Our East Ely crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in White Pine County within days.
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If you are tired of climbing over a high barrier just to wash up, we can help you swap that bulky tub for a modern walk-in option.
Now, this smart change boosts your daily safety and makes your morning routine feel like a breeze. By making the switch, you finally get a spacious area that fits your active lifestyle perfectly.
Since our local crew works right here in White Pine County, we know how to handle the specific plumbing quirks in our high-desert climate.
Which means you get a reliable setup that looks incredible and stands up to our dry Nevada winters.
On top of that, we always come out to your property to measure everything and give you a detailed price estimate at zero cost.
Maybe you have realized that you almost never take actual baths anymore.
For this reason, keeping a giant, unused basin in your home just eats up precious floor space that you could use for something much better.
Actually, swapping it out for a sleek, low-profile basin makes your entire room feel twice as big.
This lets you enjoy a spacious showering area without remodeling your entire home.
Besides the obvious visual upgrade, stepping over a tiny two-inch threshold is much safer than balancing on one wet foot while negotiating a slick porcelain ledge.
Consequently, you minimize the risk of slips and falls, which gives your family real peace of mind.
To help you compare the two setups, here is how they stack up in daily life:
| Feature | Old Basin Setup | Modern Walk-In Option |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Height | 14 to 20 inches | 1 to 3 inches |
| Cleaning Effort | High (deep scrubbing required) | Low (wipe-down surfaces) |
| Water Efficiency | Uses up to 50 gallons per fill | Saves water with low-flow heads |
| Floor Space Feeling | Cramped and bulky | Open and airy |
First, our skilled team visits your home to inspect your existing setup and map out the drain lines.
During this initial visit, we look at your current wall surrounds to ensure we can install the new system without any structural surprises.
Then, we help you choose the right colors, textures, and fixtures that match your personal taste.
Once we start the physical work, we carefully extract the old cast iron or acrylic basin.
After that, we repair any hidden water damage behind the old walls before we secure the new pan.
Because we do things right the first time, we rebuild the wet area with top-grade waterproof backing boards.
Finally, we install your choice of modern wall panels, stylish grab bars, and high-quality showerheads to complete your dream space.
Naturally, you want materials that resist mold and stay bright without requiring hours of scrubbing.
For instance, non-porous solid surfaces prevent soap scum from bonding to your walls.
This means you can clean the whole area with a simple squeegee and mild soap.
Proper drainage is the most important part of this whole home improvement project.
Indeed, we always verify that your drain pipe size matches the requirements for high-flow fixtures.
This prevents standing water and ensures your new setup drains instantly.
Indeed, you can customize your new setup with built-in seating, handy corner caddies, and modern hand-held sprayers.
For example, adding a fold-down bench allows you to relax while washing your feet without losing any standing room.
This versatility makes the space comfortable for every single member of your household.
Moreover, we install custom glass enclosures that stop overspray while letting natural light fill the room.
Whether you prefer a frameless sliding door or an open wet-room design, we tailor the layout to your desires.
Which ensures you get a bathroom that functions exactly how you live.
Interestingly, most home buyers today prefer a large, luxurious stall over an old, dusty soaking tub.
Therefore, investing in this upgrade can make your property much more attractive on the local market.
This is especially true in our community of 4,255 residents, where modern home features are highly sought after.
Because we live and work in this beautiful corner of the Silver State, we care deeply about our neighbors.
From the historic railroad tracks to the quiet residential streets of East Ely, Nevada, we bring our mobile showroom right to your doorstep.
This allows you to see real samples of our durable materials in your own home lighting.
We serve homes across the local area, including those within the 89315 and 89301 ZIP codes, ensuring prompt and friendly service every time.
Whether your household income matches the local median or you are working with a tight budget, we offer options that make sense for you.
On top of that, our crew cleans up the workspace daily so your home remains livable during the quick installation.
We pride ourselves on honest communication, which means you will never face hidden fees or surprise upcharges.
Why continue struggling with a bathroom layout that no longer serves your daily needs?
You deserve a modern, accessible space that makes you feel energized every morning.
Take the first step today by inviting our friendly team over to look at your current bathroom layout.
We will answer all your questions, outline the best design options, and leave you with a complete, obligation-free price quote.
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 East Ely 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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