Our Finley Point crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Lake County within days.
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Are you tired of tripping over that high porcelain wall every single morning? Well, swapping that old soaking basin for a sleek wash station makes life much easier.
Fortunately, our crew brings top-tier plumbing skills right to your Lake County residence. This lets you enjoy a safer daily routine without any annoying hassle.
Finley Point boasts about 471 friendly residents enjoying our quiet Montana community. Because of this small-town vibe, personalized home upgrades matter a whole lot to homeowners here.
Tearing out heavy cast iron requires serious muscle and specialized tools. Therefore, hiring a local contractor ensures the job gets done safely and quickly.
Naturally, old pipes sometimes hide nasty water leaks behind the wall tiles. Spotting these issues early saves you from paying massive repair bills down the road.
Acrylic surrounds offer amazing durability and require almost zero scrubbing on your weekends. This means you get to spend more time fishing on Flathead Lake instead of cleaning grout lines.
On top of that, textured acrylic bases keep your feet firmly planted while you wash up. Such smart design choices give you total peace of mind during slippery morning routines.
Navigating home renovation costs can feel pretty stressful for average working families today. Looking at local data, the median household income sits around $50,577 in our zip code areas.
Because every dollar counts, finding affordable solutions is always our main priority here. Financing options help spread out those payments so your savings account stays intact.
Upgrading your bathroom layout instantly boosts your property resale value down the line. Future buyers love modern walk-in setups because they look super clean and spacious.
Plus, energy-efficient fixtures lower your monthly utility bills by cutting down on water waste. Which means your wallet thanks you every single month after the installation finishes.
| Project Phase | Typical Timeline | Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Demo Day | One morning | Clears out old heavy porcelain |
| Plumbing Check | Afternoon | Prevents hidden water damage |
| New Base Install | Next morning | Stops dangerous slips and falls |
Big national chains send random subcontractors who do not care about local building quirks. However, our hometown crew treats your house with the ultimate respect it deserves.
Being based right nearby means we arrive on time without any lame excuses. This lets you schedule your project around your busy work and family life.
Winters up here get brutally cold with lots of heavy mountain snow piling up. Therefore, sealing your bathroom properly keeps drafts outside where they belong.
Furthermore, our materials withstand extreme temperature swings without cracking or fading over time. Such robust construction guarantees your investment lasts for many decades to come.
Getting started requires zero stress when you work with experienced local professionals. First, figure out what kind of shower head and glass doors match your style.
Next, grab your phone and reach out to our team for some friendly advice. We gladly come out to your property to discuss ideas and measure everything accurately.
Nobody likes hidden fees or surprise charges popping up halfway through a renovation. Consequently, we provide completely transparent pricing so you know the exact numbers upfront.
Simply request your FREE QUOTE today and discover how affordable your dream wash station really is. This lets you plan your budget wisely without any high-pressure sales tactics.
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 Finley Point 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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