A shower to tub conversion in Jackson, MS 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.
Pricing shower to tub conversion 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 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 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 shower to tub conversion 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.
| 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.
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:
If your Jackson, MS 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 Jackson 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.
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.
A shower to tub conversion in Jackson, MS 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Reach out to Tubbs by Grubbs and we schedule a free in home visit in Jackson, MS, measure the space, review tub and surround options, and hand you a clear written price with no obligation.
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 shower to tub conversion 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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