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Shower Remodel in Miami
Walk-in showers, frameless glass, and pans built to hold water in a climate that never dries out.
Shower work is the heart of most Miami bathroom projects. The market has moved hard toward open walk-in showers, frameless glass, linear drains, and benches, and the region's housing stock is full of aging shower pans that have quietly failed: the tell is loose floor tile, a musty smell that never leaves, or efflorescence at the curb. In year-round humidity, a shower that holds moisture in the wrong layer grows mold behind the wall, so the modern standard here is a bonded waterproof membrane over the pan and walls, flood-tested before a single tile goes down, with an exhaust fan ducted to the exterior carrying the moisture out. Typical Miami pricing: a straightforward shower replacement in the same footprint runs $7,000 to $14,000; enlarged or curbless conversions with frameless glass run $14,000 to $28,000.
What this work covers
- Full shower rebuilds: demolition to block or stud, new pan, membrane waterproofing, tile, glass
- Curbless and low-threshold entries with linear drains, sloped correctly in the slab or mortar bed
- Frameless and semi-frameless glass enclosures, templated after tile so the fit is exact
- Flood-tested pans, the plug-and-fill test that catches leaks while they are still fixable
- Wall niches, benches, and grab-bar blocking placed during framing, not bolted on later
- Pressure-balanced and thermostatic valves brought up to current code during the rebuild
- Exterior-ducted exhaust ventilation sized past the 50 CFM code minimum for enclosed showers
- Anti-slip tile selection guidance, textured porcelain over polished stone for wet floors
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 shower remodels
- How much does a walk-in shower cost in Miami?
- Replacing an existing shower in the same footprint, new pan, waterproofing, tile, and a standard glass door, runs $7,000 to $14,000 in this market. Opening the footprint, going curbless, or adding frameless glass moves the range to $14,000 to $28,000. The cost drivers are glass and drain position: frameless enclosures run $2,500 to $5,500 fabricated and installed, and moving the drain in a slab house adds concrete cutting. Tub-to-shower conversions land in similar territory and are quoted under that service.
- How do I know if my existing shower pan has failed?
- The Miami classics: floor tiles that feel hollow or loose underfoot, grout that darkens and never fully dries, a mildew smell in the bathroom no cleaning removes, or a stain on the ceiling below in two-story houses and condos. Original pans in 1970s and 1980s construction used mortar beds over hot-mopped or vinyl liners, and forty years is a long life for either. A failed pan cannot be patched from above with sealer; the fix is a rebuild, which is why so many Miami shower remodels start as leak repairs.
- What is a flood test and why does it matter?
- Before tile goes on, the drain is plugged and the finished pan is filled with water to just below the curb line, then left, typically 24 hours, while the water line is watched. If the level holds, the membrane holds. It is a plumbing-inspection staple in Miami-Dade for new pans, and it is the single cheapest insurance in the whole project: finding a pinhole before tile costs a day, finding it after costs a rebuild. In condos it matters double, because the failure mode is the downstairs neighbor’s ceiling.
- Are curbless showers practical in a slab-on-grade house?
- Yes, and Miami’s slab construction is friendlier to them than wood-framed floors, but the slope has to come from somewhere: either the slab is recessed in the shower zone, a saw-cut and re-pour during the remodel, or the whole bathroom floor builds up slightly so the shower can fall away. Linear drains along the wall make the single-plane slope simpler. Done right, the result handles water fine in daily use and removes the step that becomes a problem for aging knees. It is a remodel-time decision, hard to retrofit cheaply later.
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Projects that pair with this one
Bathroom scopes overlap: the demo that replaces a tub exposes the drain line, and a shower rebuild is the cheap moment to widen a doorway. If a second project is on your mind, one walkthrough can price both together.
- Full Bathroom Remodeling
- Complete bathroom remodels for Miami houses and condos, from tile refresh to full gut renovation
- Condo Bathroom Remodeling
- Association approvals, building rules, and county permits handled in the right order
- Tub Replacement & Conversion
- New tubs, tub-to-shower conversions, and the honest math on which one your home needs
- Primary Suite Bathrooms
- Double vanities, wet rooms, and the larger remodels Miami primary bedrooms have grown into
Ready to price your bathroom project?
Call (786) 733-9560 or send the quote form, whichever suits you.