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Boxabl Bathroom Remodeling: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
Boxabl bathroom remodeling in West Palm Beach typically runs $9,000 to $28,000 installed, depending on whether you’re replacing fixtures in a wet room or taking the space down to the steel framing and rebuilding from the substrate. Bradford Remodeling Co West Palm Beach is an independent service provider, not affiliated with Boxabl, and we stock the trim kits, shower pans, and moisture-rated wall panels that fit the Casita’s compact bathroom module. Most Boxabl owners figure out they need us when grout starts lifting off the waterproof membrane, or when the factory shower enclosure shows hairline cracks at the corner seams.
The failure pattern in South Florida is consistent: the original factory bathroom holds up well until the humidity from 90-degree summers and daily showers gets behind the wall assembly. Then the damage shows up fast. Straight number, full scope, no surprises after the invoice. That’s how we run every Boxabl bathroom remodel in West Palm Beach.
Which Boxabl Models This Applies To
The Casita is the model we work on most, since it’s the one actually delivered to West Palm Beach lots and backyards. The bathroom module inside the Casita measures roughly 5 feet by 8 feet in the standard configuration, and the factory installs a 32-inch by 32-inch shower pan with a single-piece fiberglass surround. Some later builds came with a 36-inch pan, so measuring the pan lip before you order trim is the first thing we do on a site visit.
Here’s the compatibility gotcha most owners don’t know until it’s too late: the standard Home Depot or Lowe’s shower kit will not fit the Casita’s floor drain location without modifying the steel subfloor framing. Boxabl routes the drain closer to the back wall than any off-the-shelf pan expects. We use a specific line of low-profile shower pans and adjustable drain collars made for modular homes, and we keep the common sizes on the truck. On the vanity side, the Casita ships with a wall-hung unit that mounts to the steel studs using specific spacing. A stock cabinet from a store won’t grab those studs, so we either mount a compatible wall-hung unit or build a floor-set vanity with blocking behind the wall.
We also work with KraftMaid and Cambria and Silestone materials when a Boxabl owner wants to upgrade the vanity or counter surface beyond what the factory shipped. Those brands give you documented specs and solid manufacturer warranties, which matters when you’re modifying a home that most contractors have never touched.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Boxabl Bathroom Remodeling Is Failing
- The grout lines at the shower floor keep darkening even after scrubbing. This means water is sitting behind the grout and the factory waterproofing membrane has either separated at a seam or was never fully sealed in that corner. In West Palm Beach humidity, once water gets in, the steel framing below starts showing surface rust within a month.
- The shower surround flexes when you push on the wall. Boxabl’s fiberglass surround is glued to a thin backer, not screwed into framing like a tiled wall. When the adhesive fails, the surround moves and eventually cracks at the corners. We see this on Casitas that sit through their third or fourth Florida summer.
- The bathroom door catches on the floor or the ceiling panel dips. Moisture expansion in the module can push the door frame out of square. This is rarely a door problem; it’s a sign the bathroom’s wall assembly has absorbed enough humidity to swell and shift.
- The toilet rocks when you sit on it. The factory seals the toilet flange to the floor, but the subfloor under the wet area is thinner than a stick-built home’s floor. A rocking toilet in a Boxabl usually means the subfloor around the flange has softened from a slow toilet seal leak.
- Mold odor returns within a day of cleaning. That smell is coming from inside the wall cavity, not from the surface. You can bleach the shower every Sunday, but if the cavity is holding moisture, the smell will be back on Monday.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Here’s how the math breaks down in West Palm Beach for a Boxabl bathroom remodel, depending on how far the damage has spread:
- Full bathroom replacement, down to the framing: $9,000 to $28,000. This includes demo of the factory fixtures, inspection of the steel framing for rust, rust remediation, new shower pan and surround, new vanity, new toilet, new flooring, and all trim. The price swings on what we find behind the walls and whether you’re keeping the original footprint or changing the layout.
- Shower-only replacement: $4,500 to $12,000 for a walk-in shower replacement that fits the Casita’s drain location and includes new waterproofing.
- Vanity and countertop only: $800 to $3,000 for a wall-hung replacement with a Cambria or Silestone surface.
Every quote is written before work starts. No numbers that move at the door. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the entire remodel for a full year after completion; if anything fails inside that window, Bradford Remodeling Co West Palm Beach returns and corrects it at no charge. That’s The Garrison Standard, and it’s the same on a small vanity swap or a full gut.
West Palm Beach plumbing and building permits apply to this work. We pull them, schedule the inspections, and close them out. You get a signed written guarantee in your hand before we leave the job site.
DIY or Call Us?
There are two things you can safely do yourself. First, check the caulk line at the bottom of the shower surround; if it’s peeling or missing, that’s your earliest warning sign. Second, push gently on the surround walls to feel for flex or movement. Both checks take five minutes and cost nothing.
What you should not do is open the walls yourself. The Boxabl bathroom module carries plumbing lines inside the wall cavities, and the moisture barrier is the only thing protecting the steel framing from South Florida humidity. Cut the wrong panel and you’ve turned a $2,000 repair into a $14,000 rebuild. The high-density fiberglass and foam core panels are also not something you can patch with a big box store product; the material won’t bond, and a failed patch just traps water faster.
If you see any of the five signs above, call us at (728) 203-9809. We’ll send a background-checked, uniformed technician to assess what’s happening before you spend a dollar on materials or labor.
FAQs
In West Palm Beach’s climate, the factory bathroom typically shows its first signs of moisture issues between year three and year five, depending on how close the Casita sits to the coast and how often the A/C runs. The shower pan and surround are the first components to go; the vanity and toilet usually last longer. Call (728) 203-9809 to schedule a free assessment if you’re seeing dark grout lines or flex in the surround.
Yes, if the water damage is limited to the surround and the framing behind it is dry and rust-free. We replace the surround and waterproofing as a unit, which typically costs less than half of a full bathroom rebuild. But if the steel framing shows rust, the repair needs to go deeper. We’ll open the wall enough to see the framing before we give you a number, and that number is in writing before work starts.
A shower-only replacement takes three to four working days. A full bathroom replacement down to the framing runs five to eight working days, plus one to two days for city inspections. Permitting and inspection schedules in West Palm Beach move at their own pace, and we build that time into the schedule so you’re not waiting on a surprise at the end.
We keep the common shower pan sizes, low-profile drains, trim kits, and moisture-rated wall panels in our West Palm Beach stock. Specialty items like a custom Cambria top or a specific KraftMaid vanity finish are ordered before the job starts, and the lead time is written into your quote so there’s no mystery about the schedule. Call (728) 203-9809 and tell us what year your Casita was delivered; we’ll tell you over the phone what’s likely in stock and what needs ordering.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner, Bradford Remodeling Co – West Palm Beach at Bradford Remodeling Co West Palm Beach, serving West Palm Beach and nearby areas.
