One bathroom was never enough.

The typical Wilton Manors house arrived with one full bath and, if the original owners were feeling generous, a half off the hall. That worked in 1957. It does not work for anyone who has since seen a modern primary suite. So the common project across Westside, the Central Area and the Three Bridges streets is subtraction and addition at once: a third bedroom or an oversized closet gives up floor area, the hall bath grows into it, and what emerges is a suite with a double vanity, a shower you can turn around in, and a tub that stands on its own.

Bathroom remodeling in Wilton Manors is permitted through Community Development Services, and the job gets inspected by discipline as it goes: plumbing, electrical, mechanical. That sequence is the whole point, because waterproofing is verified before tile hides it. The local complication is the slab. These houses sit on grade with cast iron drains cast into concrete, so a relocated toilet or a recessed curbless pan means saw-cutting, re-routing and re-pouring. Add a window for daylight and Broward's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone product rules apply to the unit and to how it is fastened.

No room in the house is smaller or less forgiving. Pans are flood-tested and left overnight before anyone opens a box of tile. Slopes get checked with a level rather than a hopeful glance. Blocking goes into the walls for heavy glass and for grab bars you may not want yet. Every job carries a fixed written scope, a supervisor who shows up daily, and a license and insurance that are current, Lic. CGC1539072, with permits and inspections on all of it. Beautiful tile over bad waterproofing is a countdown, not a renovation.