Bath Planet of Arkansas installs walk in tubs, walk in showers, tub to shower conversions and new bathtubs in Malvern, Arkansas. Free in home consultation, most installs in as little as one day.
In Malvern the house and the owner have often been together for decades. Most homes were built before 1980, many are brick ranches with a cast iron or steel tub and walls in a mortar bed, and a large share of owners moved in during the 1980s or earlier. The call we get most is to make that one bathroom safe again: a tub replaced by a low threshold shower with a seat and grab bars, or a liner over a tub that is still sound. A designer from the Hot Springs showroom, about 27 minutes away, measures the room and plans the old tub's removal so the install stays to one day.
All seven Bath Planet services are offered in Malvern. Each link opens the Malvern page for that service with its typical installed range and what moves it.
| Malvern at a glance | Malvern | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Median year homes were built | 1969 | |
| Homes built before 1960 | 28.5 percent | 13.8 percent |
| Homes built in 2000 or later | 8.5 percent | 28.5 percent |
| Residents 65 and older | 17.4 percent | 17.3 percent |
| People 65 and older with a walking or climbing difficulty | 32.3 percent | 26.4 percent |
| Households of one person 65 or older living alone | 15.7 percent | 12.2 percent |
| Owners in the same home since 1989 or earlier | 21.6 percent | 13 percent |
| Owner occupied homes | 55 percent | |
| Median home value | $95,500 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 year estimates, 2019 to 2023 (tables B25035, B25034, B25038, B11007, B01001, S1810, B25003, B25077).
The Hot Springs showroom at 125 Greenwood Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71913 is about 21 miles from Malvern, roughly 27 minutes. Routing figures come from OSRM on OpenStreetMap road data and assume normal traffic. The consultation itself happens in your home, so the showroom is optional: it is where you can see the wall patterns, bases and doors in person.
Yes. Census American Community Survey estimates show 74.7 percent of Malvern homes were built before 1980, and many still have the original cast iron or steel tub, which was set before the walls went up and is very heavy. The installers plan the removal during the measuring visit, protect the floors and doorways on the way out, and check the subfloor and drain underneath before the new tub or shower base goes in.
It depends on the condition of the tub under the liner. A bath liner is custom made acrylic fitted over the existing tub, so it works when the tub is solid, does not leak and the floor around it is sound. With 28.5 percent of Malvern homes built before 1960 according to Census estimates, many tubs have rust, chips or soft subfloor at the drain end, and those call for a full replacement or a conversion to a shower. The measuring visit settles which one applies.
Free in home design consultation, a written price, and an install that usually takes one day. Showrooms in Hot Springs and Little Rock.
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