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Primary Suite Bathrooms in Miami
Double vanities, wet rooms, and the larger remodels Miami primary bedrooms have grown into.
Primary bath remodels are the largest residential bathroom projects in the Miami market, and the ambitions have grown with the housing stock: double vanities, freestanding tubs, enclosed water closets, wet-room layouts that put tub and shower behind one glass wall. In the mid-century neighborhoods, Coral Gables, Miami Shores, Westchester, these projects often annex a closet or a slice of bedroom to give a 1950s five-foot bathroom modern square footage, which brings structural headers, slab work, and sometimes a wall of CBS block into scope. Budgets run $35,000 to $80,000 for most full primary-suite baths, with expansion projects and high-end finishes moving past $100,000. These are permit-heavy, multi-trade projects, building, plumbing, electrical, sometimes structural, and they reward planning: fixture layouts drawn to scale, tile ordered with attrition, and lead-time items purchased before demolition.
What this work covers
- Full-scope design and rebuild of primary baths, layouts drawn before demolition begins
- Footprint expansions into closets and adjacent space, with structural work where walls move
- Wet rooms: tub and open shower behind a single glass line, one membrane, one drain plan
- Double vanities with dedicated electrical circuits, sconce lighting, and storage designed in
- Freestanding tubs with floor-mounted fillers, slab-routed supply lines planned early
- Enclosed water closets with their own ventilation, code-sized clearances respected
- Zoned lighting, vanity, ambient, shower, night path, on separate switching
- Salt-air-rated finishes near the coast, where standard plated hardware pits within a few years
Pricing a project starts with a conversation and ends with a free written quote. Call (786) 733-9560 or send the quote form.
Questions about primary suites
- What does a primary bathroom remodel cost in Miami?
- Working within the existing footprint with full demolition, new everything, and mid-to-upper finishes, $35,000 to $60,000 covers most projects. Expanding the footprint, moving walls, relocating fixtures, adding a wet room or freestanding tub, runs $60,000 to $100,000 and beyond, driven by structural work and slab plumbing. The finish schedule swings totals more than any other line: tile alone can range from $6 to $60 per square foot in Miami showrooms. A drawn plan and a written allowance schedule keep these projects honest.
- Can a small mid-century bathroom really be expanded?
- Often, yes. The classic Miami move takes the adjacent closet, or trades a stretch of oversized bedroom, to turn a 5-by-8 into an 8-by-10. In CBS houses, interior partition walls are usually wood-framed and move readily; exterior and some interior block walls are structural and need an engineer’s detail for new openings. The expensive part is not the wall, it is the plumbing: new fixture locations mean saw-cutting the slab. Projects that keep the wet wall where it is and expand away from it get the most room for the least concrete work.
- What is a wet room and does it work in Miami homes?
- A wet room puts the shower, and often the tub, in one fully waterproofed zone behind a single pane of glass, with the whole zone sloped to drain. It suits Miami remodels well: slab floors take the recessed slopes cleanly, the look matches the region’s modern coastal taste, and one continuous membrane is easier to detail than two separate wet areas. The non-negotiables are generous ventilation, humid air needs a fast exit or the room grows mildew, and floor tile chosen for wet traction rather than polish.
- How long does a primary suite bathroom project take?
- Plan on six to ten weeks of construction for a full remodel in the existing footprint, and ten to fourteen weeks when walls move. In front of construction sits design and permitting: drawings take two to four weeks, Miami-Dade or municipal review takes one to four depending on where the property sits and whether structural work is in scope. The whole arc from first meeting to final inspection typically runs four to six months. Ordering tile, vanities, glass, and plumbing fixtures before demolition is what keeps the construction weeks continuous.
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- Walk-in showers, frameless glass, and pans built to hold water in a climate that never dries out
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- New tubs, tub-to-shower conversions, and the honest math on which one your home needs
Ready to price your bathroom project?
Call (786) 733-9560 or send the quote form, whichever suits you.