Our Emida crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Benewah County within days.
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You can easily turn that old, unused tub into a modern, spacious walk-in stall. This simple home upgrade makes your daily routine much safer and more enjoyable. Our team comes right to your door to plan this project with you.
To start off, we offer a free on-site estimate to look at your current bathroom setup. This means you get honest advice without spending a single dime upfront. We love helping homeowners in this beautiful part of the Gem State find the best options for their space.
Since we operate in a cozy mountain community of about 684 residents, we treat every customer like our neighbor. You deserve a bathroom that fits your active lifestyle. Let us show you how we can transform your home with our specialized remodeling skills.
First of all, safety is a huge deal for many folks around here. Step-in heights on standard basins can be downright dangerous, especially during chilly winters. By removing that tall barrier, you drastically reduce the risk of slips and falls in your washroom.
Besides the obvious safety benefits, you will love how much larger your room feels. A glass-enclosed walk-in stall opens up the sightlines of the space. This makes even a compact bathroom feel like a high-end spa retreat.
On top of that, cleaning becomes a total breeze when you make this switch. No more bending over or kneeling on hard tile to scrub stubborn grime out of deep corners. Our modern acrylic surrounds resist mold and mildew, saving your back from unnecessary strain.
Naturally, you want your investment to last for decades to come. We offer heavy-duty, non-porous acrylic walls that look gorgeous and stand up to daily wear. This high-tech material holds its shine without cracking, chipping, or fading over time.
If you prefer a more traditional look, we can install beautiful custom tile work instead. This route allows you to express your personal style with endless color combinations. However, tile does require a bit more maintenance down the line to keep the grout lines looking clean.
To give you a better idea of your options, we put together a quick comparison table below.
| Material Type | Main Benefit | Maintenance Level |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Acrylic | Super fast installation and budget-friendly | Very low |
| Custom Tile | Unique look with high home resale value | Moderate to high |
| Solid Surface Stone | High-end luxury feel and seamless look | Low |
Understandably, the thought of home construction can feel a bit overwhelming. Our experienced crew works quickly to minimize any disruption to your household routine. We often complete the entire teardown and rebuild in just a few days.
Initially, we carefully protect your flooring and hallways before we carry any heavy tools inside. Next, we demolish the old porcelain or fiberglass basin and check the subfloor for hidden water damage. This crucial step ensures your new foundation is rock-solid and dry.
After repairing any old plumbing leaks, we install the new low-profile pan and surround walls. Finally, we hook up your new fixtures, seal all the joints, and clean up every speck of dust. You are left with a sparkling clean, ready-to-use showering area.
To make your new setup truly functional, we offer a variety of custom accessories. Built-in benches and corner seating give you a comfortable place to relax while washing. These additions make your daily routine feel less like a chore and more like a treat.
Furthermore, we can install sturdy grab bars that match your chosen hardware finish. These safety features do not have to look like they belong in a hospital. We source modern, stylish options that blend in beautifully with your overall design.
Which means you get to choose from rain showerheads, handheld sprayers, and convenient storage niches. We place every shelf and handle exactly where you want them. This level of customization ensures your new space works perfectly for your height and preferences.
Many families living in the 83826 area assume a major bathroom remodel is out of reach. Surprisingly, removing an old basin and replacing it with a stall is highly cost-effective. It costs significantly less than a full, down-to-the-studs bathroom overhaul.
Because we live and work nearby, we keep our overhead low to pass those savings on to you. We understand the financial realities of our local community, where the median household income reflects hard-working rural families. We promise to find a solution that fits your budget without cutting corners.
By investing in your home today, you also boost its overall market value. Most modern buyers prefer a spacious, walk-in setup over an outdated, unused basin. This means you get to enjoy the upgrade now while building equity for the future.
Now, you might be wondering if your current plumbing can handle this type of change. In almost every case, we can use your existing drain and water lines without moving them. This saves you a massive amount of money on labor and materials.
Another common concern is whether this change will affect your home's resale potential. While it is smart to keep at least one tub in the house for small kids, replacing a secondary one is highly recommended. It makes your home much more attractive to older buyers looking to downsize.
Lastly, our friendly team is always ready to answer any questions about the timeline or design. We believe in clear communication from the very first quick message to the final cleanup. You will never feel left in the dark about your project.
If you are ready to upgrade your bathroom, we are here to help you take the first step. Our local contractor will visit your home in Emida, Idaho, to evaluate your space and discuss your vision. We provide a detailed, written estimate completely free of charge.
This pressure-free consultation lets you explore different design ideas and material options at your own pace. We respect your time and your budget, so we never use high-pressure sales tactics. Our goal is simply to help you create a safer, more beautiful home.
Do not spend another day struggling with an old, drafty, hard-to-clean bathroom basin. Reach out to us today to schedule your free home visit and take control of your remodeling project. We look forward to working with you soon!
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 Emida 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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