For Brevard County homeowners planning a bathroom or shower remodel

Seems like the bathroom’s on your mind.

Thinking about remodeling your bathroom, or maybe replacing an old shower?

If it's the shower you use every day, the first thing we plan around is how your household keeps a working shower while the work is going on. Then everything that has to happen before the tile goes up.

Who this is for: full bathroom remodels and shower remodels. Shower-only projects are welcome.

For context: most full bathrooms we do land between $13,000 and $23,000. Prices include sales tax where it applies.

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Nick Iles · one of the owners

5.0 · 150+ Google reviews
Family-owned, run by Jim & Nick Iles
One plan, one sequence, every trade

5.0★ · 150+ Google reviews “Melbourne Beach Flooring did an excellent job retiling our shower. They provided quality work with great communication.” Amy C. · Google review

Does this sound familiar?

You've picked the tile. You don't have the path.

It's the bathroom you use every day.Maybe it's the only one in the house. If that shower is out of service, the whole household feels it, and you can't see how everyone gets ready in the morning.
Who comes first?The plumber, the tile setter, the glass company, maybe an electrician. They all need the room, there's only space for one at a time, and you're the one trying to keep them in order.
The part behind the tile.Where the valve goes. Where the niche goes. Whether there's backing for a grab bar. The waterproofing that keeps water where it belongs. Once the tile is up, you never see any of it again.
Quotes that don't match.One includes the glass, one doesn't. One mentions what goes behind the walls, one is just tile. You're not sure what you're actually comparing, so it keeps getting pushed back.

The real problem

In a bathroom, it's not the skill set. It's the scheduling. Miss one step in the order, and the room just sits.

A bathroom remodel isn't just about good installers. It's about getting the sequence right. Bathrooms are usually tight spaces, so you can't always have several people working in there at once, and certain things have to be finished before the next person can do their job.

Demo
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Plumbing
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Waterproofing
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Tile
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Glass
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Fixtures

In a customer's words

★★★★★

“I recently had my bathroom shower remodeled by Nick with Melbourne Beach Flooring, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the outcome! … Nick was exceptionally responsive, professional, and an absolute pleasure to work with throughout the entire project.”
Candace G. · Google review

How we run a bathroom

Four parts. One path everyone works from.

We've remodeled bathrooms on their own and as part of larger home remodels here in Brevard County. This is how we plan them.

Start with how you use the room

Tub, shower or both, who uses it, and how your household keeps running while the work gets done. If there's another bathroom, we plan which one goes first and how the other stays available.

Decide what goes behind the walls

The valve, the niche, backing for a grab bar, and the waterproofing behind the tile. These get decided before the tile goes up, because afterward you can't move them.

One trade at a time, in order

Plumbing, then waterproofing, then tile, then the glass, fitted to the finished tile. Each trade comes in when the step before them is done, and you know who's coming, and when.

When the walls surprise us, we adjust

Some of what's behind your walls can't be known until the old tile comes off. We'll tell you up front which parts of the plan depend on it, and when something changes, we look at the sequence, move what we can, and tell you.

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What you get

Before we tear anything apart, you'll know:

The full scope of work, written down, so you know what's included.
The order of operations: which trade comes first, and what waits for what.
An estimated timeline and the milestones along the way.
How your household gets ready in the morning while the work is going on.
Who is responsible for moving things forward. Not you.

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A Brevard County walk-in shower with large marble-look tile and a hexagon tile floor, tiled and ready for fixtures and glass

From one of our bathrooms: the tile is finished, so the fixtures and glass can come next.

Nick IlesOne of the owners

Why we plan it this way

Four people. One working shower at a time.

I'm Nick Iles, one of the owners of Melbourne Beach Flooring & Kitchens. I remember one home we worked on where four people were living, and they had one working shower at a time.

Before we started, we worked out which bathroom to do first, and how to keep the other one available.
Throughout the project, the family always had a working shower and toilet.
It meant a few extra trips for the plumber.

But think about the alternative: four people trying to get ready in the morning, and nobody has a working shower. That's the kind of thing we want to think through before we start tearing anything apart.

"Not just a bathroom that looks great when it's finished. A clear plan for how we're going to get there."

Large marble-look wall tile being set in a shower, with leveling clips still in place — Tile first. The glass can't be measured until it's done.

Finished walk-in shower with frameless glass, black fixtures and two shower heads — The glass goes on after the tile, fitted to the finished walls.

White shaker bathroom vanity with a gray quartz top and undermount sink — A vanity and top, set after the floor is in.

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What happens on the Fit Call

A short, honest conversation. Nothing more.

Nick calls you at the time you pick. We talk about what you're looking to change, how you use the room, what you're hoping to accomplish, and whether we're the right team to help.

It is

A short phone call with Nick
About your bathroom and how you use it
An honest read on whether we fit
A clear next step, either way

It isn't

A design session
A price over the phone
A sales pitch
A commitment from either side

Bring

Anyone who's part of the decision
How many bathrooms you have, and who uses them
Photos, tile picks or a design
Any quotes you already have

What happens after the call

Project Fit CallA short call with Nick about your project.
Planning stepWe look at your space and plan the work, including what goes behind the tile.
Written scope & sequenceWhat's included, and the order it happens in.
Your decisionYou decide whether to build it with us.

It goes both ways. You see if we're right for you, and we see if we're right for your bathroom. If we're not, either of us can say so, and you'll still leave knowing your next step.

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What people worry about

"That sounds good, but…"

We only have one shower.

That's the right worry, and it's one of the first things we'd plan around, not an afterthought. How your household gets ready in the morning is part of the plan, right next to the tile and the fixtures.

We'll ask how many bathrooms you have, who uses them, and when each one needs to be working.