Our McArthur crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Shasta County within days.
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Today you can finally ditch that old bathtub and get a slick walk-in shower installed. Specifically, upgrading your washing space gives you total safety and modern style right inside your home.
Truthfully, stepping over high porcelain walls gets old fast when you want a quick rinse. Fortunately, trading that heavy tub for a smooth basin lets you enter your shower area without straining your knees.
Meanwhile, dealing with a cracked basin causes endless leaks that ruin your subfloor over time. By replacing it, you stop water damage before it destroys your wooden beams.
Consequently, local homeowners in ZIP codes 96056 often face tired plumbing that desperately needs a fresh setup. Fixing these old pipes ensures your morning routine stays dry and hassle-free.
Furthermore, removing barriers makes your washing area entirely accessible for everyone in the family. This smart layout change lets you enjoy unmatched safety during every single wash.
Equally important, cleaning a sleek glass enclosure takes half the time compared to scrubbing stained porcelain walls. Because of this, you save precious weekend hours on chores.
Admittedly, properties in Shasta County vary wildly in age and plumbing quirks. Our local crew knows every single construction quirk typical of houses around these parts.
Statistically, our small community holds around 338 residents who take immense pride in their private spaces. Upgrading your washroom lets you match that regional charm with zero hassle.
Right after you reach out to us, we come out to measure your exact alcove dimensions. This careful planning lets us order the exact panels needed for your specific room.
Once the custom pieces arrive at your door, our skilled builders arrive with all necessary tools. They tear out the old cast iron tub without making a massive mess in your hallway.
Demolition phase highlights involve clearing old grout and inspecting wall studs for hidden mold. This step lets us build your brand new shower base on a rock-solid foundation.
Additionally, selecting the right wall panels determines how easy your daily cleanup will be. Non-porous acrylic surfaces let you wipe away soap scum in just a few seconds.
Alternatively, you might prefer traditional ceramic tiles that give your room a custom artisan look. Either way, picking durable materials lets you avoid costly repairs for many years.
Understandably, you probably wonder about the financial aspect of this major home renovation project. While median household income numbers fluctuate, smart upgrades always boost your property value.
Therefore, investing in a fresh wash area pays off completely when you decide to sell later. Buyers love walking into a pristine bathroom that requires zero immediate fixing.
| Project Phase | Estimated Duration | Primary Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Consultation | One hour | Clear pricing |
| Old Tub Removal | One day | Zero debris left |
| New Fixture Setup | Two days | Instant usability |
Sometimes, opening up old walls reveals corroded galvanized pipes that need immediate replacement. Handling these hidden issues right away lets you prevent disastrous pipe bursts later.
Naturally, our experienced technicians carry all necessary fittings right in their service trucks. This readiness lets us solve plumbing puzzles without delaying your project timeline.
Moving forward, you must decide whether you want sliding panels or a hinged glass door. Clear tempered glass lets natural light flood into your shower stall every morning.
Alternatively, frosted glass provides extra privacy while still keeping the room feeling open and airy. Both options let you enjoy a brighter and more relaxing environment.
Naturally, adding built-in grab bars gives you extra stability during every single shower. These sturdy metal supports let you step around the enclosure with complete peace of mind.
Plus, installing a fold-down teak seat lets you sit back and relax under the water stream. Such thoughtful additions turn a basic washing routine into a genuinely soothing daily ritual.
Ultimately, transforming your cramped washing area creates a much safer and happier living space. You deserve a gorgeous bathroom that works perfectly for your daily lifestyle.
The estimate spells out parts and labor, so nothing comes as a surprise. Reach out today to request your completely free estimate and start your exciting renovation journey.
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 McArthur 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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