Colleyville Bathroom Tub to Shower Conversion Gets a Plumbing Overhaul

This Colleyville bathroom remodel is one of those jobs where the real work happens before anything pretty goes in. We're converting a tub to a full walk-in shower, and that means getting into the guts of the plumbing first - no shortcuts.

Here's what we were working with: outdated plumbing lines that needed to be repositioned to match the new shower layout, plus a shower valve swap to bring everything up to where it needs to be. That wall came open and the floor got cut so we could access the lines properly. It's not glamorous, but it's the part that determines whether your shower performs like it should for the next 20 years.

A lot of homeowners don't realize how much prep work goes into a conversion like this. Getting the drain location right, rerouting supply lines, and installing a quality valve - those decisions get locked into the slab once everything is patched back up. You don't want to find out something was done wrong after the tile is set and the walls are closed.

This is also where our slab leak repair experience comes in handy. When you're already opening up a floor for a remodel, it's the right time to inspect what's down there and address anything that needs attention before it becomes a bigger problem later.

The plumbing foundation is solid on this one. Once everything is patched, waterproofed, and tiled out, this bathroom is going to be a completely different space - and it'll be built right from the ground up.