Coral Gables · Miami-Dade County · Vanities from our Coral Springs shop
Bathroom Remodeling in Coral Gables, FL
About one Coral Gables home in ten predates 1940 and more than a third predate 1960. In an older bathroom, what sits behind the tile matters as much as the new look.
- Older plumbing taken into account
- Showers waterproofed before any tile
- Vanities built to your wall in our shop
Bathrooms in older Coral Gables houses
By Census estimates the median Coral Gables home was built in 1969, about 10% of homes predate 1940, and another 27% went up in the 1940s and 1950s. Half of all homes are detached houses.
If your bathroom is as old as the house, it can hide its problems. Tile may sit on a thick mortar bed, drains may be cast iron, and an old shower pan can leak slowly before anything shows. We look at what can be seen before demolition, show you anything found after it, and price it before the work goes on. Then the shower is rebuilt as a waterproofed system, with the pan, membrane, slope and drain in place before the first tile.
The design can follow the house or leave it. In a Mediterranean Revival house, patterned or hex floor tile, a vanity that looks like furniture and fittings in bronze or aged brass keep the bathroom in period. A plainly modern room works too. The 3D design shows either one in your actual bathroom.
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Coral Gables, FL · Instant estimate
Know what your bathroom remodel costs before anyone walks through your door.
A few quick questions, one honest range built from what we actually charge in South Florida — not a national average from a website that has never seen your bathroom.
What it costs in 2026
What Dreamery bathrooms cost in 2026: a fixed labor price plus an itemized shopping list. You buy the finish materials (tile, fixtures, a stock vanity) at retail from our exact shopping list with no markup, or we build a custom vanity in our Coral Springs shop and quote it as its own line. A small full bath (5×8) runs $12,000–$15,500 in labor at the Essential level, $15,000–$19,500 at Signature and $19,000–$24,500 at Premium, plus roughly 35–70% of that for finish materials. Powder rooms start around $6,000; primary suites run $24,000–$49,000 in labor. Turning a tub into a walk-in shower adds about 25%. The in-home measure and the written, itemized estimate are free. 3D design package: $99 (regularly $500), free when you sign the contract.
Every bathroom gets a fixed labor price and an itemized shopping list, with no markup: demolition, waterproofing, tile and stone setting, vanity and fixture installation, plumbing and electrical changes and project management are priced in writing before work starts. You buy the finish materials from the shopping list at store price, so nothing hides in an allowance.
When the vanity and storage come from our own shop, you skip the showroom markup on the cabinetry line. Promotional financing is available for qualified buyers through our lending partners; pre-qualification takes about a minute with a soft credit pull.
See what goes into a high-end bathroom in our South Florida bathroom remodel guide, or get an exact number with a free in-home estimate.
Small rooms and condo towers
If your bathroom is about 5 by 8 feet, the size our calculator calls a small full bath, then a walk-in shower with glass and a niche, and a narrow or wall-hung vanity, usually do more for the space than a new tub.
About a third of Coral Gables homes are in buildings of 20 units or more. There the association approves the work first and sets the hours and elevator bookings, and the shower drain stays within reach of the building's stack. We get the rules from management before the schedule is set.
Where we work
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Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, from our own cabinet shop in Coral Springs.
Broward County
- Coral Springshome base
- Davie20 min from our shop
- Fort Lauderdale30 min from our shop
- Hollywood35 min from our shop
- Oakland Park25 min from our shop
- Parkland10 min from our shop
- Pembroke Pines30 min from our shop
- Plantation20 min from our shop
- Pompano Beach30 min from our shop
- Sunrise15 min from our shop
- Weston25 min from our shop
Palm Beach County
- Boca Raton35 min from our shop
- Boynton Beach40 min from our shop
- Delray Beach35 min from our shop
- Jupiter75 min from our shop
- West Palm Beach50 min from our shop
Miami-Dade County
- Aventura35 min from our shop
- Coral Gables55 min from our shop
- Doral45 min from our shop
- Hialeah40 min from our shop
- Kendall60 min from our shop
- Miami50 min from our shop
- Miami Beach55 min from our shop
- Pinecrest65 min from our shop
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Questions homeowners ask us
Our Gables house is from the 1930s. What do you check before designing the bathroom?
What can be seen without demolition: the supply lines and the drain under the sink, the condition of the floor and signs of an old leak around the tub or shower. If the walls and floor may hide more, the quote says so, and anything found after demolition is priced and approved by you before work continues.
Can a 5-by-8 bathroom get a walk-in shower?
Usually, by giving the tub's space to the shower. The shower keeps the footprint of a standard tub, about 30 by 60 inches, with a low curb and a glass panel, and the drain moves only as far as the floor allows.
Can the bathroom match a Mediterranean Revival house?
Yes, mostly through the tile and the vanity. Patterned or hex floor tile, a vanity from our shop with an inset or furniture-style front, and fittings in a bronze or aged brass finish keep the room in period, while the shower behind them is built with current methods.
How is a Coral Gables bathroom priced?
As a fixed labor price; you buy the finish materials at retail from our shopping list, with no markup. A small full bath runs $12,000–$15,500 in labor at the Essential level. For a house built before 1980 the calculator adds 10% plus a fixed amount, because older drains and wiring take more work. The calculator on this page gives the range for your bathroom.
Do you remodel bathrooms in Coral Gables condos?
Yes. We prepare the drawings and our part of the association's package, plan the work around the elevator and the posted hours, and design the shower around the stack, since in a concrete building the drain can move only so far.
Where are the vanities made?
In our own shop in Coral Springs, with all-plywood boxes and soft-close hardware, sized to your wall. If you prefer, a stock vanity from our shopping list costs less.
Book a free in‑home consultation
A Dreamery designer comes to your home in Coral Gables with samples, takes measurements and walks through the options with you. Then you get one written, itemized price. The visit and the estimate are free.
Book a free in-home estimate
We measure at your home and give you one written, itemized price, fixed before we start. Free, no obligation.