Walk in showers in St. George, from tub swaps to curbless

How much a walk in shower costs in St. George

Most walk in showers cost about $5,000 to $11,000, with an $8,000 national average in Fixr's data¹, and a tub to shower conversion averages about $4,000². No national survey publishes St. George prices, so these are national figures.

Angi's 2026 average runs a bit higher at $9,000⁴. For planning, this site uses $3,000 to $15,000 for a walk in shower in Southern Utah, and custom curbless work can pass $20,000. See the bathroom remodel cost guide or the estimator below.

Tub to shower conversion: what the job involves

A tub to shower conversion takes out the tub, fixes what's underneath, and builds a shower pan, walls and a door in the same spot. Prefab work can take as little as 2 days, and custom tile usually takes 1 to 2 weeks or longer².

1. Tub out. Removal runs about $300, and an old tub can hide water damage that adds cost².
2. Drain and valve. These often move, and Utah requires a licensed plumbing contractor for plumbing work even on small jobs⁵.
3. Pan and waterproofing. Iron County's inspection list includes a 2 inch water test of the shower pan before tile goes on⁶.
4. Walls, glass and fixtures. Acrylic panels or tile, a door or glass panel, then trim, showerhead, grab bars and bench.

Utah's statewide residential code generally exempts tile work from permits, but not replacing or rearranging pipes, valves or fixtures⁷. St. George and most nearby cities take applications through CityInspect⁸, and the remodeler should pull any permit in their own name.

Curbless shower, low curb or standard curb

A curbless shower has no step, a low curb shower has a small one, and a standard curb is the usual ledge. Among homeowners remodeling to age in place, 55% chose a low curb and 32% went curbless in Houzz's 2026 bathroom study⁹.

Curbless usually needs a custom build. Angi puts a custom curbless pan at around $2,500⁴, though Fixr says going curbless doesn't usually add much to the total¹. With no curb, the floor slope has to keep water in, so ask the remodeler how the floor will pitch and where the drain will sit.

Grab bars, benches, slip resistant tile and glass

Grab bars top the list: 63% of homeowners renovating for aging in place added them, and 56% chose nonslip flooring⁹.

• Grab bars: $85 to $300 each installed, about $248 for a stainless L shaped bar¹⁰. Most people put in 2 to 4¹¹.
• Bench: $100 to $500², or $300 to $800 for a custom built in bench¹².
• Slip resistant floor tile: about $2 to $20 per square foot¹².
• Frameless glass door: about $900 to $2,300². Glass shows hard water spots, and St. George suggests softener settings of 13 to 24 grains per gallon¹³.
• Handheld shower: Fixr's high end curbless example includes a removable showerhead on a sliding bar¹.

The CDC says more than 1 in 4 people 65 and older falls each year¹⁴. That's background, not a promise about any product. A remodel simply puts the bars, the seat and a flatter entry where you want them.

Walk in showers and aging in place in Southern Utah

Washington County is older than Utah as a whole: 22.3% of residents are 65 or older, versus 11.9% statewide¹⁵. In Ivins, the median age is 52.1¹⁶. Nationally, AARP found 75% of adults 50 and older want to stay in their current home as long as possible, and 72% of those planning changes want bathroom upgrades like grab bars and no slip tile¹⁷.

For a whole accessible room, the closest priced package is the Cost vs Value report's universal design bath: a 5 by 7 foot room with a curbless tiled shower, a fold out seat, a comfort height toilet and a 36 inch door¹⁸. In 2025 it averaged $37,511 in Las Vegas and $46,148 in Salt Lake City, recouping about 68% and 65% of that at resale¹⁹²⁰. See also bathroom remodeling.

Programs that may help with grab bars or repairs

We didn't find a Southern Utah program that pays for walk in showers, but two may help in limited cases. Neither is a remodel grant, and both have conditions and limited funds.

• Utah Caregiver Support Program. Run through local Area Agencies on Aging, it supports unpaid family caregivers of people 60 and older and can provide limited extras such as bathroom grab bars, with no low income requirement²¹. The local office is the Five County Area Agency on Aging in St. George²².
• USDA home repair grants. Section 504 grants of up to $10,000 go to homeowners 62 or older with very low income, only to remove health and safety hazards and only in areas USDA counts as rural, checked by address²³.

We don't decide who qualifies, so ask the agency what applies to you. Here's how the referral works.