Turning your Bathtub into a Shower for an Elderly Person

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Sometimes it is more practical to turn your bathtub into a shower than keeping its original use. For example, if an elderly person is going to be the user of the bathroom, opening a walk-in to the shower by cutting the exterior wall of the bathtub is important.

The installation of the shower itself can be made in the back of the original bathtub, using the existing plumbing system. However, you need professional help with this task. It can have several possible unknown aspects and details to be fixed along the process, including, in extreme cases, a full replacement of the plumbs, given the number of years they have been being used.

In the specific case of the bathtub, there is a very good option to replace the bathtub: the use of bath panels, instead of small tiles. They are easily installed, as they are easily cut to the exact size you need and give the place a totally new look. The usual standard sizes are 1500mm, 1600mm, 1700mm, and 1800mm for the front panels, and,  for end panels,  700mm, 750mm, and 800mm, but they can be adapted for the specific case of converting your old bathtub into a shower.

The other point to keep in mind is the cabinet. In terms of safety, it is much better to have an acrylic cabinet than simply a curtain, and, of course, the ones made of glass are beautiful and fancy, but you have to take into account the risk of falling and breaking them, potentializing much bigger harm. Remember: safety is the first word you must think about when executing a project like turning the bathtub into a shower for an elderly person, so nothing can be neglected. It is not difficult, it´s just a matter of common sense.

Shower Refinishing is the best way to make your house look new again. Contact Surface Designers at 832-744-3388. We can change the look and feel of your bathroom turning your bathtub into a shower for an elderly person bathtub by refinishing it.