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Taking Out the Tub for a Glass Shower

Bathrooms in Hicksville, Wantagh, Long Beach, East Meadow and Jericho where we took out a tub and put in a glass shower, with how long it takes and how to get started.

By Class Remodeling · Published

Before and after of a Hicksville, NY bathroom: a pink tub with a shower curtain replaced by a glass shower with a tiled niche, a bench and a pebble floor
Hicksville: pink tub out, glass shower in.

The Hicksville bathroom had a pink tub with a curtain, and maroon square tile on the walls. We took the tub out and put a glass shower in the same spot. It has a tiled niche, a bench and a pebble floor.

In Wantagh the tub was black, behind textured glass sliding doors, with pink tile around it. We put in large white marble-look tile and a tiled bench, and the niche is lined with a small round mosaic. That same mosaic runs across the shower floor.

What customers wrote

Cynthia’s Google review of her guest bathroom says the “pitch on the shower floor came out perfect.” She also mentions the custom niche and a large floating vanity.

Luis wrote in a Google review about “our full gut bathroom remodel,” done “on time and within budget.”

How long it takes

A partial bath is about 4 to 6 days for us. Most full gut bathrooms are 7 to 10 days, and obviously that depends on the size of the bath.

Our crew does all of it. Plumbing and electric go to licensed contractors.

A few more

In Long Beach we did two bathrooms in one house. One had a tub behind frosted doors, and it got a glass shower and a white floating vanity. The other one had a pink tub, and its new shower sits on a marble-look hexagon floor.

East Meadow’s tub had beige tile around it. That bathroom has a glass shower now, with a dark floating vanity and a lit mirror.

Before and after of a Wantagh, NY bathroom: pink wall tile and a black tub replaced by a glass shower with marble-look tile, a niche and a bench

Most of these showers ended up with a sliding glass door on a track, in black, brushed or a bronze look. Jericho’s shower has marble-look tile and a niche, over a black hex floor.

Picking your tile

Brenda’s was a partial bath, and her Google review says she “picked everything from their in-stock options.” When your materials are in our warehouse, we reserve them for you once you’ve paid the deposit. When they aren’t, we order them. Once all of it arrives, we call to schedule the job.

Permits

Whether you need a permit depends on where you live.

The New York City Department of Buildings puts replacing plumbing fixtures on its list of work that doesn’t need a permit. It also says ordinary plumbing work that doesn’t need a permit still has to be done by a Licensed Master Plumber.

Out on Long Island, it’s your town or village building department that handles permits. Suffolk County’s fact sheet tells homeowners to “check with your local building and codes office before beginning a project.”

Who issues what in Nassau, Suffolk and the city is in our post on licenses and permits in Nassau, Suffolk and NYC.

Getting started

It starts with a phone call, to make sure it’s a good fit on both sides, and the estimate over the phone is free. We can also estimate from photos and video. The showroom in Levittown is open for walk-ins Monday to Saturday, 9 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday, 11 AM to 4 PM. Bring your pics, videos and wishlist, and pick your tile and fixtures there. Your price comes from the scope and what you select.

Call 516-579-5879. Come check it out for yourself.

Every photo here is from a Class Remodeling job. Not legal advice. We checked the agencies’ pages on October 6, 2026; the links below have the current versions.

Sources

Related: Before You Sign a Remodeling Contract on Long Island or in NYC · Planning a Full-Home Remodel on Long Island: What to Decide, and in What Order

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