Serving DeSoto, TX & Dallas County
Tub-to-Shower Conversions in DeSoto, TX
Retiring the builder-grade tub combo that came with a DeSoto house from the 1980s or 1990s.
*Estimated payment with approved credit through Acorn Finance. Actual rate and terms vary.
If your DeSoto home was built during the city's big growth years, there is a good chance the hall bath and the primary bath both still have the tub-and-shower unit the builder installed. A conversion replaces that tub with a walk-in shower built into the same space.
It is one of the most practical bathroom upgrades there is: easier to get into, easier to keep clean, and done in days rather than weeks.
Bathrooms From the Years DeSoto Doubled
DeSoto was a very small place for most of its history. According to the Handbook of Texas, it had 298 residents in 1950, a year after it incorporated. Then, as Dallas pushed south, it became what the Handbook calls a city of commuters: 6,617 people by 1970, 15,538 by 1980, and 30,544 by 1990. The population nearly doubled in the 1980s alone.
That growth is written into the housing. Census estimates show about 23% of DeSoto's homes were built in the 1980s and another 20% in the 1990s, so roughly four in ten houses come from those two decades. The median home in the city was built in 1993.
Builders in that period mostly finished bathrooms the same way: a 60-inch alcove with a molded fiberglass or acrylic tub-shower combo, or a tub with a simple surround. They were affordable and quick to install, but they were never meant to last forever. After 30 to 40 years, the usual signs are a floor that flexes underfoot, a finish that has gone chalky, hairline cracks near the drain, and caulk that keeps letting go.
There is a safety side as well. About 15% of DeSoto residents are 65 or older, a little under the national share, so this is not a city where everyone is shopping for accessibility. But a household that bought in 1990 is in a different stage of life now, and the rim of an old tub is a hard step on a slick surface for anyone with a sore hip, a recent surgery, or a parent visiting.
A conversion takes care of the worn-out unit and that step together. We take the tub out, waterproof the opening, and fit a low-threshold shower to the existing plumbing wall.
What's Included
Frequently Asked Questions
Our DeSoto home has a fiberglass tub-shower combo from the early 1990s. Can it be replaced without redoing the whole bathroom?
Usually, yes. A one-piece combo sits in a standard alcove, so we remove it, address what we find behind it, and build the new shower in the same footprint. The vanity, toilet, and flooring outside the shower can normally stay.
Should we convert the hall bath or the primary bath?
Many DeSoto homes from this era have a tub in both. Converting the primary bath gives the person who showers most a safer daily routine, while keeping a tub in the hall bath for children or future buyers. We can talk through both options during the free assessment.
Is a permit needed for a tub-to-shower conversion in DeSoto?
We confirm requirements with the City of DeSoto for your particular project and take care of any permitting that is needed.
How long will we be without a shower?
Most conversions are completed in about two days by our own installation crews. We confirm the schedule for your bathroom before work starts.
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