Prefab or fully custom, curbed or curbless, Wesley Construction installs walk-in showers for homeowners across High Point, Winston-Salem, Kernersville, and Clemmons, NC, with proper waterproofing behind every tile.
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The right walk-in shower depends on your bathroom's footprint, your budget, and how long you plan to stay in the home. Here's how the main options compare.
A one-piece acrylic or fiberglass shower base and surround. Fastest install, lowest cost, best for standard-sized alcoves with existing plumbing.
Full tile walls and floor, built to your exact layout. Higher cost, but unlimited design flexibility and the look most homeowners picture when they say "walk-in shower."
The bathroom floor flows directly into the shower with no step. Requires subfloor work to create proper drainage slope, but removes the most common trip hazard in the room.
Thicker tempered glass with minimal hardware, makes the shower and the whole bathroom feel larger. The most requested upgrade over a standard shower curtain or framed door.
Solid wood blocking installed behind the wall during framing, even if you don't need grab bars today. Costs very little now and makes adding them later simple.
Built-in tiled bench seats and recessed storage niches, waterproofed as part of the shower rather than added on afterward.
Pricing depends mainly on whether you choose a prefab unit or custom tile, and whether you go curbless. Here's the real range homeowners in our area typically see.
*Ranges reflect typical national and regional contractor pricing for tub-to-shower conversions. Universal design bathroom upgrades, including walk-in showers and wider doorways, return roughly 61% of cost at resale according to the JLC Cost vs. Value report, while a standard tub-to-shower conversion averages closer to 60% ROI. View the Cost vs. Value methodology.
One factor to weigh before converting: if the bathroom you're renovating has the only bathtub in the house, removing it can reduce appeal to buyers with young children. If you have a second bathroom with a tub, converting the primary bath to a walk-in shower rarely hurts resale value and often helps it.
Get a rough budget range in seconds. This is a starting point, not a quote. Your in-home consultation gives you an exact number.
Estimates reflect typical regional pricing for each configuration. Final pricing depends on tile selection, glass style, and site conditions confirmed during your consultation.
This isn't a scare tactic, it's a documented pattern worth planning around, especially in a home where anyone is over 65 or expects to stay long-term.
Of nonfatal bathroom injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments are caused by falls, with the highest rates among older adults, and bathing or showering is the single most hazardous bathroom activity, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
A curbless entry removes the step-over that causes many of these falls. Grab bar blocking, installed during framing whether or not bars go in immediately, costs very little and makes future accessibility upgrades simple. These aren't upscale features, they're low-cost design decisions that pay off whether you're renovating for yourself or planning ahead for aging in place.
Standard showerheads use up to 2.5 gallons of water per minute. Every walk-in shower we install can be fitted with a WaterSense labeled showerhead, capped at 2.0 gallons per minute, without sacrificing water pressure. According to the EPA, the average household saves more than 2,700 gallons of water a year by switching, at no extra design step and typically no added cost over a standard fixture.
We assess your existing tub or shower space, discuss prefab versus custom, and give you a real budget range.
You choose tile, glass style, and any accessibility features. We finalize a fixed scope and timeline in writing.
We pull the required plumbing permit through the local building department before demolition begins.
Old tub or shower comes out, drain and framing get adjusted if needed, and a full waterproofing membrane goes in before tile.
Tile setting, grab bar blocking, and the glass enclosure go in last, once everything behind the wall is sealed and inspected.
We test water flow, drainage, and every detail with you before the project is considered complete.
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A prefabricated walk-in shower typically runs $3,500 to $8,000 installed. A custom tile shower with a frameless glass enclosure typically runs $8,000 to $15,000. A curbless or zero-entry design adds roughly $2,000 to $5,000 on top of either option.
A prefabricated unit can be installed in two to three days when plumbing stays in the same location. A custom tiled shower with waterproofing and a curbless entry typically takes two to three weeks.
For most households, yes, particularly if anyone in the home is over 65 or planning to stay long-term. Bathrooms are the most common location for injury among older adults, and a curbless entry with proper grab bar blocking removes the single biggest fall hazard in the room.
It can, if it is the only tub in the house, since some buyers with young children specifically look for at least one bathtub. If you have a second full bathroom with a tub, converting the primary bathroom to a walk-in shower is unlikely to hurt resale value and often helps it.
Yes. Any project that involves plumbing changes, including converting a tub to a shower or relocating a drain, requires a permit under the North Carolina State Building Code and an inspection before the work is closed up.
