Our Collyer crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Trego County within days.
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Are you tired of stepping over a high porcelain wall just to wash your hair every single morning? Fortunately, our local team handles this exact home upgrade right here in Trego County.
Now, many folks living in ZIP codes 67631 face the same cramped bathroom layout. This lets you finally ditch that outdated tub for a modern wet room design.
Old bathing fixtures often waste precious floor space in smaller homes. By ripping out that bulky basin, you instantly gain a much safer daily routine.
Furthermore, swapping out heavy iron for a sleek glass partition gives you total peace of mind. Which means fewer slips and falls when the morning rush hits hard.
Properties around a town of sixty-nine residents frequently feature vintage plumbing. Therefore, your renovation requires a careful hand to handle unexpected pipe corrosion.
Given that the median household income hovers around thirty-eight thousand dollars, keeping costs reasonable matters a lot. That is why our crew focuses on smart budgeting without cutting corners.
Planning your new wash space starts with picking the proper base pan and drainage setup. Properly placed drains prevent messy overflows across your bathroom floor.
Besides that, selecting frameless glass doors lets natural light flood your washing zone. This makes even a tiny powder room feel much bigger and brighter.
Water damage can ruin a house frame faster than termites during a wet spring. Consequently, we install heavy-duty cement backer boards behind every single tile.
On top of that, applying industrial-grade waterproof membranes keeps moisture locked out of your subfloor. This protects your investment for decades down the road.
Mobility issues sneak up on everyone eventually as the years tick by. Hence, we can anchor sturdy grab bars directly into wall studs.
Additionally, laying down textured non-slip floor tiles gives your bare feet a firm grip. Which means you can shower safely without worrying about sudden slips.
Demolishing that old porcelain monster is the messy first phase of the whole project. Our workers haul away the heavy debris so you do not lift a finger.
Following that teardown, we inspect the exposed framing for any hidden rot or mold. Fixing these structural issues right away prevents massive headaches later.
Moving water pipes around takes serious skill and plenty of patience. Our experienced hands solder new copper lines to fit your custom spray head layout.
Meanwhile, upgrading the drain trap ensures wastewater flows away without annoying gurgles. This guarantees your morning rinses stay peaceful and quiet.
Grouting and sealing every tile joint prevents mildew from growing in damp corners. Once the silicone cures, your new wash area is ready for action.
Finally, we wipe down every surface and vacuum up any lingering dust particles. This leaves your bathroom spotless and fully functional before we head out.
Deciding how to remodel your wash space depends entirely on your personal habits. Some homeowners prefer a curbless entry while others like a low threshold.
Below is a quick breakdown to help you weigh the main remodeling choices.
| Design Style | Main Benefit | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Curbless Entry | Total wheelchair access | Future-proofing your space |
| Low Threshold | Easy step-over height | Quick daily routines |
| Corner Stall | Maximizes tiny floor plans | Small powder rooms |
Reviewing these details lets you pick the perfect fit for your household budget. Whichever style you choose, our local crew brings the necessary tools to get it done right.
Home renovations can feel disruptive when they drag on for weeks. Fortunately, our streamlined process usually wraps up in just a few days.
Right after you approve the initial design, we order your custom glass and tile. This eliminates annoying delays once the actual demolition day arrives.
Our crew shows up bright and early with protective drop cloths for your hallways. Protecting your floors is always our top priority while moving heavy tools.
Within a few hours, that old bathtub gets hauled out to our truck. This clears the slate for our plumbers to start rerouting your water feeds.
Building a custom shower pan requires precise sloping toward the main drain. Getting this slope exact keeps water from pooling in the wrong spots.
Next, we spray a thick elastomeric coating over the entire wet zone enclosure. This creates a seamless waterproof barrier that stops leaks cold.
Older properties in our region often hide surprising framing flaws behind the drywall. Finding a soft subfloor means we must sister new lumber alongside the old joists.
Despite these minor hurdles, our crew tackles every obstacle with calm expertise. This ensures your final structure remains rock-solid for many years.
Plumb walls are rare finds in houses built decades ago. Therefore, our tile setters spend extra time shimming surfaces so your wall patterns line up evenly.
This attention to detail gives your bathroom a polished look without awkward gaps. You will love how clean everything appears once the final grout dries.
Keeping your glass panels spotless requires a quick squeegee wipe after every use. Hard water minerals can build up fast if you let soapy droplets air dry.
Fortunately, applying a hydrophobic sealant makes water bead right off the glass surface. This simple trick cuts your weekly cleaning time down to almost nothing.
Bathroom humidity can spark mold growth if ventilation remains poor. Running your exhaust fan during every shower clears out that trapped moisture instantly.
Furthermore, resealing your tile grout every couple of years keeps stains from soaking in. This proactive care keeps your wash zone looking brand new.
Upgrading your daily routine starts with a simple conversation about your design goals. Our local team is always ready to discuss your custom project ideas.
Reach out today to request your complimentary estimate and get your bathroom makeover rolling.
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 Collyer 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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