Tub-to-Shower Conversions in New Melle, Missouri

New Melle homes and this kind of project

Our first visit for a tub-to-shower conversion in New Melle is spent on drain access from below, the condition of the valve and whether a window sits in the tub wall, which tells us how custom homes on wooded acreage and horse properties were put together.

The housing stock here: custom homes on acreage from the 1980s onward, older farmhouses, and newer estate construction.

Well pumps can cause pressure swings, so a thermostatic valve is worth it.

What we find inside New Melle homes

Septic capacity governs bedroom and bathroom additions. Custom homes of the 1980s and 1990s have solid bones and dated finishes, and they respond very well to whole-floor updates.

Adding a bathroom on a New Melle-area property with a septic system requires checking the system's rated capacity, which is based on bedrooms. We confirm with the county health department before design when bedroom count is changing.

What is included

Our New Melle conversions include tub and surround removal, drain upsizing to two inches, a new shower valve, framing corrections, blocking, backer and membrane, base, wall finish, glass and accessories, plus drywall and paint repair at the edges.

We take on tub-to-shower conversion work across New Melle, from the New Melle Lakes area to horse properties along Highway D and Highway Z and Auden Meadow.

What we watch for

One-piece fiberglass tub units in New Melle homes were set before the walls were framed, so they have to be cut out in sections. Behind them we regularly find no insulation on exterior walls, which we fix while it is open.

New Melle properties tend to be hilly, wooded parcels served by well and septic, and that affects how we stage materials, where a plumber and a tile setter park and how debris leaves the site.

Permits and approvals in New Melle

The City of New Melle or St. Charles County is where we file for a tub-to-shower conversion in New Melle, and the job will see a plumbing inspection for the upsized drain.

Being inside the house, this project is unlikely to need sign-off from county setbacks from wells and septic fields, but we confirm any rules on containers and work hours.

Schedule and getting to you

Plan on one to two weeks of site work for a tub-to-shower conversion in New Melle, once permits and materials are in hand.

From our Wentzville base, New Melle is south from Wentzville on Highway Z, under twenty minutes. That is close enough that your project lead can stop by most days.

What moves the price in New Melle

We price tub-to-shower conversions in New Melle from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Prefabricated base versus tiled pan.
• Tile versus panel walls, and how high they run.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main tub-to-shower conversions page. More about the area is on our New Melle page.