Bathroom Remodel in Wesley Chapel: Taken Back to the Studs
This bathroom was not refinished. It was stripped back to bare framing, re-plumbed, waterproofed and rebuilt — which is why the finished room looks nothing like what was there before.
Scope of work
- Strip-outEverything removed to bare studs and subfloor, including the original alcove tub
- PlumbingSupply lines and drain re-run, with the shower valve and toilet position reset
- WaterproofingThe wet area rebuilt and sealed before any tile went on the wall
- ShowerA walk-in enclosure with a tiled bench, twin recessed niches and frameless glass
- FinishesLarge-format tile throughout, a wood vanity, wall sconces and brass fixtures
Back to bare framing
Everything came out, including the things that looked fine.
Once the tile and the tub were gone, the room was down to studs, subfloor and the original window opening. That is the point where a bathroom stops being a decorating job and becomes a construction one.
Stripping this far is not always necessary. It is necessary when the plumbing needs to move, when the wet area has to be rebuilt properly, or when what is behind the tile has been quietly getting worse for a decade.
The half of the job you never see
Supply lines, drain, valve position, waterproofing.
New supply lines and a reset drain were run before a single tile was ordered. The shower valve and the toilet position were fixed at this stage, because moving either one later means opening the wall or the floor again.
This is the part of a bathroom remodel that costs real money and produces no photographs worth showing a neighbour. It is also the part that decides whether the room is still sound in fifteen years.
What the finished room gained
A walk-in shower where an alcove tub used to be.
Removing the tub freed enough width for a proper walk-in enclosure with a tiled bench and two recessed niches, lit and set at usable heights rather than wherever the tile courses happened to land.
The frameless glass keeps the room reading as one space instead of two, and the large-format tile means fewer grout joints to keep clean in a climate that punishes grout.
You are not paying for tile. You are paying for what is behind it.
Any competent tiler can make a wall look good on handover day. What decides whether a Florida bathroom is still sound in ten years is the waterproofing, the slope to the drain, the valve set at the right depth and an exhaust fan that actually moves air. None of it photographs well, and all of it is the job.
What we would manage on a project like this
Every project on this page runs through the same licensed trades, permits and sequencing as the services below.
The service behind this projectBathroom RenovationRebuilt shower pans, code waterproofing and permitted work.
Aging-in-Place BathroomsZero-threshold showers and grab bars built to ANSI A117.1.
Whole-House RemodelingLoad-bearing wall removals, coastal permits and sequenced trades.
Master Suite AdditionsBedroom, en-suite and walk-in closet built to code.
Tell us what you want to change
Every project starts with a site visit and an honest answer about what is worth doing.
We walk the room, look at what is behind the finishes, and tell you whether the money is better spent on surfaces or on structure.