Our Campo Bonito crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Coconino County within days.
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Are you tired of stepping over a giant porcelain wall just to wash your daily grime away? Replacing that bulky basin with an open shower gives you pure convenience and total ease every single morning.
Truthfully, ditching that old tub opens up your tiny room and makes it feel huge. Thankfully, upgrading this space also adds incredible value to your desert home without breaking your bank account.
Many folks living in the 74 resident area realize their deep soaking tubs just take up too much precious room. Removing that old porcelain monster lets you enjoy a spacious washing zone that fits your busy lifestyle much better.
Granted, dropping down to a low profile basin prevents nasty slips and painful falls when you step inside. This means you gain ultimate safety and daily peace of mind while scrubbing your back.
Usually, our local crew arrives early to rip out your dated acrylic shell and haul away the heavy debris. Afterwards, we inspect the subfloor for hidden water damage before building your gorgeous new tile base.
Naturally, tearing things apart makes a bit of dust, but we always seal off the rest of your house tight. Ultimately, this hard work results in a pristine washing station that completely transforms your daily routine.
Frameless glass panels let natural sunlight flood into your washing area and make the whole bathroom look bigger. Consequently, you never have to deal with gross mildew clinging to heavy fabric curtains ever again.
Besides looking stunning, clear glass creates a luxury resort vibe right inside your own master suite. Therefore, every shower feels like a mini vacation after a long hot day under the sun.
Porcelain tile withstands heavy daily use and resists stubborn soap scum better than almost any other material available. Furthermore, installing a thick waterproof membrane beneath the surface keeps rogue moisture away from your wood framing.
Choosing textured floor tiles prevents dangerous slipping even when soapy water covers the ground entirely. As a result, you can wash up safely without constantly worrying about losing your footing.
Pricing varies depending on custom tile work and premium plumbing fixtures, but the investment always pays off. Meanwhile, savvy homeowners with a median household income typical of rural towns find our pricing surprisingly fair and flexible.
Investing in your wet area increases resale appeal if you ever decide to put your property on the market. That way, modern updates attract eager buyers who hate outdated plumbing fixtures.
Some people just paint the walls, but swapping out a huge tub solves actual daily mobility issues. Therefore, trading that basin for a walk in layout gives you practical benefits that paint could never achieve.
To help you see the differences clearly, here is a quick breakdown of popular choices:
| Project Type | Average Time | Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Tub Removal | Three Days | More Floor Space |
| Full Remodel | Two Weeks | Total Aesthetic Reset |
| Basin Swap | Five Days | Better Safety |
Selecting the right project keeps your household running smoothly while builders work their magic on your plumbing.
Plumbing behind bathroom walls can get extremely tricky if you do not know how to solder copper pipes correctly. Hence, letting our skilled crew handle the drain relocation saves you from flooding your entire hallway.
Professional installers also guarantee proper slope angles so water drains away fast without forming annoying puddles. This prevents mold growth and keeps your subfloor completely dry for decades.
Doing a massive bathroom overhaul by yourself usually drags on for months while you juggle weekend errands. Instead, our dedicated team hammers out the work efficiently so you get your bathroom back quickly.
Whenever unexpected framing issues pop up, our crew knows exactly how to fix them without breaking a sweat. Consequently, you save countless hours of frustration and avoid endless trips to the hardware store.
Imagining your new glass enclosure is fun, but seeing actual numbers on paper makes your dream finally feel real. Therefore, getting a professional evaluation lets you plan your budget accurately before any hammers start swinging.
During our friendly site visit, we measure your exact space and discuss your preferred tile patterns in detail. Best of all, this consultation costs you absolutely nothing and carries zero hidden obligations.
Reaching out to our local crew takes just a few moments of your time and starts your renovation journey. Simply send us a quick message detailing your bathroom goals to lock in your spot on our schedule.
Stop putting up with that cramped and outdated tub that ruins your morning vibe every single day. Instead, request your free quote today and let us build the gorgeous walk in shower you truly deserve.
Count the baths your household actually ran last year. In most homes we visit, the honest number is somewhere between zero and three, and yet every single morning somebody swings a leg over fifteen inches of porcelain rim to stand up and shower inside a fixture built for lying down. The tub charges rent daily and works a few evenings a year.
Nothing dramatic follows from that. Nobody is in danger because a bathtub exists, and if long soaks are part of your week, keep the tub and enjoy it with our blessing. The case for the conversion is plainer: when the tub has become a shower tray with high sides, you are paying, in caution and in cleaning, for a feature you retired years ago.
The swap itself is smaller than most people picture. The supply lines, the drain and the alcove walls are already exactly where a shower wants them, which is why this is a job measured in days. We are not building a new bathroom; we are letting the one you have stop pretending it still gives baths.
The same alcove, photographed the way the week actually unfolds. Weather never delays this one; it all happens indoors.
Floors along the hallway get covered, the water goes off for a few hours, and the bathtub is cut free and carried out, tile flange and all. With the alcove stripped, the plumber moves the drain to where the new pan wants it and sets the new valve at shower height. By supper the room is bare, clean and ready.
