Our Mulford crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Garfield County within days.
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If you feel tired of stepping over a high barrier just to get clean, updating your wash space is the ultimate game-changer. Transforming your old soaking tub into a modern, walk-in stall makes your daily routine safer and much faster. Let us help you plan this upgrade with a free estimate today.
Maybe you are tired of scrubbing those hard-to-reach corners of a dusty old basin. Upgrading to a sleek glass enclosure gives you back your weekend because modern acrylic walls wipe down in seconds. This means you spend less time on your knees with a scrub brush.
Besides saving your back, this smart remodel maximizes your floor plan. Standard washrooms often feel tight and dark. By removing that bulky barrier, you open up the entire layout and let natural light bounce around the space.
Safety also plays a massive role in this home improvement project. Slipping while climbing over a high porcelain ledge is a real danger. A low-profile threshold minimizes trip hazards, which keeps everyone in your household secure.
First, we must evaluate your current plumbing setup. Our team inspects the existing drain location to ensure we can align the new pan perfectly. This step prevents water from pooling and keeps your subfloor dry.
Next comes the demolition phase where we carefully extract the old cast iron or steel tub. We protect your floors and walls during this messy part. After that, we inspect the exposed studs for any hidden water damage or mold.
Finally, we install the new waterproof backing and your choice of beautiful wall surrounds. You can choose from gorgeous stone patterns or modern subway tiles. These durable materials resist moisture and look incredibly stylish for decades.
| Project Phase | What We Do | Your Big Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Demolition | Carefully extract the old basin | No heavy lifting or mess for you |
| Plumbing Alignment | Reposition the drain and valves | Flawless water flow with zero leaks |
| Wall Installation | Mount waterproof panels or tile | An easy-to-clean surface that shines |
Perhaps you want to add a built-in bench for extra relaxation. Having a dedicated seat makes shaving your legs or relaxing under hot water incredibly peaceful. It adds a touch of high-end spa vibes to your daily grind.
On top of that, we can integrate recessed niches for your shampoos and soaps. This keeps your clutter off the floor and organized. No more knocking over plastic bottles with your feet while you rinse.
Additionally, choosing the right hardware hardware finish ties the whole room together. Whether you love matte black, brushed nickel, or classic chrome, we match your personal style. These details elevate the overall aesthetic instantly.
Sliding bypass doors work wonders in tight spaces where a swinging door might hit a toilet or vanity. They glide effortlessly on a metal track. This keeps water off your bathroom rug.
On the other hand, a frameless pivot door offers an ultra-modern look. It creates a seamless transition between your dry floor and your wet area. Cleaning frameless glass is also a breeze because there are no metal channels to collect grime.
Homebuyers these days rarely look for multiple deep tubs in a house. They prefer spacious walk-in enclosures that fit a fast-paced life. Making this change now boosts your home value and appeals to future buyers.
Which means you enjoy the luxury today while investing in your equity. It is a win-win scenario for your wallet and your daily comfort. We provide detailed, upfront pricing so you can plan your budget without any surprises.
Actually, our local service covers a beautiful unincorporated community nestled in Garfield County, Colorado. With a local population of just about 407 residents and a strong median household income of $112,800, homeowners in this scenic area value quality craftsmanship. We serve the local ZIP codes and surrounding mountain neighborhoods with pride.
Did you know that taking a quick wash under a modern shower head uses far less water than filling up a giant 50-gallon basin? Lowering your utility bills is great for your monthly budget. You save money while doing something good for the planet.
Furthermore, our high-efficiency fixtures deliver excellent water pressure without wasting resources. You get a powerful, massaging spray that melts away your stress. It feels indulgent but remains highly efficient.
When you contact us, we schedule a convenient time to visit your home. We measure your space precisely and look at your plumbing configuration. This ensures our estimate is highly accurate.
After measuring, we discuss your design goals and material preferences. We show you samples of different textures and colors. This lets you visualize the final product before any work begins.
Then, we hand you a detailed written quote with no hidden fees. We believe in total transparency because trust is everything. You can take your time to review the proposal with no pressure.
Tackling a plumbing project on your own often leads to expensive mistakes and water damage behind your walls. Our experienced technicians handle every detail according to strict local building codes. This gives you total peace of mind.
Indeed, we carry full insurance and licensing to protect your home. We treat your property with the utmost respect and clean up thoroughly every day. You do not have to worry about a lingering mess in your hallways.
Now is the perfect time to upgrade your home with a beautiful, functional walk-in space. Click below or fill out our quick form to request your free, no-obligation estimate. Let us turn your outdated washroom into your favorite room in the house.
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 Mulford 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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