Tub to Shower

When homeowners think about adding a walk-in shower to their home, safety is usually the main attraction. The decision to add a walk-in shower many times starts with a discussion about the changing needs of your family. For aging couples, the accessibility benefits of not having a step to walk over is considerable. For families with aging parents or grandparents, this advantage can improve their comfort in your home and allow them to enjoy an extended stay with you.

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Even for families without accessibility concerns, a walk-in shower is a safer option because it means no more stepping over the bathtub’s edge. It reduces the chance of slipping on wet surfaces. You can walk into the shower with both feet on the ground. In addition to the inherent safety of the design, walk-in showers can also have additional features such as handrails or seats. These additions can make a big difference in improving the safety of your showering experience.

Using JDS Bath to convert your bathtub to a shower option improves the overall cleanliness of your bathroom. Whether it is a walk-in style shower or not, we use acrylic shower designs that reduces the buildup of mold and mildew. We can remove ugly or hard-to-clean tiles and replace them with a smooth surface that is a breeze to keep clean.

Besides the quality of our materials, the walk-in showers we install have notable cleanliness advantages because of their walk-in attributes. Walk-in showers eliminate the need for shower curtains that collect mold in your bathroom. Instead, a smooth glass surface is easy to squeegee down after each shower use. An overall cleaner shower can make a bathroom sparkle and give you a cleaner start to your day.

Remodeling your bathroom can be an extensive project. Converting your bathtub into a shower, on the other hand, can make a big difference in your bathroom’s design without a full bathroom renovation. One of the ways that this helps create a better overall space in your bathroom is by affecting how much floor space you have to work with. When you convert your tub to a shower, JDS Bath will help you pick out a shower size that fits your bathroom’s size and possibly help you get more square footage out of it. This can make a big difference in small bathrooms or a half-bath to full bath conversion.

Depending on the walk-in shower that you choose to install, you may have the advantage of more floor space inside the shower. Without the sloped sides of the tub, you can put this space to full use with additional shelves or shower seats. A more spacious walk-in shower makes it easier to wash pets and easier to towel off before you step out.

When you order a shower installation from JDS Bath, we use durable acrylic shower designs that add to the value of your home. Our quality workmanship ensures that the shower will endure the test of time and be a significant advantage to your home when you decide to sell. The combined advantages better safety, cleanliness and spacious will ultimately payoff when your house if and when your house is put on the market.

There is a high likelihood that those who may consider purchasing your home years down the road may wish for the accessibility of a walk-in shower. With so many advantages for the average shower user and very few downsides, this investment is a sure-bet on the future of your home. This will even more so be the case as modern medicine skews demographics by extending lifespans.

One thing to keep in mind, however, is whether your house only has one full bath with a bathtub. Replacing the only bathtub in the house with a shower can demote it to 3/4 bath if it can not be used for both a tub and a shower. If this is a concern, talk to us about walk-in bathtub accommodations and other ways to get the best of both worlds.