Tub-to-Shower Conversions in Arvada

One of three: a prefab surround ($2,500 to $5,500), a tiled shower in the same footprint ($6,500 to $12,000) or a layout change ($12,000 to $20,000). Denver-area builders price the tiers like this:

1. Prefab surround in the same alcove: $2,500 to $5,500 installed. Nothing moves.
2. Tiled shower in the same footprint: $6,500 to $12,000, with tile selection and glass driving most of the swing.
3. Conversion that changes the layout or footprint: $12,000 to $20,000.

Fixed-price offers exist too: one company serving Denver and the surrounding communities advertises its conversion at $9,200. When two quotes differ by thousands, check first whether they describe the same tier. The cost guide lists every published range.

Usually not, if it is the only one. A Denver builder's standing advice is to keep at least one tub in the house, usually in a hall or kids' bathroom, and convert freely everywhere else, because a house with no tub narrows the pool of future buyers. If this is a second bathroom, a walk-in shower may be the better target.

Often slow leaks and a damaged subfloor. Once a tub has sat in place for decades, the wall framing, supply lines and subfloor behind it haven't been seen since the house was built. Builders report that tubs leak slowly for years and that damaged subfloor turns up under old tub alcoves more often than homeowners would guess.

That matters in Arvada, where Census data counts 8,351 homes built in the 1960s and 4,633 in the 1950s. Budget a contingency, and see what older homes in Lakewood look like too.

Yes, plan on one: Arvada lists bathroom remodels among the work that needs a permit. Who may apply, what it costs and which licences the trades need are in the Arvada permit guide.