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Tub to Shower Conversion Brooklyn, NY

Reclaim Your Bathroom From a Tub You Never Use

Your Brooklyn bathroom was designed in 1920. The tub takes up half the room, you haven’t soaked in it in years, and stepping over the side is getting old. We convert bathtubs into functional, custom walk-in showers handling every trade, every permit, and every detail from start to finish.
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Top 1% of NY Contractors

BuildZoom ranks us in the top 1% of 77,888 licensed New York contractors a third-party score you can verify yourself before calling.

Superintendent of Construction Licensed

We hold a Superintendent of Construction license plus five additional New York licenses covering every trade your conversion actually requires.

Fully Licensed, Bonded, and Insured

Every project is covered. Your building, your co-op board, and your investment are protected from the first day we walk in.

Brooklyn-Based for Over a Decade

We've been working in Brooklyn's brownstones, row houses, and apartment buildings for over ten years we know this borough's buildings inside and out.

Bathtub Removal Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn's Pre-War Housing Stock Wasn't Built for Modern Bathrooms

Most of Brooklyn’s housing the brownstones in Park Slope, the row houses in Bay Ridge, the pre-war apartments in Crown Heights and Flatbush was built before walk-in showers were standard. Bathtubs were the norm, and for decades, that’s just how it was. That’s changing fast. Whether you’re tired of a tub that eats up a third of your bathroom floor, concerned about the step-over becoming a fall risk, or simply ready for a shower that actually fits your life, a tub-to-shower conversion is one of the most impactful upgrades you can make in a Brooklyn home. We handle it all demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, tile, glass, and finish work under one contract, with one team, and zero subcontracting headaches.
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Walk In Shower Installation Brooklyn, NY

What You Actually Gain From This Conversion

A tub-to-shower conversion isn’t just a cosmetic change it gives your bathroom back to you in ways that matter every single day.
  • Your bathroom feels noticeably larger once a hulking tub is no longer dominating the floor plan.
  • Getting in and out of the shower is safer, easier, and no longer something you think twice about.
  • You stop cleaning a tub you never use, which is one of those small frustrations that adds up fast.
  • A custom walk-in shower makes your bathroom look like it belongs in this decade, not the last century.
  • If you're in a multi-bathroom home, converting a secondary bath while keeping a tub elsewhere can actually improve your resale position.
  • Every trade plumbing, tile, glass, waterproofing is handled by one team, so nothing falls through the cracks between contractors.

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Curbless Shower Installation Brooklyn, NY

The Bathtub Step Is One of the Most Dangerous Things in Your Brooklyn Home

One in four adults over 65 experiences a fall each year, and two-thirds of those falls happen at home. The bathtub step-over typically 14 to 17 inches high is one of the most common culprits. For Brooklyn residents who have lived in their homes for 30 or 40 years and have no intention of leaving, that tub isn’t just inconvenient. It’s a genuine hazard. A curbless shower also called a barrier-free or zero-threshold shower eliminates the step entirely. Combined with slip-resistant flooring, a built-in grab bar, a fold-down shower seat, and a handheld showerhead, it transforms one of the most accident-prone rooms in the house into something genuinely safe and comfortable. This isn’t a niche product. Seventy-six percent of remodelers report increased demand for aging-in-place upgrades over the past five years. Homeowners across Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and Canarsie are installing exactly this kind of shower right now, and for good reason.
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Shower Conversion Contractor Brooklyn, NY

NYC Permits Are Part of the Job We Handle Them

Here’s something a lot of Brooklyn homeowners don’t realize until it’s too late: a tub-to-shower conversion in New York City almost always requires a permit. When plumbing lines are modified and they usually are you need at minimum a Limited Alteration Application filed with the NYC Department of Buildings. More involved work may require an ALT2 permit through DOB NOW. If you’re in a co-op or condo, add board approval and contractor insurance certificates to that list. Bathroom-only specialty shops often leave this entirely in your hands. We don’t. As a licensed general contractor with a Superintendent of Construction license and over a decade of working through the NYC DOB process, we handle the filings, the compliance, and the inspections. You don’t need to figure out what an LAA is or how to navigate DOB NOW. That’s our job. When the project is done, it’s done right permitted, inspected, and documented so there are no surprises when you sell or refinance.
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Free On-Site Estimate

We visit your Brooklyn home, assess your existing bathroom, and give you a clear, honest picture of what the project involves and what it will cost.

