Tub to shower conversion, in real tile.

They step over 14 inches of porcelain to stand in a shower that was never designed as one. Pulling the tub and building a proper walk-in changes how the whole room feels without moving a wall.

• Tub and surround out, hauled away the same day
• A new mortar pan, sloped to the drain, with sheet waterproofing up the walls
• Tile walls to the ceiling, a niche, and a bench where there's room
• A low 2-inch threshold, or a curbless entry
• A new valve and trim; the old valve almost never survives the demo
• A fixed frameless panel or a hinged glass door
• Grab-bar blocking in the wall, whether you want bars today or not

That's an acrylic liner or a composite surround fitted over your old alcove by a franchise crew, usually sold at a kitchen-table visit with financing. It's fast. It isn't what I build, and here's the plain difference.

• A liner: one or two days, a plastic surround over the old walls, a short list of colors and sizes, sold by a sales rep, and often quoted at or above a tiled conversion once the visit is over.
• Tile: 7 to 10 working days, a real waterproofed pan on cement board, any tile you like, a bench and a niche, and a fixed price from me, not a sales rep from a Miami franchise.
• Ten years on: buyers can tell the difference, and so can the next plumber.

• Threshold. A low 2-inch curb is standard. Curbless means recessing the slab or a linear drain, and costs more.
• Tile. Large-format porcelain is the best value. Marble, mosaics and patterns add setting time.
• Glass. A fixed panel is the least; a frameless hinged door with a return is the most.
• Extras. A bench, a second niche, a hand-held on a slide bar, a rain head.

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The drain is at one end, the valve is in the wrong place for a walk-in, and there's no blocking in the walls. None of that is a problem. It's the job.

• Slab houses: the mortar pan is built on the slab, so a curbless entry needs a linear drain or a recess.
• In older houses the drain line is often cast iron; the plumber checks it before we build on it.
• Condo alcoves: the association's rules on insurance certificates, elevator time and work hours go on the schedule, and water shut-offs get coordinated with the building.
• Humidity: the licensed electrician installs or upgrades a ducted fan. Every time.

If anything isn't right, I come back. On a conversion you're without that shower for the full 7 to 10 working days; the toilet and sink stay usable most of the time.

• Water off only during the plumber's hours, and I'll tell you when
• The site covered and swept every night
• Glass is measured after the tile and takes about a week to arrive, so the last day is sometimes a short return visit
• A walkthrough together before the last payment

Porcelain needs no sealing; natural stone does, once a year. If the caulk at the bench or the threshold cracks in year one, call me.