The Edwards crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over St. Lawrence 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.
Looking to fix up your bath area for better safety and true peace of mind? You can get a free estimate today for a brand new ground level step bathing unit right here in our friendly town.
Let us face it right now. Stepping over a high porcelain wall just to wash up gets scary real fast as the years roll on by. Slip hazards happen when you least expect them on slick wet tiles. Honestly my own uncle slipped last winter and it scared our whole family half to death... That is why replacing that old slippery tub with an easy access safe enclosure makes total sense for folks who want to stay independent in their own homes forever.
Our small community in St. Lawrence County knows the value of hard work and keeping our houses sturdy. With around 448 people living here and a median household income of $46,923 you want smart upgrades that actually last without breaking your bank account. Folks living in the 13635 region deserve a wash space that brings cozy satisfaction instead of daily anxiety.
Upgrading to a secure low step wash basin changes your entire daily routine for the better. You get to sit down on a built in raised seat while warm water fills up all around you. This setup gives you total dignity while keeping you completely safe from nasty falls.
Standard wash setups force you to balance on one leg while entering. That is a recipe for disaster when surfaces get soapy and slick. Modern side opening bathing enclosures eliminate that dangerous obstacle completely.
| Old Style Bath Setup | New Accessible Bath Unit |
|---|---|
| High wall to step over every day | Ultra low threshold entry door with tight seal |
| Slippery flat floor with zero grip | Textured slip resistant surface on the bottom |
| Hard to stand up when tired | Built in ADA height chair for resting |
You get so many amazing features built right into these modern fixtures. Fast draining technology means you never sit around freezing while waiting for the water to clear out. High quality silicone seals keep every single drop of water inside the unit where it belongs.
On top of that the grab bars give you absolute leverage whenever you decide to stand up. You do not need to rely on anyone else to help you take a clean shower or soak anymore. Independence feels amazing and this upgrade delivers it straight to your home.
Starting a bathroom remodel sounds super stressful at first thought. But our friendly local crew handles every single detail from start to finish so you never have to lift a finger.
First we come out to measure your exact room dimensions to pick the perfect fit. Next we carefully take out your old heavy fixture without making a huge mess all over your house. Then our team hooks up the heavy duty plumbing connections so everything flows super fast and smooth.
After that we secure the leak proof door mechanisms and test every single seal twice. We clean up all the dust before we leave your house spotless. The whole project moves quickly so your routine stays normal.
Investing money into your house can feel a bit scary at times. Yet preventing a single trip to the emergency room saves you thousands of dollars down the road.
Having a sealed entry basin increases your property value immediately. Buyers love seeing modern accessibility features already built into a home. It shows you took care of the building with real pride.
Besides the financial side you gain complete comfort after a long cold upstate day. You can add hydrotherapy jets that massage your aching joints with warm air bubbles. That kind of luxury makes every evening feel like a high end spa visit right in your own master bath.
Not every bathroom space is built the exact same way inside. You need to look at a few basic details before choosing your preferred model.
Deep soak basins hold more water than your average tiny old tub. Your hot water tank needs to be big enough to fill the space without running cold halfway through. We check your current heater setup during your zero cost evaluation to make sure it handles the flow effortlessly.
Some doors swing inward toward the seat while others swing outward into the room. If your bathroom is a bit tight an inward swinging door saves precious floor area. Outward swinging models give you more room to move around inside if you use a walker.
Fast drain options require proper pipe sizing under your subfloor. Standard small drains take forever to empty out big basins. Upgrading your pipe connections lets the water rush out in under two minutes flat so you stay warm and cozy.
Working with a local team means you get people who understand real northern winters and sturdy home construction. We know the local building codes like the back of our hand so every job passes inspection with flying colors.
Our neighbors deserve honest pricing and real craftsmanship without any high pressure sales tactics. You get straight talk clean work and high grade materials every single time.
We take huge pride in helping local families age comfortably in the houses they love so much. Seeing the look of pure relief on a homeowner's face after testing their new setup is the best part of our job...
Taking the first step toward a safer home is super simple and totally risk free. We come right to your door measure your space and give you an exact price quote without charging you a single dime.
You do not have to stress over high tub walls or slippery floors for another single day. Let our friendly team show you how easy and affordable this big life upgrade can really be for your home.
Reach out to us today to claim your zero obligation estimate. Your new cozy worry free bathing experience is ready whenever you are.
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 Edwards.
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