Bathrooms & Showers / Duval County
Bathrooms & Showers in San Marco, FL
Upstairs baths in San Marco need the substrate sorted before anything else, because a leak on a second floor does its damage to the ceiling below. We ran tile across the floor and up the walls in a San Marco barndominium bath.
In San Marco
What bathrooms & showers involves here
- Upstairs substrate prepared and waterproofed
- Tile carried from floor up the walls
- Wet areas detailed before any tile is set
A shower is not a tile job. It is a waterproofing job that happens to be finished in tile.
The part that determines whether it lasts is entirely invisible once the work is done: the slope of the pan, the continuity of the waterproof membrane, how corners and penetrations are treated, and whether the substrate behind the wall tile can handle constant moisture. Tile and grout are not waterproof. Grout is porous. Water gets through it every single day, and what stops it from reaching your framing is the system underneath.
Local conditions we plan for in San Marco
- There may be hardwood under your carpet
- Before you buy new flooring for a San Marco home, it is worth pulling back a corner of carpet in a closet. Refinishing an original floor usually costs less than replacing it and produces a better result.
- Crawl space decking
- Pier and beam construction plus a humid crawl space is hard on subfloor over eighty years. Soft spots near baths and exterior doors are common and need to be replaced, not covered.
- Rooms that are not square
- Older homes settle. Walls are rarely parallel and corners are rarely ninety degrees. Layout has to be planned around that so the cuts land where you do not notice them.
Quote for San Marco
Name and cell number. We will call you back and set up a measure.
What is included
- Demo of the existing bath, tub, or shower surround
- Framing corrections and blocking where they are needed
- Pan built and sloped correctly to the drain
- Continuous waterproof membrane across pan, curb, and walls
- Corners, seams, and penetrations detailed and sealed
Proof
Bathrooms & Showers we have completed in San Marco
Photographed on the job as the work happened.
San Marco, Jacksonville7 photosBathrooms & Showers
San Marco Barndominium Bath, Floors and Walls
An upstairs bath in a San Marco barndominium. Tile ran across the floor and up the walls.
Neptune Beach15 photosBathrooms & Showers
Neptune Beach Wetroom, Taken Down to Studs
A full wetroom build in a Neptune Beach home. Everything behind the tile was rebuilt before anything went on the wall.
Avondale, Jacksonville3 photosBathrooms & Showers
Avondale Bathroom: Tub Out, Tile Shower In
The tub came out of this Avondale bath and a tiled shower went in. Common request in older Jacksonville homes.
FAQ
Bathrooms & Showers in San Marco: questions
Not covered here? Call (904) 592-0777 and ask.
How long does a tile shower take?
Usually one to two weeks depending on the size and whether we are moving plumbing. Demo, framing, waterproofing, and tile each need their own stage, and the waterproofing and mortar need time to cure before the next step. Rushing any of those is how showers fail.
Why did my last shower leak if it was tiled?
Almost always because the waterproofing behind the tile was incomplete or missing. Grout is porous, so water reaches the substrate constantly. If the membrane is not continuous through the corners, the curb, and the drain connection, the water finds its way out. Tile quality has nothing to do with it.
Can you do a curbless shower on a slab?
Often yes, but the drain has to be recessed into the slab, which means cutting concrete. It is a bigger job than a standard pan and it needs to be planned before demo, not decided halfway through. We tell you up front whether your floor allows it.
Can the original hardwood in my San Marco home be saved?
Usually. Floors from that era were built with thick solid wood, so there is normally plenty of material above the tongue to sand. Unless it has been sanded repeatedly already or has water damage, refinishing is the better option. We will look and tell you honestly.
Free, no-pressure quote
Bathrooms & Showers quote in San Marco
Send your name and cell number. We will call you back and come out to measure. No obligation.
Laser measured. Quoted in writing. One contractor for the whole job.