Shower-to-Tub Conversion in Jacksonville: Bring Back the Bath

If your Jacksonville home has a shower where a tub would serve you better, the fix is smaller than you might fear. Small children need baths, a long soak feels good, and a tub can matter when you sell. Turning that shower into a bathtub covers those needs without redoing the whole room.

Jacksonville sits on the St. Johns River and covers more land than any other city in the contiguous United States. From Riverside Avondale, one of its oldest neighborhoods, to San Marco, Ortega and the Northside, the work runs the same way. The shower comes out. A Jacuzzi® bathtub goes into that space, and a new wall surround goes up in the style you pick. The job sticks to the wet area and does not include floors or vanities. You choose an alcove tub or a deep-soaking tub, then the wall color and pattern and the fixture finish. Grab bars, built-in seating and slip-resistant surfaces are options. A Jacksonville walk-in tub from 2024 has smooth Quarry Topaz walls.

The city and Duval County consolidated in 1968, and I-295 circles Jacksonville as the I-95 bypass. None of that changes how a tub goes in. Your own room does. Check how big your shower space is and how it is laid out. Ask whether it is the only shower in the house. Think about who will use the tub, and whether grab bars, a seat or a slip-resistant surface would help them. The permit question, and whether this change is a good idea, each get their own answer below.

Price is covered on its own page below, so here is the outline. Your space, its size and layout, sets the start. Then come the tub you choose, the wall style and finish, the fixture finish, and extras like a seat or shelves. The quote is free and includes the product and the installation. Because only the wet area is replaced, the job is far smaller than a full remodel.

It begins with a phone call. NF M. wrote that "The first phone call was very helpful and easily set up an appointment for a rep to come out and give us a quote." At the design visit, with all homeowners there, the designer listens and builds a custom plan with options and a free quote. You pick the tub, colors and any safety features. Then a crew from Love Your Bath, mainly their own installers, puts it in.

When it is finished, a bathtub stands where the shower used to be, surrounded by walls you chose. Bath time is easy again for small children. A warm soak is there when you want one. And a buyer walking through someday will find a tub.

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