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Design, Permits, and Planning

We handle the design details, pull any required NYC permits, and coordinate every trade so the project starts on the right foot and stays that way.

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Full Conversion and Cleanup

Our team handles demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, tile, glass, and all finish work leaving you with a completed shower and a clean bathroom.

Tub To Shower Conversions FAQs

Common Questions About Our Service

In most cases, yes. When a tub-to-shower conversion involves modifying or relocating plumbing lines which is typical the NYC Department of Buildings requires at minimum a Limited Alteration Application, or LAA. More extensive work, like changing the bathroom layout, may require an ALT2 permit filed through DOB NOW. If you live in a co-op or condo in Brooklyn, your board will likely also require written notification, proof of contractor insurance, and sometimes formal approval before work begins. We handle all of this as part of our process. You won’t need to figure out DOB filings on your own that’s included in what we do.
It depends on your specific situation, and it’s worth thinking through carefully. In Brooklyn’s real estate market, buyers generally want at least one full bathroom with a bathtub especially in apartments. If your home has only one bathroom and you convert the tub to a shower, it can reduce your pool of potential buyers. However, if you have a second bathroom where a tub remains, converting the primary or secondary bath to a walk-in shower can actually be a selling point modern, accessible, and visually appealing. We always walk through this question with homeowners before work begins, because the right answer depends on your layout and your goals.
More than most people expect. A quality conversion isn’t just swapping one fixture for another. It involves demolition of the existing tub and surround, plumbing work to modify or relocate the drain and supply lines, waterproofing of all walls and the floor (this step is critical poor waterproofing is the number one cause of water damage and mold in converted showers), tile or panel installation, glass enclosure or door installation, and finish work on fixtures and trim. Because we’re a full-service general contractor, we handle every one of these trades in-house. You don’t need to hire a separate plumber, tiler, and glass company and try to coordinate them yourself.
For a standard tub-to-shower conversion in a Brooklyn home assuming no major structural surprises the active construction phase typically takes several days to a week, depending on the complexity of the tile work, the plumbing configuration, and whether any permits require inspection scheduling. Pre-war buildings and brownstones sometimes present older plumbing that needs additional attention, which can add time. We give you a realistic timeline before we start, not an optimistic one that falls apart mid-project. If you have only one bathroom, we’ll discuss sequencing with you upfront so you’re not caught off guard.
A curbless shower sometimes called a barrier-free or zero-threshold shower has no step or lip at the entry. You walk straight in from the bathroom floor. It’s the safest option for anyone concerned about falls, and it also makes a small bathroom feel more open because there’s no visual or physical barrier interrupting the space. In Brooklyn’s pre-war apartments, where bathrooms are often compact and the floor plan is tight, a curbless design can make a real difference in how the room feels and functions. It does require proper floor slope toward the drain to prevent water from spreading, which is something we design and build correctly from the start.
This is one of the most important questions you can ask, and not enough homeowners ask it. In New York City, contractors performing plumbing modifications must hold the appropriate licenses filed with the NYC Department of Buildings. You can verify a contractor’s license status directly through the DOB’s online portal. We hold a Superintendent of Construction license plus five additional licenses through the New York license board and we’re ranked in the top 1% of 77,888 licensed New York contractors by BuildZoom, a score based on verified licenses and permit history. Our license numbers and insurance certificates are available on request. If a contractor can’t hand those over immediately, that’s your answer.