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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Fern Park
A full bathroom remodel in Fern Park typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with the final number set by the size of the room, what’s hiding behind your walls, and the materials you choose. We know Fern Park homes because we’ve opened enough of them to know what’s usually back there. This page walks through real pricing, the surprises specific to 1950s-to-1970s slab-on-grade homes, and how our written-price process protects you from a bill that balloons after demo day. Call (850) 427-6454 and a real person answers, any time of day.
Trevor Nash leads our Bathroom Remodeling crews across Fern Park, and he’s the one who’ll walk your job from first measurement to final inspection. We don’t hand you a verbal ballpark and hope you won’t notice when the number moves. We hand you a written price before any work starts, and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise that says if the work fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Orlando Is Fern Park’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Fern Park sits as an unincorporated enclave between Orlando and Winter Park, and its housing stock reflects that mid-century suburban boom: ranch and split-level homes on concrete slabs, most built between the 1950s and 1970s. The people who live here have been through it. They’ve had a contractor ghost them after the deposit, or watched a $12,000 bathroom turn into a $22,000 bathroom with no warning. Our process is built for exactly that homeowner.
Our technicians arrive background-checked and in uniform, and you’ll know who’s walking into your house before they knock. We give you a real arrival window, not a four-hour guess. And when we open a Fern Park bathroom wall, we already know what we’re likely to find, because we’ve found it on the next street over twice this year. That local pattern recognition means fewer surprises for you, not more.
Styles & brands we work with
Shower Remodel in Fern Park
A shower remodel in Fern Park typically runs $3,000 to $8,500 depending on whether we’re swapping a fiberglass unit for another one or doing a full custom tile build with a frameless glass enclosure. Most Fern Park calls come from the original 1960s-era tub-and-tile alcove that’s finally leaking through the grout or rusting out around the drain. What matters most isn’t the tile you pick. It’s what’s underneath it.
Waterproofing Before Tile
We don’t set a single tile until the substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile) is installed and inspected. In Fern Park’s humid climate, a shower that isn’t properly waterproofed fails from the inside out, and you won’t know until the floor joists under the slab edge start to soften or mold blooms behind the vanity. We use Schluter systems on most shower builds because they carry a manufacturer warranty that stacks on top of ours.
Frameless Glass and Fixture Upgrades
When Fern Park homeowners want a shower that feels larger, we often remove the curb and go with a zero-entry or low-profile floor. Frameless glass enclosures open the room visually, and pairing them with a Moen or Kohler valve means the parts are serviceable forever, not discontinued in five years. We stock common Shower Remodel materials locally for Fern Park jobs, so we’re not waiting on a week-long ship from a warehouse for a shower pan or a drain assembly.
Tub to Shower Conversion in Fern Park
A tub to shower conversion in Fern Park typically runs $3,500 to $10,000, and it’s the most requested bathroom change we do. Older ranch homes in this area were built with one full bath and maybe a half bath, and the tub in the main bath is often the only bathing fixture in the house. Homeowners tell us they want the tub gone because they never soak, the side is too high to step over safely, or they want a handheld shower and a bench for aging in place.
What Gets Replaced in the Conversion
The job usually involves pulling the tub, replacing the drain assembly, moving or upgrading the shower valve, replacing the wall substrate, and installing a prefabricated or tiled shower base. In Fern Park specifically, we often find the original 1.5-inch galvanized drain line under the slab is corroded to the point where a snake won’t pass through it. That’s a change order, not a surprise, because we price the allowance for it before we start.
Bench, Handle, and Low-Threshold Options
A lot of the Fern Park tub-to-shower work we do includes a fold-down teak bench, a grab bar anchored into blocking behind the wall, and a low-threshold acrylic base so you don’t have to step over a standard 4-inch tub rail. Those aren’t luxury add-ons; they’re the difference between a shower you can use at 75 and one you can’t. We’ll quote them as line items so you know exactly what each one costs.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fern Park
We install KraftMaid and Wellborn vanities, and Cambria or Silestone countertops when the job calls for solid surface. What that means for a Fern Park homeowner is a product with a real warranty behind it, not a mystery label from a big-box closeout. We keep common replacement parts for these brands stocked locally for Fern Park customers: drawer glides, hinge sets, and vanity top templates. If a cabinet arrives damaged or a quartz top is cut wrong at the fabricator, we reorder immediately and the job doesn’t stall. The materials we put in your bathroom carry the same done-right standard as the labor.
