Tub to Shower Conversion in San Antonio TX

Why San Antonio homeowners convert the tub

If you haven't used your master bathtub in the last six months, you're not alone. The national survey data says most homeowners over 45 stopped taking baths years ago but kept the tub because replacing it felt expensive. In San Antonio, a standard walk-in shower conversion starts at $3,500 in labor — you buy the tile and fixtures at cost — with most complete conversions landing $6,500–$12,000 all-in. That's thousands less than the franchise conversion companies quote for the same job, and the difference is simple: you pay material cost direct with no contractor markup, and you're not funding a showroom or a commissioned sales team. It turns wasted square footage into a daily-use walk-in shower you'll actually enjoy.

The shower you end up with is the same shower you'd get as part of a full master bath remodel: curbless or low-profile pan, real tile floor-to-ceiling (no acrylic inserts), frameless glass, brushed-gold or matte-black fixtures, and a humidity-sensing vent fan. The difference is that we leave the vanity, toilet, and floor tile alone — which is what keeps the price where it is.

• Labor from $3,500 · Labor-only conversion. You choose the tile and fixtures and pay material cost direct — no markup. We handle demo, waterproofing, tile, and glass install.
• $6,995–$9,000 · Turnkey standard. 12x24 porcelain tile, frameless glass, rainhead, handshower, built-in niche — we supply everything. Most common San Antonio build.
• $9,000–$12,000 · Premium & spa. Full-height designer tile, built-in bench, brushed-gold or matte-black trim, larger footprint, dual rainhead, heated pan option.

The conversion process, day by day

1. Day 1 · Demo + rough-in. Tub, tile, and subfloor as needed — plastic off the rest of the bathroom, floor runners to the exit. Then relocate the drain, rough-in valves, and set the pan frame. Permit inspection where required.
2. Day 2 · Waterproofing. Schluter or Wedi membrane over every surface that'll be tiled. This is the single biggest reason showers leak — we do it right, always.
3. Day 3-4 · Tile. Walls, pan, niche. Full-height to the ceiling. Grout sealed before glass.
4. Day 5 · Glass + walkthrough. Frameless glass installed, rainhead, handshower, valve trim, final plumbing hookup. You walk the job with Rey, we hand over the written 2-year warranty, and you shower that night.