Bathtub replacement in Jackson, MS typically runs about $14,000 to $25,000 installed, with a standard acrylic tub and wall surround on a straight swap landing near $14,000 to $18,000. Tubbs by Grubbs replaces your old tub with our own installers, often in as little as one day, backed by a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Pricing bathtub replacement work in Jackson, MS starts with three things: the scope you want, the materials you pick, and the shape of what is there today. Here is what local homeowners typically pay, what pushes a price up or down, and how the job runs from the first visit to the final walkthrough.
Jackson homes are mostly midcentury or older, with 32.3 percent built before 1960, more than double the Mississippi share of 14.6 percent, another 40.8 percent built in the 1960s and 1970s, and just 2.9 percent built since 2010 in Census Bureau survey data, one of the lowest rates of new construction in our footprint. Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and one of the two seats of Hinds County, with Raymond as the other. Jackson sits some 112 straight line miles east of our Cypress Street base, and every Jackson visit is booked from there. The Belhaven Historic District, listed on the National Register in 2012 with 1,306 contributing structures, is the largest historic district in Mississippi and grew from the 1910s through the 1960s. The citywide numbers follow that history. The population is comparatively young, with a median age of 34.7 and 14.8 percent of residents at 65 or older, but the older residents who are here face real mobility limits: 28.7 percent of Jackson residents 65 and older report trouble walking or climbing stairs, above the statewide figure of 27.9 percent. More than a quarter of households, 27.0 percent, include someone 65 or older. Long tenure is common as well. Nearly a quarter of householders, 23.4 percent, moved in before 2000, and 11.3 percent have been in the same home since 1989 or earlier. A house someone has lived in for thirty years often still has the original tub, and replacing it can be the difference between bathing alone and needing help. Manufactured homes are rare in the city at 1.0 percent of units, so nearly every Jackson project is a site built bathroom. Veterans are 4.8 percent of civilian adults. Because Jackson is in Mississippi, Louisiana's Community Choices Waiver does not apply here. The Mississippi Division of Medicaid's Elderly and Disabled Waiver lists environmental safety services, which are maintenance and repair rather than a bathroom remodel, so call the Division before you count on help. Veterans can apply for the VA HISA grant, which is federal and works the same in any state. Jackson veterans are served by the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, and a prescription from a VA physician there is the first document the application requires. About half of occupied homes are rented, so tenants need the owner's approval first.
Census figures put the median Jackson home at about 57 years old, built around 1969. The market covers about 75,103 homes, and the median value sits near $108,200. Most of Jackson went up in the postwar decades. The framing on these homes is usually sound, but original supply lines, drains, wiring, and subfloors are old enough to be worth checking while the bathtub replacement work already has the room open. A large share of occupied homes here are rented, so scheduling and approvals often run through an owner or a property manager rather than the person who answers the door. We are used to that, and we keep both parties on the same email so nothing stalls. Values in Jackson sit toward the lower end of the markets we serve, so the question is usually which option returns the most service life per dollar, and we will show you the point where spending more stops paying for itself. By housing count Jackson is one of the larger markets we cover, with enough variation street to street that two homes a mile apart can need genuinely different work, which is why we measure rather than quote from a map. Those numbers are the starting point for how we plan bathtub replacement projects in Jackson. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
These are typical installed ranges in Jackson, MS. Your exact price depends on the tub, wall system, and any plumbing changes, and comes from a free in home estimate.
| Replacement option | Typical installed range |
|---|---|
| Acrylic tub and wall surround | $14,000 to $18,000 |
| Soaking tub upgrade | $16,000 to $22,000 |
| Tub with tiled look surround | $18,000 to $25,000 |
| Tub and shower combo replacement | $16,000 to $23,000 |
Figures are typical ranges and vary by project. Your free estimate is exact.
Tubbs by Grubbs measures your project and gives you a clear written estimate at no cost.
We are a local bath remodeler and we stand behind every job. You are not handed off to a subcontractor. Every job follows the same disciplined process:
A chipped, stained, or leaking tub in Jackson, MS drags down the whole bathroom and can hide moisture damage in the walls behind it. Replacing it with a modern acrylic tub and a seamless surround gives you a clean, bright bathroom that is easy to wipe down and free of grout to scrub. Tubbs by Grubbs removes the old tub and installs the new one with our own team, usually in about a day, and backs it with a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Tubbs by Grubbs works across the Jackson area, including:
Refinishing can freshen a sound tub for a few years, but it does not fix a cracked, leaking, or wrong sized tub and needs redoing over time. A full replacement solves the problem for good. Tubbs by Grubbs gives you an honest read during a free visit.
Yes. Tubbs by Grubbs is a local, fully licensed and insured bath remodeler. Every tub is installed by our own trained team and backed by a lifetime workmanship warranty on the products we install.
Yes. Tubbs by Grubbs offers financing so you can replace your tub now and pay over time. Ask about current plans during your free estimate.
Yes. Tubbs by Grubbs removes and hauls away the old tub, including heavy cast iron, as part of the project, and leaves the space clean.
An acrylic tub with a seamless surround is the easiest to maintain, since there is no grout to scrub and the surface resists staining. Tubbs by Grubbs helps you pick a tub that fits your style and upkeep.
Yes. A seamless acrylic surround has no grout lines, so it resists mold and mildew and wipes clean in seconds. Tubbs by Grubbs installs durable surrounds that hold up to daily use.
Most tub replacements are done in about one day when the new tub fits the same space. Tubbs by Grubbs removes the old tub, installs the new tub and surround, and cleans up fully.
Yes. We can install a tub with a shower surround and fixtures so you keep the tub and add a shower. Tubbs by Grubbs reviews the layout and plumbing during your free design visit.
Bathtub replacement in Jackson, MS usually runs about $14,000 to $25,000 installed. A standard acrylic tub and wall surround on a straight swap lands near $14,000 to $18,000, and soaking or premium tubs cost more. Tubbs by Grubbs gives you a free in home estimate with an exact price.
The median Jackson home was built around 1969 per Census American Community Survey data, so a large share of the housing stock is 57 or more years old. That is the age where bathtub replacement and the other big updates come due, and it is the work Tubbs by Grubbs does every week.
Jackson homes are mostly midcentury or older, with 32.3 percent built before 1960, more than double the Mississippi share of 14.6 percent, another 40.8 percent built in the 1960s and 1970s, and just 2.9 percent built since 2010 in Census Bureau survey data, one of the lowest rates of new construction in our footprint. Tubbs by Grubbs plans around those specifics from the first visit.
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