Roll-in showers
A shower you can roll or walk into
We take out the tub or the stall and build a shower with no curb, a seat, a handheld head and bars where hands reach.
Most San Antonio houses sit on a concrete slab, so a shower with no curb usually means cutting the slab to lower the floor and move the drain. We check that on the site walk, before the estimate, so it isn't a surprise on day three.
Not in the usual scope: moving the toilet or a drain to another wall, and equipment a therapist specifies, such as a shower chair. Each is its own line.
What's included
A curbless or low-threshold shower floor
Slope to the drain, flood-tested before tile
A built-in bench or fold-down seat
A handheld shower on a slide bar
Blocking in the walls for every grab bar
Non-slip tile and room to turn a chair
What changes the cost
What moves the price of a shower
Named in the estimate, line by line. The slab and the drain matter most.
Slab or raised floor
Cutting concrete is slower than framing a wood floor.
Size of the room
Rolling in takes more floor than stepping in. We measure before we promise a layout.
Tile and fixtures
Your choices of tile, valve, seat and handheld head.
Plumbing and electrical
Done by Texas-licensed trades we bring in, with permits.
How it goes
How a bathroom job goes
- 01
Step 1: Site walk
We measure, check the floor and ask how bathing works for you today.
- 02
Step 2: Drawing
The bench, the bars and the drain marked on a plan you can mark up.
- 03
Step 3: Estimate
Written, with the slab work and fixtures on separate lines.
- 04
Step 4: Demolition and slab
Floors masked, a dust wall up, water shut off only with notice.
- 05
Step 5: Waterproof and test
The floor holds water for a test before any tile goes down.
- 06
Step 6: Tile, fixtures, bars
Bars go into the blocking we showed you before the wall closed.
Permits and rules
Permits, trades and older paint
Plumbing and electrical work is done by Texas-licensed plumbers and electricians, and the City of San Antonio requires permits for it. We pull them and meet the inspector.
If the house was built before 1978, taking out walls and tile can disturb lead paint. Our crew follows EPA's rules for working around lead paint, with plastic containment and clean-up. See the questions below.
Questions
Common questions
Do you have to cut the slab?
For a true curbless shower on a slab, usually yes. We check where the plumbing runs before we write the estimate.
How strong are the grab bars?
We anchor each bar into wood blocking or a stud, built for a 250-pound pull, and we photograph the blocking before the wall closes.
Can I use the bathroom while you work?
Not on the days the floor is open. At the site walk we plan where you'll bathe and how many days to expect.
Is my house built before 1978?
Tell us the year at the site walk. For older homes we follow EPA's rules for working around lead paint, and our firm is certified to do it.
Wondering if your bathroom can be changed?
Text a photo of the tub or shower and the doorway. We'll tell you what we'd check first.