Our Seeley Lake crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Missoula County within days.
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If you feel tired of stepping over that high, dangerous ledge every single time you want to wash up, we have a simple solution that changes everything. Transitioning your old deep soaking tub into a modern, walk-in washing space makes your daily routine much safer and far more enjoyable. By removing that unused basin, you open up the entire room and create a spacious area that fits your active lifestyle perfectly.
This smart remodel instantly boosts the value of your home while giving you a stylish, open feel. You get to wave goodbye to scrubbin dirty grout lines in hard-to-reach corners because our modern solid surfaces clean up with a simple wipe. Since our team handles the entire process from start to finish, you do not have to worry about a thing.
We invite you to reach out to our friendly crew right now to request a completely free estimate for your home upgrade. Getting your personalized quote takes just a few minutes, and it helps you plan your project without any financial pressure or obligation. Let us help you turn that cramped, outdated bathroom into your favorite room in the house.
Many older homes feature deep, clunky basins that nobody actually uses for soaking anymore. Choosing to swap that old fixture for a sleek, low-profile pan creates a highly accessible setup that looks incredibly modern. This choice especially helps family members who might have trouble balancing on one foot while stepping into a wet basin.
On top of that, removing the old unit allows you to customize your new washing space with handy features like built-in benches, sturdy grab bars, and recessed shelves for your shampoo. You get to choose the exact colors, textures, and finishes that match your personal style. Which means your new setup will look like a high-end spa instead of a boring, generic apartment bathroom.
Our local team specializes in tearing out those old heavy cast iron or acrylic units and prepping the plumbing for a seamless transition. We make sure the new drain aligns perfectly so you never have to deal with annoying standing water or leaks. To give you a better idea of how these two setups compare, we created a handy table below.
| Feature | Old Deep Basin Setup | Our Modern Walk-In Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Height | Usually 15 to 20 inches high | Only 1 to 3 inches high |
| Floor Space | Feels cramped and narrow | Feels wide and open |
| Cleaning Time | Requires heavy bending and scrubbing | Quick wipe down with mild soap |
| Safety Level | High risk of slipping and tripping | Excellent stability and grab bar options |
You might tempt yourself to try a DIY kit from a big box store, but plumbing projects can quickly turn into a total nightmare. Our skilled crew possesses the proper tools and hands-on experience to handle unexpected issues like hidden water damage behind your drywall. We inspect the subfloor thoroughly before putting down your new slip-resistant base.
This attention to detail ensures your floor remains rock solid and completely waterproof for decades to come. We install premium acrylic surrounds that resist mold and mildew growth, which saves you hours of grueling cleaning work every month. This lets you spend your weekends enjoying the beautiful outdoors instead of scrubbing bathroom tiles on your knees.
Our company proudly serves homeowners in a gorgeous mountain community located in Missoula County, where we love helping our neighbors improve their daily lives. With a local population of around 1,256 residents, we treat every single customer like family. Whether you live near the lake or tucked away in the trees within the 59868 ZIP code, we will drive right to your door to provide a free estimate.
When you decide to make this change, you gain access to an amazing variety of design options that fit any budget. For example, you can choose a beautiful simulated stone pattern that looks incredibly luxurious without the heavy price tag of real marble. We also offer sleek glass doors that slide smoothly, keeping water exactly where it belongs while letting light flow through the room.
If you prefer a more minimalist look, we can install a barrier-free entry with a stylish shower curtain. This option works wonderfully for wheelchairs or walkers, ensuring absolute freedom of movement. We always tailor the final design to meet the unique needs of your household.
Investing in your home is always a big decision, especially when the median household income in our area sits around $48,239. We work hard to keep our services affordable, offering options that deliver maximum value without breaking your bank account. Upgrading this specific part of your home actually provides one of the highest returns on investment when it comes time to sell.
Potential buyers absolutely love seeing a clean, modern walk-in setup rather than a stained, outdated tub. It makes your property stand out in the local real estate market, which can help you sell your house faster. Therefore, this project pays for itself in both daily satisfaction and long-term home equity.
We believe that remodeling your bathroom should not be a stressful, chaotic experience for you and your family. First, you contact us to schedule your complimentary, no-pressure consultation at a time that works best for your schedule. Our expert estimator will come out to look at your current setup, take precise measurements, and listen to your ideas.
After that, we provide you with a clear, honest quote that covers all materials and labor costs with zero hidden fees. Once you approve the plan, our crew works quickly and efficiently to complete the physical transformation, often in just a couple of days. We clean up our mess completely, leaving you with nothing but a beautiful, sparkling new space to enjoy.
Living in beautiful Montana means appreciating comfort and simplicity inside your home, especially during those long, snowy winter months. Our high-quality materials are designed to withstand temperature changes without cracking or warping. You can trust our local reputation because we stand firmly behind every single project we complete.
Are you ready to stop struggling with your old bathroom and start enjoying a safer, more spacious lifestyle? Our team is standing by to help you take the first step toward your dream bathroom. We make the entire process easy, affordable, and completely transparent from start to finish.
Contact us today to request your free, no-obligation estimate and let us show you how simple this project can be. We look forward to visiting your home, answering your questions, and delivering the beautiful results you deserve!
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 Seeley Lake 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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