Eastpointe bungalows have about 40 square feet of bathroom. The tub is using a third of it and you can't stand up in it comfortably anyway.
ZIP codes we cover in Eastpointe: 48021
1940s-50s brick bungalows. Eastpointe's compact bungalows have small main-floor baths with original cast iron tubs, where a cutout or conversion frees up genuinely useful floor space.
That single fact drives most of what a job here costs. The age of the house determines whether the tub is cast iron or fiberglass, whether there's plaster or drywall behind the tile, and whether the bathroom is upstairs at the top of a narrow staircase. Knowing that before we arrive is why we can quote Eastpointe accurately over the phone instead of sending someone out to look.
From $6,995
installed · financing available
Remove the old bathtub entirely and replace it with a low-threshold walk-in shower — new base, new waterproof walls, new fixtures.
Keep your existing tub. We cut a low step-through opening in the wall of it and finish the edges with a molded insert.
A full Ella's Bubbles walk-in bathtub with a sealing door, molded seat, grab bars and optional hydrotherapy jets.
Starting prices, installed. Your fixed quote depends on alcove size, existing tub material and the finishes you choose. Financing available with approved credit.
Eastpointe has a high share of homeowners who bought their house new and never left. We hear the same sentence constantly: nobody wants to move over a bathroom.
They shouldn't have to. A conversion or a walk-in tub costs a fraction of moving, and it addresses the actual problem — which is almost never the house, and almost always the fifteen inches of tub wall between you and getting clean.
Free quote
Call, or email a photo. We give you a real fixed number, not a range.
Removed and hauled away. Cast iron gets cut down in place.
Low-threshold base, grout-free waterproof panels, grab bars into solid blocking.
Fixtures on, everything hauled away, floors left clean. Same day.
The fastest route to a price: email one wide photo of your bathroom plus the width of the tub alcove to bob@detroittubs.com. We can usually quote Eastpointe the same day without coming out at all.
Prefer to talk it through? Call (586) 791-4800, Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Call (586) 791-4800 for a fixed price. Most quotes take about five minutes.
Also serving near Eastpointe: Roseville, St. Clair Shores, Warren, Harper Woods, Detroit, Center Line. All Macomb County cities →
Yes — cast iron is common in older Metro Detroit homes and we cut it down in place rather than trying to carry it out whole. It takes longer than fiberglass or steel, and we account for that in the quote.
It depends on whether you still want to soak. A walk-in tub (from $12,995) makes sense if the hydro or air massage genuinely helps with arthritis, circulation or chronic pain. A walk-in shower conversion (from $6,995) is the better practical choice if you haven't taken an actual bath in years and just want to get in and out safely.
Permit requirements vary by municipality. Where Eastpointe requires a permit for this type of work, we handle pulling it as part of the job — it's included in your fixed price, not an add-on.
No. We work inside the existing tub footprint — the floor, vanity, toilet and rest of the room stay exactly as they are. Only the tub and the wall around it are opened up.
A cutout (from $1,550) leaves your existing tub in place and cuts a low step-through opening into its wall — done in a few hours. A full conversion (from $6,995) removes the tub entirely and replaces it with a walk-in shower, base and waterproof walls — done in about a day. Cutouts are the lower-cost fix; conversions are the more complete, longer-term one.
In Eastpointe, tub-to-shower conversions start at $6,995 installed, cutouts start at $1,550, and Ella's Bubbles walk-in tubs start at $12,995 installed. Your exact price depends on the alcove size, tub material and finish you choose, and we give you that number in writing before any work begins.
Call (586) 791-4800 for a fixed price — usually about five minutes on the phone.
