Could we turn our tub into a walk in shower?

Sue
by Sue
We have some questions- we will be doing a bath remodel down the road and we have an existing cast-iron tub that's been in the house since the 80s what we're wanting to do is take the tub out and do a walk in shower with the seat however after talking to a couple of people were told it's a very difficult project to do because of draining and leveling issues any advice would be appreciated
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  • Johnchip Johnchip on Feb 19, 2017

    Not a problem, but not an easy DIY project. Call in a couple professionals and get some estimates.

  • Hillela G. Hillela G. on Feb 20, 2017

    If you want the same effect but a lot less work, would you consider installing a shower over your tub? Then there are a lot of tub-seat-insert options like this one that can give you a similar effect -

  • Sue Sue on Feb 20, 2017

    Yes I have seen the tub shower also the shower pan with a built-in seats however after pricing these items especially by Kohler there $700 plus the nice thing is that they will go in and you can tile around them not really sure at this point if we want to incur that much expense but I'm actually considering just having the tub reglazed i'm also sourcing vendors for this at this time thanks for the advice remember when I truly appreciate it and if there's any other feedback I would certainly appreciate it just as a note I was at Lowe's this morning and found Sterling has one that is made out of fiberglass but the ones that Kohler mags are an acrylic so they're going to be a little more durable

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    • FRED RIGGS FRED RIGGS on Mar 05, 2017

      The re-glaze is temporary at best.

  • Kathy Kathy on Mar 04, 2017

    We took a fiberglass tub out of our last house and replaced with a shower. We had professionals do the walls and base. My husband did the plumbing and we kept the drain in the same location ie at one one as opposed to moving it to the middle. Good luck with your project.

  • Sue Sue on Mar 05, 2017

    Yes we had every intention of keeping the drain in the same place and after talking to a professional tile and tub requires her he had some interesting points most of the work we will be able to do ourselves we were just concerned about The drainage issue if we did remove the tub

  • Sue Sue on Mar 05, 2017

    Yes I know and I've gotten several quotes already and it's 500+ with only a four to a five year warranty for that kind of money I could basically just put a different tab in or just eliminate it altogether with a good drain pan

  • Virginia Virginia on Mar 15, 2017

    My rentors, couple with five childre, 3 of them teenagers, replaced a tub with large sho Wr er with ledge seats on two walls. Cut the water bill 28%

    Since I pay the water bill, I'm thinking of doing in the second unit as I rehab it.

  • Sue Sue on Mar 15, 2017

    I was wondering if you possibly had any before and after photos we are still contemplating which way we would like to go with us thank you very much for the information