Across Lincoln County, bathtubs that retired years ago give way to showers built in their own footprint.
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Maybe you are tired of climbing over a high porcelain wall just to wash off the dirt from a long day. Bathroom remodeling projects often start because people realize they do not actually take deep baths anymore. This means you can finally reclaim that wasted space and turn it into a spacious, accessible washing area.
Fortunately, our local team specializes in swapping out those outdated, high-walled basins for gorgeous, modern walk-in designs. This upgrade gives you a much safer daily routine and makes your whole home feel like a fancy hotel. Plus, we come right to your doorstep to check out your setup and give you a completely free estimate.
If you live in the beautiful southwest corner of the Gopher State, you already know how nice it is to have a cozy, functional home during those freezing winter months. Our service area covers the entire local region, which is home to about five thousand proud residents who enjoy a quiet, rural lifestyle. Whether you are located near the scenic Lake Benton area or closer to Tyler, our crew travels directly to your property to measure your space.
Think about how much easier your mornings will be when you can just step onto a flat, slip-resistant surface. That old basin takes up a massive footprint in your home, yet most adults only use it to stand in while they use the wall nozzle anyway. Which means you are dealing with all the cleaning hassle of a deep basin without getting any of the actual benefits.
By making this smart switch, you instantly create a more open floor plan in your washing area. This lets you breathe easier and move around without bumping your elbows against cold plastic walls. On top of that, we install gorgeous acrylic wall surrounds that mimic expensive stone but require almost zero scrubbing.
Now, let us talk about the safety aspect because slipping on wet porcelain is a real danger for everyone. Eliminating that high barrier drastically reduces the risk of falls for kids and seniors alike. To help you plan this upgrade, we compiled a quick comparison of what you gain when you update your setup.
| Old Basin Setup | Our Walk-In Alternative |
|---|---|
| High step-over threshold | Low-profile safety entry |
| Hard to clean corners | Non-porous seamless walls | Cramped standing room | Spacious freedom of movement |
When you decide to update your home, you do not have to settle for a boring, one-size-fits-all plastic insert. Instead, you get to choose from a massive variety of colors, textures, and premium hardware finishes. This means your new setup will match your personal style perfectly while boosting your overall property value.
For example, we can install built-in seating, sturdy grab bars, and recessed shelves for all your shampoos and soaps. These custom features keep your space organized so you do not have bottles cluttering up the floor. Furthermore, our durable materials resist mold and mildew, which saves you hours of back-breaking chores.
Because we believe in absolute honesty, we have to admit that this project does require some temporary noise and dust in your house. However, our professional installers work fast and clean up every single speck of debris before we leave. We treat your property with the utmost respect, just like we would treat our own grandmother's house... even if her taste in wallpaper is a bit questionable!
You might be wondering how we figure out the exact price for your specific home layout. Well, we do not believe in sketchy online guessing games or high-pressure sales tactics. That is why we send a friendly, knowledgeable technician directly to your house to inspect your current plumbing and take precise measurements.
This allows us to identify any hidden water damage or outdated pipes behind your walls before we start. Which means you get an accurate, ironclad quote with absolutely zero surprise fees down the road. This face-to-face meeting also lets you ask all your questions and look at physical material samples in your own lighting.
During this visit, we also check the local water pressure and drainage alignment to ensure your new system drains flawlessly. Our goal is to make the entire process as stress-free as possible from the moment we knock on your door. After we finish our assessment, we hand you a written estimate that you can review at your own pace.
Some DIY videos online make this type of demolition and plumbing work look like a simple weekend project. Unfortunately, messing with drain pipes and waterproofing without proper training often leads to disastrous leaks that ruin your floorboards. Trusting our experienced crew ensures that your subfloor stays completely dry and protected for decades to come.
We use high-grade commercial sealants and heavy-duty backer boards that cheap retail kits simply do not include. This level of quality gives you incredible peace of mind every time you turn on the hot water. Additionally, our swift installation process minimizes the downtime of your bathroom, often finishing the job in just a couple of days.
If you are ready to trade your outdated, high-walled tub for a gorgeous, accessible walk-in alternative, we are here to help. Our local team is proud to serve families across Lincoln County, Minnesota, including the zip codes 56164, 56149, and 56157, where the median household income sits around fifty-eight thousand dollars. Do not wait until a nasty slip happens... contact us today to request your completely free, no-obligation home estimate!
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 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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