Our Lengby crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Polk County within days.
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Maybe you feel tired of stepping over that high, dangerous ledge every single morning just to wash up. This common daily struggle actually causes thousands of slips and falls in homes just like yours. By swapping that old, deep basin for a sleek, walk-in option, you instantly make your daily routine much safer and faster.
Our team travels directly to your home in Polk County to measure your space and give you a complimentary project estimate. This means you get a clear price without any guessing or pressure. You deserve a modern, accessible wash area that fits your busy lifestyle perfectly.
Think about how much water and space a giant, unused basin wastes in your home. Most busy people simply do not have the time for a long soak anymore. Transitioning to a modern, low-profile enclosure gives you more physical room to move around. Consequently, your entire bathroom suddenly feels twice as large as it did before.
When you choose this smart remodel, you also eliminate those nasty mold traps hiding under old fixtures. Our team uses top-grade, non-porous acrylic wall surrounds that resist grime. This allows you to spend your weekends relaxing instead of scrubbing dirty grout lines on your hands and knees. You get a sparkling clean space with very little effort.
Beyond the obvious cleaning benefits, the safety upgrade protects everyone in your household from young kids to grandparents. Slipping on wet porcelain is a serious hazard that you can easily avoid. Installing a slip-resistant, low-threshold base keeps your feet firmly planted. Truly, this simple change offers incredible peace of mind for your family.
First, our skilled local crew arrives to carefully protect your floors and remove the heavy, outdated cast iron or steel tub. We inspect the underlying wood and pipes for any hidden water damage or rot. This crucial step ensures your new setup stands on a rock-solid, dry foundation.
Next, we update the plumbing lines to align perfectly with your new center or side drain location. We also install heavy-duty backing boards behind the walls to support optional safety grab bars. This lets you customize the space with handy accessories exactly where you need them most. Our precise measurements guarantee a tight, leak-free fit.
Finally, we seal the brand-new base and wall panels using high-performance, waterproof adhesives. We then clean up every bit of debris so your home looks spotless. This rapid turnaround means you can start enjoying your gorgeous, easy-access wash area in just a couple of days.
To help you compare your options, we put together a quick guide on how these two setups match up:
| Feature | Old High-Wall Basin | New Walk-In Enclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Height | 15 to 20 inches | 3 to 5 inches |
| Cleaning Needs | High (heavy scrubbing) | Low (simple wipe down) |
| Floor Space | Cramped and narrow | Open and spacious |
Your home should reflect your unique taste, which is why we offer tons of custom colors and textures. You can choose panels that mimic high-end stone, classic subway tile, or modern smooth marble. This ensures your new setup blends beautifully with your existing vanity and flooring.
Additionally, we can add built-in recessed shelves to hold all your shampoos, soaps, and body washes. This clever storage keeps your space organized and clutter-free. No more dealing with ugly, rusting metal shower caddies hanging from your showerhead. You get a clean, streamlined look that feels like a private spa.
For added comfort, we can also install a comfortable fold-up bench or a sturdy corner seat. This feature lets you sit down and relax while washing. It also makes shaving your legs much safer and easier. Every single detail is designed to make your life more comfortable.
Local homeowners in Lengby, Minnesota, are discovering that updating their bathrooms is one of the best ways to increase home value. With a tiny local population of just 57 residents, keeping your property modern helps it stand out if you ever decide to sell. Buyers go crazy for clean, updated bathrooms that do not require immediate work.
Given the median household income of $54,688 in our zip code 56651 area, we know that spending money wisely is incredibly important to you. That is why we focus on durable materials that last for decades without cracking or fading. You get a high-end look without the massive price tag of a total down-to-the-studs remodel.
Our professional crew respects your home, your time, and your hard-earned budget. We work quickly and cleanly to minimize disruption to your daily routine. Because we are local, we understand the specific housing styles and plumbing needs of our northern community.
Are you ready to stop struggling with your old bath and finally upgrade your home? Our friendly team is ready to help you design the perfect setup for your needs. We will walk you through all the design options and find a solution that fits your budget perfectly.
Contact us right now to book your completely free, no-obligation estimate. We will come out to your property, take precise measurements, and give you an honest quote. Take the first step toward a safer, more beautiful bathroom 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 Lengby 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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