Tub-to-Shower Conversion in St. Augustine, Step by Step

Getting over the tub wall used to be automatic, and lately it takes thought. Maybe you hold the wall on the way out, or wait until someone is home before you bathe. If that sounds like your St. Augustine bathroom, this is what swapping the tub for a walk-in shower looks like.

In St. Augustine, a tub-to-shower conversion takes the tub out and sets a low-threshold Jacuzzi® shower in that same space. Nothing outside the wet area is part of the job, so your floors and vanity stay. You choose the wall type and color, the base type and color, and the fixture colors, and the shower can include grab bars, a built-in seat or shelves. We have done three jobs in St. Augustine: a walk-in tub, a bathtub replacement and a shower replacement. The shower replacement, from 2025, has smooth Sandshell Beige walls and Chrome fixtures, while the walk-in tub has Windstorm walls.

St. Augustine, the seat of St. Johns County, was founded in 1565. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the contiguous U.S. with brick streets downtown and the Castillo de San Marcos, its 17th-century Spanish fort. That history is worth knowing, but it does not set the plan for your bathroom. Your own room does. Notice how tall the tub wall feels, where you reach for balance, and whether anyone in the house would like a seat.

Each conversion is quoted in your home, because every bathroom is a little different. Pricing follows the space and your picks: its size and layout, the base, the wall style and finish, the fixture finish, and extras like a seat, shelves or grab bars. Your free quote takes in the shower and the work to install it. Questions about cost, permits and whether to give up the tub have their own pages below.

First, you call and set up a design visit, with all homeowners there. A Love Your Bath designer sits down with you, listens to what you want, and builds a custom plan with options and a free quote. The colors, finishes and safety features are yours to choose. On install day, the crew takes out the tub and puts in the shower. Products carry a lifetime warranty, and the crew goes over every detail when the job is done and activates the warranty right then. Dennis D. wrote, "Dean is an amazing salesman."

When the work is done, the bathroom feels familiar, only easier. You step into the shower over a low threshold instead of climbing into a tub, and a seat or grab bar is there if you chose it. Mike wrote, "Jean Santiago was our installer, he did an awesome job." The tub wall is simply no longer part of your day.

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