Summary
A Bath Fitter price covers tearing out the old unit, a new all-brass valve, a leveled base with a low step-in, custom-fit walls and a lifetime transferable warranty. Watch the 88-second walkthrough.
Why does a Bath Fitter shower cost more than a kit from the big-box store? Instead of a sales pitch, William and Jon walk you through a real job in 88 seconds, from tear-out to the walls going up.
What you’ll see in this video
- Two old fiberglass units, a tub and a shower, coming out completely and getting hauled away.
- The builder-grade valve swapped for an all-brass Simmons valve, with trim made only for Bath Fitter.
- A 16- to 20-inch tub wall replaced by a base with roughly a 3 to 3½-inch step-in.
- New plywood to get the floor level, then a one-piece wall heat-bent to fit the space.
- Why controlling the whole process, from demolition to the finished shower, is what lets us offer a lifetime transferable warranty.
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Video transcript
So, why does Bath Fitter cost what it costs? Instead of giving you a sales pitch today, why don't I show you exactly what we've got going on. We are tearing out two fiberglass units. One was a tub, one was a shower. We're going to cut everything out. We're going to remove it. We're going to take care of it. These are just examples of a builder-grade valve that they put in there. So, we're going to get rid of those for you. Our partner at Simmons has got this big, beautiful brass, all-brass Simmons valve. Check this out, man.
This is a handmade valve, better than anything you can buy at Lowe's or Home Depot or any of the big box stores. Even a lot of your plumbing warehouses don't carry the stuff that we get from there.
The trim that we get is only Bath Fitter.
That's it. And these give you way more pressure.
So, we pulled out that big 16-inch step-over, 20 inches, I don't know what it was, but by the time this base gets cut down, the customer is looking at a 3 to 3 and a half inch step-over. This would be an example of the plywood that we're going to put down. We're going to go back in and get that floor level. And here are our walls. They're the 6 by 22 inch simulated tile pattern. It's got that marble look to them. They want the tile look, but they don't want the maintenance that comes with tile. When this is all done, we're going to bend it to fit the space exactly the way it is.
How do you adhere the walls? How do you adhere this stuff?
At Bath Fitter, we manufacture our own tape, our own rubber, and once you stick that stuff together, it's not coming apart. So, that is why a Bath Fitter unit costs what it costs. We're not cutting any corners. We control the entire process from demolition all the way to the final product, exactly what you're going to get. And that is why we are able to give you a lifetime transferable warranty, because we control the entire process.
Sources
This guide applies to: Bath Fitter Arkansas, Bath Fitter Augusta, Bath Fitter Columbia, Bath Fitter Memphis, Bath Fitter Oklahoma, Bath Fitter Tri Cities, Bath Fitter Upstate SC/Western NC.