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Nineveh — about 3,840 people in the 46164 ZIP area, an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nineveh Township, Johnson County — sits about eight miles south of Franklin, where the county seat's commuter rhythm gives way to creek-bottom ground, farm roads and lake country. The name itself carries a local hunting story: the community is named for Nineveh Creek, and the creek is named for a hunter called Nineveh Berry, who fell into the water while hunting deer. That small, vivid origin fits the place. Nineveh is not a suburb with a main street of chain stores. It is a settled rural community where neighbours know one another, where many households have lived in the same house for decades, and where the drive to Franklin, Edinburgh or Trafalgar is simply part of the week. The houses here carry that settled story in their bathrooms. The subdivisions hold 1970s single-family homes with original baths that have served families for fifty years. The outlying roads hold farmhouses whose baths work hard for a whole household. Near Cordry-Sweetwater, lake-area homes add a third chapter, with damp air, seasonal use and plumbing that has aged beside the water. Being Sauna connects Nineveh homeowners with vetted local wet-area specialists: honest cost ranges published up front, a free in-home assessment that measures your bathroom instead of quoting a county average, and a written quote that never pressures you to sign today.
In short: Bathroom remodeling in Nineveh, IN focuses on the wet area: tub-to-shower conversions ($8,500–$17,000), shower replacement ($7,500–$15,000), walk-in showers ($9,000–$18,000) and tub replacement ($6,500–$13,000), installed by vetted local specialists. Nineveh housing — 1970s single-family homes, farmhouses on outlying roads and lake-area homes near Cordry-Sweetwater — plus well and septic systems, hard water and small original footprints makes the free in-home assessment especially valuable: pan, valve, drain, ventilation and subfloor conditions are checked before you sign anything. Call (833) 334-4470.
Six services, one specialty — the tub and shower. Each links to its full guide with costs and process; the ranges below are what Nineveh homeowners actually budget against.
The most common Nineveh project: the original tub in a 1970s subdivision home that asks for a step over a tall rim every morning, or the worn tub in a Nineveh Township farmhouse that has served a family for decades. Replace it with a low-entry shower in the same footprint, sealed walls and a new pan and valve, and the room starts working every day instead of being worked around — a change that matters most for a retiree household where the bath is used alone each morning, and for a farmhouse where the bath sits at the end of a long day outdoors.
For the fibreglass showers in 1970s Nineveh homes whose seams have gone, valves scaled by hard well water, and drains tired after decades of family use south of Franklin. Pan, valve and walls replaced together so the wear stops at the source, not at the surface, and so the new shower is sized for the compact reality of a 1970s bath rather than for a catalogue floor — with the drain fall checked against the septic line where the house runs on a private system.
Staying put in the Nineveh home you have lived in for decades, or making a lake-area home near Cordry-Sweetwater work for a parent who moved closer to Franklin — low-entry showers with a bench, properly anchored grab bars and controls you can reach seated, planned around the existing footprint rather than against it. Blocking goes into real structure behind the tile, not into hope, and the entry is planned for the narrow reality of a 1970s bath, where the door swing and the drain position decide everything before a single tile is chosen.
Families across Johnson County still need real tubs for kids, and homeowners replacing a stained original tub want the same deep soak without the same wasted floor space. Deeper modern replacements with fresh plumbing and surround, usually inside two days, and sized for the Nineveh bathroom rather than the catalogue — including compact options for 1970s baths where every inch counts, and sturdy options for farmhouse baths where the tub is the room the whole family shares after a day on the land.
Bought a shower-only 1970s home near Nineveh and then the family grew, or the grandchildren started visiting from Franklin and Edinburgh? Bring the bath back as a proper tub-shower combination, plumbed and sealed right for a township home that will hold it for decades, with a surround that survives daily family use, hard water and the humidity that comes with lake-country living.
Whole-room reworks for the 1970s baths that have never been touched since they were built, and for the farmhouse and lake-area baths whose tub and shower both need reworking — one project, one written quote, wet area first, and the home character respected throughout, from the Nineveh Township subdivisions to the farm roads and the homes near Cordry-Sweetwater.
