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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Treasure Island
A full bathroom remodel in Treasure Island, FL typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, with smaller baths landing between $5,000 and $12,000. The cost swings on materials that survive salt air, whether your ground-floor bath falls under the city’s 50% rule, and how much framing needs replacement after decades of humidity. Call (850) 779-4017 and we’ll walk the space with you, then hand you a written price before any work starts.
We are Elmstead Remodeling, a Cedarwell company, and our Bathroom Remodeling team works on Treasure Island homes every week. We know what the barrier island does to a bathroom: the rust, the grout cracks, the tile that lets go of the wall five years in. That’s why we specify marine-grade hardware, flood-rated substrates, and walls built to breathe the way a coastal house needs to breathe. You are not getting a mainland bathroom dropped onto a barrier island. You are getting a bathroom built for the air it lives in.
Why Elmstead Remodeling Tampa Is Treasure Island’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Treasure Island homeowners keep our number because we give them a written price before a hammer is lifted. That is not a courtesy here; it is the only way to remodel a ground-floor bath without a change order undoing the budget. Graham Stein, who leads our team, built the process around the Cedarwell Care Promise: shoe covers and drop cloths in the house, a photo of the clean-up before the crew leaves, quiet tools during nap hours and school nights, and pet-safe products where there is a choice. No estimate that grows after the crew arrives.
The response time to Treasure Island is short because our scheduling is coordinated from the brand’s Miami office and crews serve the island locally. Phones are answered by a live person 24/7, so when a rusted shower valve finally gives out on a Sunday evening, you reach a human being, not a voicemail box. Every technician is background-checked and uniformed, so you know exactly who is walking through the door.
Our crews know which homes on Paradise Boulevard and around Sunset Beach were built before FIRM maps existed. They know what the inspector is going to look at. That local knowledge is not something you can train into a crew from fifty miles away.
Styles & brands we work with
Bathroom Renovation in Treasure Island
Bathroom Renovation in Treasure Island is rarely a cosmetic exercise. On a barrier island, it is a materials-and-code decision. The job typically involves replacing water-damaged framing, re-boarding wet zones with mold-resistant substrate, and selecting fixtures rated for salt air. A ground-floor renovation on a pre-FIRM home may require breakaway wall design and flood-resistant finishes, which pushes the job toward the upper end of the $9,000 to $28,000 range. The first question is always: what is behind the tile?
Wet-Zone Rebuild
In Treasure Island’s average 75% humidity, gypsum-based backer board swells and molds behind tile, especially when a vapor barrier was installed on the wrong side of the assembly. We pull the old board, reframe with pressure-treated lumber where needed, and rebuild the wet zone with Schluter waterproofing and sealed cement board joints. The wall can now dry in both directions, which is the only way it survives.
Fixture and Finish Selection
We specify Moen marine-grade stainless fixtures, Kohler and Grohe valves, and solid-surface or porcelain tile that will not delaminate in humid air. Where the budget allows, we install a hot-dip galvanized rough-in behind the wall so the connections outlast the finish work. The crew asks before moving anything, and the drop cloths go down before the first cut.
Small Bathroom Remodel in Treasure Island
A Small Bathroom Remodel in Treasure Island runs $5,000 to $12,000 and usually involves a tub-to-shower conversion, a new vanity, tile, and fixtures within the existing footprint. It is the most common project we do on the island, because so many of the older concrete-block homes have tight, dated baths off the bedrooms. You are not adding square footage. You are replacing rusted plumbing, tired tile, and a vanity that has swollen in the humidity.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
We remove the tub, reframe the drain and rough-in, and install a walk-in shower on a Schluter waterproof base. The floor gets graded for drainage, and the threshold is built to keep water where it belongs. For older Treasure Island homeowners, this is often the difference between staying in the home and moving off the island.
Vanity and Tile Work
We install vanities from KraftMaid and Wellborn with stainless hardware, and tile rated for continuous high humidity. Caesarstone and Silestone tops hold up better than laminate in salt air, and the seams stay tight. The old vanity and tile leave the house in our trailer, not stacked by the curb for a week.
Trusted Brands We Service in Treasure Island
We stock and install products from brands that publish their own warranties: cabinets from KraftMaid and Wellborn, countertops from Cambria and Silestone, fixtures from Kohler, Moen, and Grohe, and waterproofing from Schluter. For coastal homes, we commonly specify impact-rated window and door products from PGT and CGI where a bathroom window faces the water. Because we keep local stock for Treasure Island customers, a warped vanity top or a rusted Moen cartridge gets replaced quickly, not after a three-week special order. The warranty travels with the finished project, and you can verify every product by name.
