Shower Remodel in Meridian, Idaho
Keep the bay. Replace the pan and the walls. This is not a whole-bath gut.
Free estimate.
- Free estimates
- Treasure Valley
- Local crew
- One number
This job covers
- Same-footprint surround and pan swap
- Tear-out after tile-over-tile or a bowed kit
- Valve-in-place remodel
- Glass and pan refresh, drain stays
Shower Remodel in Meridian, Idaho
Meridian Quality Shower Conversions handles shower remodel work in Meridian when the stall is already a stall and the pan or the walls have failed. Same footprint. New floor and new surround. Homeowners in 2000s production baths call when grout goes dark and the pan flexes.
Call (208) 274-7129 with photos of the stall and the drain. We quote a rebuild in the existing bay.
Shower Remodel Options for Meridian Properties
A remodel is not one product. Valve-in-place panel jobs, full tear-outs, and glass-and-pan refreshes each change how much of the wet wall comes off.
Same-footprint surround and pan swap
The three walls stay. The pan and the finish come off. A listed pan and new panels or tile go back in the same width. This is the common 60-inch production stall that was a shower from day one, or a prior conversion that is now tired.
Tear-out after tile-over-tile or a bowed kit
Stacked tile and flexing acrylic hide soft board. We strip to studs or to a sound backer. Membrane goes on before any finish. If the subfloor is stained, that is part of this remodel, not a surprise we ignore.
Valve-in-place remodel
The mixing valve body stays when it is sound and the height still works. Trim and the cartridge can change. A scald complaint or a surge when the toilet flushes is a valve conversation, not just new panels.
Glass and pan refresh, drain stays
Some stalls only need a new base and new doors because the walls are still tight. We still flood-test the pan. We still silicone the change of plane. Skipping the test because the tile "looks fine" is how the next remodel starts.
How We Handle Shower Remodel Work in Meridian
- We map the stall, the drain, the valve, and any window on a wet wall.
- Finish comes off. We stop at sound board or we go to studs if the backer is gone.
- New pan, membrane, and a flood test. Valve trim as needed.
- Walls and glass go back. You stay out until the cure date on the quote.
Materials and Methods
Remodels fail when the new finish sits on the old leak. Cement board or foam backer. Sheet membrane or liquid-applied waterproofing that meets ANSI A118.10. Preformed pans with listed drains, or a mortar bed with a CPE liner, clamping drain, and open weep holes. Slope a quarter inch per foot. Thinset and grout on tile jobs. Silicone at corners, curb, and glass. Mixing valves to ASSE 1016 when the body is replaced. International Plumbing Code trap rules still apply even when the footprint does not move. A bath fan helps steam. It does not replace a membrane.
What Shower Remodel Work Costs in Meridian
Angi publishes shower remodel costs from $2,000 to $9,000, average near $7,000. HomeAdvisor lists a new stall around $700 to $1,600, doors $600 to $1,350, and tub-to-shower conversion $1,500 to $8,000, which overlap this page when the bay started as a combo. Three things move the bid: how far we strip, pan versus mud and tile, and whether the valve body comes out. We quote this stall.
Builder surround failures in 2000s knockdown baths
Paramount, Bridgetower, and Lochsa Falls baths from the 2000s often have a kit surround, knockdown walls outside the stall, and grout that never saw a membrane. The kit chalks at the soap dish. The pan oil-cans when you stand in the corner.
A remodel here is a tear-out of that kit, not a second kit glued to the first. Hard water along the Treasure Valley leaves a film that looks like the finish failed when the real failure is at the flange. We open the flange.
We are not selling a franchise one-day skin. The stall is down while the pan tests. That is the job.
Call (208) 274-7129 with stall photos when the pan flexes or the corners have opened.
Questions
How do I get a shower remodel estimate in Meridian?
Text photos of the stall, the pan, the valve trim, and the city. Say if the drain already sits in the right place. We quote a same-footprint rebuild after we see the walls. A full layout change is a different conversation. Same week visits in most cases.
Is a shower remodel the same as converting a tub?
Only if a tub is still in the bay. Many remodels start as a stall that already exists: failed grout, a soft pan, or a kit that bowed. A tub-to-stall job is the conversion page. This page is the stall you already have, rebuilt in the same hole.
Can you remodel and leave the valve body?
Sometimes. If the mixing valve is sound and the height still works, trim can stay on the same rough-in. A failed cartridge behind tile is still a wall opening. We do not guess from the handle. We open enough to see the body.
Do you tile over old tile in a remodel?
Not as a default. Extra thickness kills the glass channel and the drain height. Loose tile comes off. We want a membrane on a sound backer, not a stack of two failed floors. If a prior overlay already sits on the pan, expect a tear-out.
How long is the stall down?
A panel surround on a listed pan is shorter than a mud-bed tile stall. Grout and silicone still need a dry window. We write the return date on the quote. Using the stall early is how the first leak starts at a corner joint.
What do cost guides say a shower remodel runs?
Angi publishes shower remodel work from $2,000 to $9,000, with an average near $7,000. HomeAdvisor lists stall work, doors, and conversions in overlapping bands, including $1,500 to $8,000 for many conversions. Scope drives the spread. We quote this stall.
Ready for a shower conversion estimate in Meridian?
Tub out, shower in. Tile or acrylic. Free estimate, no obligation.