A walk in shower in Maumelle, AR typically costs $10,000 to $18,000 installed, and a low step walk in shower typically runs $15,000 to $24,000. The standard low threshold is easy to step over. Glass enclosures and larger custom sizes sit near the top of the range. The grout free walls are made to your measurements and most showers go in within one to two days.
If you are weighing walk in showers work in Maumelle, AR, the right number depends on the scope, the materials you choose, and the condition of what is there now. Below is what most local homeowners pay, what moves the price, and how we handle the job from inspection through cleanup.
Maumelle owners are more likely to remodel ahead of need than in response to it. The city on the north bank of the Arkansas River, northwest of Little Rock, is almost entirely modern housing: Census American Community Survey 2019 to 2023 estimates put the median home at 2001, with 53.4 percent built in 2000 or later and fewer than one percent before 1960. It also has the highest median home value of any market we serve, about $276,900, and three homes in four are owner occupied. Very few owners have been in place since the 1980s, only 2.8 percent, because most of the town did not exist yet. Households skew older than that newness suggests. Residents 65 and older are 17.6 percent of the city, right at the state level, and 32.4 percent of households include someone 65 or older. The difference is in health: just 2.6 percent of Maumelle residents 65 and older report a self care difficulty, against 8.6 percent statewide, and the overall disability rate for that group is 28.6 percent compared with 40.3 percent in Arkansas. In other words, many Maumelle owners who call are healthy and in their sixties and want the main bath to work for them at 85 without looking like a hospital room. That is a design brief rather than a repair. It usually means turning a large soaking tub into a walk in shower with a low threshold and a built in bench, adding blocking and grab bars that look like towel bars, choosing a handheld shower head on a slide bar, and picking a stone look wall pattern that matches the rest of a newer house. Around Lake Willastein and Lake Valencia, the city's two recreation lakes, owners who convert a main bath often keep a tub in a second bath for visiting grandchildren. Because the houses are recent, the plumbing is predictable and most conversions finish in about a day. The Little Rock showroom on West Markham is about 20 minutes across the river, and it is an easy place to compare wall finishes before the designer visits. Veterans make up 9.1 percent of adults, a little above the state, and 16.1 percent of residents 65 and older report an ambulatory difficulty, well under the Arkansas rate. Building continues too, with 16.1 percent of homes added since 2010, so some owners call about a bath that is only a few years old but was never set up for the way they plan to live in it. The usual answer is to change the shower base and walls once, to a layout that already includes a bench and bar blocking, rather than adding pieces later.
Per American Community Survey data the median home in Maumelle was built around 2001, which makes the typical house about 25 years old. The market covers about 8,254 homes, and the median value sits near $276,900. That makes Maumelle comparatively new construction. Interior work on a house this age is more often about upgrade choices than about surprises behind the walls, and it tends to land close to the estimate. The clear majority of occupied homes are owner occupied, which keeps most decisions with the household rather than with a manager, and usually means one walkthrough instead of three rounds of approvals. That local mix shapes how we scope and schedule walk in showers work here. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
Use these figures to plan, not to budget to the dollar. Glass or a custom size costs more, and your price is written up once the space is measured.
| Walk in shower option | Typical installed price |
|---|---|
| Walk in shower, standard to custom size | $10,000 to $18,000 |
| Low step walk in shower, low threshold | $15,000 to $24,000 |
Figures are typical ranges and vary by project. Your free in home consultation sets the exact price.
Bath Planet of Arkansas measures your project and gives you a clear written estimate at no cost.
We are a local bath and shower installer and we stand behind every job. You are not handed off to a subcontractor. Every job follows the same disciplined process:
When the bathtub becomes a storage shelf, a walk in shower is usually the better use of the space. You get a low or level entry, smooth grout free walls and room for a bench or grab bars. Our own install team in Maumelle, AR typically finishes in one to two days, and the old tub leaves with them.
Bath Planet of Arkansas works across the Maumelle area, including:
Maumelle is about 12 miles from the Little Rock showroom at 6000 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205, roughly 20 minutes by car. That is close enough that many people drive over to compare wall patterns and fixtures for a walk in showers project before the in home measurement, though nothing requires it.
From the job cards filed after each install, nearest first:
September 2025, in Atkins, about 41 miles away: A dated shower area required a complete overhaul to enhance functionality and style. We removed the old surround, installing a sleek 60x32 shower base and a smooth white wall system. Featuring modern Delta fixtures and a convenient bench seat, we ensured optimal shelf placement for easy access, along with grab bars for safety, transforming the space into a luxurious retreat.
September 2026, in Little Rock, about 9 miles away: A dated shower unit was in need of a modern upgrade. We removed the old surround and installed a sleek new smooth wall system, complemented by a stylish double sliding barn door. The Delta fixtures enhance the overall aesthetic, while the added shelves provide convenient storage. This transformation not only revitalizes the space but also improves functionality.
For most households acrylic walls are easier to live with than grouted walls, because they have no grout lines to stain, seal or regrout. Bath Planet wall panels carry Microban antimicrobial protection and come in stone look and grout line patterns. A low step walk in shower typically costs $15,000 to $24,000 installed and goes in within one to two days.
In many cases the shower can be used within about a day of installation, once the sealant has set. The install itself usually takes one to two days, and the team will tell you exactly when it is safe to run water. Moving the drain can need the longer end of that window.
Most walk in showers are installed in one to two days when the shower goes into the old tub or shower footprint. Day one covers removal of the old unit and setting the new base and walls, and fixtures and glass finish the job. Moving the drain or valve can add time, and that is written into the price up front.
Yes. Seats, grab bars, shelves and a handheld shower head can be placed where you want them during the design visit. These additions are priced per item, so where a low step walk in shower lands in its typical $15,000 to $24,000 range depends on what you add.
Yes, the standard low threshold on a low step walk in shower is easy to step over, with no tub wall to climb. A low step walk in shower typically costs $15,000 to $24,000 installed, and walk in showers overall typically run $10,000 to $18,000. A seat, grab bars and a handheld shower head can be placed where you want them. If someone in the home uses a walker or wheelchair, talk with a designer about your needs at the free in home consultation.
Replacing the only tub in the house can matter to buyers with small children, so it is worth keeping one tub somewhere in the home if you can. Replacing a second tub, or the tub in a primary bath, with a walk in shower is common and appeals to many buyers. A typical low step walk in shower runs $15,000 to $24,000 installed.
The median Maumelle home was built around 2001 per Census American Community Survey data, so a large share of the housing stock is 25 or more years old. That is the age where walk in showers and the other big updates come due, and it is the work Bath Planet of Arkansas does every week.
Maumelle owners are more likely to remodel ahead of need than in response to it. Bath Planet of Arkansas plans around those specifics from the first visit.
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