Bathroom remodeling in Tampa is a fight with gulf humidity inside houses that were often built with small, tired baths. Bungalows hide soft walls behind tile that still looks quaint. Additions put a shower on a slab where the drain location is a fact, not a wish. The air off the bay does not give a wet wall a dry season. Start by saying whether this is a tub swap, a shower rebuild, or a layout that has to move.
The waterproof layer is the job. Tile is the costume. Ask whether you are getting a sheet membrane, a liquid membrane, or a prefabricated surround that stops at the flange. Ask how the floor slopes and whether the valve is new. In an older house, the cast iron and the galvanized supply may be the reason the room should be opened, not the color of the vanity. Say if the walls already smell or if the tub lip gives when you lean on it.
A fan has to exhaust outdoors. Plenty of these houses have a fan that wheezes into the attic, which is how shower moisture ends up in the same space as the oak-heated roof deck. If the mirror is still wet an hour later, say so. Grout stain and a hollow wall are not the same scope. A surface update on firm board is a different call from a gut, and the person on the phone needs you to know which one you are describing.
If you want a lower curb, a seat, or bars that hit structure, say it before anyone orders tile. Slab floors do not forgive a drain that was assumed instead of found. You do not need a mood board. You need the city, the age feel of the house, and an honest map of what is soft. Call the number on this page.