Our Tontitown crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Washington County within days.
Written quote at no cost, one callback, no chasing afterwards.
Are you tired of stepping over that high porcelain wall every single morning just to wash yourself? Fortunately, changing your outdated washing basin into a sleek walk-in shower area brings massive relief to your daily routine.
Replacing that bulky acrylic tub frees up so much precious floor space in smaller Washington County homes. This smart bathroom upgrade lets you enjoy safer morning rinses without any risky balancing acts.
First off, contractors remove the heavy old tub shell and haul it completely away from your property. This messy demolition phase exposes the wooden subfloor and plumbing pipes hidden beneath the enclosure.
Next comes the crucial waterproofing stage where crews install heavy-duty vinyl liners and cement backer boards. Such durable materials prevent costly water leaks from rotting your house framing over time.
Then you select gorgeous tile surrounds and modern glass doors that match your personal taste. These stylish additions give your washroom a high-end look without requiring a total room gut job.
After that, plumbers hook up the new low-profile shower pan and attach a powerful new drain assembly. This quick plumbing swap ensures fast water evacuation and prevents annoying puddling on your tile floor.
Dropping the tub makes your bathroom feel twice as big and way more open. Such a spacious layout gives you room to move around freely while getting ready for work.
Plus, older adults living in the 72770 zip code area love the zero-threshold entry options. This smart safety feature drastically reduces slip and fall accidents for aging family members.
| Traditional Tub | Modern Walk-In Shower |
|---|---|
| High step-over wall | Flush zero-threshold entry |
| Hard to clean surfaces | Low-maintenance grout-free panels |
| Wastes precious floor space | Maximizes room layout |
On top of that, scrubbing a massive porcelain basin strains your back and takes forever. Modern acrylic wall panels wipe clean in seconds and save you hours of exhausting weekend chores.
Real estate agents often note that updated bathing zones boost local property values remarkably. With median household incomes sitting around seventy-one thousand dollars, buyers look for these exact modern upgrades.
Moreover, swapping out a dated tub for a custom walk-in shower yields a solid return on investment. Buyers in growing Northwest Arkansas communities happily pay top dollar for turnkey bathroom improvements.
Yet homeowners wonder about the upfront cost before contacting a local contractor for help. Fortunately, getting a clear picture of project expenses helps you budget wisely without any hidden surprises.
Working with nearby tradespeople ensures your project complies with all regional building codes and regulations. These experienced pros know the local housing stock intimately and spot potential framing issues instantly.
Furthermore, local contractors respect your time and arrive promptly to measure your space accurately. This attention to detail guarantees your new shower fits your weirdly shaped bathroom layout perfectly.
Instead of guessing through a DIY plumbing nightmare, let seasoned professionals handle the heavy lifting. They bring specialized tools and years of hands-on experience directly to your doorstep.
Now is the absolute best time to ditch that cramped bathtub and upgrade your daily hygiene experience. You deserve a gorgeous bathing sanctuary that makes every morning feel like a luxury spa getaway.
Reach out right now to schedule your totally free consultation with our friendly local renovation team. We proudly serve the entire Tontitown community with honest pricing and top-tier craftsmanship on every single job.
Do not wait another month struggling with that annoying high-walled tub in your home. Request your complimentary project estimate today and start enjoying the refreshing shower you have always wanted.
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 Tontitown 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.
The map carries the geography; the link lists underneath spell out every town our crews can reach from this one.
For the bigger map: county seat pages start at Washington County; the statewide picture lives on Arkansas; the wider region is the South; background reading sits on Wikipedia.
One three-day job stands between this bathroom and its best fixture.
Get my free quote