Our Mikoma crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Tallahatchie County within days.
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Looking to transform your tired old bathroom setup into a modern walk-in bathing space today? You can boost your daily routine fast with a high-end upgrade that fits your budget effortlessly. Get a free estimate right now from local installers who know how to rework your washing area quickly.
For starters, climbing over a tall basin wall every single morning gets tired really fast... Honestly, my uncle almost took a serious spill last year trying to step out of his high-sided tub after taking a soak! That scared us all into looking for safer alternatives. Beyond the safety risk, those old porcelain tubs hog way too much room while soaking up gallons of extra water you do not need to waste.
Additionally, swapping that giant tub out for a sleek low-threshold base opens up your entire room immediately. Suddenly, your space feels huge, modern and super easy to clean without bending your back in half. You get to enjoy a massive upgrade in convenience without changing the actual layout of your plumbing pipes.
Besides, modern wall panels come in amazing stone finishes that resist mold like crazy. That means no more spending your Saturday morning scrubbing dirty tile grout with an old toothbrush. You just wipe down the acrylic walls with a soft towel and move on with your day.
| Feature Upgrades | Old Tilted Basin | Modern Walk-In Setup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Height | 15 to 18 Inches | 0 to 4 Inches | |
| Cleaning Time | High Effort Routine | Quick Spray Down | |
| Slip Risk | Very High Risk | Built-In Traction | |
| Visual Space | Cramped Feeling | Open Floor Look |
Actually, the whole remodel project moves way faster than most people think when pros handle the job. First, a local technician visits your home to take exact laser measurements of your current alcove area. Afterwards, they help you choose custom colors, grab bars, shelf spots and door styles that match your exact taste.
Next, the crew protects your floors before tear-out day even begins. Then, they remove the heavy cast iron or fiberglass monster sitting in your room. After that, they inspect the floor joists beneath for any hidden water damage or rot before moving ahead.
Finally, they slide the new leak-proof pan into position and set up your fresh plumbing fixtures. Consequently, you receive a custom shower installation that looks incredible and lasts for decades. The whole job usually takes just a couple days from start to finish!
Basically, changing your bathing layout brings massive benefits that you will feel every single morning. Below are the big reasons homeowners make this trade:
Naturally, working with folks who live right around your neighborhood makes a gigantic difference for your project success. Our area covers ZIP code 38946 and holds a cozy population of roughly 1,200 residents down here. With a median household income hovering around thirty-two thousand dollars, every single dollar spent on home improvements needs to count...
Furthermore, local crews understand the specific humidity challenges we face in this part of Mississippi. They select materials that stand up to our hot summers without warping, chalking or cracking over time. Therefore, your investment stays looking fresh for years without requiring costly repair work down the line.
Moreover, hiring nearby contractors ensures someone shows up fast if you ever need quick adjustments later. You are not dealing with some distant national company that forgets who you are the minute your check clears. Instead, you get friendly local service from neighbors who care about doing high quality work.
Obviously, designing your new setup lets you express your personal style in super fun ways! For instance, you can choose textured non-slip floor surfaces that keep you rock solid while washing your hair. Plus, adding an adjustable hand-held wand lets you wash pets or clean wall panels without splash back.
Meanwhile, built-in corner seats give you a cozy spot to shave your legs or just relax under warm water... Matching grab bars add tons of extra support without making your room look like a sterile hospital ward. You pick stylish metal finishes like brushed nickel, matte black or traditional polished chrome to tie everything together.
Furthermore, glass enclosure doors banish wet curtains forever! Frameless glass sliding doors keep every drop of water inside the tray while letting natural light flood your room. Which means your space looks brighter, larger and far more luxurious instantly.
Understandably, money matters whenever you start planning any home remodeling project. However, removing an existing tub to fit a walk-in unit costs way less than a full, strip-it-to-the-studs tear out. You save tons of money because installers use your home's original drain and supply line locations.
To help you get a solid idea of costs, consider these typical budget factors:
Ultimately, getting a free quote gives you exact prices without any pressure or weird sales tactics. A local pro measures your alcove, shows you real samples and gives you a clear itemized breakdown. That way, you know precisely what to expect before spending a single penny of your hard-earned money.
Clearly, continuing to step over a dangerous high-sided edge every day just does not make sense anymore... You deserve a clean, spacious and safe environment that makes getting ready in the morning a total breeze!
Fortunately, transforming your tired bathroom area into a modern sanctuary takes only a quick message or click. Local experts stand ready to visit your property, provide expert design advice and hand over a total free quote today!
So take action right now to upgrade your daily lifestyle! Request your free estimate today and see how easy updating your space can really be!
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 Mikoma 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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