Our St. Louis crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in City of Saint Louis within days.
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Do you want to modernize your old bathroom space in the Gateway Arch city with a sleek washing upgrade? Now is the best time to request a free quote from our local team. This lets you transform a bulky basin into a modern walk-in shower area very fast.
Maybe you live near ZIP codes 63101, 63102, 63103, or 63104 and hate your ancient tub. Fortunately, our crew handles home improvement projects right here in the City of Saint Louis. Which means you get gorgeous results without leaving your neighborhood.
Old soaking basins take up too much precious space in your Missouri home. Meanwhile, a streamlined bathing enclosure opens up the entire room. This gives you a much bigger feel every single morning.
Safety is another huge deal for many homeowners in our local area. Therefore, stepping over a high ceramic wall becomes a dangerous daily chore. By contrast, a low-threshold stall keeps you safe and steady.
Falls in the bathroom happen more often than most people realize. Thankfully, eliminating that tall barrier drastically reduces slip hazards. This ensures you enjoy total peace of mind during your morning routine.
Built-in grab bars and non-slip surfaces provide extra stability. Because of that upgrade, you can shower without any fear of losing your balance. Your daily routine becomes much safer and vastly more relaxing.
Grout lines trap mold and mildew over long periods of time. Alternatively, seamless acrylic wall panels wipe clean in mere seconds. This saves you countless hours of exhausting weekend scrubbing.
Custom glass doors also add a touch of modern luxury to your property. Consequently, your guests will admire the stunning visual appeal of your updated washroom. You get incredible style combined with maximum daily convenience.
Many houses across this region were built decades ago. Because of this aging infrastructure, original plumbing fixtures frequently leak or fail. Upgrading your fixtures protects your structure from water damage.
Census data shows a median household income of roughly forty-one thousand dollars here. Because property values matter, smart upgrades boost your home equity nicely. Investing in your washroom pays off when you decide to sell.
Local neighborhoods boast diverse architectural styles ranging from historic brick beauties to newer builds. Because every house is unique, cookie-cutter solutions simply do not work. Our experienced builders customize every single project to fit your exact floor plan.
First, our specialists inspect your existing plumbing to spot hidden issues. Then, we measure the alcove dimensions with absolute precision. This guarantees your new stall fits like a glove.
Next, we tear out that outdated soaking unit and haul away the debris. Following that messy step, we waterproof the underlying framing carefully. This extra precaution prevents nasty mold growth down the road.
After waterproofing, we slide the custom base into place. Subsequently, durable wall surrounds go up to seal out stray moisture. Every joint gets sealed with industrial-grade silicone for ultimate protection.
Finally, we install your new fixtures including showerheads and mixing valves. Once the testing finishes, you can step into your gorgeous new washing oasis. The entire job typically wraps up in just a few days.
Remodeling projects require a financial commitment from local homeowners. However, preventing future water leaks saves you thousands in structural repairs. You actually protect your hard-earned cash by acting early.
Energy and water bills might even drop with efficient modern hardware. This lets you save money on utility costs every single month. Smart investments always pay dividends over the lifespan of your house.
Our municipality houses over three hundred thousand friendly residents. Because the population is so vibrant, neighborhood pride runs exceptionally high. Upgrading your property helps keep our entire community looking pristine.
Local contractors understand the specific building codes required in Missouri. Therefore, you never have to worry about failed inspections or botched permits. Everything gets built strictly to code the very first time.
Traditional soaking basins take up roughly fifteen square feet of floor space. Removing that bulk creates massive amounts of usable room. You suddenly have space for extra storage cabinets or hampers.
Some people love long hot soaks after a grueling day at work. Nevertheless, most busy adults use their washing areas for quick morning rinses. Switching to a standing stall matches your actual daily habits.
Homeowners often wonder how long the actual construction takes from start to finish. Typically, our skilled crew finishes the entire transformation in two to three days. This means minimal disruption to your busy household schedule.
Another common concern involves the mess left behind during demolition. Fortunately, our workers use heavy-duty protective tarps to contain dust and debris. We clean up our workspace meticulously before contacting the job complete.
Living with a cramped or outdated washing area is completely unnecessary. Now is the ideal moment to upgrade your daily routine. Reach out right away to schedule your free consultation.
Our friendly staff is waiting to answer all your renovation questions. Let us help you design the washroom of your dreams. Claim your free quote today and start enjoying superior bathing comfort.
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 St. Louis 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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