Trade the unused garden tub for a low-threshold walk-in shower — easier to step over, and usable floor space back. Usually a one-week install with a fixed written price.
The number-one call we get in this category is: the tub gets used once every two years, someone in the household has trouble stepping over the wall of it, and the bathroom feels smaller than it should. A tub-to-shower conversion answers all three. It's a fast, focused project — usually one week on-site, with a written fixed price and no permits needed if the drain doesn't move.
The tiled path gives you a fully custom look, matched to the rest of the bathroom, at a longer install (5–7 days) and higher tile-labor cost. The solid-surface surround (Onyx, Kohler LuxStone, or a cultured-marble panel) is a 2–3 day install, a lower price, and a seamless surface with no grout to maintain — a lot of Yakima homeowners going for practical over showcase pick this one. We quote both, side by side, so you choose.
If the drain stays where the tub drain is — which is usually possible — and no walls move, the job does not need a permit. If the drain has to move — in slab-on-grade West Valley or Terrace Heights homes that becomes a real slab-cut line — the plumbing permit comes through City of Yakima Codes Administration or Yakima County Building & Fire Safety, and a licensed plumber pulls it.
Every quote is measured on site. What we can tell you honestly: the tiled path takes longer and costs more than the solid-surface path, and both are meaningfully less than a full bathroom remodel. Typical build time: 1 week for solid surface, 5–7 days for a tiled build.
See walk-in shower installation for a from-scratch shower. See walk-in tub & aging in place if grab bars and a curbless entry are the priority. See full bathroom remodel if the whole room is due.
Free in-home visit. Written, fixed-price quote, no obligation.