Nineveh runs on the Johnson County contractor market — crews travelling south from Franklin and across from Edinburgh and Trafalgar daily — so most jobs land in the middle of these ranges. The spread comes from the house, not the ZIP: a straightforward alcove tub swap in a 1970s subdivision home is a simpler job than a farmhouse bath where the plumbing runs through old walls, an outlying home on well and septic whose drain fall and supply lines need checking before new work goes in, or a lake-area home near Cordry-Sweetwater where humidity and ventilation shape the wall build. The upper half of a range is a choice or a house condition, never a surprise, because it is priced in the written quote.
| Project | Planning range |
|---|---|
| Tub-to-shower conversion | $8,500 – $17,000 |
| Shower replacement | $7,500 – $15,000 |
| Walk-in shower | $9,000 – $18,000 |
| Bathtub replacement | $6,500 – $13,000 |
| Shower-to-tub conversion | $7,500 – $14,000 |
| Full bathroom remodel | $15,000 – $35,000+ |
Planning ranges based on published national installer pricing (2026), for budgeting guidance — not quotes. One piece of Nineveh honesty: the quote you compare should cover the pan, the valve and the drain together — the cheapest number usually leaves a scaled valve or a tired drain behind new walls, and the floor below pays for it. Full methodology: the 2026 cost guide.
Nineveh is a community shaped by the creek it is named for. Nineveh Creek runs through Nineveh Township ground, and the story passed down locally is that the creek takes its name from a hunter, Nineveh Berry, who fell into the water while hunting deer. Whether you hear the tale at the library or from a neighbour, it sets the tone of the place: a rural Johnson County community where the landscape is part of daily conversation, where deer, creek bottoms and farm fields are not scenery but the working background of life. About eight miles south of Franklin, Nineveh sits just far enough from the county seat to keep its own pace, close enough that a trip to Franklin for supplies, appointments or a library visit is an ordinary errand rather than an expedition.
The landmark story visitors are most likely to know is the film one, and it belongs to the old school. The old Nineveh Elementary building served as Hickory High School in the film Hoosiers, filmed in 1985, and for years the gymnasium and hallways carried that basketball mythology for the whole township. The school was later lost to fire, which makes the memory sharper rather than weaker: neighbours still point out where the building stood, still talk about the filming, and still measure local pride partly through that screen history. For a bathroom project, the connection is practical, not sentimental. The homes built around that school era — the 1970s subdivisions and the farmhouses of the same generation — carry baths from the same period, with original tubs, original valves and original layouts that have now served two generations.
The quieter local anchor is the Cordry-Sweetwater branch library, which serves the lake-area families and the township readers who live beyond easy reach of Franklin. A branch library in a rural community does more than lend books: it is where parents collect children after school, where retirees pick up large-print volumes, and where newcomers learn the names of roads and neighbours. The homes around Cordry-Sweetwater tell a lake story of their own. These are lake-area homes where weekends stretch longer, where guests arrive for the water, and where bathrooms absorb seasonal use, damp air and the comings and goings of extended family. A lake-area bath needs ventilation that actually moves air and walls sealed for humidity, or the new work will carry the same damp story as the old.
The housing tells the Nineveh story in three bands. In the Nineveh Township subdivisions stand the 1970s single-family homes: solid, owner-occupied houses with compact original baths, fibreglass tubs and showers, and valves that have now seen five decades of hard water. Out on the farm roads stand the farmhouses: larger rooms, baths that serve a whole household hard, and plumbing that runs through walls built for a different era of fixtures. Near Cordry-Sweetwater, the lake-area homes add a third chapter: houses shaped by the water, with baths used by family and guests in bursts, and with humidity and seasonal temperature swings that reward careful sealing and real ventilation. Owner-occupancy here is high, and many households are retirees living on fixed incomes, which changes how a project should be planned: the work should be measured once, priced in writing, and done in a way that will not need redoing in five years.
