The Aulander crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Bertie County. Bathing stays at home, where it belongs.
One number reaches the people who fit the tubs. Say what the bathroom is like and we take it from there.
(844) 578-1861Take your time on the phone. Who does the bathing, how they get around today, the size of the bathroom and the doorways on the way in: that is all we need to set a date for the visit.
Getting in and out of a standard bath can feel like climbing Mount Everest when your knees or back start acting up.
Fortunately, a custom bathroom upgrade solves this scary daily challenge by replacing your high-walled basin with an easy-access alternative.
You can finally say goodbye to those slippery situations and reclaim your independence today.
Imagine soaking away your daily aches without that nagging fear of losing your balance.
Which means you get to enjoy a deep, warm bath whenever your muscles need some extra love.
This simple change brings back the joy of bathing without any of the old stress.
Our friendly local team makes this home upgrade incredibly easy from start to finish.
To get things moving, we come right to your home to look at your space and give you an estimate.
You will know exactly what to expect without spending a single penny upfront.
Not all home modifications are built the same way, so picking the right setup for your daily routine is very important.
Some units focus on ultra-low step-in heights, while others pack in high-tech water jets for therapeutic relief.
You get to decide which features fit your lifestyle and your body best.
Choosing the right style depends on your current bathroom layout and your personal physical needs.
For instance, a outward-swinging door offers more room to step inside, but it requires extra floor space to open up.
On the flip side, inward-swinging doors save space but require a bit more maneuvering inside the unit.
Let us break down the main choices so you can visualize how they fit into your home.
| Door Type | Main Benefit | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Inward Opening | Space-saving design | Smaller bathrooms |
| Outward Opening | Easy wheelchair transfer | Mobility device users |
| Slide-in Style | Seated level entry | Maximum physical support |
Every single model we install prioritizes your safety and physical cozy relaxation above everything else.
This means you can relax knowing your new setup prevents slips while keeping you warm and comfy.
Our high-quality seals keep every drop of water inside the unit where it belongs.
Many folks worry about the price tag of remodeling their bathing area, which is completely understandable.
However, investing in your safety now prevents costly medical bills from accidental slips down the road.
It is a smart way to protect both your physical health and your wallet over time.
When you look at the local area, especially in places like Bertie County, keeping homes safe for lifetime residency is a top priority.
Our small-town community of 831 people deserves high-quality work that fits within realistic local budgets.
We work hard to keep our rates fair for hard-working families across the region.
With a median household income of $27,188 in this zip code 27805 area, we know that every dollar counts.
That is why we offer clear, honest pricing right from our very first conversation.
You will never have to worry about hidden fees or surprise costs when the job is done.
Our skilled crew handles everything from removing your old, dangerous tub to hooking up the new system.
Which means you do not have to worry about hiring extra plumbers or clean-up crews.
We take care of the heavy lifting so you can just sit back and relax.
First, we carefully measure your doorways and your existing plumbing lines to ensure a perfect fit.
Then, we safely disconnect your old cast iron or acrylic basin without damaging your walls.
This careful approach keeps your home clean and tidy throughout the quick renovation.
After that, we secure the new leak-proof system and connect all the advanced hardware.
We test every single seal, drain, and jet multiple times before we declare the job finished.
You get a fully functional, safe bathing space that works flawlessly on day one.
Trying to install one of these heavy, complex systems yourself can quickly turn into a plumbing nightmare.
These units require specialized knowledge of water pressure, electrical safety, and precise leveling.
One tiny mistake can lead to massive water damage inside your walls.
Our experienced team has spent years perfecting this specific home improvement craft.
This lets you avoid the headaches, code violations, and costly mistakes of DIY projects.
We bring the right tools and the right skills to get it done right the first time.
On top of that, we make sure the entire setup is fully watertight and structurally sound.
This guarantees that your subfloor stays dry and free from mold for decades to come.
Your peace of mind is worth the call to a trusted local professional.
Modern accessibility basins come loaded with smart features designed to make bathing a breeze again.
From built-in grab bars to heated seating, these details turn a simple bath into a luxurious experience.
You get to enjoy maximum independence without sacrificing any personal pampering.
Let us look at some of the most popular features our clients love to choose.