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AfterCommon Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Treasure Island Homes
- Steel fasteners and corner bead rusting inside tiled shower walls: Within five years, the grout cracks and the tile delaminates, especially in ground-floor baths subject to salt-laden humidity. We replace with hot-dip galvanized or stainless components behind the finish.
- Ground-floor remodels in pre-FIRM homes failing final inspection: Treasure Island’s post-Hurricane Ian codes enforce the 50% rule, and a remodel that ignores breakaway wall requirements triggers change orders and rework. We design the wall assembly to meet that code from the first drawing.
- Gypsum-based backer board swelling and molding behind tile: The island’s 75% average humidity means a substrate that cannot dry in one direction will fail. We use cement board and Schluter membranes, not gypsum board, in every wet zone.
- Salt-driven corrosion within 18 inches of the floor: On a mid-century concrete-block home off Gulf Boulevard, we opened a bathroom wall and found the original steel studs reduced to rust flakes at the base. We reframed the wet zone with pressure-treated lumber and installed a hot-dip galvanized rough-in before the finishes went in.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Treasure Island, FL
Here is what we charge in Treasure Island, in writing, before the first day of work. The ranges below are for the island market, where materials are often coastal-spec and the permitting layer is stricter than inland.
| Service | Typical Price Range in Treasure Island |
|---|---|
| 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 inside each range comes down to what we find when the walls come open. A bathroom behind drywall and tile that is still dry costs less to rebuild than one where the studs are rusted at the base. A ground-floor bath in a pre-FIRM home with the 50% rule in play costs more than a second-floor bath on the same street. We tell you what we see, write the price, and hold to it. Call (850) 779-4017 for a free estimate and a written line-item quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Treasure Island
Our crews regularly work across the bridge in Treasure Island‘s neighboring cities, including Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Dunedin. If you are planning a bathroom remodel in any of those communities, the same written price promise and Cedarwell Care standards apply. Dispatch is coordinated from the Miami office, and the crew that shows up is local to the area.
Serving Treasure Island, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island
Budget roughly 15 to 25 percent more for a coastal-spec bathroom. That gap covers stainless or hot-dip galvanized fasteners, marine-grade fixtures, cement board instead of gypsum, and possibly breakaway wall work if the bath is in a ground-floor enclosure. The inland-spec job might quote $9,000 for the same footprint; the coastal-spec version often lands near $12,000 to $14,000. The cheaper spec rarely lasts a decade here, and the rework costs more than the original premium. Call (850) 779-4017 and we will price both options in writing.
The 50% rule means that if the cost of your proposed improvements exceeds 50 percent of the structure’s assessed value, the entire building must be brought up to current FEMA elevation standards. Many older concrete-block bathrooms on Treasure Island sit in ground-floor enclosures legally classified as non-living space. We design those remodels with breakaway wall assemblies and flood-resistant materials so the bathroom can be renovated without triggering a full elevation. The permit pathway matters as much as the tile selection.
Standard steel fasteners and light-gauge metal corner bead fail first, often within five years, rusting inside tiled shower walls and causing grout cracks and tile delamination. We specify hot-dip galvanized steel or stainless behind the finish, pressure-treated lumber in any framing we touch, and Schluter waterproofing with sealed cement board joints. Fixtures get marine-grade stainless or solid brass interiors. The goal is a bathroom that does not need another remodel when the next storm season passes.
Yes, in most cases a permit is required even when the footprint stays the same, especially in a ground-floor bathroom on a pre-FIRM home. The city reviews the work against post-Hurricane Ian codes, including the breakaway wall requirements where the 50% rule applies. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and keep the job moving through sign-off. The permit is part of our written price, not a line item that appears later.
Draws are tied to completed milestones: demo and rough-in, waterproofing and inspection, finish carpentry, and final walk-through. We never ask for full payment up front, and we never start a change without a written change order and your signature. The original written price covers what we agreed to; if we open a wall and find rusted studs or a rotted bottom plate, we document it, show you the photo, and price the repair separately before we touch it. No surprises on the final invoice.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner at Elmstead Remodeling Tampa, serving Treasure Island since 2005.
