Converting a 1.5 bath into a 2 bath.

[Brent Thompson]

I'm looking at a rental property, 3 bed 1.5 bath SFH. Being in a college town, I need 2 baths for a 3 bedroom. How difficult is it to add a stand-up shower to a house on a slab?

[Andrew Kerr]

@Brent Thompson - the potentially difficult part is how much concrete they have to break up to reach a sewer line and if any demo then framing needs to be done. Its doable. I would start getting quotes and compare the cost to what you could get for an increase in rent.

Don't just assume because it is a college rental you have to have 2 baths for 3 bedrooms. I have had as rentals, and back when I was that age lived in places that were 3/1.5 and it worked fine.