These smart additions work together to create a completely stress-free environment for your daily routine.
Which means you can bathe independently without needing to ask family members for assistance.
It is a wonderful way to keep your dignity and your daily freedom intact.
We love helping our neighbors in this lovely corner of the state upgrade their historic or modern homes.
Our local houses have unique plumbing quirks, but we know exactly how to handle them.
We treat your home with the exact same respect we show to our own families.
Whether you live near the heart of town or out on the quiet country roads, we come directly to you.
This personalized service ensures you get the attention and care you deserve.
We take pride in building safer spaces for our community, one bathroom at a time.
Our team is always ready to answer your questions and help you explore different design options.
We listen to your specific needs and recommend the perfect fit for your home and budget.
You are always in control of the project from the very first phone call.
Do not wait for a dangerous slip or fall to make you take action in your bathroom.
Taking a proactive step today keeps you safe, comfortable, and independent in the home you love.
It is the best gift you can give to yourself and your worried family members.
Our simple process starts with a friendly, no-obligation chat right in your living room.
We will look at your current setup, discuss your mobility goals, and hand you a quote.
This transparent estimate lets you make the best decision for your future without any high-pressure sales tactics.
Contact us today to schedule your home assessment and take the first step toward safer bathing.
We look forward to helping you rediscover how relaxing and worry-free a bath can truly be!
Three ideas carry the whole invention. Once they make sense, the rest of this page is just detail.
You open the door, walk in on a dry floor, sit down and close it. Only then does the water run. Because the door swings into the tub, the water itself presses it against its seal: the fuller the tub, the tighter it holds. The design cannot forget to be shut properly.
An ordinary bathtub asks you to swing a leg over a wall some fifteen inches tall, on wet tile, usually while holding nothing sturdier than a towel bar. A walk-in tub asks for a small step, about the height of a stair riser cut in half, with a grab bar placed exactly where your hand goes looking for one.
The honest cost of the sealed door is that you sit while the tub fills and while it empties. Makers answer with fast drains, often two of them, that send the water away in a couple of minutes, and with heated seats and warm air so those minutes pass kindly. We time both on your own plumbing at the assessment.
We install walk-in tubs, so you might expect us to always recommend one. We will not. If you have not enjoyed a bath in twenty years, a walk-in shower may serve you better, and we will say so at your own sink. Here is the honest picture.
| The question | Walk-in tub | Walk-in shower |
|---|---|---|
| What bathing feels like | A full warm soak, jets if you want them | A quick rinse, standing or on a bench |
| Time it asks of you | Longer: fill, soak, drain | Minutes, in and out |
| Floor space needed | Sits in the footprint of the old bathtub | Wants a little more open floor to work well |
| Budget, installed | Higher, because the door and seal are precision work | Often lower for a simple conversion |
| Sore joints and tired muscles | Warm water and jets do real, daily good here | No soak, so none of the soak's relief |
| Who tends to love it | People who cherish their bath and mean to keep it | People who shower quickly and want easy cleaning |
The deciding question is usually the first row. If the answer to "do you miss your bath" is yes, the rest of the table tends to follow.
We cut it free, shield the floors along the hallway and carry it out gently. Most old bathtubs are gone from the house before lunch.
Walk-in tubs are built to travel through ordinary doorways. Every door on the route gets measured at the assessment, so delivery day holds no surprises.
Your supply lines usually stay where they are. We fit the new valve, the hand shower and the quick drain, and check that your water heater can fill a proper soak.
The door is the heart of the tub, so it gets the slow, careful hour: aligned, adjusted and closed on its seal until the gap reads even all the way around.
When your tub has hydrotherapy, the pumps go in quiet, the lines are purged, and every control lands where a seated bather reaches it without leaning.
Panels and trim close the sides and the caulk lines are drawn clean. Then the tub is filled to the very brim once, and we watch the seal earn its keep.
We would rather tell you this before you fall in love with a tub. A walk-in tub is a home improvement, not medical equipment, and it is paid for out of the household budget the way a new roof or a rebuilt porch is. Anyone who tells you otherwise on a first phone call is selling harder than they are listening.
