InstaBidsConvert tub to shower cost?
This survey has no tub-to-shower conversion-specific figure. The figure below covers all "Remodeled bathroom" jobs, so read it as context, not as the price of tub-to-shower conversion alone.
Context: all "Remodeled bathroom" jobs
$7,500 was the median homeowner survey figure for data years 2021-2023 in the United States. For all jobs in the AHS category "Remodeled bathroom", households that hired out the work reported a typical range (middle half of 1,078 American Housing Survey data points, the United States, 2021-2023) of $3,000 to $15,000.
Updated 2026-11-05
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| What was measured | Median | Typical range (middle half) |
|---|---|---|
| For all jobs in the AHS category "Remodeled bathroom", households that hired out the work reported | a median of $7,500 | the typical range (middle half of 1,078 American Housing Survey data points, the United States, 2021-2023) was $3,000 to $15,000 |
How measured: hired-out finished jobs, survey-weighted, not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, data read 5 November 2026.
These figures are estimates from U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, data years 2021-2023, read 5 November 2026, for the United States. They are not a quote, and they are not a promise of what any contractor on InstaBids will charge. Your price depends on your home, the materials and the contractor. Get written bids before you decide.
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At a glance
- tub-shower enclosureReplacement scopeCity of Mountain View, California, read November 5, 2026
- pressure balanced valveValve type exampleCity of Mountain View, California, read November 5, 2026
- Shower pan/tub testInspection exampleCity of Mountain View, California, read November 5, 2026
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What a tub-to-shower conversion includes
Where a quote below names a city or county, it is that office's own rule, shown as one example; the permit office for your home may set different rules.
| What the source says | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| City of Mountain View, California: “This permit is to repair or replace an existing tub-shower enclosure, a tub, a shower enclosure, and/or tub-shower fixture;” | City of Mountain View, California, read 5 November 2026. |
| City of Mountain View, California: “Plumbing fixtures may be changed, but the new tub-shower control valve is a pressure balanced valve type or a thermostatic mixing valve type.” | City of Mountain View, California, read 5 November 2026. |
On InstaBids, describe the tub removal and the shower enclosure you want in the same written scope.
Line items a written bid should list
- City of Mountain View, California: “The water piping materials is copper, ductile iron, galvanized steel, or PEX; and”
Source: City of Mountain View, California, read 5 November 2026.
In your InstaBids scope, name the shower piping materials so contractors can address the same line item in writing.
How to compare written bids like for like
Ask every contractor to bid in writing on the same line items listed above, then compare the written bids line by line.
City of Mountain View, California: “The number of inspections required depends on the scope of work.”
Source: City of Mountain View, California, read 5 November 2026.
On InstaBids, include the inspection work in your shower conversion scope so you can compare that part of each written bid.
Do you need a permit for a tub-to-shower conversion?
City of Tucson, Arizona: “Installing or replacing a plumbing fixture—such as a sink, shower, or bathtub—requires a permit if the work involves connecting new water, drain, or vent piping.”
Source: City of Tucson, Arizona, read 5 November 2026.
InstaBids lets you put the new drain and water connections in the job description that contractors bid on in writing.
What inspections does a tub-to-shower conversion need?
City of Mountain View, California: “A rough plumbing and rough frame inspection,”
Source: City of Mountain View, California, read 5 November 2026.
City of Mountain View, California: “Shower pan/tub test and inspection of tile lath, and”
Source: City of Mountain View, California, read 5 November 2026.
City of Mountain View, California: “A final inspection once all work is complete.”
Source: City of Mountain View, California, read 5 November 2026.
With InstaBids, describe the shower pan test and the work that follows it once for the contractors preparing written bids.
Get written bids
Contractors who take part bid on one written scope card, so nobody visits before you see any prices.
Sources for the figures on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/data/2023/ahs-2023-public-use-file--puf-.html, read 5 November 2026. U.S. government work; no endorsement implied.
- City of Mountain View, California, developmentpermits.mountainview.gov/about-permits/same-day-permits, read 5 November 2026.
- City of Tucson, Arizona, www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Permits/Tucson-Permit-Exemptions, read 5 November 2026.