The Lafitte crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Jefferson Parish. 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 older or dealing with limited mobility can turn your daily bathroom routine into a scary chore. If you feel nervous every time you step over that high slippery barrier of your standard basin, you are definitely not alone. Waterproofing safety upgrades can change your life by letting you bathe without the fear of falling.
Fortunately, our dedicated crew of local bathroom modification pros comes right to your home to inspect your setup. This means you can finally get a free quote without any pressure. We want to help you regain your independence in the tub while keeping your dignity fully intact.
Taking this simple step gives you back your freedom. Why should you worry about slipping when a custom door-access bathing unit can keep you secure? Let us look at how this smart upgrade changes everything for your daily routine.
Standard household tubs require you to balance on one foot while lifting your other leg surprisingly high. This awkward movement often leads to dangerous slips on wet tiles. By contrast, a low-step entry tub allows you to simply open a leak-proof door and walk right inside.
Once you are comfortably seated on the built-in contoured bench, you just close the door and fill the basin. This design ensures that you never have to lower yourself all the way down to the floor. Which means your knees and back will thank you every single day.
On top of that, these units drain incredibly fast so you do not have to sit there shivering when you are done. Our specialized high-speed drains empty the water quickly. After that, you just swing the door open and walk out safely.
| Safety Feature | Daily Benefit For You |
|---|---|
| Ultra-low entry threshold | No more dangerous high-stepping balance acts |
| Contoured built-in seating | No need to struggle getting up from floor level |
| Internal grab bars | Sturdy handholds exactly where you need them |
| Anti-slip floor texture | Strong footing even when soapy and wet |
Now, you might think about trying to install one of these advanced systems yourself or hiring a random handyman. However, these complex units require precise leveling and specialized plumbing skills to prevent major leaks. Our team brings years of hands-on experience to ensure your subfloor can handle the extra weight easily.
Because these deep basins hold more water than a normal tub, your hot water heater needs to be up to the task. We check your entire system during our initial visit. This lets you know exactly what to expect without any nasty surprises later on.
Besides the plumbing, the door seal itself must be perfectly aligned so it stays completely watertight for years. Our precise fitting methods protect your home from mold and structural water damage. You get total peace of mind knowing the job was done right the first first time.
Even though we love these secure setups, we believe in being completely honest about the drawbacks too. For starters, you have to get into the empty basin before you turn the water on. This means you will spend a few minutes waiting for the warm water to fill up around you.
Similarly, you must sit patiently while the water drains completely before you can open the door and exit. We always recommend installing a heated seat option to keep you cozy during these short transition times. It is a minor trade-off for the immense physical safety you receive in return.
Also, these premium units do represent a significant upfront financial investment compared to cheap plastic liners. But when you compare that cost to the price of assisted living facilities or emergency room visits, the savings are massive. Investing in your home safety now keeps you in your beloved house much longer.
Living down here in Jefferson Parish means we value our independent lifestyle and our deep family roots. Our small town of about 990 residents enjoys a quiet pace of life right on the bayou. With a median household income of around $40,256, we know that every hard-earned dollar you spend on home improvements needs to count.
Whether you live near the bayou or closer to the heart of the 70067 ZIP code area, we come directly to your door. We understand the specific raised-foundation challenges of homes in Lafitte, Louisiana. This local knowledge helps us plan your drain plumbing perfectly to match our unique coastal soil and structural conditions.
Our friendly crew treats your home with the utmost respect, just like we would treat our own grandmother's house. We keep our work area clean and finish the job as fast as possible. This minimizes the disruption to your daily life so you can get back to your routine.
Every body is different, which is why we offer various sizes and door configurations to fit your physical needs. For instance, if you use a wheelchair, we can install a wide outward-swinging door for easy transfers. This allows you to slide directly from your chair onto the bath seat without any lifting.
If you suffer from arthritis or tight muscles, we can add soothing water jets to massage your joints. This targeted hydrotherapy delivers deep physical relief right in the comfort of your own bathroom. It turns a basic hygiene chore into a relaxing spa-like experience.
We also make sure the control dials are very easy to grip and turn. This benefit is crucial for folks who struggle with hand strength or painful fingers. You remain in complete control of your bath temperature at all times.
Taking action now prevents a dangerous fall before it actually happens. Our team makes the entire consultation process incredibly easy and stress-free. We simply look at your current bathroom, take precise measurements, and give you a clear written estimate.
You will not have to deal with high-pressure sales tactics or confusing jargon. We explain every step of the process in plain English so you can make the best choice for your family. Our goal is to make sure you feel confident and secure in your home for years to come.
Do not wait for an accidental slip to force your hand. Reach out to us today to schedule your completely free home assessment. Let us help you bring back the simple joy of a safe, warm, and deeply relaxing bath.
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 Lafitte.
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