Our Granite Shoals crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Burnet County within days.
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Now is the ideal moment to finally upgrade that old bathroom fixture sitting in your house. Therefore, replacing that bulky tub gives you a much sleeker washing area that fits your daily routine.
Plus, tackling this project right here in Burnet County helps you avoid dealing with outdated plumbing hassles. Consequently, you get a gorgeous walk-in stall that completely changes how your morning goes.
Bathtubs take up way too much floor space in smaller rooms. Meanwhile, ripping them out lets you enjoy a spacious showering zone with zero awkward stepping. Which means you can wash off the daily grime without bumping your elbows on cold porcelain walls.
Maybe you struggle with high steps every single morning. Fortunately, trading that deep basin for a flush basin gives you complete safety and peace of mind. As a result, slipping hazards drop significantly for everyone in the household.
Living right by Lake LBJ means people appreciate smart updates that modernize their properties. Hence, updating your wet area boosts property appeal across ZIP codes like 78654. On top of that, local homeowners earning around the median household income of $51,683 love finding smart ways to improve their daily lives.
Actually, properties in this charming Texas town often feature builder-grade baths from decades ago. Thus, swapping them out brings your property right into the current century with zero fuss.
Demolition day brings a bit of mess into the house. However, professional contractors clean up thoroughly so you never stress about lingering drywall dust.
Plumbing lines need careful rerouting when moving from a deep tub to a low-profile basin. Therefore, experienced hands make sure everything drains properly without any leaks hiding behind the tiles.
Acrylic walls resist mold growth far better than old porous grout lines. Because of this perk, scrubbing your enclosure takes a fraction of your usual weekend time.
Glass doors add a touch of modern luxury that brightens up dark corners. This lets natural light bounce around the room making the space feel twice as big.
Most projects wrap up in just a few short days from start to finish. Therefore, you barely experience any disruption in your normal household schedule.
Workers show up early and respect your personal living space every single day. Ultimately, you end up with a stunning upgrade that makes your house feel brand new.
Budgeting for home improvements always requires a little bit of careful planning ahead. So, knowing the exact costs prevents any nasty surprises halfway through construction.
Many folks wonder if this upgrade breaks the bank completely. Luckily, getting a transparent assessment costs absolutely nothing and clears up all your pricing questions.
| Project Phase | Typical Duration | Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Demo & Disposal | One Day | Clears out old materials safely |
| Plumbing Prep | One Day | Ensures proper water flow |
| Final Install | Two Days | Delivers a gorgeous finished look |
Reaching out for professional help is the smartest step you can take right now. Thus, requesting a complimentary quotation lets you map out your renovation budget without any financial pressure.
Simply drop your details in a quick online form to get the ball rolling. Eventually, a friendly local pro arrives at your door to discuss your vision and measure the space.
Upgrading your wet room changes your entire living experience for the better. Consequently, you will wonder why you waited so long to ditch that heavy basin.
Think about the safety and ease you gain every single morning. Therefore, taking action right now guarantees a more functional home environment for your family.
Stepping into a gleaming glass enclosure feels amazing after a long hot day. Because of this daily luxury, your relaxation levels shoot straight through the roof.
Your friends will definitely notice the striking visual upgrade during their next visit. Which means you can show off your newly remodeled space with immense pride.
Procrastination only delays the wonderful lifestyle improvements you truly deserve. So, grab this opportunity to modernize your property in Granite Shoals right now.
Connect with a trusted local contractor to schedule your no-obligation consultation today. Ultimately, a stunning new washing zone sits just a quick message away from becoming your reality.
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 Granite Shoals 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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