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Convert your bathtub to a custom Onyx Collection walk-in shower. Most conversions complete in 1-2 days. Made-to-order. No grout. Lifetime warranty. Free in-home estimate.
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The tub sits unused for years. Everyone showers. Converting it to a custom Onyx walk-in shower gives you a bathroom that matches how you actually live — with more usable space, a surface that's easier to clean, and the option to build in accessibility from day one.
Most Minnesota households over ten years old have at least one bathtub that stopped being used regularly years ago. Families whose kids are grown, empty nesters, retirees planning ahead, or simply homeowners who prefer a good shower to a bath — all of them eventually look at the tub and see wasted space with aging caulk and a grout-stained surround that no longer looks clean no matter how much effort goes into it.
A tub-to-shower conversion is the practical decision: remove the tub entirely, make the most of that floor space, and build a custom walk-in shower that gets used every day.
The conversion starts with a free in-home consultation. We measure the tub opening and surrounding space, discuss your layout preferences — including whether you want accessible features — and you choose your Onyx color and pattern from the samples we bring. The custom panels are ordered.
On installation day, the tub is removed. In most Minnesota homes, the existing plumbing can be adapted without major relocation — the drain footprint of the new shower base is close enough to the tub drain that only minor modifications are needed. This keeps the project cost and disruption down. Installation of the Onyx shower typically takes one to two days from tub removal to finished shower.
For homeowners who want an accessible shower, this is the ideal time to build it in: low-threshold entry, solid wall backing for future grab bar installation, built-in bench seat, and a handheld showerhead. These features are far easier to include from the beginning than to retrofit later.
Minnesota's aging housing stock is full of original bathtubs installed when the homes were built — 1970s ramblers, 1980s split-levels, 1990s colonials. All of them had a tub as the standard bathroom fixture. Many of those tubs were genuinely used when the households were young families. Most of them haven't been used for a bath in years.
Empty nesters in Minnetonka and Plymouth are making this decision constantly. Retirees in Brainerd and St. Cloud — thinking ahead about what their bathroom needs to do for them in ten or twenty years — are converting to accessible walk-in showers before they need to, while the choice is still easy. Homeowners across the Minneapolis metro are simply reclaiming the square footage that a five-foot tub surround was occupying for no practical reason.
The conversion itself is less disruptive than most homeowners expect. We remove the tub, adapt the plumbing — rarely requiring any major relocation of pipes — and install the custom Onyx shower in the space that opens up. In most cases, it's a two-day project from tub removal to a finished, ready-to-use shower. The bathroom looks completely transformed.
For homeowners building accessibility into their home now, while they're still healthy and the work is elective rather than urgent, a tub-to-shower conversion is the right time to do it right. Low-threshold entry, solid backing in the walls for future grab bars, a built-in bench seat — these details cost far less to include in the original installation than to retrofit after the fact.
Usually not. Most Minnesota homes can adapt the existing tub supply and drain plumbing for a shower without moving pipe runs through walls or floors. The drain location may need a minor adjustment depending on your new shower base footprint, but full plumbing relocation is not typical. We evaluate this during the free in-home consultation and will tell you exactly what your specific bathroom requires.
Yes — and a tub-to-shower conversion is the best time to build in accessibility. We can include a low-threshold entry (no tall step), grab-bar-ready solid wall backing installed during the build (much stronger than surface-mounted grab bars added later), a built-in Onyx bench seat, and a handheld showerhead setup. These features are designed in from the start for a more integrated, finished look. See all accessible shower options →
Installation of the shower itself typically takes one to two days. Before that, Onyx panels are custom-fabricated after we take measurements — a process that takes three to four weeks. The total project timeline from free consultation to a finished, usable shower is typically four to six weeks.
Tub-to-shower conversions in Minnesota typically run $4,000–$8,000. The range depends on the size of the shower opening, Onyx finish selections, plumbing complexity, and any accessible features included. We provide written itemized quotes after a free in-home visit — no estimates over the phone, because the dimensions and specifics of your bathroom are what drive the price.
Yes. We serve the full Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area, St. Cloud and Central Minnesota, the Brainerd Lakes area, and the Willmar/Litchfield corridor. We have three Minnesota locations and come to your home for the free consultation — you don't need to travel to a showroom.
Free in-home consultation. Written quote. No obligation. We bring Onyx samples to your home.