How Much Does a Bathroom Remodel Cost in Sun City West?
RDC's installed prices for Sun City West bathrooms start at $9,000. A tub converts to a tiled walk-in shower for $9,000 to $14,000, a small bathroom remodel starts at $9,000, and a primary bathroom at $18,000. A curbless entry usually adds about $3,000, depending on the existing floor and drain.
| Sun City West project | Price at RDC, installed | Work time |
|---|---|---|
| Tub-to-shower conversion | $9,000 to $14,000 | 5 to 8 working days (+2 to 3 if the drain moves) |
| Full small-bathroom remodel | From $9,000 | 5 to 8 working days |
| Full primary-bathroom remodel | From $18,000 | One to two weeks |
Please note: ranges, not quotes. Final pricing is set individually for each customer based on their specific project, after RDC measures the bathroom in person. It is confirmed in a written estimate.
Worked example: a hall bath with a tub-and-shower combination becomes a walk-in shower with a low curb and a tiled bench. It also gets grab-bar blocking and a handheld shower on a slide bar, and the drain stays where it is. That scope is planned within the $9,000 to $14,000 row. Construction takes 5 to 8 working days, and the glass goes in about a week after the tile.
Want your Sun City West bathroom priced in writing? Use the estimate form on this page, or call or text RDC at (602) 788-1446.
Can You Replace a Tub With a Walk-In Shower in Sun City West?
Yes: replacing the tub with a walk-in shower is among the most common requests RDC gets in Sun City West. It removes the high step into the tub. At RDC it costs $9,000 to $14,000. The tub comes out, the floor gets a sloped shower pan, and the shower is built on a bonded waterproofing membrane.
Sun City West's median home was built in 1989, and 83% of its homes were built between 1970 and 1999 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024). The homes include attached units and single-family homes, about 81% of them single-family detached. Three goals shape a Sun City West bathroom:
- Getting rid of the step into the tub. A tub-and-shower combination means lifting a leg over a high edge every day. Replacing it with a walk-in shower removes that step.
- A shower that works at every age. A low curb or a curbless entry, a built-in bench, a handheld shower head and solid blocking in the walls for grab bars.
- Surfaces that are easy to keep clean. Large-format porcelain with fewer grout lines, and epoxy or sealed grout as standard.
A tub-to-shower conversion removes the tub, rebuilds the floor with a sloped shower pan, and tiles the walls, to the ceiling if you choose. If the primary bathroom has room, the conversion can become a full walk-in with a bench and a niche. The plumbing changes are coordinated through licensed plumbing partners. Details are in the tub-to-shower conversion cost guide.
A walk-in shower with a built-in bench and a glass door, built by RDC in Mesa.
A walk-in shower with a built-in bench and black fixtures, built by RDC in Phoenix.
How Do You Build a Shower to Age In for a Sun City West Home?
To build a shower to age in, RDC puts solid grab-bar blocking in the walls before the tile and builds a low or zero-entry curb. It adds a built-in bench and a handheld shower on a slide bar. It also uses smaller floor tiles in the shower for grip.
If you plan to stay in your home for many years, the bathroom is the room where that plan matters most.
- Grab-bar blocking goes in before the tile. Solid wood blocking behind the wall means a grab bar can be anchored anywhere later, not only where a stud happens to be.
- A low or zero-entry curb. A curbless shower needs the floor recessed so the water still drains the right way, which is planned at the start.
- Seating and reach. A built-in bench and a handheld shower on a slide bar make the shower usable seated.
- Slip resistance underfoot. Smaller floor tiles in the shower add grout lines, and grout lines add grip.
The reference dimensions from the ADA Standards are on the walk-in shower installation in Phoenix page. The full checklist is in RDC's guide to aging-in-place shower design in Phoenix.
An existing shower step lowered into an accessible low-step shower, built by RDC in Phoenix.
Prefer to talk it through? Call or text (602) 788-1446 (send a text), or visit the Bell Road showroom.
How Long Does a Tub-to-Shower Conversion Take in Sun City West?
A tub-to-shower conversion in Sun City West takes 5 to 8 working days of construction at RDC, plus 2 to 3 if the drain moves. The glass goes in about a week after the tile. A primary bathroom takes one to two weeks. You can live at home during the work, and RDC writes the dates into the estimate.
- Days 1 and 2. Demolition and haul-away. The rest of the house stays usable, so you can live at home during the work.
- Days 2 to 4. Plumbing rough-in, blocking for grab bars, and the shower pan.
- Days 4 to 6. The bonded waterproofing membrane and its cure. Nothing visible happens, and nothing should be rushed.
- Days 6 to 8. Tile and grout, then the shower fixtures and trim.
- About a week later. The glass panel, templated once the tile is set, is installed, and a walkthrough against the estimate closes the job.
Do You Need Approval for a Bathroom Remodel in an Attached Sun City West Home?
In an attached Sun City West home, check with your association before work that touches a shared wall. Tell RDC at the estimate so the plan accounts for it. About 11% of Sun City West homes are single-family attached, per the Census. For interior work in a detached home, approval may not be needed, but check your community's rules.
When a permit is required, it is pulled by the licensed subcontractor performing that part of the work.
Paying for It
Monthly payments are possible through RDC financing. Whichever way you pay, demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, tile and glass stay as separate lines on the estimate.
Where to Start
Compare tile and vanity-surface samples in person at the Bell Road showroom in North Phoenix. RDC then measures at your home and writes the estimate, free and without obligation. Sun City West bathrooms are quoted from the same list as RDC's bathroom remodeling in Phoenix page.
Related: flooring and tile in Sun City West, Sun City flooring and remodeling, and the Valley-wide bathroom cost guide. For bids, see how to choose a bathroom remodeler in Phoenix.