tub to shower remodel

[Firstremodel]

i am going to remodel the bathroom and thought about leaving the tub out(the old tub has already been removed...) i am now thinking about just having a shower in that place...any idea how to go about that and what kind of cost difference there will be. thanks for any suggestions

 

[Jadnashua]

If there might be kids in the house, or someone that is injured (say a cast) then a tub is nice to have. If you still have one, then changing this to a shower may work out and not make the house hard to sell.

The drain for a shower is required to be 2". Tubs are generally plumbed with 1.5" (although it might have a 2" part nearby if you are lucky). So, that could be a problem.

If you want to tile this, www.schluter.com has a tileable kit meant especially for that situation. They have two different pans for that normal size. One has the drain on the end and the other has it in the more traditional place (the middle).

 

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[Gary Swart]

Not only is the shower required to have a 2" drain, it is located in a different place than a tub. You project is do-able, but not just a straight swap one for the other. I believe most codes require at least one tub in the house for reason Jim already mentioned.

 

[Jadnashua]

One of the Schluter Kerdi tileable trays has the drain on the end (this is new this year), while their original tub replacement pan has it in the middle. While most any tub would need the drain moved a little, their pan with the drain on the end would not be much different than replacing with a tub, other than the fact you need it to be 2" vs the tub's 1.5".