Top 5 Benefits of Converting Your Tub to a Shower

The modern shower is more than just a practical necessity. With double rotating spray heads, chrome finishes, and LED panels, you’ll wonder why you ever bothered with bubble baths. Today’s showerheads can achieve flow rates of 2.5 GPM—enough to take care of those agonizing after-work headaches.

Today’s fixtures will even let you switch between high and low water efficiency settings. Technology has come a long way since Mott turned out its first nozzle/water pipe extravaganza in the early 1900s. Showers can finally compete with the luxuriousness of tubs, and that means extra returns on your investment. Let’s find out if a tub-to-shower conversion deserves to become a part of your future.

Cogent cost savings

Tubs are the clear winners of the home resale race. Their raised installation costs can weigh heavily in your favor if you’re ready to sell your home, but you might be able to leverage that cost imbalance to your benefit if your existing tub is in desperate need of replacement.

If your home falls into the empty nesters market, that gleaming Powerpulse head could even improve the odds of a resale when you finally sell your property. The same cannot be said for homes in the family or senior citizens niche, so think before you invest.

Fabulous footprints

Tubs are notorious space guzzlers. Free-standing baths use 72 by 32 inches of floor space. Their unwieldy shape is difficult to design around, particularly if your bathroom is barely the size of a prison cell. Free yourself with a 36 by 36-inch shower. It’ll be perfectly happy with a single corner of your bathroom, which leaves valuable space behind for a vanity or toilet. Alternatively, you can use the extra room to install a luxurious walk-in shower. Go ahead. You know you want to.

Ageless access

If you’re ageing in place or remodelling your home for older generations, a tub will do little for your day-to-day practicalities. While walk-in bathtubs are an option, they come with a heavy price tag and require you to fill the tub after you enter or exit. In the middle of winter, there’s nothing worse than sitting around drip-drying while your tub drains.

Walk-in showers are the premier bathing design for ageing users. You don’t even need to move from your wheelchair to use them if they have a five-foot turning radius. Showers are surprisingly adaptive to disabilities.

They accommodate handrails, seating, wide entry widths, and more. More importantly, they don’t pose a drowning risk, so they’re the bathing option of choice for epilepsy sufferers and patients who are at risk of losing consciousness.

Luscious luxury

When you think of bathroom luxury, you probably turn your thoughts to whirlpool baths and bubbles, but showers can finally compete in the sumptuosity stakes. Soothing rain showers awaken the senses and wash away anxieties. Chromatherapy and aromatherapy features provide a serene spa experience.

Steam showers are the new kid on the block, offering full-body steam generators to soothe tired muscles. Body showers can even provide a hydro-massage via lateral spray and flow rates of 80 gallons a minute. In a world that’s in love with smart features, showers have become increasingly intelligent. They can offer voice-activated start functions, Bluetooth speakers, and digital temperature settings.

You can finally wave goodbye to the five million hours you spend finding the right temperature every morning because who has time to turn a faucet these days?

Exceptional eco-friendliness

Personal hygiene habits are responsible for almost 17% of your daily water spend. The average bath uses up 36 gallons of water per person, while the average shower uses just 25 gallons. That’s before you account for the savings involved in high-efficiency showerheads, which can reduce your water usage by 2, 700 gallons a year.

Low flow fixtures can reduce your water consumption by over 40%. WaterSense showerheads are even better. They’re required to achieve a respectable spray force and coverage rating, so that new eco-friendly fixture will still provide a luscious experience.

Showers are the skinny jeans of the bathroom industry. They can adapt to every requirement, whether you’re seeking extra bathroom space or a more luxurious hydrotherapy experience. They’re safe, accessible, and wheelchair-friendly.

Better yet, they’re remarkably easy to maintain. All you need is a little mildew-resistant grouting and non-porous, easy-to-clean tiles. They even offer an ROI increase of 0,6% in comparison to new tub installations, and once you’ve remodeled, they’ll reduce your monthly costs to boot. Now all you need to do is decide how to spend all the money you’ll save.

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