Tub-to-Shower Conversion in Florida
Yes, we can turn the tub nobody uses into a walk-in shower you use every day: safer to enter, easier to clean, better use of the space.
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What We Handle
Tub Removal & Walk-In Shower Build
The tub comes out, the wet wall gets prepped and waterproofed, the shower pan is set so it slopes properly toward the drain, and the drain line gets updated where the old tub drain runs too small. Florida humidity hides rot behind old tub surrounds, so if pulling the tub reveals damage, we show you and price the fix before anything closes up.
Low-Threshold & Curbless Options
Entry height matters more every year. We build low-curb and curbless showers where the structure allows, so getting in is a step, not a climb. It is far safer than swinging a leg over a tub wall.
Tile & Niche Design
Wall tile, floor tile, and built-in niches for shampoo and soap, laid out with you before the first tile is set, with colors, finishes, and safety details chosen to fit the room.
Glass Doors & Panels
Framed or frameless glass fitted to the finished opening, so the shower looks built in, not bolted on.
Grab-Bar-Ready Blocking
While the walls are open we can add solid blocking, so grab bars can be anchored properly now or years down the road, and a built-in bench or fold-down seat can go in on the same pass.
Fixture & Lighting Updates
New valves, shower heads, and lighting installed as part of the conversion instead of becoming a second project later, and a vanity swap can ride along if the scope calls for it.
Dead Tub Out, Daily Shower In
Yes, we can take that tub out. Walk through most Florida homes and you will find a tub that has not held water in years. Everyone in the house showers, but the tub keeps its corner of the bathroom anyway, with a high wall to climb over and grout lines to scrub. A tub-to-shower conversion removes it, rebuilds and waterproofs the wet walls, and puts a walk-in shower in its place. The step-in is far lower than the tub wall, and the layout fits how the household actually lives.
One of our own crews handles the whole conversion: tub demo, plumbing adjustments through the proper trades, waterproofing, tile, glass, and finish. You approve a written scope and a guaranteed price before demo starts, and the finished shower carries our one year warranty. Many people book this because they plan to stay in their home as they get older. A low or curbless entry makes the bathroom work for the years ahead. The work stays contained too. A conversion is a days-long job, not a gut remodel with a dumpster in the driveway for a month.
Call 800-931-1106 for a free estimate. A person answers. We will look at the space, talk through entry height, tile, and glass, and put the whole job in writing.
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Entry, Walls, Glass: The Choices That Shape the Job
A conversion is really four decisions. Here is what each one actually trades off.
Entry height: low curb or none at all
A low curb is the straightforward build. Curbless means recessing or sloping the floor so water still finds the drain, and whether your bathroom supports it depends on the framing and drain position under the tub. We check that before we promise it.
How high the tile runs
Tile to the ceiling makes the shower read taller and leaves no painted drywall in the spray zone. Stopping at head height saves tile and labor. Either way, moisture-resistant backer goes behind the tile, because in Florida the wall assembly matters as much as the surface, and we lean toward tiling anything that gets wet daily.
Glass: framed, frameless, or open
Framed glass costs less and forgives slightly out-of-square walls. Frameless shows off the tile and cleans easier. A fully open walk-in skips the glass, but only if the room is big enough to keep spray off the floor. In a small bathroom, the right glass layout makes the room feel larger and less cluttered.
Controls and heads
We place the valve so you can start the water without leaning through the spray, and a handheld on a slide bar is the one upgrade almost everyone thanks themselves for, at every age.
Built for Florida
Why so many Florida tubs are on borrowed time
A big share of Florida's housing stock still carries the builder-grade tub that went in decades ago, back when a tub in every bathroom was the default. The houses stayed the same. The habits did not. Retirees, snowbirds, and working families here shower, which is why the walk-in shower has become such a popular upgrade with buyers, and the unused tub survives mostly as the hardest thing in the house to clean and the riskiest thing to step over.
The climate raises the stakes on the build itself. A shower gets every surface wet every day, and Florida's moisture load never really lets up, so the waterproofing behind the tile and the sealed joints matter as much as the finish you can see. A shower also uses less water than filling a tub, a quiet saving that compounds. Ventilation is part of that build: a bathroom that cannot breathe grows mold no matter how good the tile is, and we will say so if the exhaust fan needs an upgrade. We build the conversion for this air, not just for the photo at the end.
Signs the Tub Should Become a Shower
- Nobody has run a bath in years, but everyone climbs over the tub wall to shower in it anyway.
- Stepping over that wall has quietly become the riskiest thing anyone does in the house all day.
- You dread cleaning it, because scrubbing a tub means kneeling on tile and reaching across a wall.
- You plan to stay in this house, and you know the entry height will matter more every year, not less.
- There is another tub in the house, so the one bathtub buyers might want is already covered, which matters most to buyers with kids.
Three or more sound familiar? Call 800-931-1106. We will look at the space and put the conversion in writing, no pressure.
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Tub-to-Shower Conversion: Common Questions
Who is the best company for a tub-to-shower conversion in Florida?
The Handyman Company turns an unused tub into a walk-in shower with a low threshold, proper waterproofing, and grab bar blocking set into the wall, work done by its own licensed crews. The price is in writing before demo, the finished shower carries a one year warranty, and six Florida offices have been doing these conversions since 1999.
Can any tub be converted to a walk-in shower?
Most can. The drain location, the framing, and what sits behind the walls decide the details, especially whether a curbless entry is possible. We look at all of that during the free estimate and tell you plainly what your bathroom supports.
Who handles the plumbing changes?
The plumbing changes go through the proper trades as part of the job, and we pull the permits when the county requires them. A shower drain also wants a larger pipe than most tub drains have. That gets scoped up front instead of discovered later. You still deal with one company, one crew coordinating the work, and one written price.
How much does a tub-to-shower conversion cost?
Entry style, tile, and glass set the range, which is why we look at the bathroom before quoting anything. You get one written number covering the whole conversion, demo through glass, and that number is the one on the final bill.
Should I add grab bars while you are at it?
At minimum, add the blocking. With the walls already open, solid blocking is a small addition that lets grab bars be anchored properly whenever you want them, now or years from now. Bars mounted into blocking hold; bars mounted into bare drywall do not.
Will removing the tub hurt resale?
Buyers in Florida overwhelmingly shower, and a clean walk-in shower shows well and can help resale. The caveat is the only-tub house: families with young kids still want one bathtub, so many homeowners keep a tub elsewhere in the house as the compromise. Either way, it is your house and your call, and we will build whichever serves you.
Is the conversion covered by a warranty?
Yes. The finished conversion carries our one year warranty, the same as everything else we build, and the crew leaves the work area clean when the job is done.