If you have searched for a one-day bathroom remodel in Pittsburgh, you have seen the same three names: Bath Fitter, Re-Bath, and West Shore Home. All three are national franchises, all three do good-looking work, and none of them publish a price on their website. You book an in-home consultation, and the number arrives in your living room.
We think you should be able to see real numbers first. So here are the franchises' published cost ranges from independent 2026 cost guides, what explains the differences, and where a local crew like ours fits in.
The published 2026 numbers, side by side
None of these companies list prices publicly, so the ranges below come from independent cost guides and review platforms that aggregate real customer reports:
- Bath Fitter: roughly $3,000 to $7,500 for a typical project, per HomeGuide's 2026 cost guide. Tub-to-shower conversions and larger showers run higher. Bath Fitter's core product is an acrylic liner installed over your existing tub, which is why its entry point is the lowest of the three.
- Re-Bath: about $10,000 to $18,000 for a tub or shower replacement or conversion, and roughly $23,000 to $30,000 for a full bathroom remodel, per HomeGuide's 2026 Re-Bath cost guide.
- West Shore Home: most bath or shower remodels land between $15,000 and $18,000 according to Modernize's 2026 review, with smaller projects starting around $6,000 to $8,000.
For context, Angi's 2026 data puts the average American bathroom remodel at about $12,146, with a normal range of $2,500 to $30,000 depending on scope.
Why the ranges are so different
The three companies are not selling the same thing.
- Liner over tub vs full replacement. Bath Fitter's headline price covers a custom liner fitted over the tub you already have. It is fast and clean, but the old tub stays underneath. Re-Bath, West Shore Home, and Just Bath remove the old unit and install a new one.
- Wet area vs whole bathroom. The $10,000 to $18,000 franchise band covers the tub or shower area. Once vanities, toilets, flooring, and lighting join the project, you are in full-remodel territory, which is where the $23,000+ figures come from.
- Sales model. Franchise pricing is set at an in-home consultation, often with same-day-signing discounts. That model has overhead, and the overhead is in the price.
Where Just Bath fits
We are the local version of the same one-day concept: premium acrylic systems, full replacement rather than a liner, installed by our own Pittsburgh crew, never subcontractors, with a lifetime materials warranty and a one-year workmanship warranty.
The difference we care most about is that our pricing is not a mystery. New showers start at $8,100 installed, and the instant quote calculator builds your exact project price in about three minutes: tub-to-shower conversion, new shower, walls, doors, seats, grab bars, all of it. The number you see is the number we put in writing. No consultation required to get it, no follow-up campaign if you do.
Most projects quoted through the calculator land in the same territory as the franchise mid-range. The difference is you know your number before anyone steps into your home, and what goes in is a full new unit, not a cover.
How to comparison-shop this fairly
Whoever you talk to, make the quotes comparable:
- Same scope. A liner quote and a full-replacement quote are different products. Ask each company what happens to the existing tub.
- Warranty terms. Ask what the warranty covers: materials, workmanship, or both, and for how long. Ours is lifetime on materials and one year on workmanship, in writing.
- Who does the work. Ask whether installers are employees or subcontractors.
- Get the number in writing. A range quoted in a consultation is not a price. A written line-item quote is.
If you want the local number first, build it yourself in three minutes. If it does not work for you, you never hear from us again, that is the deal.
Cost sources: HomeGuide "How Much Does Bath Fitter Cost?" (2026), HomeGuide "How Much Does Re-Bath Cost?" (2026), Modernize "West Shore Home Review" (2026), Angi "How Much Does a Bathroom Remodel Cost?" (2026). Franchise prices vary by market and project; get written quotes for your specific bathroom.