A great many bathrooms in these flats were built with a bath tub, and the tub is now unused, hard to get into and taking up most of the room. Converting that space into a shower is one of the most common jobs we do here, and it is more straightforward than people expect.
What is underneath a tub when it comes out
Removing a bath tub usually reveals unfinished floor and wall where the tub stood, because nothing was tiled behind something permanent.
So the conversion is not just glass — the area has to be made good, waterproofed and tiled before an enclosure goes anywhere near it.
We say that clearly at the quote, because the enclosure is the visible part and the preparation is most of the work. A shower fitted onto unfinished substrate leaks into the flat below, which is the outcome this whole sequence exists to prevent.
The floor level where the tub was
A tub sat above the floor and drained through its own trap, so the floor beneath it was never laid to fall anywhere.
Once the tub is gone, that area is often the flattest part of the bathroom, and it is exactly where the shower now is.
So the floor in the tub footprint usually has to be re-laid to fall towards a drain. It is a day's work by a tiler and it is not optional — without it the new shower area holds water regardless of how well the glass is sealed.
How much bigger the bathroom feels afterwards
This is the part worth saying plainly: taking out a tub and fitting a glass enclosure makes these bathrooms feel substantially larger.
A tub occupies floor whether or not it is in use, and an opaque shower curtain divides a small room visually.
Clear glass in the same position does neither. The room reads as one space and the floor is usable. Of all the work we do in older flats, this is the one that changes how a room feels the most for the money.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
