A shower to tub conversion in Bossier City, LA typically runs about $14,000 to $22,000 installed, with a standard acrylic tub and wall surround landing near $14,000 to $18,000 and tub and shower combos costing more. Tubbs by Grubbs adds a new bathtub where your old shower stands with our own installers, often in as little as one day, backed by a lifetime workmanship warranty.
What should shower to tub conversion cost in Bossier City, LA? That depends on how far you take the scope, the materials you select, and what condition things are in now. This page lays out typical local pricing, the cost drivers that matter, and the way we manage the job end to end.
Bossier City homes are newer and larger than most in north Louisiana, with only 17.4 percent built before 1960, 10.7 percent built since 2010, and 49.7 percent of units carrying three bedrooms in Census Bureau survey data, so more bathrooms here are builder grade tub and shower combinations rather than cast iron tubs. Bossier City is the largest city in Bossier Parish, whose seat is Benton, and it faces Shreveport across the Red River. By straight line it is about 89 miles from our West Monroe office at 402 Cypress St, which is where every estimate and warranty visit for this city is now scheduled from, so plan on that drive when you book. Barksdale Air Force Base sits on the city's eastern edge, and the military presence shows in the Census numbers: 12.3 percent of civilian adults here are veterans, roughly double the Louisiana rate of 6.2 percent and the highest share of any market we serve. That makes the VA Home Improvements and Structural Alterations grant, known as HISA, directly relevant to a lot of Bossier City households; it lists roll in showers among its examples and must be approved before work starts, which is covered in our coverage guide. Care for Bossier City veterans runs through the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center across the river in Shreveport, and a VA physician's prescription from that care team is the first piece of any HISA application, so talk to your provider there before you book an estimate. The population is younger than most of our markets, with a median age of 35.1 and 15.0 percent of residents at 65 or older. Among those older residents, 26.0 percent report an ambulatory difficulty. Households here also move more often. Only 16.8 percent of Bossier City householders moved into their home before 2000, compared with 23.1 percent statewide, which fits a city where military assignments turn over. Family sized houses are the norm: 49.7 percent of units have three bedrooms, the highest share among our Louisiana cities. For a household that may sell in a few years, one option is to convert one bathroom to a walk in shower and keep a tub in the other for buyers with young children. Newer bathrooms usually carry a builder grade tub and shower combination rather than a cast iron tub, and swapping one for a low step walk in shower is typically a replacement in the same footprint. A little over half of occupied homes are owner occupied, so plenty of projects here also need a landlord's signature before we can start.
Per American Community Survey data the median home in Bossier City was built around 1979, which makes the typical house about 47 years old. There are roughly 28,211 housing units here with a median value near $192,300. Most of Bossier City 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 shower to tub conversion 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 Bossier City 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 Bossier City 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 shower to tub conversion projects in Bossier City. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
These are typical installed ranges in Bossier City, LA. Your exact price depends on the tub, wall system, and any plumbing changes, and comes from a free in home estimate.
| Conversion option | Typical installed range |
|---|---|
| Acrylic tub and wall surround | $14,000 to $18,000 |
| Deep soaking tub upgrade | $16,000 to $21,000 |
| Tub and shower combo | $16,000 to $22,000 |
| Tub with tiled look surround | $18,000 to $23,000 |
Figures are typical ranges and vary by project. Your free estimate is exact.
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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:
If your Bossier City, LA home has all showers and no bathtub, adding a tub back can make the house easier to sell and far more practical for families with young children who need a tub for bathing. A modern acrylic tub with a seamless surround gives you a clean, low maintenance bath with no grout to scrub, and a tub and shower combo lets you keep a shower too. Tubbs by Grubbs handles the whole conversion with our own installers, usually in one to two days, and backs it with a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Tubbs by Grubbs works across the Bossier City area, including:
Yes. Tubbs by Grubbs offers financing so you can convert your shower now and pay over time. Ask about current plans during your free estimate.
Reach out to Tubbs by Grubbs and we schedule a free in home visit in Bossier City, LA, measure the space, review tub and surround options, and hand you a clear written price with no obligation.
The two most common reasons are resale, since buyers often want at least one bathtub, and families with young children who need a tub for bathing. Tubbs by Grubbs helps you decide which bathroom makes the most sense for a tub.
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.
Yes. We can install a bathtub with a shower surround and fixtures so you keep a shower and gain a tub in the same space. Tubbs by Grubbs reviews the layout and plumbing during your free design visit.
Most conversions are completed in one to two days when the new tub keeps the old shower footprint. Tubbs by Grubbs removes the shower, installs the new tub and surround, and cleans up fully.
You can choose a standard acrylic tub, a deeper soaking tub, or a tub and shower combo, all with a low maintenance surround. Tubbs by Grubbs shows you the options and prices during your visit.
Yes. Tubbs by Grubbs is a local, fully licensed and insured bath remodeler. Every conversion is installed by our own trained team and backed by a lifetime workmanship warranty on the products we install.
A shower to tub conversion in Bossier City, LA usually runs about $14,000 to $22,000 installed. A standard acrylic tub and surround lands near $14,000 to $18,000, and tub and shower combos or premium tubs cost more. Tubbs by Grubbs gives you a free in home estimate with an exact price.
The median Bossier City home was built around 1979 per Census American Community Survey data, so a large share of the housing stock is 47 or more years old. That is the age where shower to tub conversion and the other big updates come due, and it is the work Tubbs by Grubbs does every week.
Bossier City homes are newer and larger than most in north Louisiana, with only 17.4 percent built before 1960, 10.7 percent built since 2010, and 49.7 percent of units carrying three bedrooms in Census Bureau survey data, so more bathrooms here are builder grade tub and shower combinations rather than cast iron tubs. Tubbs by Grubbs plans around those specifics from the first visit.
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