The first question almost every homeowner asks us is what a bathroom remodel costs. The honest answer is that it depends far less on the tile you choose than on one thing: whether the plumbing stays where it is.
If your new bathroom keeps the toilet, sink, and shower in their existing positions, the job is mostly demolition, waterproofing, tile, and fixtures. That is predictable work with a predictable price. The moment you move a toilet three feet or convert a tub into a curbless walk-in shower, we're opening the floor, rerouting drain lines, and repouring — and that single decision can add thousands before you've picked a single tile.
The second biggest driver is what's hiding behind the walls. Central Florida homes built before the 1990s frequently have shower pans that were never waterproofed to anything close to current standards. We find rotted framing and soft subfloor often enough that we tell every client to expect the possibility. A contractor who quotes you without mentioning this either hasn't done many bathrooms or plans to hit you with a change order later.
Where you can genuinely save is in materials. Large-format porcelain that convincingly imitates marble costs a fraction of natural stone and is far more forgiving in a wet room. Keeping the vanity in place and replacing only the top and hardware can refresh a bathroom for a small share of a full remodel.
Where you should not save is waterproofing, the shower pan, and the substrate under your tile. Those are the parts nobody sees and the only parts that determine whether the bathroom is still sound in fifteen years. Tile set over a bad substrate will crack no matter how much the tile cost.
We give free written estimates that spell out the scope line by line, so you can see exactly where your money is going. Call Ojeda Remodeling Services at (321) 337-2101 for a free bathroom remodeling estimate anywhere in the Orlando area.