Bathroom Remodeling in Lehigh Acres, FL

Bathrooms are small, which makes people underestimate them. In practice a bathroom packs plumbing, waterproofing, tile, electrical and ventilation into the tightest space in the house, and the failure mode — water getting where it should not — is expensive and invisible until it is not. DMG Builders LLC (license CGC1537383) remodels bathrooms in Lehigh Acres and throughout Lee County.

Bathroom Projects We Take On

• Full gut renovations — down to the studs and rebuilt.
• Tub-to-shower conversions — a common request in homes where the tub never gets used.
• Walk-in and curbless showers — including accessible layouts for aging in place.
• Vanity, countertop and fixture replacement.
• Tile — floors, shower walls, niches and full-height installations.
• Layout changes — relocating fixtures, expanding into a closet or adjacent room.
• Adding a bathroom — new half or full baths, including the drain and vent work involved.

Waterproofing Is the Part That Matters

The visible part of a bathroom remodel is tile. The part that determines whether it lasts fifteen years or leaks in three is what goes behind it. Showers need a continuous waterproofing system — proper substrate, a bonded or sheet membrane, correctly treated corners and penetrations, and a drain assembly that matches the system being used. Tile over plain drywall or an unsealed board is the single most common defect we find when we open up someone else’s shower.

Ventilation is the other half. In Florida humidity, an undersized or unducted exhaust fan puts moisture into the ceiling instead of outside, and mold follows. We duct fans to the exterior, not into the attic.

Planning a Bathroom You Will Not Redo in Ten Years

A few decisions made early tend to determine whether a bathroom still works a decade later. Blocking in the walls for future grab bars costs almost nothing during framing and is expensive to add afterward — worth doing whether or not you need it now. A curbless shower entry looks contemporary and also happens to be the layout that stays usable if mobility changes.

Storage is the complaint we hear most about bathrooms that were recently remodeled by someone else: a beautiful floating vanity with nowhere to put anything. Drawer banks, a recessed medicine cabinet or a linen niche need to be in the plan before the walls close. So does lighting — a single ceiling fixture puts your face in shadow at the mirror, and vertical sconces or a lighted mirror solve it. And the exhaust fan should be sized to the room and ducted outside, which in Florida humidity is the difference between a dry ceiling and a mold problem.

Permits for Bathroom Work

Swapping a vanity or retiling in place typically does not require a permit. Moving fixtures, altering plumbing or electrical, or adding a bathroom does. Adding a bathroom to a home on septic may also require septic capacity review, which is common in Lehigh Acres and worth checking before the design is settled.

Electrical, plumbing, mechanical and roofing scopes are performed by licensed specialty subcontractors working under our general contract, as Florida law requires. You still have one contract, one schedule and one point of contact — ours.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a bathroom remodel take?

Three to five weeks on site for a typical full remodel. Guest bathrooms are faster; master suites with custom glass and stone take longer because of fabrication and lead times.

Can you convert my tub to a walk-in shower?

Yes, and it is one of our most frequent requests. It involves new waterproofing, often a relocated drain and sometimes framing changes, so it is a real remodel rather than a swap.

Will I still have a working bathroom?

If you have a second bathroom, we work in one at a time. In a one-bathroom house we compress the schedule and tell you exactly which days the fixtures are out.

Can you build an accessible or curbless shower?

Yes. Curbless entries, blocking for grab bars, wider doorways and comfort-height fixtures are all straightforward if they are planned before framing rather than added later.

Do you remodel bathrooms in Cape Coral and Naples?

Yes, we work throughout Lee and Collier County.

We provide this service across Southwest Florida: Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Naples.

Free Estimates

Call (239) 295-3680.