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AfterCommon Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Fern Park Homes
- Corroded galvanized drain lines under slab-on-grade foundations. Fern Park homes built between the 1950s and 1970s used galvanized steel for waste lines, and after sixty years under Florida’s moisture load, those pipes often crumble when we expose them during a remodel. Replacing the drain run adds days and real dollars, which is why we write a plumbing allowance into the contract before we start.
- Original 1960s wiring that fails GFCI requirements. Once walls are open, we’re required by code to bring exposed circuits up to current standards. That means GFCI protection within six feet of a water source, and in many Fern Park homes the original two-wire system can’t support it. We bring in a licensed electrician and the upgrade gets priced in writing before the work happens.
- Hidden termite damage in bottom plates and wall framing. Bathrooms are wet spaces, and termites in Fern Park’s older frame construction tend to find the damp wood first. When we pull tile and drywall, we often find the bottom plate of an exterior wall has been chewed through. Structural repair happens before framing continues, and you approve the cost before we touch it.
- Slab leaks under the original bathroom floor. Copper supply lines routed through or under the slab eventually corrode from soil contact, and the first sign is often water staining at the base of a wall or a warm spot on the bathroom floor. We saw a 1963 ranch near Fern Park’s east side where the master bath slab leak had been seeping for months before the homeowner called. The fix required rerouting supply lines through the attic, and it was priced and approved in a written change order before any new subfloor went down.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Fern Park, FL
Here’s what a bathroom project actually costs in Fern Park right now. These are the ranges we quote, and the number we give you will fall in here unless we find something structural, which we’ll price separately and explain in writing:
| Fern Park Bathroom Project | Typical Price Range |
|---|---|
| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,000 – $8,500 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
The spread comes from three things: the size of the room, whether we’re moving plumbing, and what’s behind the walls once we open them. A small hall bath with a new vanity, toilet, and tub surround sits at the low end. A master bath with a custom walk-in shower, Cambria quartz countertop, and a plumbing reroute sits at the high end. We give you a written line-item price for your specific Fern Park job before any work starts. Call (850) 427-6454 to schedule a free estimate, and the number we hand you is the number on the invoice.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fern Park
Our crews work throughout the corridor, and we regularly take on bathroom projects in Orlando, Kissimmee, St. Cloud, and Sanford. We coordinate scheduling and dispatch from our South Florida office, and a live person answers the phone 24/7 for Fern Park homeowners, no matter the hour.
Serving Fern Park, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fern Park area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Bathroom Remodeling in Fern Park
Yes, if you’re moving plumbing, changing electrical, or altering any structural framing, Fern Park requires a permit through Seminole County’s building department, and the historic Florida building codes apply to any renovation of a 1950s-to-1970s home in this area. We pull permits on your behalf, schedule inspections, and don’t close a single wall until the inspector signs off.
A full bathroom remodel in Fern Park typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with small bathroom remodels landing between $5,000 and $12,000. The exact figure depends on what we find when we open the walls, which is why we write contract allowances for plumbing, electrical, and structural repairs before the work starts. Call (850) 427-6454 for a free written estimate, and the number we show you is the number we hold.
The most common surprise in Fern Park is finding corroded galvanized drain lines or slab leaks in the original slab-on-grade foundation, which can’t be seen until the bathroom floor is opened. The second is termite damage in the bottom plates of exterior bathroom walls. We price allowances for both into the written contract up front, and any work beyond the allowance gets a change order you approve in writing before we proceed.
Yes, tub-to-shower conversion is one of our most requested services in Fern Park. The project typically runs $3,500 to $10,000 and includes pulling the tub, reconfiguring the drain, upgrading the valve and waterproofing, and installing a low-threshold shower base. We’ll quote the bench, grab bars, and glass enclosure as separate line items so you choose where the money goes.
We stop work, photograph the damage, and give you a written change order with a specific price before we proceed. That’s the Kingswell standard that Trevor Nash has enforced on every Fern Park job since he started running our local crews. If you approve, we continue. If you don’t, we pause and figure out the right path together. You are never handed a surprise on the final invoice. Call (850) 427-6454 and we’ll walk you through how the contract protects you from the first day.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Orlando, serving Fern Park and the surrounding Florida corridor under the Kingswell Done Right standard since 2004.
