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Gold Hands Miami

Miami Shores 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 Miami Shores, FL: we replace tubs with walk-in showers, retile floors and walls, install vanities, sinks and toilets, and update lights, fans and hardware for homes in 33138. Pricing is per project. You get a free estimate from the photos and measurements you send by phone or WhatsApp, and permitted plumbing or layout changes go through our general contractor partner.

In Miami Shores, a bathroom remodel usually means one of three jobs. The first is a cosmetic refresh: new vanity, toilet, mirror, lights and paint, keeping the layout as it is. The second is a shower rebuild, where the tub comes out and a tiled walk-in shower with a glass door goes in. The third is a full gut, down to the studs or block, which sometimes includes moving fixtures.

Tell us which of the three sounds closest and send photos to (786) 788-8714, by regular text or WhatsApp. Useful extras: the width and length of the room, the ceiling height, a photo of the shutoff valves under the sink, and pictures of any tile or vanity you already like. If you would rather talk it through in Spanish, just say so when you write.

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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.

Remodeling bathrooms in Miami Shores's older homes

The 33138 corridor along Biscayne Boulevard is mostly older single-family homes — 1920s-to-1940s Mediterranean and Art Deco houses in Morningside, Belle Meade and Shorecrest, and the established blocks of Miami Shores.

Remodeling an older house is less predictable than a newer one, and we say so up front. The estimate covers what we can see in your photos, and we name the likely unknowns: what the subfloor looks like under the tile, whether the tub drain is cast iron, how flat the plaster walls are. When the walls come down, we send you photos of what we find before anything changes in scope or price.

Plaster and old block walls are not as forgiving as modern drywall, so new tile often needs a flattened surface or new backer board to sit straight. Window walls in the shower get special attention: we waterproof around the opening, and many owners choose to make the window smaller or move the shower so water stops hitting the sill. Changes to the window opening are permitted work.

What a Miami Shores bathroom remodel can include

These are the jobs that make up a typical bathroom remodel for us, from demolition and waterproofing through the finishing details.

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

Illustrative images — not photos of a specific Gold Hands project.

Coastal bathroom remodels: salt air and humidity

Near the ocean and the bay, salt air shortens the life of bathroom metal. Chrome-plated hardware pits, cheap towel bars rust at the screws, and exhaust fan housings corrode. For homes and condos close to the water in Miami Shores, we recommend solid brass or stainless fixtures, quality finishes on handles and hardware, and stainless fasteners, so the remodel does not start looking tired after a few seasons.

Humidity is the other coastal enemy. A bathroom that never fully dries grows mildew in the grout and behind the caulk. We size exhaust fans for the room and vent them outside, use mildew-resistant grout and silicone, and recommend a timer or humidity-sensing switch so the fan runs long enough after a shower. Those are small decisions with a big effect on how the room ages.

Five steps from estimate to walkthrough

  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 Village of Miami Shores building department (or the City of Miami for Upper East Side addresses), 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

Hurricane season, June 1 through November 30, can shift a schedule. When a storm threatens, we secure the job and pause, and after a storm materials and inspections can run slower across South Florida. Planning a remodel for the drier months avoids some of that, but plenty of bathrooms are finished in summer too; we simply build some slack into the plan and keep you informed.

Bathroom Remodeling near Miami Shores

Nearby: Bathroom Remodeling — Miami Beach · Bathroom Remodeling — Edgewater · Bathroom Remodeling — Miami.

All areas: Bathroom Remodeling across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Planning guide: Bathroom Remodel in a Miami Condo vs a House: How to Plan.

Neighborhoods and ZIP codes we cover in Miami Shores

Bathroom Remodeling in Miami Shores — questions we get asked

Which bathroom fixtures hold up near the beach?

Salt air is hard on cheap chrome and plain steel. Near the water we suggest solid brass valves and faucets with durable finishes, stainless towel bars and fasteners, and fans with corrosion-resistant housings. Pair that with a fan vented outdoors and mildew-resistant grout, and the bathroom will age much better. We can review the products you are considering before you order.

My house is old. What surprises should I expect?

In houses from the 1920s through the 1960s, common findings are galvanized supply pipes clogged with rust, cracked cast-iron drains, thick mortar-bed tile and uneven plaster walls. We list the likely unknowns in the estimate. When walls open, we send photos before changing anything, and replacing pipes is permitted work through our general contractor partner, usually most practical while the walls are open.

Does hurricane season affect my remodel?

It can. Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30. If a storm threatens, we secure the work area and pause, and we avoid leaving you without a working bathroom right before a forecast storm. Afterward, material deliveries and inspections may slow down across South Florida. We build some room into the schedule and keep you informed by text.

Can we keep living in the house during the remodel?

Usually, yes. We contain dust at the bathroom door, protect the floors along our path and clean up at the end of each day. The main question is whether you have another working bathroom. If it is the only one, we plan the toilet reset early and tell you in the schedule which stretches you will be without a shower, so you can plan around 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.

Other work we do in Miami Shores

Need bathroom remodeling in Miami Shores?

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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