Replacing Old Bathtub With Shower

And cut a hole in a wall to get the old tub out and the new one in.

Replacing old bathtub with shower.

Measure your bath and check plumbing. Here s how to replace your bath with a shower. Remove the bathtub faucet since this will be on a portion of the wall you ll be cutting away. With minor modifications your water supply and drain lines will already be in place saving you money on plumbing costs.

Once the shower pan is attached to the drain tiling the shower surround is almost like any other tile job. Use the screwdriver to disconnect and remove the tub s waste and overflow valve cover. It can be necessary to move and or replace the plumbing pipes to fit the new tub. Hey guys this is adriano with imaginative tile and marble.

Many rectangular shower enclosures are designed to fit the footprint of a standard straight bath. Most stalls come as a kit in 1 to 3 pieces. Replacing the tub with a shower pan wouldn t be too difficult as long as the existing drain matches the required location for the new shower pan. The end result however is an expansive and.

It s less expensive to refinish the bathtub 300 600 or install a bathtub liner 500 4 000 but a replacement can mean you get precisely the tub you want. If your old tub is in an alcove a long back wall and two shorter side walls you can remove it and be left with a space that s about 30 to 42 inches deep and 5 feet wide a good space for a shower. Repair carpentry drywall and tile. We simply remove your bathtub and replace the tub surround with an attractive durable extra large shower.

Except you ll use waterproof wonderboard as your backing. This includes removal and placing the stall which runs 700 to 1 600. The cost to replace a bathtub with a shower stall ranges from 1 200 to 3 600 depending mostly on size. Replacing a bathtub with a full walk in shower means getting into a remodel project that will render your bathroom useless during the process.

Use a tool designed for tub drain removal also called a tub drain extractor to remove the drain flange.