Acrylic or solid-surface
$7,500
Solid-surface wall panels instead of tile. Fastest install, fewest grout lines to maintain, and genuinely four days.
Best for A clean, low-maintenance shower where the budget matters more than the tile pattern.
COST
What a tub-to-shower conversion costs in Central New Jersey
Most sites make you fill out a form to find out. Here are the three tiers, first thing, before you scroll.
Below them, exactly what pushes a bathroom to the top of a tier or the bottom, so you can guess where yours lands before you send us anything.
CONVERSIONS START AT
$7,500
That is the acrylic tier, installed. A tile conversion, which is what most people choose, runs about $10,500.
Get my fixed priceTHE THREE TIERS
Pick the finish, and the price follows
The bathroom's footprint barely changes what a conversion costs. What you put on the walls, and how you close the opening, is nearly all of it.
Tile conversion
$10,500
Porcelain or ceramic tile over a full waterproofing membrane, with a semi-frameless glass panel.
Best for Most bathrooms we quote. The default, and what the photos on this site show.
Premium tile
$13,500–15,000
Large-format or patterned tile, a built-in niche and bench, and custom-measured frameless glass.
Best for When the bathroom is the one guests see, or the tile is the point.
Every tier includes the same scope: demo and haul-away, waterproofing, a new pan, valve trim, blocking for grab bars, cleanup, and the walkthrough. See the full included list →
WHERE YOURS LANDS
What moves the number
Five things account for nearly all of the spread. Nothing here is a surprise once you know to look for it.
The old tub
TOWARD THE LOW END
Fiberglass or steel tub, first floor, straight path to the door.
TOWARD THE HIGH END
Cast iron upstairs, tight landing, tub cut in place and carried down in pieces.
Wall surround
TOWARD THE LOW END
Solid-surface or acrylic panels, which go up in a day and have almost no grout to maintain.
TOWARD THE HIGH END
Large-format slabs, mosaic pan, herringbone, or a tile that needs a specialty blade and slower setting.
How you close it
TOWARD THE LOW END
Curtain rod, or a fixed glass panel in a standard size.
TOWARD THE HIGH END
Custom-measured frameless glass, templated after the walls are set and ordered to your opening.
The threshold
TOWARD THE LOW END
A low curb built on the existing floor, nothing structural touched.
TOWARD THE HIGH END
Zero-threshold, which means dropping the joists to recess the pan. Worth it for a wheelchair, unnecessary otherwise.
Where the drain sits
TOWARD THE LOW END
Reusing the existing drain and valve, which is the standard alcove layout and most of what we quote.
TOWARD THE HIGH END
Moving the drain, which brings a licensed plumber onto the job and adds real cost.
A subfloor that turns out to be rotted is the one thing photos can't show. We handle that by stopping, photographing it, and giving you a number to approve, never by quietly adding it to the bill.
READ THE WORD CAREFULLY
A fixed price is not an estimate
The words look similar on a quote sheet and they mean completely different things once the wall is open. Here is how to tell them apart on any quote, including ours.
- "Starting at"
- A floor, not a price. It tells you what the cheapest possible version of the job costs, which is not the job in your house.
- "Estimate"
- A good-faith guess. Legally allowed to move, and it usually does, in one direction.
- "Time and materials"
- You carry the risk of a slow week. Fine for some work. Not how a conversion should be sold.
- "Fixed price"
- One number, signed by both of us before demolition, and the only thing that can change it is written and approved by you first.
WHY PHOTOS GET YOU CLOSE
Because we only do one thing
A general remodeler has to see your house because every job they quote is different. Ours are close to identical. A five-by-eight bathroom with an alcove tub is a shape we have priced many times over, so two photos and a town are usually enough to tell you the tier and the range.
- 1The wide shot tells us the footprint, the door swing, and where the window sits.
- 2The tub shot tells us the material, the valve, and how the walls were finished.
- 3The free in-home estimate is where the number gets fixed in writing, because that is when we can look behind the access panel.
QUESTIONS ABOUT COST
Straight answers
- Why do you quote in person instead of over the phone?
- Because what's behind the tub decides the job. Photos tell us the tier and the range, and they are usually accurate. But the wall has to come open before anyone can promise a number that will not move, and we would rather look first than revise later.
- Is there a deposit, and when is the balance due?
- New Jersey caps what a home improvement contractor can take up front, and your written contract shows that schedule before you sign anything.
- Do you offer financing?
- Whatever the answer is, it will not be pitched to you at your kitchen table.
- Does the price include the permit?
- Yes. When your town requires one we pull it under NJ HIC #13VH13918800 and the fee is inside the number you approved.
- What if I find it cheaper?
- Compare what is written down, line for line. Ask the other quote whether waterproofing is behind the tile, who hauls the cast iron, and whether the number can move. If it still comes in lower on the same scope, take it.
- Is there a warranty?
- A one-year labor warranty comes with every conversion, and manufacturer coverage on your fixtures passes to you on top of that.
Find out where yours lands
Two photos and a town. We'll text back the tier and the range, and the free in-home estimate sets your fixed price in writing.