A shower to tub conversion in Lafayette, 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.
Pricing shower to tub conversion 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 to tub conversion project should be planned. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
These are typical installed ranges in Lafayette, 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.
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 Lafayette, 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 Lafayette area, including:
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.
Reach out to Tubbs by Grubbs and we schedule a free in home visit in Lafayette, LA, measure the space, review tub and surround options, and hand you a clear written price with no obligation.
A shower to tub conversion in Lafayette, 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.
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. 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.
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.
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. Tubbs by Grubbs manages the plumbing changes needed to set the new tub and fixtures, and corrects any dated or damaged lines found at removal so the tub sits on a sound base.
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.
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 to tub conversion 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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