Tub-to-Shower Conversions in Eagle, Idaho

What tub-to-shower conversion includes in Eagle

• Removal of the tub — cast iron and one-piece units come out in sections
• Capping or rerouting tub supply lines and adapting the waste line
• Framing and subfloor repair at the apron and valve wall
• New pressure-balancing valve set to shower height
• Pre-sloped pan and bonded waterproofing across pan, curb and walls
• Tile or panel finish, niche in an existing stud bay, glass door or screen

What we find in Eagle homes

• Deck-mounted tubs in Eagle master baths sit on framed platforms with plumbing inside them. Removing the platform exposes floor and framing that has to be rebuilt before anything else happens.
• Where the master already has a separate shower, converting the tub space often produces one very large wet area instead of two mediocre fixtures.
• Hall and guest baths in Eagle's older Riverside and downtown-area homes are the more conventional 60-inch alcove conversions.

What moves the price

A conversion inside an existing 60-inch alcove is usually the least expensive way into a real shower, because the drain often stays where it is. Cost climbs when the drain has to move or the framing behind the tub has taken water.

• Platform demolition and the floor rebuild underneath it
• Relocating supply and waste lines that ran inside the tub deck
• The scale of the resulting shower, which drives tile quantity and glass size

Systems and materials we use

• Pre-sloped pans sized to standard 60-inch alcoves
• Bonded sheet membrane or liquid-applied waterproofing
• Subway, porcelain field tile, mosaic floors or acrylic panels
• Sliding, hinged or fixed-panel glass

How the project runs

1. 1Walkthrough and measurement in your bathroom, not over the phone
2. 2Written estimate with scope, materials and the assumptions behind it
3. 3Material selection — tile, pan, valve, glass and trim
4. 4Permits confirmed with the local building authority where the scope requires them
5. 5Scheduling, protection and dust control
6. 6Demolition and inspection of what is behind the old shower
7. 7Framing, plumbing and substrate corrections
8. 8Waterproofing, with a flood test on the pan before tile
9. 9Tile, grout and trim
10. 10Glass templated to the finished walls, then installed
11. 11Final silicone, cleanup, walkthrough and a written care summary

Permits in Eagle

Tub-to-Shower Conversions projects in and near Eagle

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  Large-Format Tile Shower — Eagle, Idaho

  A master shower finished in 24x48 marble-look porcelain — few joints, a full-height niche column and a linear drain that let the floor pitch in one direction.

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  Tub-to-Shower Conversion — Boise North End

  A 1920s North End bathroom where the original cast-iron tub came out and a low-curb tiled shower went in, inside the same 60-inch alcove and the same tight floor plan.

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Tub-to-Shower Conversions in Eagle — questions

Should we keep a soaking tub in an Eagle master bath?

If you use it, keep it. If it has been a decorative object for years and the shower is the fixture the household actually wants, the space is worth far more as shower.

Can the tub plumbing be reused for the shower?

Sometimes the waste line can, depending on where the new drain lands. The supply lines and the valve are replaced — a shower valve and a tub filler are not interchangeable.