz top, large-format porcelain tile on the floor and walls, a frameless glass enclosure, and Grohe or Kohler fixtures in brushed nickel will push the total toward the upper $20,000s. Both are honest bathrooms - the difference is the feel underfoot, how the drawers close, and how long the finishes stay crisp.
Every estimate we write for a full bathroom remodel in Vineyards includes the demolition, debris removal, rough-in plumbing and electrical, waterproofing, tile labor and materials, vanity and countertop installation, fixture trim-out, paint, and the permit. What it does not include, unless we discuss it first, is asbestos abatement (rare in bathrooms, but possible in pre-1980 homes elsewhere in the area), structural framing changes, or custom glass that exceeds standard sizing. Our upfront pricing means the number you see on the proposal is the number you pay - no change orders, no surprises mid-job. Call (844) 638-7249 for a free estimate and we’ll give you a written, line-item quote for your bathroom.
What Vineyards Homes Specifically Do to a Full Bathroom Remodel
The homes in Vineyards were built mostly between the late 1980s and late 1990s, and the bathrooms we open up in this community share a few consistent traits. The original construction is CBS - concrete block and stucco - which means interior bathroom walls that back up to the block are load-bearing and not casually moved. If you want to expand a master bath into a closet or bump a wall, it’s structural work, not cosmetic, and it changes the permit and inspection path through Collier County.
The other reality in Vineyards is the water table. Collier County sits on a shallow aquifer, and many homes here have plumbing chases that run through the slab. When we relocate a drain, the trenching is shallow, which limits how far we can offset a toilet or shower drain without a pump or a raised platform. We deal with this regularly and factor it into the plan from day one - it’s one of the reasons an experienced local contractor matters. Somebody who does most of their work in dry-soil inland Florida won’t know to check for it until they’ve already cut into the floor.
Vineyards also sits in the high-velocity hurricane zone, which doesn’t directly affect an interior bathroom remodel unless you’re replacing a window or an exterior vent. But we always check the window rating when a bathroom has an exterior wall. If the original single-pane aluminum window is still there, we recommend swapping it for an impact-rated unit while the wall is open - it’s far cheaper to do it during a bathroom remodel than to come back later and cut into finished tile. Homeowners often pair this with Roof Replacement & Installation in Vineyards or Roof Repair in Vineyards when the whole home is getting a wind-mitigation upgrade. The Vineyards Community Association’s Architectural Review Board requires sample approval for any exterior change, so we handle that submission as part of the permit process - we’ve done it enough times that we know the palette and the tile profiles they accept without delay.
In bathrooms we open in Vineyards, the most common failure we see is water damage hidden behind the original tub surround. Builders in the late 80s often set tile directly onto greenboard with mastic - no cement board, no waterproofing membrane - and after 30 years of Florida humidity and shower steam, the substrate rots. By the time homeowners notice a loose tile or a soft spot near the tub edge, the damage is already done. A full bathroom remodel lets us strip it to the studs and rebuild with a waterproof assembly that lasts decades, not years.
If a full bathroom remodel is just one piece of a larger whole-house update, we’re the same crew that handles the Bathroom Remodeling in Vineyards work alongside kitchens, roofs, and additions - and our Bathroom Remodeling team has done hundreds of bathrooms across Vineyards and the surrounding area. You get one point of contact, one schedule, and a single warranty covering everything we touch.
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Frequently Asked - Full Bathroom Remodeling in Vineyards
A full bathroom remodel typically takes 3 to 5 weeks from demo to final walkthrough. The biggest variables are tile square footage, whether we’re moving plumbing, and how quickly you finalize your fixture and finish selections. We give you a calendar with milestones at the start so you know exactly which days the shower is down and which day the glass goes in. If you need a rough schedule for your specific bathroom, call (844) 638-7249 and we’ll time it out with you during the estimate.
Yes, if we’re moving or altering any plumbing drain or supply line, adding or relocating electrical circuits, or changing the wall layout. Collier County requires a permit for any work that touches the plumbing stack or branch wiring, and the inspections protect you - they verify the work is code-compliant before it’s buried behind tile. We pull the permit, schedule the inspections, and keep everything documented. A cosmetic refresh that swaps fixtures in the same locations without opening walls may not need one, but a full-gut remodel almost always does.
Absolutely. Keeping the toilet, tub, and vanity in their original locations is the single most effective way to keep a full bathroom remodel near the lower end of the $9,000-$28,000 range. You still get a brand-new waterproof shell, new tile, a new vanity and countertop, new fixtures, and new lighting - the bathroom feels completely different without the added cost of cutting into the slab to relocate drains. We walk through exactly what changes the layout and what doesn’t during the free estimate, so you know where every dollar goes.
Every full bathroom remodel we complete is covered by our 730-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right within two full years, we make it right - no deductible, no fine print, no arguing about whose fault it is. That covers workmanship across tile, waterproofing, plumbing connections, electrical, and carpentry. The products we install - faucets, toilets, tile, vanities - carry their own manufacturer warranties, and we only use brands that stand behind them. You get a single phone number to call, answered by a live person 24/7, not a voicemail black hole.
A full bathroom remodel in Vineyards means the room is stripped to the studs and rebuilt - new waterproofing, new subfloor if needed, all new tile and drywall, new plumbing trim and often rough-in if the layout changes, updated electrical with GFCI protection, a code-compliant vent fan ducted to the exterior, and every visible finish from the floor up is new. A partial remodel leaves some existing surfaces in place - maybe the drywall or the tub itself - and works around them, which costs less but limits what you can fix. If there’s hidden water damage or a tile substrate from the 1980s, a partial remodel won’t catch it, and you’ll be paying to open the wall again in a few years. A full-gut job solves everything at once and gives you a bathroom that’s dry, code-compliant, and built to last.
Get a Free Estimate for Your Full Bathroom Remodel in Vineyards
You’ll get a written, line-item quote for your full bathroom remodel in Vineyards - not a ballpark, not a range, not a handshake number that changes later. We walk the space with you, talk through layout, materials, and budget, and hand you a fixed-price proposal before we leave. Call (844) 638-7249 to schedule yours. Morning and evening appointments are available, and a real person answers the phone every time - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Written by Derek Hollenbeck, Owner at Groundwork Construction Co., serving Florida homeowners with transparent pricing and a 730-Day Done Right Promise since 2014.