The base arrives first: an acrylic pan set dead level on a mortar bed, or a sloped, waterproofed floor when the plan says curbless. Then the walls close in, either grout-free panels bonded in a single afternoon or backer board ready for tile. Everything from here on is watertight before it is pretty.
The glass panel or door is drilled, hung and plumbed straight, the trim goes on, and the silicone lines are drawn last. Silicone wants a day to cure, so the first shower usually happens the following morning, which is exactly how we schedule the walkthrough.
Both are real showers in the same alcove. The difference is the entry, and what has to happen under it.
| What you weigh | Low curb | Curbless |
|---|---|---|
| What stands at the entry | A tidy threshold about 3 to 4 inches tall | Nothing. The bathroom floor rolls straight into the shower |
| Cost, installed | The friendlier bracket, most jobs land here | Roughly a third to a half more, the floor is rebuilt |
| What the crew rebuilds | The alcove only; the bathroom floor stays shut | Part of the bathroom floor, sloped and waterproofed |
| Water containment | The curb and glass do the holding | The slope and a linear drain do the holding |
| Suits best | Straight swaps on a budget and upstairs bathrooms | Wheels, walkers, and anyone planning to stay put for decades |
Undecided is a fine answer on the form. The site visit settles it with a tape measure, not a sales pitch.
Removal
Cut free, hauled out and off to recycling, with floors and doorways shielded on the way. The loudest hour of the conversion, and it wraps before most jobs have begun.
Plumbing
Tub drains sit at one end; showers drain where the pan says. We move what needs moving and swap the old valve for a pressure-balanced one.
The base
A level acrylic pan for most swaps, a mortar-built sloped floor for curbless plans. Either way it is tested with water before anything covers it.
The walls
Grout-free panels go up in an afternoon and wipe clean forever. Tile takes longer, costs more, and looks like whatever you can imagine.
The glass
A fixed panel keeps things open and easy to clean; a hinged door closes the warmth in. Both are tempered, both are set dead straight.
The finish
Shelving, the hand shower, clean caulk lines and a walkthrough. We leave the cure time in writing so the first shower is not a gamble.
| The job | Usual range | Inside the number |
|---|---|---|
| Standard tub-to-shower conversion | $3,100 - $5,600 | Tub out, low curb pan, wall panels, new valve, glass panel. |
| Curbless conversion | $4,900 - $8,800 | The floor is rebuilt flush and sloped to a linear drain. |
| Glass: fixed panel or hinged door | $450 - $1,400 | A single panel sits at the low end, a framed door at the top. |
| Walls: PVC panels or tile | $1,100 - $3,900 | Panels finish in a day; tile adds days and takes any look you want. |
| Tear-out only | $450 - $950 | The tub gone and the alcove left clean for another trade. |
| Small job minimum | around $2,400 | Even the simplest swap books a licensed plumber and a full crew. |
Wall condition, drain position and the glass you choose move every line. The visit pins the figure down, and the figure then holds.
A bathtub drains at one end through its own trap; most showers want the drain nearer the middle, or along one edge when the plan is curbless. Sometimes the existing trap is close enough to reuse and sometimes it has to travel a foot or two, which means opening a strip of floor. We can usually tell which from the basement or the crawl space during the visit, and the paperwork you sign already names which one you are getting.
Houses older than the seventies like to add a surprise: galvanized supply lines rusted nearly shut, a cast iron trap that crumbles at a touch, or framing that got damp decades ago and kept it quiet. None of it is rare and none of it is ruinous, but it is your call, not ours. When something like that turns up, work pauses, you get photographs and a price for the fix, and nothing is billed until you have said yes to it. A conversion should never be the job where the invoice writes itself.
QIs losing the only bathtub a resale mistake?
AAgents around Campo Bonito repeat one rule: a family house shows better with a tub somewhere in it. If this is your only tub and small children are in your plans, we put that on the table during the visit and you decide with open eyes. If another bathroom keeps its tub, or the buyers you expect are shower people, the argument evaporates.
QHow long do we go without washing?
AThe toilet and sink stay usable every evening, and the water is only off for stretches on day one. The shower itself is ready once the silicone cures, so figure on missing roughly three days of showers at home. Plenty of clients time the job before a weekend away.
QDoes all the old tile come off the walls?
AOn the alcove walls, yes, because the new waterproofing needs to start from the studs, not from forty-year-old grout. Tile outside the alcove stays put, and we cut a clean line where the two meet.
QCan the new shower use the tub drain?
AThe pipe itself is nearly always reusable; the position is the question. A low curb pan can often sit its drain within reach of the old trap. Curbless floors want a relocated or linear drain, and that difference is priced before demo, never discovered after.
QDo we need a permit for the swap?
AA like-for-like fixture swap usually rides on a simple plumbing permit, and moving the drain can add an inspection. We file whatever your jurisdiction wants and fold the cost into the written price.
QWhat if there is rot behind the tub?
AIt happens, mostly around the old tile flange. You get photographs the hour we find it, a firm price for the repair, and the choice to proceed or pause. The framing fix is usually a morning, not a remodel.
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One three-day job stands between this bathroom and its best fixture.
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