Four Nineveh conditions shape every wet-area project. First, the small footprint: 1970s baths reward layout over size, so the drain position and the door swing are measured before any fixture is chosen. Second, the well and septic systems: outlying homes run on private water and waste, so pressure, supply lines and drain fall are checked before new work is sealed, because a beautiful shower over a failing drain or behind a scaled valve is a short-lived shower. Third, the hard water: mineral-heavy water, especially from private wells, scales valves and clogs showerheads, so the valve behind the wall is checked and renewed with the walls rather than left to fail behind them. Fourth, the lake-country humidity: bathrooms near Cordry-Sweetwater, especially in homes with modest ventilation, need air that actually moves, or the new walls will carry the same damp story as the old ones. Add to that the nearby Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area, whose woods and wetlands draw walkers, hunters and anglers through the township, and you have a community whose homes are used hard and loved long.
That is why the assessment measures your bathroom instead of quoting a county average — in Nineveh, the average is the least reliable number there is. The right plan for a 1970s subdivision bath, the right plan for a farmhouse bath and the right plan for a lake-area bath near Cordry-Sweetwater share almost nothing except the phone number you call to start. Subdivision homeowners: mention the footprint and any soft spot near the tub, and the specialist plans around them. Farmhouse owners: mention any slow drain or pressure swing at the first call. Lake-area owners: mention the humidity and how the house is used across the seasons. One more Nineveh reality is worth stating plainly: many of these houses are lived in by people who intend to stay. A 1970s home bought decades ago, a farmhouse kept in the family, a lake home held for grandchildren — the bathroom project in all three is rarely about resale sparkle. It is about a shower that is safe to step into every morning, a tub that still works for the grandchildren, and walls that will not need redoing in five years.
Nothing fancy is needed — the specialist brings the tape measure and the checklist — but four details from you make the visit sharper. First, the age and build of the house: 1970s subdivision home, farmhouse or lake-area home near Cordry-Sweetwater, because each one changes where the plumbing can run and what the walls will allow. Second, how the water behaves today: low pressure at the showerhead, a valve that sticks, a drain that gurgles or runs slowly, or white mineral scale on the fixtures, all of which point straight at the valve, the supply lines or the drain fall. Third, whether the home runs on well and septic or on a community system, and whether the drains are original or have already been renewed, since that decides the drain checks before fixtures are chosen. Fourth, who uses the bath and how: a household with small children needs a different answer from a retiree household planning to stay put, and a bath used hard twice a day needs its pan, valve and walls renewed together rather than patched one at a time.
Bring photos of any soft floor near the tub, any stain on the ceiling below the bath, and any valve or surround damage you have already noticed. None of these change the price on the spot — the written quote comes after the measurement, not before — but they tell the specialist where to look first, and they often shorten the visit itself. If the bath sits over a basement or a crawl space, clear the access if you can; if it sits over a finished room, mention it, because the drain inspection may need to look from below. If you live near the lake country, mention how the house is used across the seasons, since a bath that sits quiet through winter and works hard through summer needs its ventilation planned for both. The goal of the assessment is simple: no surprises for you, and no surprises for the installer either, so the one-to-three-day install stays a one-to-three-day install.
Our Nineveh coverage centers on Johnson County and ZIP 46164, with specialists travelling south from Franklin and across from Edinburgh and Trafalgar daily — typical directions:
Coverage centers on Nineveh and the 46164 ZIP across Johnson County, with specialists travelling toward Franklin, Edinburgh and Trafalgar daily.
We are the only bath service in this niche that publishes planning ranges on every page. No “call for price”, no games — you budget before anyone visits.
The price you sign is the price you pay. Quotes are written, itemised and valid beyond the day of the visit — take your time deciding.
Installers are independent local contractors checked for licensing, insurance and wet-area specialisation before they take a single Being Sauna job — including experience with small-footprint layouts, well and septic systems, hard water, and lake-country humidity and ventilation.
The biggest complaint in this industry is the same-day pressure close. Our specialists are instructed the opposite way: measure, explain, quote in writing, leave.
