Our Redan crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in DeKalb County within days.
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Are you tired of staring at that bulky water container taking up all your bathroom space? Swapping that outdated fixture for a sleek walk-in shower lets you reclaim precious square footage in your home.
Now, dealing with home upgrades always brings a little bit of stress. Fortunately, local pros in DeKalb County make this whole project super easy for you.
Most folks living in the 30074 ZIP codes find themselves wishing for a more open layout. That giant porcelain wall creates a major tripping hazard as the years roll on. Removing it grants you a much safer environment for your daily morning routine.
Furthermore, standard tubs collect gross soap scum that takes forever to scrub clean. Upgrading to a modern tiled enclosure means you spend less time wiping surfaces and more time relaxing. This smart shift gives your daily hygiene routine a major productivity boost.
With roughly 32,357 residents sharing our beloved community, finding reliable trade workers used to feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Today, finding trusted hands near the median household income of $48,876 is much simpler. Local contractors understand exactly what southern houses need to stay dry and mold-free.
Beyond that, older houses around here often hide stubborn plumbing quirks behind the walls. Experienced technicians handle these unexpected surprises without breaking a sweat. Consequently, your bathroom remodel stays right on track.
Picking out new fixtures turns out to be the most exciting part of the whole operation. Glass panels make even the tiniest rooms feel massive and bright. This visual upgrade lets natural light bounce all around your morning space.
Meanwhile, adding a built-in bench provides a cozy spot to sit while washing your hair. Such little additions deliver huge amounts of luxury during your evening wind-down. On top of that, textured basin floors stop dangerous slips before they even start.
| Design choice | Main benefit |
|---|---|
| Frameless glass door | Makes the room look bigger |
| Linear floor drain | Speeds up water removal |
| Recessed wall niche | Keeps soap bottles organized |
Selecting frameless glass doors eliminates bulky metal tracks that trap grime and mildew. Keeping things crystal clear requires just a quick swipe with a squeegee. Which means you enjoy a pristine look without exhausting physical labor.
Adding built-in shower niches keeps your expensive shampoos neatly tucked away off the floor. This clever trick stops clutter from taking over your new washing zone. Therefore, your bathroom always stays neat and ready for guests.
First things first, workers must carefully tear out the heavy porcelain shell without damaging surrounding drywall. This delicate phase requires steady hands and plenty of protective drop cloths. Doing this right protects your floors from stray debris.
Next comes updating the old drain pipes to meet modern safety codes. Plumbers ensure proper slope angles so water rushes down smoothly every single time. This technical step prevents nasty basement leaks down the road.
Waterproofing represents the absolute most critical step of the entire structural overhaul. Applying heavy-duty rubber membranes behind the tile prevents moisture from rotting your home framing. Skipping this phase leads to expensive structural damage later.
Professional installers test every single connection before declaring the project finished. Checking for tiny leaks safeguards your drywall against hidden mold growth. Thus, you gain total peace of mind regarding your home integrity.
Many homeowners worry about emptying their savings accounts just to modernize a washroom. Yet, targeting this specific room actually offers one of the best returns on investment. Future buyers love walking into a clean, contemporary washing space.
Smart budgeting keeps costs reasonable while still delivering stunning visual results. Discussing numbers openly with a service provider ensures zero nasty financial surprises. Ultimately, you get a gorgeous upgrade tailored strictly to your budget.
Opting for porcelain tiles instead of natural stone cuts material costs significantly. These manufactured surfaces resist stains far better than marble or granite anyway. That means lower maintenance bills for years to come.
Reusing existing plumbing locations also trims down labor hours on your final invoice. Experienced workers guide you toward choices that maximize style without inflating expenses. Because of this, luxury remains totally achievable.
Upgrading your daily routine changes how you experience your entire home environment. Stepping into a gorgeous walk-in enclosure sets a positive tone for your busy morning. Why wait another day to enjoy this wonderful luxury?
Reach out today to connect with local professionals servicing our exact area. Requesting a free estimate lets you explore all your design options with zero financial risk. Take control of your home improvement journey right now.
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 Redan 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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