You’re not remodeling your bathroom just to make it look nice. You’re doing it because the shower pressure is terrible, the pipes are corroded, or you’re tired of that slow drain that never quite clears.
When we handle your bathroom renovation plumbing, you get consistent water pressure, fixtures that don’t leak six months later, and drains that actually move water. No callback visits. No surprise moisture damage a year down the road.
We reroute supply lines, replace aging cast iron with modern PVC, install new vanity plumbing, and coordinate every fixture so your contractor isn’t waiting on us. The tile guy shows up when he’s supposed to. The electrician isn’t tripping over our tools. Your remodel stays on schedule because we’re not the bottleneck.
Drain Wizard is a family-owned plumbing company based in Cocoa, serving Sharpes and all of Brevard County for over 17 years. Carl, our master plumber and owner, spent 20 years in the military before earning his state plumbing license and building this business on the same values: show up, do the work right, and don’t leave until it’s done.
Most homes in Sharpes were built decades ago, which means cast iron drain lines, galvanized supply pipes, and plumbing that wasn’t designed for modern fixtures. We’ve seen it all. We know what fails first in Florida’s humid climate, and we know how to replace it so it lasts another 50 years.
Every bathroom remodel we touch gets the same level of oversight. Carl personally walks each job to make sure the rough-in is clean, the fixtures are set correctly, and nothing gets left half-finished.
First, we come out and look at what you’re working with. If your bathroom was built before 1980, there’s a good chance the drain lines are cast iron and the supply lines are galvanized steel. Both corrode. Both need to go. We’ll tell you what needs replacing and what can stay.
Once demo starts, we pull the old fixtures, cut out the bad pipe, and rough in new supply and drain lines. If you’re moving the vanity or adding a walk-in shower, we reroute everything to match the new layout. All pipe rerouting services are done to current Florida building code, which means PVC for drains and PEX or copper for supply lines.
After rough-in inspection, we set your new tub or shower base, install the valve bodies, and stub out all your fixture connections. Then we step back and let the tile crew, electrician, and painter do their work. When they’re done, we come back for the final trim-out: mount the vanity, connect the faucets, set the toilet, install the showerhead, and test everything under pressure. You get a bathroom that works the day we leave.
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When we say we handle the plumbing for your bathroom remodel, that means everything from demolition to final fixture installation. We remove old tubs, showers, toilets, and vanities. We cut out corroded drain lines and replace them with schedule 40 PVC that’ll outlast the house. We run new hot and cold supply lines, pressure test them, and make sure you’re getting the flow you need for modern rain showerheads and multi-function faucets.
In Sharpes, most homes were built between the 1960s and 1980s, which means a lot of cast iron under the slab and galvanized steel in the walls. Cast iron rusts from the inside out. You won’t see it until you’ve got a backup or a slab leak. Galvanized steel builds up mineral deposits and chokes your water pressure down to a trickle. We replace both, and we do it in a way that doesn’t require tearing up your whole house.
If you’re adding a walk-in shower or moving your vanity to a different wall, we handle the pipe rerouting services. If your sewer line is compromised, we’ll camera it, show you what we’re seeing, and give you options. Everything we install is designed to meet Florida’s building code and last in this climate. That means proper venting, proper slope on drain lines, and proper support for every fixture.
Depends on what you’re replacing. If we’re just swapping fixtures and the rough-in plumbing is still good, we can rough in and trim out in two to three days total. If we’re gutting the bathroom and replacing all the drain and supply lines, plan on four to six days for the plumbing alone.
That doesn’t mean your bathroom is torn apart for a week straight. We rough in the new lines, get the inspection, then step out while tile and paint happen. We come back at the end to set fixtures and test everything. Most of our time is coordination, not actual labor.
The bigger variable is what we find when the walls come down. If your cast iron is cracked or your galvanized steel is clogged with sediment, we’re replacing it. That adds time, but it also means you’re not dealing with a leak two years from now.
Yes, if the existing plumbing is in good shape. We’ll camera the drain lines and pressure test the supply lines before we make a recommendation. If everything’s flowing and holding pressure, there’s no reason to tear it out.
But here’s the reality: most homes in Sharpes are 40-plus years old. The cast iron drain lines are corroding. The galvanized supply pipes are choking off water pressure. If you’re already opening the walls for a remodel, this is the time to replace it. Doing it later means tearing into finished tile and drywall.
We’ve had customers skip the repipe to save money, then call us back a year later because they’ve got a slab leak or a backup. It’s always more expensive the second time. If we tell you it needs replacing, it’s because we’ve seen what happens when it doesn’t get done.
Both work. Copper lasts forever and handles Florida’s heat without any issues. PEX is faster to install, costs less, and flexes instead of bursting if it freezes (which almost never happens here, but it can). We use both depending on the job and your preference.
Copper is the traditional choice and it’s what most plumbers in Brevard County grew up using. It’s durable, it doesn’t degrade in UV light, and it’s been proven for over a century. The downside is it costs more and takes longer to solder every joint.
PEX has become the standard for remodels because we can run it through walls with fewer fittings, which means fewer potential leak points. It also doesn’t corrode like copper can in certain water conditions. If you’ve got hard water in Sharpes, PEX handles it better long-term. Either way, you’re getting a system that’ll outlast the fixtures.
Not always, but it’s worth checking. If your house was built before 1980 and you’ve never had the sewer line inspected, we recommend running a camera through it before you start the remodel. Clay and cast iron sewer lines crack over time, and tree roots find their way in through those cracks.
We’ve scoped sewer lines in Sharpes that looked fine from the outside but were completely compromised underground. Roots, bellied sections, collapsed pipe. If that’s happening and you don’t catch it now, your brand-new bathroom is going to have drainage issues the day you finish the remodel.
If the camera shows problems, we’ll give you options. Sometimes we can line the existing pipe. Sometimes we need to dig it up and replace a section. Either way, you’ll know what you’re dealing with before you spend money on tile and fixtures. Better to handle it now than after everything’s finished.
Probably not. Florida homeowners insurance typically excludes coverage for wear and tear, which includes aging cast iron and galvanized pipes. If a pipe bursts and causes sudden damage, that might be covered. But if you’re proactively replacing old plumbing during a bathroom renovation, you’re paying out of pocket.
Some insurance carriers in Florida won’t even insure homes with cast iron drain lines anymore, or they’ll charge higher premiums. If you’re planning to sell in the next few years, replacing your bathroom plumbing now can actually make your home more insurable and more attractive to buyers.
The good news is that replacing your plumbing during a remodel is almost always cheaper than doing it as a standalone project. You’re already opening walls, pulling fixtures, and coordinating contractors. Adding a repipe to the scope just makes sense, and it protects your investment in the remodel itself.
Yes. We do tub-to-shower conversions all the time in Sharpes. The plumbing changes are straightforward: we remove the tub, reroute the drain if needed, and rough in the new shower valve and drain assembly. The bigger consideration is whether your floor can handle the new layout and whether you need to move any walls.
Most tubs in older Sharpes homes are set on a mortar bed with the drain going straight down through the slab. When we pull the tub, we’ll see exactly where that drain is and whether we can reuse it for the new shower. If the drain location works, great. If it doesn’t, we’ll cut the slab, reroute the line, and pour new concrete. It adds time and cost, but it’s not complicated.
The shower valve rough-in is usually easier than the drain. We mount the valve body at the right height for your showerhead and hand spray, stub out the connections, and let the tile crew build around it. When tile is done, we come back and install the trim kit. You end up with a walk-in shower that’s safer, easier to clean, and better suited to how you actually use your bathroom.
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