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Trusted Team for Tub to Shower Conversions

Trading Your Tub for a Shower You Will Use Every Day

A lot of Commerce City houses still have the bathtub the builder dropped in back when the place went up. Original fiberglass surrounds. Sliding glass doors fogged over from years of use. Maybe a soaker tub somebody installed twenty years ago, and nobody has filled it since the Bush administration. If that sounds like your bathroom, you are not alone. Signature Bathroom Remodeling hears the same story from Belle Creek to Reunion to Prairie Gateway.

The fix most homeowners land on is straightforward. Pull the tub. Put in a shower. Make the room feel like something built in this decade. That is the project Signature Bathroom Remodeling handles for Commerce City families week after week, and it pays off every morning. No more swinging a leg over a tub wall while half asleep. No more wasted floor space taken up by a tub the dog uses more than you do.

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What a Typical Conversion Includes

Every project looks a little different, but here is what gets covered in most tub to shower swaps Signature Bathroom Remodeling handles in Commerce City:

• Removal and disposal of the existing tub, surround, and any old plumbing fixtures
• Reconfiguration of the drain, since shower drains sit in a different spot than tub drains
• New shower pan, either tile ready or pre-formed, sized to fit the existing footprint
• Waterproofing behind the walls so moisture has nowhere to go
• Wall surround installation using your choice of acrylic, tile, or solid surface
• New shower valve, showerhead, and trim in the finish you pick
• Glass enclosure, shower curtain rod, or open layout depending on the design
• Caulking, sealing, and a final walk through so you can see every corner before we leave

You can mix and match these. Some homeowners want to keep things simple with a one-piece acrylic surround. Others want full tile floor to ceiling with a niche cut into the wall for shampoo bottles. Both fit in the same footprint your tub is sitting in right now.

How the Project Goes Once Work Starts

Most tub to shower conversions in Commerce City wrap up in about a week or two of active work, depending on what you choose for finishes. Tile takes longer than acrylic panels. Custom glass takes longer than a curtain rod.

Day one is demo. The tub comes out, the old surround comes off, and the plumbing gets exposed. From there it moves into framing tweaks if the new shower has a different footprint, then plumbing rough in for the drain and valve relocation. Waterproofing goes up next. Then comes the surround, whether that is panels or tile. Fixtures get installed. Glass or curtain hardware comes last so it does not get banged up during construction.

Signature keeps the work area buttoned up each day. Plastic sheeting on doorways, tarps in hallways, that kind of thing. Living through a remodel is annoying enough without tracking grout dust through the rest of the house.

Walk-In or Curbless: Picking the Shower That Fits Your Life

Two main styles come up in almost every conversation. A walk-in shower has a small curb, usually three to four inches, that keeps water in. A curbless or roll-in shower has no lip at all. The floor of the bathroom flows right into the shower.

Walk-in is what most Commerce City homeowners pick. It gives a clean, modern look without the cost of pitching the entire bathroom subfloor for drainage. Stepping in is easy for almost anyone, and the small curb is enough to keep splashing contained.

Curbless makes sense if anyone in the home uses a walker or wheelchair, or if you want to plan ahead for aging in place. The look is sharp, almost spa-like, and the bathroom feels bigger because there is no visual break between the floor and the shower. It takes more prep work since the floor structure has to slope toward the drain. Plenty of Commerce City bathrooms can handle it.

Materials and Finishes Worth Knowing About

Picking what your shower will look like is the fun part. Here are the options Commerce City homeowners ask about most often:

• Acrylic wall panels that go up fast and stay easy to clean for years
• Classic three-by-six subway tile in white or soft gray for a timeless feel
• Large format porcelain tile that cuts down on grout lines and looks high end
• Solid surface walls made from cultured marble or quartz blends
• Pebble shower floors if you want some texture under bare feet
• Rainfall showerheads, handhelds on a slide bar, or both on a diverter
• Recessed niches built into the wall for soap and shampoo bottles
• Built-in benches for shaving legs or taking a load off after a long day
• Slip-resistant shower floors in either tile or a textured pan
• Frameless glass doors, semi-frameless, or sliding barn-door style glass
• Matte black, brushed nickel, or polished chrome fixture finishes

Mixing finishes is fine. A lot of homeowners pair white subway tile walls with a gray pebble floor and matte black fixtures. The combination looks current but will still feel right in ten years.

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Can a shower fit in the same space as my old tub?

Most of the time, yes. A standard alcove tub is sixty inches long by thirty inches deep. That gives you a roomy shower footprint without moving any walls.

Do I have to redo the plumbing?

The drain has to move, since shower drains sit in the middle of the floor and tub drains sit at one end. The valve gets swapped too, because shower valves and tub valves are different. None of that is a deal breaker. Your installer plans for it.

What about water pressure in my older Commerce City home?

Pressure is rarely an issue with a single shower. If your home has galvanized supply lines from decades back, those can restrict flow. Newer fixtures use less water than older ones and feel just as strong.