The Duryea crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Luzerne 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.
Are you getting tired of worrying about dangerous slips while taking a bath in your home? Upgrading your bathroom with a secure deep bathing vessel equipped with a low entry step brings complete peace of mind. Getting a free estimate today helps you fix those scary bathroom hazards right away without any pressure.
Bathrooms happen to be the most dangerous place in the whole house for falling down. Water splashes everywhere on slick tiles and high porcelain walls are tough to climb over when your knees hurt. Installing a modern accessible bathing box with a sealed side door totally changes your daily routine for the better.
You do not have to give up your independence just because getting into a deep tub feels like climbing a mountain. Modern fixtures let you sit down comfortably on a built in bench while warm water fills up around your waist. That means you get to enjoy a relaxing soak without stressing about how you will get back up on your feet.
Local homes around the area often have older layout setups that need a smart refresh. Living in our quiet community in Luzerne County means enjoying hard earned peace, so your house should match that relaxed vibe. Investing in proper accessibility equipment increases your home value while making your daily life ten times easier.
These specialized home fixtures come packed with awesome features designed for pure relaxing times. You get high sturdy walls, non slip textured floors, and fast draining systems that clear out water fast. Let us break down what makes these upgrades so great for your house.
| Cool Feature | What It Does For You | Daily Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Low Entry Threshold | Cuts down the step height to just a few inches | No more tripping or swinging legs over tall walls |
| Therapeutic Water Jets | Pushes warm water streams against sore muscles | Soothes achy joints and helps you sleep way better |
| Quick Drain Technology | Empties gallons of water in under two minutes | You will not sit around shivering while waiting to exit |
| Heated Backrest Seats | Keeps your upper body warm while the tub fills up | Total cozy feeling during your whole bath time |
Having targeted hydrotherapy jets right at your back feels like a private spa day every single evening. The gentle massagers work magic on sore lower backs and stiff hips after a long day of yard work. Plus, the built in grab bars give you solid handholds so you always stay steady.
Water tightness is another huge thing that makes these units totally awesome. Heavy duty silicone gaskets and strong locking latches keep every drop of water inside the tub basin. That means your floor subfloors stay dry and free from ugly water rot or mold growth.
Budgeting for home improvements can feel a bit scary at first glance. However, looking at the numbers shows how much sense this project makes for long term living. A proper setup protects you from costly medical bills that come from nasty slips and bad falls.
Houses in the 18642 area code feature a wide variety of plumbing layouts from different decades. The local median household income sits right around $58,878, so spending money wisely on reliable upgrades is super important for everyone here. Getting a solid free quote lets you see exact costs before spent coins ever leave your pocket.
Cheap plastic inserts from big box stores just do not hold up over time like thick acrylic models do. Acrylic surfaces resist scratching and stay shining clean with just a basic wipe down. That means you spend less time scrubbing on your hands and knees and more time just relaxing.
Many folks worry that remodeling their washroom will turn their house into a dusty construction site for weeks. Truth is, experienced regional installers complete the entire job surprisingly fast. Our team respects your space and cleans up every single scrap before leaving.
First off, the crew carefully removes your old clunky tub unit and checks the hidden pipes behind the plaster. If any old copper pipes look rusty, we replace them right then to prevent future leaks... nobody likes surprise water spots on their ceiling downstairs! Then the brand new wide door basin gets carried in and hooked up properly.
Next comes the precise leveling work to make sure the tight sealing side door works smoothly every time. Electric connections for heated seats and air bubble pumps get installed safely according to local codes. Finally, clean caulk lines are drawn around the edges to lock out moisture for good.
My uncle up the road struggled for years trying to lift his legs into a standard deep tub basin. He kept pushing off getting help because he hated the idea of intrusive house work. Once he finally got a leak proof low entry system installed, he could not stop talking about it.
He told me his daily fear of slipping completely vanished on day one. Now he spends twenty minutes every night soaking his legs while listening to the radio without needing anyone to spot him. That kind of freedom is worth every single penny spent on the project.
Serving our small population of 4,875 residents means treating every customer like a next door neighbor. We know how much folks value honesty, hard work, and fair pricing around here. That is why we never push high pressure sales tactics on anyone looking for advice.
Bathrooms come in all shapes and sizes, especially in classic northeastern Pennsylvania homes. Some spaces are long and narrow while others are tight square rooms with awkward doors. Luckily, custom entry tub units are built to fit inside standard alcove footprints without tearing down walls.
Left hand and right hand door swings allow the setup to match your existing plumbing lines perfectly. You can choose outward opening doors for easier wheel chair transfers or inward swinging doors for tight quarters. Custom wall surrounds can also cover up old wall tile so everything looks fresh and brand new.
Slip resistant floor textures inside the basin give your feet solid traction even when soapy water covers the bottom. Higher seating surfaces mean you do not have to sink clear down to the floor level to get covered in water. Getting up is as easy as standing out of a regular living room armchair.
Guessing how much a bathroom transformation costs usually leads to wrong figures and unnecessary stress. Getting a professional installer to check out your specific space gives you exact numbers to work with. There is zero risk or obligation to buy anything when you ask for an in home estimate.
The visiting pro will measure your doorways to make sure the new tub fits through the hallway without scratching your woodwork. They also check your water heater capacity to guarantee you have enough hot water to fill a larger vessel. Finding out these details early keeps your project running smooth from start to finish.
You can ask all the questions you want about warranty coverage and material choices during the visit. Knowing exactly what goes into your home gives you complete confidence in your choices. Why keep delaying a safer daily routine when expert help is just a simple request away?
Your home should always feel like the safest, most peaceful place on earth. Stop risking your safety on slick high tub walls and hard ceramic surfaces every morning. Upgrade your space with a custom low entry soak tub and bring back your peace of mind.
Contact your local installation specialists right now to schedule your completely free quote. We bring samples, answer your questions, and work within your budget to create the perfect setup. Take action today and start enjoying safe, warm, and relaxing baths once again!
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 Duryea.
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