How to Install a New Shower from a Tub

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How to Install a New Shower from a Tub

To install a new shower from just a tub can either be a thousand-dollar carpenter job, or a do-it-yourself $100 endeavor.

 

So you bought a house that has one shower in the master bedroom and one half bath with a tub for the house guests. While you definitely got the house for a good deal, you knew you’d have to convert that bathtub into a shower for any house guests to use. And while you were shopping around for a guy (or gal) to do the job, you get this phone call:

 

Favorite cousin from Florida: “We’re coming to LA!”

 

You: “Great!”

 

Cousin: “Tomorrow.”

 

You: Crap. “Great! I’ll pick you up tomorrow.”

 

So now you need to install a new shower from your tub overnight.

 

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Power drill (1)

Hand Held Shower (1) $69.99 - Bed Bath & Beyond

Shower Hook Set of 12 (2) $2.99 each - Bed Bath & Beyond

Shower Curtains (2) $19.99 each - Bed Bath & Beyond

Shower Rods (2) $27.99 - Bed Bath & Beyond

Flag Pole Holder Bracket (1) $2.74 - Home Depot

 

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Step 1 - Mounting the Shower Head

Take out your Flag Pole Holder Bracket. Knock on the wall to find the beam where the head of the Hand Held Shower should go. It should run up and down the center along where the lower faucet is. Line it up straight and drill it to the wall.

 

Unpack your Hand Held Shower. Stick the long rope down the flag pole bracket letting the shower head hang over. It should look like this:

 

 

Step 2 - Screwing in the Shower to the Faucet

The lower end of the Hand Held Shower now needs to be fastened into the tub faucet, effectively turning your tub into a shower. Simply screw it in like this:

 

 

RECAP

What you have should look like this:

 

Now that your shower head is working, it’s time to complete the shower. As you can see in the image above, the window is vulnerable to water and therefore water damage.

 

Step 3 - Setup Shower Rod Curtain

Twist the shower rod to unlock it and extend it from wall to wall. When it is fully extended, twist the rod in the opposite direction to lock it. It should be strong enough to hang by itself and durable enough to withstand a slight pull.

 

Now hang the Shower Curtain Hooks onto the rod. And finally, hang the Shower Curtain onto the hooks. What you have should look like this:

 

In the end what you have is a fully converted, however makeshift, tub-to-shower conversion.

Done