What Goes Into a Shower Remodel in Greenville, SC

How much does a tub-to-shower conversion cost?

A tub-to-shower conversion is priced on the reframing and the drain, not on the tile. Removing the tub is the easy part; rebuilding the floor to slope correctly to a drain that is usually in the wrong place is the work.

This is the most common shower remodel we quote in Simpsonville and Five Forks, where builder-grade fiberglass tub surrounds are standard in the housing stock. Anyone quoting a conversion without discussing the drain has not looked closely enough.

Does the drain have to move?

Often, yes. A tub drain sits at one end of the tub footprint; a shower drain generally needs to be centered or positioned to suit the new slope. Moving it means opening the floor and involving a plumber.

It is the single item most likely to be missing from a low conversion quote, and the one most likely to appear later as a change order.

What makes a shower remodel take longer?

Cure times and discovery. Waterproofing and mortar both need to cure before the next step, and what we find behind the old shower — rot, a failed pan, framing damage — sets how much repair happens before any tile is set.

When we find something, we stop, photograph it and show you the options before continuing. You get the evidence, not a surprise line on the invoice.

Where is it worth spending more on a shower remodel?

Waterproofing and substrate repair, every time. Those are the two items that determine whether the shower is still sound in fifteen years, and they are the two you cannot upgrade later without tearing out the tile.

• Worth it: waterproofing system, substrate repair, correct pan slope
• Worth it: a niche, because it changes how the shower works daily
• Flexible: tile selection — a well-installed budget porcelain outlasts a badly installed premium tile
• Flexible: bench, unless accessibility is a requirement
• Decide early: curbless construction, because it must be planned before demolition