Do I need a permit to remodel a bathroom in Orlando?
If the fixtures stay exactly where they are and you are replacing a vanity, retiling and painting, that is cosmetic and normally does not need a permit. Anything past that does.
Moving the toilet, relocating a shower drain, converting a tub to a curbless shower, adding a circuit for the vanity or an exhaust fan, or opening a wall is a permitted alteration with plumbing and electrical sub-permits.
Bathrooms carry one detail kitchens do not: the shower pan and the waterproofing get inspected. That is exactly where unpermitted work surfaces years later, as a leak inside a wall that insurance asks questions about.
And no, the new $7,500 state exemption does not usually apply — it excludes plumbing and electrical work. We handle the permit and the inspections under our General Contractor license (CGC1536320). Full detail in our job-by-job permit guide for Central Florida.
