Kennesaw Tub-to-Shower Conversions

Nearly two-thirds of Kennesaw's occupied homes are lived in by their owners, and three in four housing units are single-family houses, Census figures show. Family houses like these often have two tubs, one in the hall bath and one in the primary bath. Once the kids outgrow bath time, one of them tends to sit unused.

A tub-to-shower conversion turns that tub into a walk-in shower in the same space. TrueNorth Showers is a short drive away in Marietta, and Robert, the owner, does every conversion himself. Most take 1 to 3 days.

Convert one tub, keep one

In a Kennesaw house with a tub in the hall bath and another in the primary bath, the usual plan is to convert the primary-bath tub, since that’s the one adults use every day, and leave the hall tub for kids, visiting grandkids, and the next owner. You get a walk-in shower where you actually need it without giving up a tub entirely.

If the primary bath already has a separate shower stall, the math changes. Then the tub is often the thing to take out, and the space it frees up can become a bigger walk-in shower. The Kennesaw tub-to-shower guide goes through when it still makes sense to keep a tub.

How the work goes

A conversion follows the same steps in most houses:

• The old tub and surround come out, and the subfloor around the drain gets checked for soft spots.
• Any damaged subfloor is repaired, and wood blocking goes into the walls for grab bars or a seat.
• The drain is moved to suit the new shower base, which is leveled and supported across its full footprint.
• Seamless Swanstone or tile-look NexTile panels go on the walls, then the glass, valve trim, and shower head.

Most conversions take 1 to 3 days. You get manufacturer warranties on the materials and a 2-year workmanship guarantee on the work.

Kennesaw water and keeping glass clear

Kennesaw’s drinking water comes from the Cobb County Water System, which buys it wholesale from the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority. In 2025 the authority’s testing averaged 31.7 and 35.1 milligrams per liter of hardness at its two treatment plants. The U.S. Geological Survey counts anything from 0 to 60 as soft, so Kennesaw’s water is comfortably soft. That means less mineral scale on a glass door, and with seamless panels there’s no grout to discolor.

Getting a price

The exact price comes from a free in-home estimate, since it depends on what’s under the tub and which finishes you pick. For typical ranges, see the walk-in shower cost guide. You can also read about tub-to-shower conversions in general, or about walk-in showers in Kennesaw if you’re replacing a stall rather than a tub.