Cost to switch a shower stall back to a tub?

I am looking at a new home and the owners removed the bath tub and used the space for a walk in shower. It is the only full bathroom in the house. How much of a headache and what kind of expense would it be to convert it back to a tub. I know it depends on which type of tub I choose. The walls of the shower are tile. They may have used some of the tub space to make a closet.

 

The primary expense will be for the new tub and for labor. Are you planning to do this yourself or hire it out?

I removed a large (five foot by three foot) shower and replaced it with a six-foot whirlpool tub. It was a huge amount of work demolishing the tilework and getting rid of the several hundred pounds of debris but worth it in my opinion. I also moved the supply plumbing from the outside wall and added foamed-in insulation to that wall, redid the fiberglass insulation in the adjoining wall and had to move a section of the third wall to allow for the long tub. It took a couple of years, mostly because I might go months without working in the project, and living alone (with a second bathroom) it was not a priority job. Truth is, I still haven't finished the entire job and it has been about ten years but I DO use the tub about once every six weeks or so to massage my tired arthritic bones.

 

Going to just have to make some local calls to some contractors in your area.
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