Our Savannah crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Chatham County within days.
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Maybe you hate climbing over that giant porcelain wall every single morning just to wash your hair. Fortunately, our local crew handles bathroom upgrades right here in Savannah, Georgia, so you can enjoy a safer daily routine without any heavy lifting. This lets you step right into a sleek, walk-in wash station that fits your exact lifestyle.
Now, you might wonder how we pull this off without ruining your entire house. Basically, we remove your old soaking tub and build a custom tiled or acrylic enclosure right in the same footprint. This gives you a gorgeous, modern washing area that makes your morning routine so much easier.
Think about how many times you actually use that deep tub for a real bath. Most folks just stand in it anyway, which turns a standard basin into an annoying obstacle course. Removing that bulky item provides instant relief for your aching knees and tired joints.
Consequently, your bathroom instantly feels bigger and way more open. This creates a luxurious vibe that rivals any fancy spa you have ever visited. On top of that, your home value gets a nice little bump if you ever decide to sell.
First off, we come out to your house and measure everything with extreme precision. Then, we haul away the heavy cast iron or fiberglass monster that currently hogs all your floor space. This hard work guarantees your new setup fits like a glove without any leaks.
After hauling the old unit away, our technicians check the subfloor for water damage. This crucial step prevents nasty mold problems from popping up down the road. You can trust our local boys to do the job right the first time.
Selecting the right walls and base matters a whole lot for your long-term happiness. Acrylic pans stand up to heavy daily use while requiring almost zero scrubbing. Meanwhile, custom tile work offers stunning visual appeal that catches every guest's eye.
Below is a quick look at what we usually install for local homeowners.
| Material Type | Main Benefit | Maintenance Level |
|---|---|---|
| Solid Acrylic | Super tough and cheap | Very low |
| Custom Tile | Gorgeous custom look | Medium |
| Stone Composite | Heavy duty luxury | Low |
| Fiberglass | Fast installation | Low |
Each option brings unique perks that match different household budgets. Whichever path you choose, you get a sturdy product built to last for decades.
Living around the 31401 area code means dealing with historic architecture and humid weather. Because many local houses feature older plumbing, you need a contractor who understands these quirky quirks. Our team brings years of hands-on experience dealing with coastal Georgia properties.
With roughly 145,342 residents sharing our humid slice of the Peach State, neighborhood contractors stay pretty busy. Many households operating near the median household income of $41,093 want smart upgrades that do not break the bank. Fortunately, swapping out that old tub costs way less than a full bathroom gut job.
Falls inside the bathroom send thousands of people to the hospital every single year. Eliminating that high threshold drastically reduces your risk of taking a nasty spill. This lets older adults age in place comfortably without moving out of their cherished homes.
Equally important, you can add grab bars and built-in benches during the installation. These extra touches provide total peace of mind for everyone in your household. Safety never goes out of style, especially when it looks this good.
Upgrading your washing facilities gives you a solid return on investment when selling time arrives. Modern buyers hate deep tubs because they view them as outdated space-wasters. Giving them a sleek walk-in enclosure checks every box on their wishlist.
Furthermore, you save money on cleaning supplies because there are fewer grout lines and curves to scrub. This frees up your precious weekend hours for fun activities around town instead of endless chores. Who wants to spend Saturday scrubbing soap scum anyway?
People often ask how long the actual construction takes from start to finish. Typically, our crew wraps up the entire transformation in just a few days. This means you avoid weeks of messy contractors tracking dust through your hallways.
Another frequent question involves plumbing changes behind the walls. Usually, we can adapt your existing drain setup to fit the new low-profile pan. This clever trick keeps your overall project costs firmly under control.
When we show up at your house, we respect your property by wearing boot covers and laying down drop cloths. We explain every single step before picking up a hammer or a saw. Transparency keeps you in the driver seat throughout the whole adventure.
Moreover, we clean up all the debris before driving away from your driveway. You will not find stray screws or drywall dust left behind for you to vacuum. Our crew treats your castle with the ultimate respect it deserves.
Deciding to update your washing space changes your daily routine for the better. You deserve a relaxing start to your morning instead of a frustrating acrobatic routine. Let our local professionals handle the heavy lifting while you sit back and relax.
Are you ready to claim your free estimate and chat about your project ideas? Contact our team right now to schedule your no-obligation consultation with a local expert. Your dream bathroom is just a quick conversation away from becoming a reality.
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 Savannah 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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