Our Colona crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Ouray County within days.
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Do you find yourself stepping over a high ceramic barrier just to get clean? Well, making the leap to a walk-in basin setup changes everything about your morning routine. This clever home upgrade gives you the power to shower safely without hurting your knees.
Now, changing out your old soaking tub for a modern step-in shower stall makes your whole bathroom feel bigger. This lets you move around freely without bumping your elbows on cold porcelain. Plus, you finally get to wave goodbye to scrubbing those annoying deep corners.
By the way, homeowners in Colona often worry about the mess of bathroom renovations. Fortunately, our local crew handles the whole plumbing puzzle from start to finish. This means you avoid all the usual stress and dust while we upgrade your room.
Think about how much easier life becomes with zero tripping hazards in your washroom. Such a smart remodel gives you total peace of mind every single day. On top of that, your property value gets a nice little boost right away.
Meanwhile, outdated tubs take up way too much valuable floor space in small houses. Removing that heavy monster gives you extra room for storage cabinets or stylish shelving. Because of this clever layout shift, your daily grooming rituals become much smoother.
Consider the sheer relief of stepping onto a non-slip basin floor after a long day. This vital safety feature protects your family from nasty slips and falls in the wet zone. Therefore, you invest directly in your household well-being without breaking a sweat.
Getting rid of that heavy iron or acrylic tub requires some serious muscle. Our hardworking crew uses specialized saws to cut the old unit into manageable pieces. This careful method protects your surrounding drywall from accidental dents and scrapes.
Following the demolition, we inspect the subfloor for any hidden moisture damage or mold spots. Catching these sneaky issues now saves you from massive repair bills down the road. Naturally, we patch up any subfloor flaws before bringing in the new basin base.
| Project Phase | What Happens | Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Demo Day | Old tub removal | Clears the space |
| Plumbing | Drain line shift | Better water flow |
| Finishing | Tile and glass | Gorgeous washroom |
Shifting from a bath setup to a standing shower requires moving the drain placement. Our licensed technicians drop the drain line down to match standard modern codes. This lets wastewater rush away quickly without backing up around your ankles.
Beyond the drain work, mixing valves need a complete overhaul inside the wall cavity. Such a modern pressure-balanced valve keeps your water temperature steady and safe. Consequently, you never suffer from sudden freezing blasts or scorching hot surprises again.
Picking out the right wall panels determines the overall vibe of your updated washroom. Smooth solid-surface acrylic sheets completely eliminate the need for scrubbing dirty grout lines. That brilliant design choice gives you more weekends to enjoy your free time.
When thinking about enclosures, clear glass doors make compact bathrooms look twice their size. This sleek design feature reflects natural light into every dark corner of the room. As a result, your morning routine happens in a bright and welcoming atmosphere.
| Material Choice | Maintenance Level | Visual Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic Panels | Very low | Clean and modern |
| Frameless Glass | Low | Open and airy |
| Custom Tile | Medium | Classic and rich |
| Stone Composite | Low | Natural and rugged |
Living in a tiny mountain hamlet like our beloved zip code area means community matters deeply. With just fifty-four residents hanging their hats here, local contractors know every neighborhood quirk. This small-town charm ensures you receive personalized attention from start to finish.
Even though household incomes vary across our zip codes, home improvements remain a smart investment. Upgrading your plumbing fixtures keeps your property competitive in the local real estate market. Therefore, this renovation pays for itself over the long haul.
Clear out all your personal shampoos and towels before our team arrives on site. This simple step lets our crew get right to work without playing Tetris with your belongings. Meanwhile, you can relax in another part of the house while the magic happens.
Protecting your hallway floors with heavy plastic runners stops dirt from tracking into other rooms. Our team treats your living space with the utmost respect throughout the entire installation process. That level of professional courtesy guarantees a pleasant remodeling experience for everyone involved.
Once the silicone sealant cures, we run rigorous leak tests on every single pipe joint. This careful inspection guarantees your new shower stall is completely watertight and ready for action. You can finally step inside and test out the refreshing water pressure yourself.
After cleaning up every speck of construction dust, we walk you through the proper maintenance steps. These easy tips help keep your glass sparkling and your acrylic base looking brand new. Now is the perfect moment to request your completely free estimate to get this exciting project started today.
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 Colona 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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