Our Kersey crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Weld County within days.
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Are you sick of tripping over your old tub edges every single morning? Well, swapping that heavy basin for a modern walk-in shower lets you reclaim your daily routine.
Truthfully, this upgrade changes how your whole room feels. Consequently, you gain a much safer space for your aging joints.
Many folks around Weld County deal with heavy porcelain beasts that take up too much floor area. Yet, modernizing this zone creates an awesome open feel that everyone craves.
Meanwhile, climbing over high walls brings daily risks of slipping. Thankfully, trading that bulky container keeps you safe and steady on your feet.
Perhaps you wonder how local pros rip out that old plumbing without destroying your whole house. Usually, the crew cuts the heavy unit into smaller pieces to haul it away fast.
Afterwards, they inspect the subfloor for water damage that accumulated over the years. This crucial step ensures your brand-new shower base sits on completely solid ground.
Choosing proper wall panels stops mold from growing behind your fresh tiles. Moreover, picking textured acrylic keeps your bare feet from sliding around during soapy rinses.
Additionally, sturdy glass doors give your bathroom a massive visual boost without eating up extra square footage. Therefore, your modest home in the 80644 area code suddenly feels like a luxury resort.
| Feature | Old Bathtub | New Walk-In Shower |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Height | High and dangerous | Zero threshold |
| Cleaning Time | Hours of scrubbing | Quick wipe down |
| Floor Space | Cramped corner | Open layout |
Shifting from a deep soaking basin to an open floor drain requires some serious pipe adjustments. Fortunately, experienced technicians handle these messy line changes in just a few hours.
Instead of guessing, they check your water pressure to guarantee optimal flow through your new showerhead. This lets you enjoy a powerful cascade every time you step inside.
Living in a town with a population of 1,760 often means dealing with cozy, compact floor plans. Nevertheless, clever design tricks make even the tightest bathroom corners feel twice as big.
By removing visual barriers, light bounces freely around your newly remodeled washing zone. That smart layout change brings instant joy to your everyday morning rush.
Figuring out the money side of things can feel pretty stressful for families managing a median household income of $74,861. Yet, viewing this project as an investment helps justify the upfront cost.
Plus, future buyers love seeing updated wet rooms instead of stained, outdated porcelain tubs. This means your property value gets a nice little bump right away.
Smart shoppers always look for ways to maximize value without cutting corners on material quality. For instance, choosing standard-sized acrylic bases saves you hundreds compared to custom stone.
Besides that, keeping your existing pipe locations intact lowers labor fees significantly. Ultimately, working with a straight shooter keeps your project well inside your comfort zone.
Clearing out your personal toiletries gives the working crew a clean path to your bathroom. Furthermore, laying down protective drop cloths shields your hallway floors from tracked-in dirt.
Taking these small steps makes the entire construction phase go much smoother for everybody involved. Before you know it, the old eyesore vanishes completely from your sight.
Workers arrive early with all the necessary saws, hammers, and protective gear to start demolition. First, they shut off your main water valve to prevent any accidental indoor floods.
Then, the heavy lifting begins as they smash and carry out that stubborn old tub. Witnessing this messy phase reminds you why hiring professionals beats doing it alone.
Caulking the seams properly keeps stray water droplets from leaking into your wooden framing. On top of that, adding a sturdy grab bar gives you extra stability when things get slippery.
Choosing sleek matte black fixtures adds a striking contrast against bright white wall panels. Consequently, your revamped washroom turns into a stylish sanctuary that impresses all your visitors.
Non-porous surfaces repel soap scum much better than old-fashioned grout lines ever could. Therefore, a quick squeegee pass after your shower keeps everything looking pristine for years.
Skipping harsh chemical cleaners also preserves the factory shine on your new acrylic walls. Your future self will definitely thank you for choosing such a low-maintenance setup.
Deciding to upgrade your daily routine is a massive win for your household happiness. Now is the ideal moment to reach out and chat about your specific bathroom goals.
Requesting a FREE QUOTE lets you explore your options with zero pressure or hidden fees attached. Simply send a quick message today to claim your estimate and start planning.
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 Kersey 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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