In Northville's historic homes the bathroom is often part of the character. A conversion here is about improving access without making the room look like it belongs in a different house.
ZIP codes we cover in Northville: 48167, 48168
Victorian and early-1900s homes in town, upscale 1990s+ subdivisions outside. Northville's historic-district homes often have original clawfoot tubs and period tile that owners want preserved, which means the conversion has to be sympathetic to the rest of the room rather than a straight rip-out.
People are often surprised that removal is the hard part rather than the installation. Anyone can glue up a wall panel. Getting a 350-pound cast iron tub out of a bathroom without wrecking the doorframe, the stair treads or the floor is the part that takes 18 years to learn.
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.
Wayne County has the oldest housing stock we work in, and older homes hold surprises: galvanized supply lines that should be replaced while the wall is open, plaster that doesn't take a screw the way drywall does, and tile set directly into mortar beds rather than backer board.
None of that is a problem — it's just work that has to be anticipated. When a contractor quotes a Northville bathroom as though it were new construction, that's when the price changes halfway through. We price the house that's actually there.
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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 Northville 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 Northville: Plymouth, Novi, Livonia, South Lyon, Canton. All Wayne County cities →
In Northville, 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.
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.
Small bathrooms are common in older Metro Detroit housing stock, and we carry custom-size shower bases for alcoves that aren't a standard 60 inches. Send a photo and the alcove width and we'll tell you what fits.
Most Northville jobs are quoted the same day by phone or photo, and installs typically finish in a single day once scheduled. Call (586) 791-4800 for current availability.
Yes, financing is available with approved credit for Northville homeowners, across all three services — cutouts, full conversions and walk-in tubs.
Yes. We've been doing tub-to-shower conversions, cutouts and walk-in tub installs across Wayne County — including Northville — for 18 years. We quote Northville jobs by phone or photo, usually without an in-home visit.
Call (586) 791-4800 for a fixed price — usually about five minutes on the phone.
