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If you want to convert a tub to a walk-in shower, expect this project to take anywhere from one to three days. It takes less time to remove a standard tub and install a standard-sized prefabricated shower. Your project will take longer if you’re installing new plumbing and tiling. Certain custom tiling designs can take three or four days if they’re elaborate.

The amount of time it takes to repipe a bathroom depends on how much piping needs to be replaced and how accessible the pipes are. Smaller, easily accessible jobs may only take a few hours, but projects that require drywall removal or removing old pipes or large clogs can take several days.

The cost to replace a bathtub with a walk-in shower ranges from $1,500 to $8,000. Custom showers are towards the high end, while prefab showers are on the low end. The total cost depends on upgrades and additional features like smart technology, accessibility features, unique tiling, or luxury fixtures.

The smartest way to pay for home renovations is usually to avoid interest as much as possible, which makes paying in cash the best option from a financial perspective. However, paying in cash depletes your savings and could leave you without funds for emergencies in the future. If you don’t have the cash to pay for your remodel, home equity loans and home equity lines of credit usually have the lowest interest rates.