A new walk in shower with a glass enclosure in Lafayette, LA typically runs about $14,000 to $25,000 installed, with a framed glass enclosure on a standard acrylic shower landing near $15,000 to $20,000 and frameless glass costing more. Tubbs by Grubbs installs your shower and its glass enclosure with our own trained installers, often in as little as one day, backed by a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Pricing shower enclosures and glass work in Lafayette, LA 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.
Lafayette has the newest housing we serve, with just 13.0 percent of homes built before 1960, below the Louisiana share of 18.7 percent, and 13.2 percent built in 2010 or later, the highest rate of new construction in our footprint, according to Census figures, so many bathrooms here are builder grade tub and shower combinations rather than old cast iron. Lafayette is the seat of Lafayette Parish and the hub of Acadiana, on the Vermilion River in south central Louisiana. No Louisiana market we serve is farther away: Lafayette lies about 159 miles south of West Monroe in a direct line, so appointments here are booked well ahead. Newer does not mean accessible, though. Many builder grade bathrooms from the last few decades still put a standard tub and shower combination in the hall bath, and that high tub wall is the same fall hazard in a 2015 house as in a 1955 one. The population is older than the state: 17.3 percent of residents are 65 or older, compared with 16.3 percent statewide, and 29.2 percent of households include someone in that age group. The disability rates run lower than most of our markets, with 33.9 percent of residents 65 and older reporting any disability and 19.2 percent reporting an ambulatory difficulty, both below the Louisiana averages. That profile often means planning ahead, choosing a curbless or low step shower while getting in and out is still easy, rather than reacting after a fall. Where a newer primary bath has a separate garden tub and shower stall, removing a garden tub nobody uses can make room for a larger walk in shower with a bench. About 19.5 percent of householders have been in the same home since before 2000. Given the drive from West Monroe, book early if you have a date in mind. Veterans are 5.9 percent of civilian adults and are served by the Lafayette VA Clinic, part of the Alexandria VA health care system, where a VA physician can write the prescription a HISA grant application needs. Louisiana residents who qualify for long term care Medicaid can ask about the Community Choices Waiver, which lists roll in showers among its home modifications.
Per American Community Survey data the median home in Lafayette was built around 1981, which makes the typical house about 45 years old. The market covers about 58,905 homes, and the median value sits near $251,300. That makes Lafayette largely late century construction. Plumbing, wiring, and subfloors are usually close to current practice, and interiors from this period are reaching the end of their first round of finishes, which is the normal time for an update rather than a sign that anything was done wrong. 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. By housing count Lafayette 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. It is the kind of local detail that changes how a shower enclosures and glass project should be planned. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
These are typical installed ranges for a new shower and its glass enclosure in Lafayette, LA. Your exact price depends on the glass, shower size, and hardware, and comes from a free in home estimate.
| Shower and glass option | Typical installed range |
|---|---|
| Acrylic shower with framed glass | $14,000 to $19,000 |
| Semi frameless glass enclosure | $17,000 to $22,000 |
| Frameless glass enclosure | $19,000 to $26,000 |
| Neo angle or corner glass shower | $18,000 to $25,000 |
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 glass enclosure turns a Lafayette, LA shower into the centerpiece of the bathroom, letting light through so the room feels open and bright instead of closed off behind a curtain. Paired with a seamless acrylic surround, it wipes clean in seconds with no grout to scrub and no curtain to replace. Tubbs by Grubbs installs the shower and its glass enclosure with our own team, usually in one to two days, and backs it with a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Tubbs by Grubbs works across the Lafayette area, including:
Reach out to Tubbs by Grubbs and we schedule a free in home visit in Lafayette, LA, measure the space, review glass, hardware, and wall options, and hand you a clear written price with no obligation.
We install the full shower system, the base, the low maintenance walls, and the glass enclosure, as one project by one company. Tubbs by Grubbs does not sell glass alone, so you get a complete, warranted shower.
Yes. We build neo angle, corner, and custom layouts with glass cut to fit the space. Tubbs by Grubbs measures precisely so the enclosure seals cleanly and the door swings right.
Common finishes are chrome, brushed nickel, matte black, and gold tone, chosen to match your fixtures and lighting. Tubbs by Grubbs lays out the finish options during your free design visit.
Most projects are completed in one to two days when the new shower keeps the old footprint. Tubbs by Grubbs removes the old shower, installs the base, walls, and glass, and cleans up fully.
Frameless glass is actually easier to clean because there is little hardware for water and soap to collect on. A protective glass coating helps water bead and roll off. Tubbs by Grubbs can add a coating to cut cleaning time.
Framed glass has metal around every edge and is the value choice. Semi frameless removes some of that metal for a cleaner look, and frameless uses thick glass with minimal hardware for the most open, premium feel. Tubbs by Grubbs shows you each option and its price.
Yes. Tubbs by Grubbs is a local, fully licensed and insured bath remodeler. Every shower and enclosure is installed by our own trained team and backed by a lifetime workmanship warranty on the products we install.
A new walk in shower with a glass enclosure in Lafayette, LA usually runs about $14,000 to $25,000 installed. A framed glass enclosure on a standard acrylic shower lands near $15,000 to $20,000, and frameless glass costs more. Tubbs by Grubbs gives you a free in home estimate with an exact price.
The median Lafayette home was built around 1981 per Census American Community Survey data, so a large share of the housing stock is 45 or more years old. That is the age where shower enclosures and glass and the other big updates come due, and it is the work Tubbs by Grubbs does every week.
Lafayette has the newest housing we serve, with just 13.0 percent of homes built before 1960, below the Louisiana share of 18.7 percent, and 13.2 percent built in 2010 or later, the highest rate of new construction in our footprint, according to Census figures, so many bathrooms here are builder grade tub and shower combinations rather than old cast iron. Tubbs by Grubbs plans around those specifics from the first visit.
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