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Gold Hands Miami

Cutler Bay Bathroom Remodeling and Shower Conversions

From a tired tub to a tiled walk-in shower, we rebuild bathrooms with finishes and fixtures chosen to hold up in South Florida humidity.

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Gold Hands offers bathroom remodeling in Cutler Bay, FL: practical updates for bathrooms that leak, look dated or no longer fit the people using them. Send us photos and measurements by text or WhatsApp and we return a free, per-project estimate; anything that needs a permit is handled with our general contractor partner. We serve 33190 and the surrounding parts of Miami-Dade County.

Bathrooms around Cutler Bay come in every age and style, from small hall baths with a tub and a single sink to primary bathrooms with a separate shower and a garden tub that mostly collects dust. The requests we hear most are tub-to-shower conversions, new tile throughout, replacing a dated vanity and top, and swapping old fixtures, lights and fans for quieter, brighter ones.

Start with a message to (786) 788-8714. A short video walking around the room works as well as photos, and WhatsApp handles both. Measure the room wall to wall and note where the toilet, sink and tub or shower sit. If you already picked tile or a vanity, send the product link or a photo of the label. We answer in English or Spanish, whichever you write in.

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Priced per project — free estimate by phone, video call or from your photos and measurements. Gold Hands Miami is insured. Permitted work (plumbing, electrical, structural changes) is pulled and performed under our Florida-licensed general contractor partner.

Rebuilt-era bathrooms: what to keep and what to replace

Cutler Bay sits in the path Hurricane Andrew took in 1992, so much of its housing was rebuilt or newly built afterward under stricter code, giving it relatively young single-family homes and townhomes.

Much of Cutler Bay was rebuilt after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, under a stricter building code. The houses are solid, but the bathrooms from that rebuild era are now dated: almond or white fiberglass tubs, small ceramic floor tile, cultured-marble tops with integrated sinks and builder mirrors glued to the wall. Owners usually keep the layout, which works well, and replace almost everything else.

Because the structure is in good shape, most remodels here are about finishes and waterproofing rather than repairs. We check the original shower pan and the wall behind the tub for signs of slow leaks, replace corroded valves, and install a properly vented fan. If you want a layout change, it becomes permitted work through our general contractor partner, and the newer construction usually makes that more predictable.

From tile to fixtures: the work we do in Cutler Bay bathrooms

Pick the pieces your bathroom needs, from a single vanity swap to the full list, and we price that combination as one project.

Bathroom Remodeling: levels & budget

Refresh

Quoted per project

New vanity, toilet, fixtures, lighting, mirror and paint on the existing layout, regrouting or a new tile floor.

Full remodel

Most projects $15,000–$30,000

Down to the studs: waterproofed walk-in shower or new tub, tile floor to ceiling, vanity, plumbing fixtures, glass and lighting.

Custom & luxury

$30,000+

Layout changes, curbless shower, custom glass, designer tile and niches, relocated plumbing — permitted through our GC partner.

Typical ranges, not a quote: your price is a written line-item quote after photos and measurements or a video call, approved before anything is ordered.

Finish ideas

Illustration: walk-in shower with frameless glass and large-format porcelain tile
Illustration: remodeled bathroom with a freestanding soaking tub and floating vanity

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Suburban bathrooms: hall baths, primary baths and tub swaps

In family homes around Lakes by the Bay and Saga Bay, the hall bathroom usually gets the hardest use: kids, guests and daily showers. For that room, we tend to recommend porcelain tile, a solid-surface or quartz top, a tub that can take the abuse or a shower with a sturdy glass door, and an exhaust fan sized for the room. The goal is a bathroom that still looks clean after years of busy mornings.

Townhomes add one consideration: shared walls with neighbors. Tile demolition is loud, and plumbing on a shared wall needs care so nothing on the other side is disturbed. If your townhome community has an association, it may want notice before work starts and may set rules for parking work vehicles. We work within those rules and keep the driveway and entry clear each evening.

How we run a Cutler Bay bathroom remodel

  1. Send photos and measurements by phone or WhatsApp. Wide shots of each wall, the floor and the ceiling help most. You receive a free estimate priced for the whole project, not by the hour.
  2. Agree on the plan in writing: the scope, the finishes you have chosen, which items you buy and which we source, and a schedule that accounts for special-order tile or glass.
  3. Handle permits: plumbing, electrical and layout changes are permitted work. Those permits are pulled by our general contractor partner with the Town of Cutler Bay building department, and inspections are scheduled at the right stages of the job.
  4. Build the bathroom: the crew tears out, checks the framing and pipes it uncovers, waterproofs the wet areas, sets tile, installs the vanity, toilet, glass and fixtures, then paints and caulks.
  5. Walk through it together: we run the water, check for leaks and finish details with you, then send photos documenting the waterproofing, the finished room and care notes for grout and glass.

What sets the timeline for your bathroom

If you live in a condo, the association adds its own steps before work can start: an application, a certificate of insurance, sometimes a board or management review, and a reserved service elevator for demolition day. Permit review by the local building department adds time to any job that changes plumbing, wiring or layout. We start those requests early so the bathroom is not left sitting half-finished.

Bathroom Remodeling near Cutler Bay

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Neighborhoods and ZIP codes we cover in Cutler Bay

Bathroom Remodeling in Cutler Bay — questions we get asked

Can you turn a tub into a walk-in shower for an older parent?

Yes, it is a request we hear often. We remove the tub, build a shower with a low curb or curbless entry where the floor allows, add a handheld sprayer, a seat and grab bars anchored into solid backing, and use slip-resistant floor tile. Tell us who will use the shower and any mobility needs so the heights and positions fit them.

What is not included in a bathroom remodel?

We do not fabricate stone countertops; a stone shop makes them and we coordinate the template and install. Permitted plumbing, electrical and layout changes go through our general contractor partner rather than our own crew. We also do not do large-scale mold remediation, which needs a specialist. Anything outside the written scope is discussed and agreed before it happens, never added quietly.

How much does a bathroom remodel cost in Cutler Bay?

Every bathroom is priced as its own project, because the scope varies so much: a vanity and toilet swap is a different job from a full gut with a tiled shower. Send photos and rough measurements by text or WhatsApp to (786) 788-8714, and we send back a free estimate. If the photos leave open questions, we ask before quoting rather than guessing.

How do you keep mold and mildew out of a new bathroom?

South Florida humidity is hard on bathrooms, so we start behind the tile: a waterproof membrane in the shower, cement board instead of standard drywall in wet areas and a proper slope to the drain. Then we use mildew-resistant grout and silicone, and replace weak fans with ones vented outside. If we find existing mold during demolition, we show you photos before continuing.

How long will my bathroom remodel take?

It depends on scope, permits and materials. A cosmetic refresh on the existing layout is usually a matter of days. A shower rebuild takes longer because waterproofing, tile and glass each need their own time, and a full remodel with permits runs longer still, mostly because of permit review, inspections and special-order lead times. Your written schedule spells it out before work starts.

Other work we do in Cutler Bay

Need bathroom remodeling in Cutler Bay?

Send photographs of the job to (786) 788-8714 and a written quote comes back naming the scope and the materials. The quote costs nothing, and nothing reaches the invoice that was not on it.

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