Tell a specialist what's going on with your bathroom — two minutes, no obligation, no script-reading call centre. Mention the 1970s home, the farmhouse or the lake-area home, and any well and septic system, so the right specialist is booked.
A local specialist measures, checks the plumbing, subfloor and ventilation, and leaves you an exact written quote that doesn't expire when they walk out.
Most wet-area projects finish in one to three days, the work area left clean and old materials hauled away.
Most wet-area projects in Nineveh follow national planning ranges: tub-to-shower conversions $8,500-$17,000, shower replacements $7,500-$15,000, walk-in showers $9,000-$18,000, bathtub replacements $6,500-$13,000, shower-to-tub conversions $7,500-$14,000 and full bathroom remodels $15,000-$35,000+, installed. Nineveh housing runs from 1970s single-family homes in the Nineveh Township subdivisions to farmhouses on the outlying roads and lake-area homes near Cordry-Sweetwater, so most jobs land in the middle of the ranges. The upper half applies where the house demands it: an outlying home on well and septic whose drain fall and supply lines need checking before new work goes in, a 1970s bath whose original valve has scaled shut with hard water, or a lake-area home where humidity and ventilation shape the wall build. Your exact price is confirmed in writing after a free in-home assessment.
It changes the checks before the work, not the finished shower or tub. Many outlying Nineveh homes beyond the Nineveh community center run on private well and septic, so the assessment checks water pressure at the showerhead, the condition of the supply lines, and the drain fall to the septic line before any fixture is chosen. Well water in Johnson County often runs hard, so a valve that has scaled over decades can starve a brand-new shower of pressure even when the tile looks perfect. The written quote covers the pan, valve and drain together where the house needs it, so the new wet area is matched to the water and waste systems that serve it. If your shower pressure drops when another tap runs, or your tub drains slowly after a full household morning, mention it at the first call and the specialist will build the visit around those checks.
In most cases, yes, because a walk-in shower is planned around the existing footprint rather than against it. Nineveh homes built in the 1970s often have compact original baths where the drain position, the door swing and the linen closet decide everything before a single tile is chosen. The assessment measures the room, checks the drain fall and the subfloor around the tub, and plans the entry, bench and grab-bar blocking around real structure behind the tile. Low-entry showers with a bench and controls you can reach seated remove the highest step in the house, and the work usually finishes in two to three days without moving walls. If the bath sits over a basement or a crawl space, mention it at the first call so the drain inspection can be planned from below.
Yes, and it is the reason the valve and the showerhead matter as much as the tile. Nineveh water, especially from private wells in the outlying township, runs hard, so over years it scales valves, clogs showerheads and leaves mineral film on surrounds. A new shower that keeps an old scaled valve will feel old again within a year. The assessment checks the valve behind the wall and the supply lines feeding it, and the written quote covers pan, valve and walls together where the house needs it. After the work, a simple routine of wiping the glass and descaling the showerhead keeps the new wet area looking new, and the specialist will show you both before leaving.
For most Nineveh homeowners planning to stay in a 1970s home, a farmhouse or a lake-area home near Cordry-Sweetwater, the walk-in shower comes first, and the reasoning is simple: one safe daily shower matters more than a showpiece primary bath. A low-entry shower with a bench, properly anchored grab bars and controls you can reach seated remove the highest step in the house, and in a single-storey ranch or a two-storey farmhouse where the bath sits away from the main living rooms, that step is the one worth removing first. The work fits the existing footprint in most cases, finishes in two to three days, and leaves the rest of the house untouched. If a second bath also needs work, ask the specialist to price both at the same assessment: the written quotes are separate, so you can do the walk-in shower now and plan the second bath for later without any pressure to bundle them.
How Being Sauna works (transparency note): Being Sauna is a free homeowner service that connects you with independent, vetted local bathroom remodeling contractors — we do not install bathrooms ourselves. Our cost figures are planning ranges drawn from published national installer pricing and reviewed for accuracy; see our cost guide methodology. This page was last reviewed in October 2026. Questions: beingsauna@gmail.com or (833) 334-4470.
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