Our Kure Beach crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in New Hanover County within days.
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Are you tired of stepping over a giant porcelain wall just to wash up in the morning? This lets you finally get rid of that annoying barrier and enjoy a smooth transition into your washing space.
Perhaps you want a safer way to start your day without slipping on wet tiles. Consequently, upgrading your old washing setup brings total peace of mind for everyone in your household.
Removing that heavy metal basin takes serious muscle and proper tools to avoid breaking your bathroom floor. Meanwhile, our local crew handles all the heavy lifting so you can relax.
Old fixtures often hide nasty water damage and rotted wood underneath the flooring boards. Therefore, fixing these hidden problems immediately protects your house from expensive structural issues later.
Modern layouts require sleek glass panels and low-profile basin bases that make small rooms feel huge. By choosing this smart upgrade, you gain a gorgeous washing area that matches your personal style.
Custom tile work adds a splash of beauty and keeps water safely inside the designated wet zone. Because of this clever design, cleaning your bathroom takes half the time on busy weekends.
Living right by the ocean in a coastal town means dealing with unique humidity challenges inside your house. For this reason, selecting moisture-resistant building materials keeps your newly remodeled room looking fresh for decades.
Our friendly coastal community sits inside New Hanover County with cozy neighborhoods and lovely beach properties. Specifically, homes around ZIP codes 28449 often feature compact bathrooms that desperately need smart space-saving upgrades.
Local building rules matter quite a bit when changing major plumbing fixtures inside your home. Thus, hiring local pros ensures every single pipe meets strict state requirements without any stress.
Town regulations protect property values for all 2,271 residents living right here by the shore. Working with knowledgeable contractors lets you skip the paperwork headaches and enjoy your new space faster.
Smart homeowners always check their finances before starting any major home improvement venture. With a local median household income sitting around $72,009, planning a sensible remodeling budget feels totally achievable.
Investing in your primary washroom adds instant resale value to your coastal property. This means you recover a big chunk of your remodeling costs whenever you decide to sell.
Selecting durable acrylic walls prevents mold growth and makes wiping down surfaces super easy. Furthermore, adding textured flooring prevents nasty slips while you enjoy your morning shower.
Upgraded hardware like rainfall showerheads turn a simple morning routine into a luxurious spa experience. Naturally, investing in high-grade stainless steel fixtures stops annoying leaks before they ever start.
Taking out a bulky soaking basin opens up valuable square footage in cramped powder rooms. As a result, your bathroom feels bigger and accommodates extra storage cabinets with ease.
Thoughtful placement of grab bars offers extra stability without looking like a sterile hospital room. Consequently, you get safety and beauty working together in perfect harmony.
Hiring reliable tradespeople living right down the street guarantees fast communication and friendly customer service. Moreover, local contractors understand the specific climate quirks of our coastal North Carolina region.
Getting reliable help prevents costly mistakes that DIY plumbing projects usually cause for beginners. Therefore, letting skilled technicians handle the plumbing pipes saves you from major water damage disasters.
Most remodeling jobs wrap up within just a few days from start to finish. Because of this quick turnaround, your daily routine faces minimal disruption while workers are present.
Dust containment systems keep the rest of your house clean during the messy demolition phase. This lets you live normally while workers transform your outdated bathroom behind closed doors.
Glass shower doors require a quick squeegee wipe after every use to prevent water spots. By taking this simple step, your glass stays crystal clear and looks brand new forever.
Avoiding harsh chemical cleaners protects your new acrylic surfaces from getting scratched or dull. Instead, mild soap and warm water keep everything shining brightly with very little effort.
Solid waterproofing membranes installed behind the tiles stop leaks from ruining your subfloor. This hidden protection saves you thousands of dollars in emergency repair bills over the years.
Quality caulking around the base prevents moisture from creeping into dark crevices where mold loves hiding. Consequently, your indoor air stays clean and healthy for your entire family.
Upgrading your outdated bathroom setup improves your daily life in ways you might not expect. Now is the ideal time to ditch that bulky tub and embrace modern convenience.
Reach out today to request your FREE QUOTE for your upcoming bathroom transformation project. Our team is ready to help you build the washing space you have always wanted.
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 Kure Beach 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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