We make no claim about what any plan, programme or agency might do on your behalf, and we will not guess for them. Those questions belong to the people who administer them, and their answer is the only one that counts. Ask them directly, and ask before you commit to anything, including anything of ours.
What we can do is make the asking easy. Your quote arrives itemized, every line explained, so whoever needs to see it gets a precise document instead of a vague promise. That is the whole of what we control, and we would rather hand you that than a hopeful sentence about somebody else's money.
You tell us who bathes and how they get around, the rough size of the bathroom and how the tub would travel in. A few minutes on the phone, and a date for the visit.
We come to your home, measure the bathroom and every doorway on the route, and listen. No van full of tubs at the curb, no clipboard theatrics, no hurry.
A written quote follows, with each line explained in plain words: the tub, the work, the removal of the old one. Show it to your family. Sleep on it as long as you like.
One crew, one to three days. The old tub out, the new one plumbed, sealed and tested full. Your water is off for hours at a stretch, never for days.
Before we leave, we go through the door, the seat, the drain and the controls with the person who will actually bathe, until every part of it feels ordinary.
| The project | Usual bracket | What sits inside it |
|---|---|---|
| Walk-in soaker tub, installed | $4,000 - $8,000 | The tub, the door, removal of the old bathtub and the full fitting. |
| Hydrotherapy tub with jets | $6,000 - $12,000 | Water jets, warm air or both, with the pumps and controls they need. |
| Bariatric or wide-door tub | $7,000 - $14,000 | Wider seats and doors on a reinforced frame, sized at the assessment. |
| Removing the old bathtub alone | $450 - $1,200 | Folded into the lines above; priced apart only if you stop there. |
| Dedicated electrical circuit | $400 - $1,000 | Heated seats and pumps want their own breaker when the panel has no spare. |
| Walk-in tub and shower combo | $8,000 - $15,000 | One unit that soaks and showers, for households that want both. |
Your bathroom, your plumbing and the tub you choose set the final figure. That is exactly what the assessment is for.
| The feature | What it is | Why it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Low threshold | A step of about four inches into the tub | The climb over a bathtub wall is where most bathroom falls begin. Removing the climb removes the moment. |
| Seat at chair height | A molded seat near seventeen inches, like a dining chair | Sitting down and standing back up stay easy on knees and hips, with no lowering to the floor of a tub. |
| Grab bars where hands land | Fixed bars at the door and beside the seat | Balance never has to depend on a towel bar that was only ever meant to hold towels. |
| Textured floor and seat | Slip resistance molded into the tub surface itself | Wet feet keep their grip without rubber mats that curl, slide and grow things. |
| Anti-scald valve | A mixing valve that caps how hot water can arrive | Skin grows thinner with the years. The valve keeps a hot surprise from ever reaching it. |
You do sit in the tub while it fills, so the wait is real: usually a few minutes, depending on your water pressure and your heater. Many bathers spend it with the warm air running or the hand shower on their shoulders. At the assessment we run your own faucet and give you an honest minute count for your own bathroom, not a brochure number.
The door only opens once the water is gone, so the drain matters. Fast drain systems empty most tubs in about two minutes, and heated seats and warm air keep the chill away while they do. We will tell you plainly which tubs drain fastest on your plumbing around Aulander.
The door seals the way a ship's hatch does: the water itself presses it shut, so a good seal gets tighter as the tub fills. Every tub we fit is filled to the brim and watched before we call the job finished, and the seal carries the maker's warranty. If it ever weeps, we come back, and the trip costs you nothing.
Nearly always, because walk-in tubs are designed to travel through ordinary hallways and door frames. We measure the whole route at the assessment, front porch to bathroom. If a doorway is genuinely too narrow, you hear it from us at your kitchen table, never on delivery day.
Yes, and it happens all the time. We can hold the assessment while you are there in person, on the phone or on a video call, and the written quote goes to whoever is helping with the decision. The walkthrough at the end is always done with the person who will actually bathe.
No. We measure, we listen, we leave a written price, and your house is your own again. Some families decide that week and some take a season. The figure holds as written, and nobody from our side will camp on your phone line.
Pan around for the terrain and the distances; the place lists at the bottom of this page name each community we can drive to from here.
One sealed door between you and the bath you have been missing.
Call (844) 578-1861