Our Crested Butte crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Gunnison County within days.
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Maybe you hate climbing over that high porcelain wall every single morning just to get clean. This local upgrade removes that giant obstacle and gives you an amazing open wash space right in Gunnison County. Consequently, you can finally enjoy stepping right into a modern tiled basin without any struggle.
Perhaps your house sits near those gorgeous mountain peaks where winter brings heavy snow and chilly winds. Locals living across the 81224 and 81225 ZIP codes know how much a warm morning routine matters when temperatures drop. Therefore, upgrading this bathroom feature makes your daily start so much better.
That heavy cast iron basin takes up way too much precious square footage in smaller properties. Removing it opens up the room and lets you move around freely while brushing your teeth or getting dressed. Because of this layout shift, your entire bathroom feels much bigger and way less cramped.
Nobody uses those deep soaking basins anymore anyway since life moves way too fast these days. Swapping that rusty metal tub for a gorgeous custom tiled pan gives your home a fresh look. Ultimately, this smart renovation makes your property much more appealing if you decide to sell down the road.
Property values in this charming mountain town keep climbing steadily year after year. With a median household income hovering around sixty six thousand dollars, homeowners want smart upgrades that actually make sense. Therefore, investing in bathroom remodeling projects brings a very solid return when appraisals happen.
Buyers touring properties with a population around thirteen hundred people love seeing modern fixtures. They do not want to deal with outdated plumbing or cracked tiles from decades ago. Hence, installing a sleek glass enclosure instantly catches the eye of anyone walking through your front door.
High tub ledges cause slips and falls more often than most folks care to admit. Stepping over a wet porcelain barrier puts your joints and balance at serious risk every time you shower. Fortunately, removing that barrier lets you walk straight onto a textured anti slip floor with total confidence.
Older relatives visiting your mountain retreat will appreciate the low profile entrance so much. This simple adjustment prevents nasty accidents and keeps everyone safe during their stay. As a result, you gain ultimate peace of mind regarding household safety.
First off, the crew arrives early to protect your floors and hallways from any construction dust. They carefully disconnect the old plumbing fixtures and haul that heavy porcelain monster right out of your house. This lets us start fresh with a clean slate behind the drywall.
Next, we inspect the subfloor for any hidden moisture damage caused by years of minor leaks. Mountain homes can hide sneaky rot in the floorboards if the previous builder cut corners. Therefore, fixing these structural issues right away guarantees your new shower lasts for decades.
| Project Phase | What Happens | Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Demo Day | Tear out old tub | Clears out the mess |
| Plumbing | Move the drain | Fits modern setups |
| Waterproofing | Apply heavy seal | Stops leaks completely |
| Finishing | Tile and glass | Looks stunning daily |
After checking the framing, our crew builds a solid sloped bed that guides water straight to the drain. We then apply heavy duty waterproof membranes along the entire stall interior to prevent any future moisture problems. This crucial step protects your wooden wall studs from rotting out later.
Finally, we install gorgeous custom wall panels and a thick glass door to seal everything in nicely. The whole transformation usually wraps up within just a few days of hard work. Consequently, you get a brand new washing area without dealing with months of endless construction noise.
High altitude weather means your home deals with fluctuating humidity levels throughout the changing seasons. Selecting durable composite panels or thick porcelain tiles prevents cracking when temperatures shift rapidly indoors. Thus, your investment stays looking brand new despite the harsh mountain climate outside.
Glass shower doors need special protective coatings to resist water spots from local hard mineral buildup. We always source high end hardware that will not rust or tarnish over the years. This means you spend zero time scrubbing stubborn mineral stains off your hinges.
Built in shower niches give you a handy spot to store all your shampoo bottles and soap bars. Adding a sturdy teak fold down seat lets you sit back and relax after a long hike on local trails. Hence, your morning routine feels like a luxury spa getaway right at home.
Modern rainfall shower heads deliver an incredible cascading water flow that washes away all your daily fatigue. You can also install handheld spray wands to make cleaning the tile walls an absolute breeze. Therefore, maintaining a spotless wash stall takes minimal effort on your part.
When you reach out for professional help, a local contractor comes right to your doorstep to discuss your vision. We take precise measurements and talk through various design styles that fit your specific bathroom layout. This lets us figure out the exact scope of work needed for your particular home.
Transparency matters a lot when you hire someone to tear up your plumbing lines. We provide a detailed estimate outlining every single cost so you never face surprise fees midway through construction. Moreover, you can ask as many questions as you want before making any final decisions.
Ordering custom glass panels or specific tile types takes a little bit of advance planning. Once all materials arrive at our local warehouse, our team locks in a start date that works for your schedule. Hence, you always know exactly when the hammers will start swinging.
Unforeseen plumbing quirks can sometimes pop up behind older walls during the tear out phase. We always communicate any surprises immediately and offer practical solutions to keep the project moving forward. Because of this honest approach, local homeowners trust our crew completely.
Many DIY enthusiasts try to tackle plumbing relocations without knowing local building codes and pipe sizing rules. This often leads to terrible drainage issues or slow leaks that ruin downstairs ceilings. Skipping professional help usually costs way more money in the long run.
Another big mistake involves skimping on waterproof membranes behind the tile work. Moisture always finds a way through tiny grout cracks if the underlying barrier is poorly installed. Therefore, hiring experienced local pros guarantees your shower remains watertight for the long haul.
Local trade professionals understand the unique structural quirks found in mountain properties better than big national chains. We know how settling foundations and extreme winter weather affect residential plumbing systems. This localized knowledge prevents costly mistakes during the installation phase.
Supporting local businesses keeps money circulating right inside our tight knit community. You get a direct line to the person actually doing the work instead of dealing with distant customer service call centers. Thus, getting quick answers or follow up service is always simple and straightforward.
Living with an outdated bathtub that you never use only creates daily frustration in your routine. Upgrading to a gorgeous walk in wash stall brings modern convenience and lasting safety to your household. Now is the best time to transform your cramped bathroom into a spacious oasis.
Getting started on this exciting home improvement journey takes just a quick message to our local team. We are ready to listen to your ideas and provide a detailed estimate completely free of charge. Reach out right now to schedule your consultation and secure your project spot.
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 Crested Butte 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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