Our Gamerco crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in McKinley County within days.
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Maybe you feel tired of stepping over that high, slippery ledge every single morning just to wash off the sleep. This daily hurdle can turn your morning routine into a stressful balancing act, which is why swapping that deep, unused basin for a modern, low-profile washing space makes perfect sense. By making this smart change, you instantly create a safer and much more open bathroom environment that fits your actual daily life.
Fortunately, we help folks make this transition without any of the typical remodeling headaches. When you decide to upgrade your space, our team comes directly to your home to look at your current setup and discuss your ideas. This means you get a personalized plan and a free estimate without spending a single dime upfront.
Since we live and work around McKinley County, we know exactly what local homes need. If you live in the unincorporated area of Gamerco, New Mexico, you probably know our quiet community of about 1,956 residents. With a local median household income of around $31,000, we understand that every dollar you invest in your property needs to bring real, lasting value. Our neighbors in the 87317 ZIP code deserve durable, beautiful home improvements that do not break the bank.
Think about how often you actually fill that deep, dusty basin to take a soaking bath. If you are like most busy people, the answer is probably almost never, because a quick, warm rinse is just way more convenient. This swap frees up a ton of physical room, which makes your entire bathroom look and feel twice as big.
On top of that, your safety should always come first when you are dealing with wet tiled surfaces. Removing that high barrier drastically lowers your chances of slipping or tripping while you get in and out of the water. This lets you relax and enjoy your daily routine with total peace of mind, knowing your home is safe for everyone from kids to grandparents.
To help you weigh your options, we put together a quick comparison of what you gain when you make this exciting change:
| Feature Compared | Old Standard Tub | New Walk-In Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Height | Usually 14 to 18 inches high | Almost level with your floor |
| Required Floor Space | Feels cramped and bulky | Opens up the whole room |
| Cleaning Effort Needed | Hard scrubbing on your knees | Simple wipe-down surfaces |
Now, you might worry that a project like this will tear up your home for weeks on end. Actually, our experienced crew has this down to a science, so we get in and out quickly without leaving a huge mess behind. This means you can keep living your life with minimal disruption while we transform your space.
First, we carefully remove your outdated fixture and inspect the plumbing lines hiding behind the drywall. If we find any old, leaky pipes, we replace them right away so you do not run into expensive water damage down the road. This attention to detail protects your investment and ensures your new setup lasts for decades.
After that, we install a modern, waterproof pan and beautiful, low-maintenance wall surrounds. You can choose from gorgeous patterns that look like real stone or classic tile, but without the annoying grout lines that collect mold. This lets you spend your weekends relaxing instead of scrubbing grout with an old toothbrush.
Choosing your new fixtures is definitely the most exciting part of the entire remodeling process. You get to select everything from the sliding glass doors to the finish on your new metal hardware. This lets you design a space that feels like your own private oasis at the end of a long day.
For extra comfort, we can install built-in benches and sturdy grab bars that blend in beautifully with your design. These features do not have to look like a cold hospital room anymore, because modern styles are incredibly sleek. Which means you get all the safety benefits while keeping a gorgeous, upscale look.
On top of the safety features, you can choose amazing showerheads that feel like a warm rainstorm. Whether you prefer a flexible handheld wand or a powerful wall-mounted sprayer, we customize the plumbing to match your exact desires. This turns a boring daily chore into a luxurious experience you actually look forward to.
Some homeowners wonder if removing a bathtub will hurt their chances of selling their house later on. While it is true that keeping at least one tub in the house is smart, upgrading a guest or master bath actually attracts buyers. Most people shopping for a home today prefer a spacious, modern walk-in setup over a cramped, outdated basin.
This means your project is not just a cosmetic upgrade, but a solid investment in your real estate. Clean, modern bathrooms sell houses faster because buyers see them as turnkey spaces they do not have to renovate themselves. You get to enjoy the upgraded space now, and your pocketbook will thank you when it is time to move.
Plus, we use high-grade materials that resist cracking, chipping, and fading over the years. This durability ensures that your bathroom looks brand new even after years of daily hot showers and heavy use. Investing in quality workmanship now saves you from costly repairs and replacements in the future.
Taking the first step toward your dream bathroom is much easier than you might think. All you have to do is reach out to us, and we will handle the rest of the heavy lifting. We love meeting our neighbors and helping them find creative solutions for their homes.
When our friendly technician arrives at your door, they will listen to your ideas and look at your current plumbing layout. Then, we provide a detailed, honest quote with absolutely no pressure to make a decision on the spot. This lets you review your options in peace and decide what works best for your family budget.
Do not spend another day dealing with a cramped, outdated, and potentially dangerous bathroom setup. Contact us today to schedule your completely free, in-home consultation and take the first step toward a safer, more beautiful home. We cannot wait to help you transform your space into something you absolutely love using every single day!
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 Gamerco 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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