Our Camp Douglas crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Juneau County within days.
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Are you tired of stepping over a giant porcelain wall just to wash your tired bones? Well, swapping that old basin for a sleek open stall makes your morning routine feel like pure luxury.
Truthfully, many folks in Juneau County struggle with slippery tubs that cause nasty falls. Fortunately, our local crew tackles this bathroom upgrade daily to keep you totally safe.
Many homeowners face daily slips when climbing into deep basins. This exact hassle gets old fast when you just want a quick rinse.
Therefore, ditching the heavy tub opens up your whole room. Naturally, this gives your bathroom a much larger feel without knocking down walls.
Slippery porcelain surfaces send far too many people straight to the emergency room. Meanwhile, our custom low-threshold pans stop those dangerous climbs dead in their tracks.
Specifically, textured floor tiles give your bare feet massive grip during every shower. Because of this smart design, you wash up without any fear of tumbling.
Compact houses in the 54618 area often lack good square footage. Yet, removing that clunky old basin opens up massive breathing room.
Consequently, your tight bathroom suddenly transforms into an airy personal spa. Additionally, you gain room to add storage shelves or fluffy towel racks.
Transforming your tired wash zone sounds scary until you see the steps. First, workers carefully tear out the heavy cast iron tub.
Next, plumbers inspect hidden pipes for any nasty leaks or rot. Finally, waterproof backer boards go up before the gorgeous new wall panels arrive.
| Project Phase | What Happens | Your Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Demo Day | Old tub removal | Clears out outdated fixtures |
| Plumbing Check | Valve and drain updates | Prevents future water damage |
| Panel Install | Waterproof walls go up | Stops mold and scrubbing |
Naturally, this structured method keeps mess completely out of your living room. Best of all, most projects finish before you know it.
Sometimes crews find sneaky mold hiding behind ancient tiles. Fortunately, treating those spots right away saves you thousands in future repairs.
Ultimately, starting fresh ensures your home stays healthy and solid for decades. Because we handle every hiccup, you simply sit back and relax.
Winters in Wisconsin bring freezing temperatures that test your home integrity. Therefore, choosing durable acrylic panels prevents cracking when the mercury drops.
Furthermore, non-porous surfaces stop soap scum from sticking around forever. Thus, you spend less time scrubbing and more time enjoying your evening.
Clear glass doors bounce morning sunlight all across your bathroom. Consequently, your once-dark room feels bright and cheerful every single day.
On top of that, heavy tempered glass keeps water right where it belongs. Which means your bathroom floor stays bone dry after every use.
Living on a median household income of around $49,821 means every dollar counts. Naturally, you want home improvements that actually boost your property value.
Happily, modernizing your bathing zone offers a massive return on investment. Future buyers love stepping into an accessible open stall.
Grout lines trap grime and drive you crazy with endless scrubbing. Instead, seamless wall surrounds wipe clean with a simple damp cloth.
Consequently, you save cash on harsh chemical cleaners over the years. That extra money stays right in your wallet where it belongs.
With a cozy population of roughly 635 neighbors, word travels fast here. Locals demand honest work and fair prices without any corporate runaround.
Naturally, our hometown crew treats your house with absolute respect. After all, we live right down the road from you.
Big national chains often send out confused subcontractors who get lost. Conversely, our crew knows every corner of the state by heart.
Therefore, you get prompt service and friendly faces at your front door. That local reliability simply cannot be beaten by distant corporations.
Aging in place requires smart home modifications that prevent accidents. Specifically, zero-entry shower pans eliminate tripping hazards for aging knees.
Additionally, sturdy grab bars provide reliable stability whenever you need balance. Because safety matters, these features give you ultimate peace of mind.
Built-in seating lets you sit back and enjoy a warm cascade of water. Meanwhile, adjustable showerheads cater to family members of every height.
Plus, recessed soap niches keep shampoo bottles off the floor completely. Every single detail works hard to make your daily routine effortless.
Procrastinating on home repairs usually leads to bigger headaches down the road. Instead of stressing over that dated tub, take charge today.
Reach out to our friendly team to request your free estimate right now. Discover how easy updating your bathroom can truly be for you.
Getting started takes less time than drinking your morning cup of coffee. Simply give us a few details about your current bathroom setup.
Then, our specialists will schedule a convenient time to visit your home. Claim your free quote today and transform your daily routine.
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 Camp Douglas 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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