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Unilock Bathroom Remodeling: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
Unilock bathroom remodeling in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 installed, depending on the size of the wet area, the Unilock paver or wall product you’re matching, and how much of the existing substrate (the structural layer behind your tile and stone) needs to be rebuilt. Most owners discover a problem the same way: a shower floor that pools water, a Unilock accent wall that’s pulling away from the framing, or grout that keeps cracking no matter how many times it’s patched. If your Unilock product is failing, the issue is rarely the material itself. It’s almost always what’s behind it or how it was set.
We stock and install Unilock-compatible bathroom products across Fort Lauderdale, from pavers used in shower floors to manufactured stone veneer on feature walls. Trevor Nash and our team have seen wet-area failures from Wilton Manors to Coral Ridge, and the common thread is the same: someone set a quality product on a shortcut. Give us a call at (754) 551-2922 and we’ll tell you exactly what’s going on and what it costs to fix.
Which Unilock Models This Applies To
Unilock makes several product lines that end up in Fort Lauderdale bathrooms, and compatibility matters more here than it does on a patio. The moisture and humidity change how things bond.
Three Unilock categories show up most often in our bathroom work:
- Thin stone veneer (used for accent walls and shower feature walls) requires a cement board substrate rated for wet areas. If a previous contractor set it on drywall or green board, the veneer will eventually pull away. In Fort Lauderdale’s humidity, that happens faster than most warranty periods.
- Concrete pavers used as shower flooring need a properly sloped mortar bed underneath. Unilock pavers are dense and hold up well, but if the slope underneath isn’t right, water never reaches the drain and you get standing puddles that seep into the subfloor.
- Permeable pavers occasionally appear in steam showers or as decorative bathroom floor accents. These need open joints to function as designed, and sealing them like conventional tile defeats the purpose.
Identifying your exact Unilock product matters before any repair quote. Look for the product code stamped on the back of a loose stone or on the original order paperwork. If you bought the home with the bathroom already finished, send us a photo and we can usually match it from the profile, color, and joint pattern. For OEM versus aftermarket: Unilock’s own products carry a transferable warranty on the material itself, but that warranty does not cover installation failures. That’s where a written labor guarantee matters just as much as the product.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Unilock Bathroom Remodeling Is Failing
- Water pooling on the shower floor longer than 30 minutes after use. This means the slope beneath the Unilock pavers has flattened or the drain line is partially clogged. The pavers themselves are fine; the pitch underneath is not.
- Grout or joint sand washing out every few weeks. For permeable paver installations, some joint movement is normal. But if you’re sweeping sand out of a shower, the base layer is eroding, and the pavers will soon start rocking.
- Unilock veneer stones sounding hollow when tapped. A hollow sound means the adhesive bond has failed in that spot. Water and humidity from Fort Lauderdale’s climate accelerate the failure once air gets behind the stone.
- Efflorescence (white chalky residue) reappearing after cleaning. This is mineral deposits from water moving behind the stone. It means moisture is trapped somewhere it shouldn’t be, usually because a vapor barrier was skipped.
- Mold or mildew smell that returns right after cleaning. The smell isn’t on the surface. It’s in the substrate, the framing, or the drywall behind the Unilock product. No amount of surface cleaning fixes that.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A Unilock-specific bathroom repair in Fort Lauderdale runs from about $900 for a small section of failed veneer up to $28,000 for a full wet-area rebuild with new substrate, waterproofing, and Unilock product reset or replacement. Here’s how the numbers break down:
- Small repair (loose veneer, re-slope a small shower floor section): $900 – $3,500
- Mid-sized fix (replace shower pan base, reset pavers, new grout and waterproofing): $3,500 – $9,000
- Full bathroom remodel with Unilock products: $9,000 – $28,000
What drives the range is what’s behind the Unilock material. If the framing is sound and only the surface layer failed, the job is simpler. If water has been sitting behind the stone for a year, you’re replacing studs, insulation, and possibly subfloor. Every quote we give is a written number before work starts. The number on day one is the number on the invoice. Every job includes our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if the work fails inside that year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
DIY or Call Us?
You can check a few things yourself without risk. Run your hand across the Unilock surface and mark any loose stones with painter’s tape. Take photos of the area right after a shower, and again 30 minutes later, to document where water is pooling. Look for cracks in the surrounding drywall or baseboard, which tell you the substrate is shifting.
What we don’t recommend is pulling stones off to see what’s underneath. Once you break the waterproofing layer by removing a tile, paver, or stone, you’ve created a new entry point for water. If the wall cavity is already damp, opening it without a plan makes things worse. If the repair involves plumbing, waterproofing, or anything behind the visible surface, that’s the moment to call a pro. We’re at (754) 551-2922. Tell us what you’re seeing, and we’ll give you a straight answer about whether it’s a Saturday-morning job or a full remodel.
FAQs
When installed correctly over proper waterproofing and with correct slope, Unilock stone veneer and pavers in a Fort Lauderdale bathroom can last 25 to 40 years. Failures inside five years almost always point to a substrate or slope problem, not a material defect. Call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll tell you which one you’re dealing with, free.
Often yes. If the damage is limited to a small section of veneer or a floor slope issue confined to one area, a targeted repair that costs a few thousand dollars can buy you a decade or more. If water has reached the framing or the waterproofing failed across the whole wet area, replacement is the honest answer. We’ll show you photos of what we find before we recommend either path.
A small veneer or paver reset takes one to two days including waterproofing cure time. A full wet-area remodel with new Unilock products typically runs two to four weeks depending on scope, material lead times, and how much substrate work is required. We give you a written schedule with the written price, and a real arrival window for every workday.
We regularly stock Unilock stone veneer and paver profiles common in Fort Lauderdale bathrooms and can source less-common lines through our trade accounts, same channels we use for KraftMaid cabinetry, Cambria quartz, and Silestone surfaces. Lead time for special-order Unilock materials is usually one to three weeks. Call (754) 551-2922 with your product code and we’ll confirm availability before you commit to anything.
Ready for a written price? Call Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at (754) 551-2922. We’ll schedule a visit, look at what’s failing, and hand you a written quote with the price, the scope, and the guarantee spelled out. Tell us what you need, we’ll tell you what it costs, then we’ll get it done.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
