Bathroom remodeling in Arlington, FL
Bathrooms, showers and tubs in Arlington. Call and say what you want changed, in English or Spanish.
Arlington grew fast after the Mathews Bridge opened in 1953, and most of its houses are concrete block ranches from the 1950s and 1960s. Many still have one or one-and-a-half original bathrooms: small, tiled floor to ceiling in the colors of the time, with a steel or cast iron tub and a drain line that has been in the slab for sixty years.
These rooms are compact, so the planning is about space: a tub that becomes a walk-in shower with a glass panel, a vanity that stops fighting the door, a toilet moved a few inches for clearance. Opening an old tile wall on a mortar bed is heavier work than in a newer house, and what is found under the floor often decides how far the job goes.
What changes in Arlington
- Permits
- City of Jacksonville Building Inspection Division, on JaxEPICS. Replacing a drain or valve is a plumbing permit, and the plumbing is done by a certified plumbing contractor, even when a remodeler runs the job. Source →
- Houses
- Copper supply under the slab and cast iron drains at the age where the bottom of the pipe rusts through. Citizens requires a four-point inspection on homes over 20 years old, and plumbing condition is on it. Source →
- Flood
- Streets along the Arlington River and the St. Johns flooded in Irma in 2017. In a flood zone the 2026 small-job exemption does not apply, and a rebuild goes through the building official. Source →
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Questions from Arlington
Who permits bathroom work in Arlington?
City of Jacksonville Building Inspection Division, on JaxEPICS. Replacing a drain or valve is a plumbing permit, and the plumbing is done by a certified plumbing contractor, even when a remodeler runs the job. Source →
What is usually under an Arlington bathroom floor?
Copper supply under the slab and cast iron drains at the age where the bottom of the pipe rusts through. Citizens requires a four-point inspection on homes over 20 years old, and plumbing condition is on it. Source →
Does the Arlington River flood zone matter for a bathroom?
Streets along the Arlington River and the St. Johns flooded in Irma in 2017. In a flood zone the 2026 small-job exemption does not apply, and a rebuild goes through the building official. Source →
What bathroom work is most common in Arlington?
Full bathroom remodel: Original 1950s and 1960s baths opened to the studs, drains included. Tub-to-shower conversion: Small hall-bath tubs replaced with a walk-in shower that makes the room feel larger. Accessible and aging-in-place baths: Longtime owners adding grab bars, a handheld shower and an easier entry to stay in the house.
The work people here ask for most
- Full bathroom remodel
Original 1950s and 1960s baths opened to the studs, drains included.
- Tub-to-shower conversion
Small hall-bath tubs replaced with a walk-in shower that makes the room feel larger.
- Accessible and aging-in-place baths
Longtime owners adding grab bars, a handheld shower and an easier entry to stay in the house.
Neighborhoods and nearby areas
- Arlington
- Fort Caroline
- Regency
- Girvin
- Monterey
- Holiday Hill
- Oak Haven
- University Park
Also nearby: Mayport, Fort George Island.