Bathtub to Walk-In Shower Conversion — Safe, Easy and Waterproof

Yes. We take out the tub, build a new waterproofed shower floor that slopes to the drain, waterproof the walls, tile it, and finish with a glass door or panel. Most NYC bathrooms with a standard tub alcove can be converted.

A bathtub has a raised edge, called the flange, that is fastened to the wall studs and hidden behind the bottom row of wall tile. To release the tub we have to reach that edge and its fasteners. Removing only the bottom row gives that access and helps protect the tiles above. How much tile comes off depends on the tub, the wall behind the tile and the condition of the waterproofing.

Not always. If your wall tile is small, like subway tile or small squares, we can often remove only the tub and the bottom rows of tile and continue with a matching tile, so the upper walls stay. If the tile is large format, or no exact match can be found, we replace the tile on the three shower walls so the new shower looks clean and finished. We tell you which one your bathroom needs at the estimate.

Yes, that is the main reason many of our customers convert. There is no tub wall to step over. We can build a low or flush entrance where the floor and drain allow, and add grab bars, a shower bench, a handheld shower and a slip-resistant floor tile.

Often a low or flush entrance is possible. It depends on the floor structure and where the drain can go, which we check before we price the job. If a fully flush entrance is not possible, we build the lowest curb the floor allows.

Yes. When the tile on the shower walls is replaced, we help you choose a new design that works with the tile that stays on the other walls, which we do not touch. Many customers now choose two or three tile colors together — a main tile with a decor tile or an accent wall — for a modern look without redoing the whole bathroom. We show you the design options before any work starts.

Keeping the upper walls is the faster option. Replacing the tile on all three walls takes longer because the walls are rebuilt and waterproofed to full height. The waterproofing and the shower floor also need time to cure before the tile goes on. You get the schedule in writing with the price.

A shower liner under a mortar floor that slopes to the drain, cement board on the walls, and a continuous liquid waterproofing layer on the walls and floor, sealed at every corner and seam. The tile is the finish; the waterproofing behind it is what keeps the water in.

Yes. Most of our shower work is in NYC apartments, co-ops and condos. We protect the halls, follow the building's work rules and hours, and can send the insurance certificate your board or management company asks for.

Yes. Sani Building Corp is fully insured, and our shower work carries a 3-year workmanship warranty.

Sani Building Corp is based in Brooklyn and serves all five NYC boroughs — Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island — plus Long Island and Nassau County.