The Hosmer crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Edmunds 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.
You might notice that getting into a standard bathtub feels more like an obstacle course these days.
This is why many homeowners in our quiet corner of Edmunds County are choosing to upgrade their bathrooms with a much safer option.
By selecting a low-threshold soaking basin, you can finally stop worrying about dangerous slips and regain your absolute independence at home.
Because safety is something you cannot compromise on, our local team brings the showroom experience right to your doorstep.
We travel all over the 57448 zip code area to help folks find the perfect fit for their layout and physical needs.
Which means you get a personalized, hassle-free evaluation and a free project estimate without ever leaving your living room.
While our small town has a population of just about 275 residents, we believe everyone deserves top-tier service and reliable craftsmanship.
Taking care of your body starts with a stress-free hygiene routine that does not feel like a daily chore or a safety hazard.
If you want to discover how easy it is to transform your space, request your free quote from us today!
Think about the last time you climbed over a tall, slippery porcelain wall just to take a simple shower.
That high step-over height is the primary cause of bathroom falls for seniors and anyone dealing with limited mobility.
Our custom-built accessible bathing enclosures feature an ultra-low entry threshold that allows you to simply walk in and sit down.
This intelligent design lets you enjoy a deep, warm soak while sitting upright on an integrated, contoured seat.
On top of that, you do not have to worry about struggling to stand up from a flat, cold tub floor anymore.
It is all about keeping you secure, relaxed, and fully in control of your daily routine.
To help you understand how these specialized units compare to standard fixtures, we put together a quick comparison table:
| Feature | Standard Bathtub | Accessible Walk-In Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Step-In Height | Typically 14 to 18 inches | Usually under 4 inches |
| Seating | None (must sit on floor) | Contoured, ADA-compliant seat |
| Safety Features | None built-in | Grab bars, slip-resistant floor |
Naturally, making this change is a significant decision for any household budget, especially with our local median household income averaging around $34,722.
That is why we focus on cost-effective retrofitting methods that maximize your investment without requiring a full, expensive bathroom remodel.
We work efficiently to install your new setup quickly so you can start enjoying your daily baths sooner.
First, we begin by carefully measuring your existing bathroom layout during our initial home visit.
This lets us determine the exact specifications needed to slide your new unit perfectly into the footprint of your old tub.
We also inspect your plumbing to ensure your water lines and drains are ready for the upgrade.
Next, our experienced crew handles the heavy lifting, which includes removing your old cast iron or fiberglass basin.
We dispose of the old materials safely so you do not have to deal with any leftover construction debris.
After that, we run new plumbing connections and secure your new watertight door system in place.
Finally, we seal every seam with high-grade, mold-resistant silicone to guarantee a completely leak-proof finish.
Before we pack up our tools, we thoroughly test the rapid-drain technology and the heated water jets to ensure perfect performance.
We also teach you how to use the digital controls so you feel 100% confident using your new system.
Imagine relaxing in a deep pool of warm water while specialized hydrotherapy jets massage your tired muscles and joints.
This targeted water pressure helps soothe arthritis pain, improves circulation, and reduces inflammation after a long day.
It is like having a private spa session right in your own home, designed specifically to help you feel your best.
Additionally, the built-in hand-held shower wand gives you total control over where the water goes while you remain seated.
This setup makes washing your hair and rinsing off incredibly easy and enjoyable, without any awkward reaching or stretching.
You get to customize your entire bathing experience with a simple touch of a button.
For added luxury, many of our high-quality models offer chromotherapy lights and heated backrests that keep you warm while the tub fills.
These features provide a soothing atmosphere that helps melt away stress and anxiety before bed.
Investing in your physical well-being has never been more convenient or straightforward.
Because every body is different, we offer a wide variety of door configurations, including outward-swinging and inward-swinging options.
If you use a wheelchair, an outward-swinging door with a wide opening allows for an easy, seamless transfer onto the seat.
We make sure the layout fits your exact physical requirements so you can move around with complete ease.
Furthermore, you can choose from various grab bar placements to ensure you always have a sturdy handhold exactly where you need it.
Our slip-resistant flooring provides extra traction underfoot, giving you peace of mind every time you step inside.
We customize every single detail to ensure your daily routine feels safe, smooth, and relaxing.
Choosing to retrofit your bathroom is a smart financial move that often prevents the high costs of assisted living facilities.
By modifying your home now, you ensure that you can stay in the place you love for many years to come.
Our team works hard to keep our rates fair and accessible for families living throughout South Dakota.
Since we do not believe in hidden fees or high-pressure sales tactics, we provide clear, upfront pricing during your consultation.
This means you can review your options, talk it over with your family, and make an informed decision on your own terms.
We are here to support you with honest advice and exceptional service from start to finish.
A common question we hear from local homeowners is whether their current water heater can handle a larger soaking basin.
Usually, a standard forty-gallon water heater is sufficient, but we always inspect your system beforehand to make sure.
If needed, we can recommend simple upgrades to ensure you never run out of warm water during your bath.
Another worry people often have is how long the actual swap takes and how much mess it will create.
Typically, our skilled crew can complete the entire removal and replacement process in just one to two days.
We minimize disruption to your home by cleaning up our work area thoroughly at the end of each day.
If you are wondering about the durability of the watertight seal on the door, you can rest easy knowing it comes with a lifetime guarantee.
The heavy-duty pressure seals are designed to prevent any water from escaping onto your bathroom floor.
You can enjoy your deep soaks without ever worrying about water damage or messy cleanups afterward.
Now is the perfect time to eliminate the anxiety of bathing and bring peace of mind back to your household.
Our friendly local team is ready to visit your home, answer all your questions, and provide a detailed plan for your upgrade.
Remember, our initial consultation and detailed estimate are completely free of charge, with no obligation to buy.
Do not wait for an accidental slip or fall to make you wish you had upgraded your bathroom sooner.
Contact us today to schedule your free home assessment and discover how affordable a safer lifestyle can be.
Let us help you turn your bathroom into a secure haven where you can relax and wash away the day with confidence!
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 Hosmer.
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