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Tremron Bathroom Remodeling: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
Tremron bathroom remodeling in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $9,000 – $28,000 installed, depending on whether you’re updating a powder room or tearing a master bath down to the studs. We stock Tremron-compatible materials and can usually begin within two weeks of your written estimate. Most owners reach out after noticing cracked tile, failed grout lines, or water staining at the base of a Tremron-spec shower pan, and by then the substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile) has often been quietly wicking water for months.
If you’re here because a Tremron product has failed in your Fort Lauderdale bathroom, you want three things: the right part, an honest number, and a crew that shows up. That’s what this page is for. Penhallow Remodeling is an independent service provider, not affiliated with Tremron, which means we match what you have rather than pushing one brand.
Which Tremron Models This Applies To
Tremron is best known in South Florida for concrete pavers and hardscape products, and plenty of Fort Lauderdale homeowners have extended those materials into bathrooms as shower floors, accent walls, and outdoor-adjacent wet areas. The compatibility gotcha is this: Tremron’s paver specs are built for exterior load-bearing traffic, not interior wet-space installation. Thicknesses start around 2 3/8 inches for standard pavers, which changes your floor height and your drain flange requirements compared to a standard 3/8-inch porcelain tile. That dimension drives everything from curb height to glass enclosure templating.
When you call us about Tremron-compatible bathroom work, we ask for the product name stamped on the paver edge or the original invoice from the paver order. If you have neither, we measure. Paver thickness and edge profile tell us whether we’re working with a Tremron Bullnose paver, a Tremron Mega Olde Towne, or something a previous contractor substituted. For aftermarket materials that match Tremron’s color and texture, we typically source through the same South Florida masonry yards that supply hardscape crews in Victoria Park and Coral Ridge. You get the look without paying OEM markups on interior-rated materials Tremron doesn’t manufacture for shower use anyway.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Tremron Bathroom Remodeling Is Failing
- Grout is crumbling or discolored at the shower floor. This usually means water has been sitting in the grout joints instead of draining. In Fort Lauderdale’s humidity, that trapped moisture feeds mildew and slowly breaks down the grout from the underside. The fix is rarely regrouting alone; the substrate underneath has to be inspected.
- Tile or pavers sound hollow when tapped. A hollow sound means the thinset bond has failed. We see this most often when a previous contractor set tile over drywall instead of cement board, or skipped the waterproof membrane entirely.
- Water staining appears on the ceiling below the bathroom. This is the late-stage symptom. By the time water shows up on the drywall downstairs, the shower pan or drain flange has been leaking for weeks or months, and the subfloor may need partial replacement.
- The shower floor feels spongy or flexes underfoot. Spongy floors mean the subfloor is saturated and losing structural integrity. This is not a silicone-and-pray situation. The affected section has to come out before mold spreads into the framing.
- A musty smell that never goes away. Persistent odor despite cleaning means moisture is trapped behind the tile. We’ve opened up walls in Fort Lauderdale bathrooms where the vapor barrier was installed on the wrong side, trapping condensate against the studs for years.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A full bathroom remodel with Tremron-compatible materials in Fort Lauderdale runs $9,000 – $28,000. Labor and waterproofing account for roughly 60% of that; the pavers, tile, fixtures, and glass sit in the remainder. Smaller jobs, like a guest bath re-tile with a new Tremron-style shower floor, land around $9,000. A master bath gut with a custom walk-in shower, new drain lines, and a glass enclosure pushes toward the top of the range.
What changes your number: whether we’re replacing the shower pan and subfloor, moving plumbing, or working around existing structural walls. The Kingswell Way means you get a written price before any work starts. Not a range, not a ballpark, not a verbal handshake. A written number you can hold us to. Every Penhallow job includes our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s in writing, on every project.
Key Takeaways
- Typical Tremron-compatible bathroom remodel in Fort Lauderdale: $9,000 – $28,000 installed.
- Written price before work starts, with no change orders unless you request a scope change.
- 365-Day Done Right Promise included on every job, in writing.
- Subfloor and waterproofing inspection is mandatory before re-tiling any failing shower.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things yourself: tap tiles for hollow sounds, look for cracked grout, and note whether the shower floor drains fully. Those observations help us quote accurately over the phone. What you should not do is pull up a shower pan, remove wall tile in a wet area, or attempt any re-waterproofing. A botched membrane or an improperly set drain flange leaks quietly for months and ends up costing double what the original repair would have. Trevor Nash has watched too many Fort Lauderdale homeowners inherit a previous contractor’s shortcuts, because in this humidity, the wrong fastener or the skipped membrane shows itself fast, and it shows itself as mold behind the wall.
If you suspect a failed Tremron product in your bathroom, call (754) 551-2922. We’ll schedule a visit, look at what’s actually behind the tile, and put a written number in your hand before any demo starts.
FAQs
A properly waterproofed and installed bathroom remodel in Fort Lauderdale should last 20 to 30 years before the tile or grout needs meaningful attention. The waterproofing membrane, not the paver or tile, is what determines lifespan. In South Florida’s humidity, a shower with no membrane or an incorrectly installed pan can fail in under two years. Call (754) 551-2922 if you’re unsure what’s behind your tile, and we’ll tell you what we find.
Yes, we frequently replace just the shower pan, re-tile one wall, or swap a vanity while leaving the rest of the bathroom intact. The honest answer depends on what the water has already reached. If the subfloor is solid and the membrane is intact, a partial repair is often $3,000 – $8,500. If water has migrated into the framing, a larger scope is unavoidable. We’ll show you what we see before you commit to anything.
Most Fort Lauderdale bathroom remodels we complete take two to four weeks from demo to final walkthrough. The variables are plumbing relocations, glass enclosure lead time, and subfloor replacement. We give you a defined arrival window and a written schedule before work starts, and a live person answers our phones 24/7 if you have questions during the job.
We keep common Tremron-compatible pavers, cement board, waterproof membranes, and thin-set mortars on our trucks for Fort Lauderdale service visits. For specific Tremron colors or larger paver runs, we source from local South Florida masonry yards, which typically means two or three days of lead time. Tell us what you need, and we’ll confirm availability before your estimate so there are no surprises.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
