How Much Does a Bathroom Remodel Cost in Gilbert, AZ?
Before comparing Gilbert bids, set them against RDC's installed prices. Turning a tub combo into a tiled shower costs $9,000 to $14,000. A small guest or kids bathroom remodel starts at $9,000, and a primary bathroom at $18,000. Taking out a garden tub and a corner shower for one larger walk-in usually adds about $3,000 to $5,000.
| Gilbert project | Installed price at RDC | Construction time |
|---|---|---|
| Hall-bath tub combo to tiled shower | $9,000 to $14,000 | 5 to 8 working days (+2 to 3 if the drain moves) |
| Primary bath: garden tub and corner shower to one larger walk-in | About $3,000 to $5,000 more than a standard conversion | Written into your estimate |
| Small guest or kids bathroom, full remodel | From $9,000 | 5 to 8 working days |
| Primary bathroom, full remodel | From $18,000 | One to two weeks |
Please note: a range is not a quote. Final pricing is set individually for each customer based on their specific project, after the measure, and the written estimate is the number that counts.
Worked example: a Gilbert guest bath with a fiberglass tub combo becomes a tiled shower in the same alcove. It gets a niche and a low curb, and the drain stays where it is. That is the first line of the table, $9,000 to $14,000. Construction takes 5 to 8 working days, and the glass goes in about a week after the tile.
A curbless entry instead of the low curb usually adds about $3,000, depending on the existing floor and drain.
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Should You Replace a Garden Tub With a Walk-In Shower in Gilbert?
If the garden tub in your Gilbert primary bath goes unused, it and the corner shower can become one larger walk-in. That gives the room a shower with a bench and a niche. At RDC that costs about $3,000 to $5,000 more than a standard $9,000 to $14,000 tub-to-shower conversion. The shower is larger and the plumbing changes more.
Gilbert's median home was built in 2003, later than Phoenix (1985), Mesa (1989), Scottsdale (1991) or Chandler (1997). That is according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024. A primary bath with a fiberglass surround, a garden tub and a small-tile floor is not broken. The job is turning it into a room that fits how you live.
- The garden tub gives way to a larger shower. Removing an unused tub makes room for a walk-in shower with a bench and a niche.
- The floor becomes large-format porcelain. Fewer grout lines, a larger-looking room, and a surface that cleans quickly.
- The vanity and top are replaced. In a full remodel the vanity, its top, the sink and the faucets all come from RDC.
The bonded waterproofing membrane goes on before any tile. It is the step a finished shower never shows.
Why Do Gilbert Homeowners Replace Fiberglass Surrounds With Tile?
Gilbert homeowners replace fiberglass surrounds with tile to get a low curb or a curbless entry and a built-in niche and bench. They also get a finish they chose themselves. RDC replaces a surround rather than covering it: it comes out to the studs. The new shower is tiled over a bonded waterproofing membrane, Schluter KERDI or RedGard.
Tile showers and countertops are the most common requests RDC gets in Gilbert. A surround swapped for tile in the same alcove falls in the $9,000 to $14,000 range. The trade-offs between tile and a fiberglass or acrylic liner are laid out on RDC's walk-in shower installation in Phoenix page.
A marble-look porcelain shower RDC built in Mesa, part of a full-house remodel.
What Is the Best Shower Tile for Hard Water in Gilbert?
For Gilbert water, choose large-format porcelain with few grout lines, epoxy or sealed grout, and a frameless glass panel. The Town of Gilbert reports average hardness of 8 to 10 grains per gallon. That counts as hard on the U.S. Geological Survey scale, so RDC uses epoxy or sealed grout as standard in Gilbert showers.
On the USGS scale, 7 to 10.5 grains per gallon counts as hard. Hard water can stain ordinary cement grout. The Town suggests setting a water softener to 10 to 12 grains to allow for seasonal variation in hardness.
How a Gilbert Tub-to-Shower Conversion Is Built
The conversion starts with demolition to the studs and the haul-away. Licensed plumbing partners install the new valve, and they relocate the drain only when the layout changes, which adds 2 to 3 days.
The pan is sloped for either a low curb or a curbless entry. That decision is made before demolition, because a curbless floor is recessed into the slab. The walls are sealed with a bonded waterproofing membrane.
The joints are epoxy or sealed, a recessed niche replaces the hanging caddy, and backing for grab bars is added while the framing is exposed. See the tub-to-shower cost breakdown and, for a shower planned for later years, the aging-in-place shower page.
Bathrooms Across Gilbert's Communities
The starting point differs by community.
- Power Ranch and Morrison Ranch. If your bathroom is still the builder original, RDC starts from the fiberglass surround and the garden tub.
- Seville. A golf community in Gilbert where RDC has completed projects.
- Agritopia. Craftsman-style homes, where tile and fixture choices should suit the architecture.
- Heritage District. Downtown Gilbert's older core, where a bathroom is closer to a conventional renovation, sometimes with slab work under the floor.
A tiled walk-in shower built by RDC in Phoenix, serving Gilbert from the Bell Road showroom.
How Long Does a Bathroom Remodel Take in Gilbert?
In Gilbert, RDC builds a tub-to-shower conversion or a small guest bathroom in 5 to 8 working days of construction. A primary bathroom takes one to two weeks. Relocating the drain costs 2 to 3 extra days, and the shower glass is measured off the finished tile and installed about a week later.
- Tear-out. The old tub, surround and floor come out and leave the site, and the plumbing is roughed in for the new layout.
- Membrane. New framing and grab-bar backing, then the bonded waterproofing membrane (Schluter KERDI or RedGard), left to cure before any tile.
- Tile and vanity. Wall and floor tile, epoxy or sealed grout, then the fixtures, and the new vanity and its top in a full remodel.
- Glass. The shower glass is measured off the finished tile and installed about a week later.
What to Ask Every Gilbert Bid
Four answers separate Gilbert bids. Ask for the waterproofing product behind the tile and the grout between it. Ask whether each trade is priced on its own line, and who performs each trade. RDC answers all four in writing, including that it is fully insured and that the licensed installers it works with do the installation.
The full list is in how to choose a bathroom remodeler in Phoenix.
Paying for It
A Gilbert primary bath can be paid in installments through RDC financing. It does not change how the estimate is written.
Where to Start
Compare tile and vanity-surface samples at the Bell Road showroom in North Phoenix, then RDC measures at your home and writes the estimate. Both are free, with no obligation. Gilbert uses the same price list as RDC's bathroom remodeling in Phoenix page.
Related: flooring and tile in Gilbert and the Valley-wide bathroom remodel cost guide. Nearby: Chandler bathroom remodeling, Tempe bathroom remodeling and Mesa bathroom remodeling.