The Moon crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Allegheny 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.
Today you can finally make your daily routine much safer by adding a watertight therapeutic basin with a side door. This smart home improvement project stops dangerous slips in Allegheny County.
Now you might wonder how this special fixture changes your bathing habits forever. That clever watertight door lets you walk right inside without lifting your legs high. Which means you avoid nasty falls on slippery porcelain surfaces.
Most standard tubs cause major panic when stepping over high walls. Thankfully this custom barrier-free unit gives you total peace of mind every single morning. Plus your muscles get deep relief from massaging water jets.
On top of that your local ZIP codes deserve premium home improvements that last for decades. This heavy-duty acrylic vessel fits right into your old footprint with zero hassle.
Finding a reliable local builder takes actual effort and careful research. Fortunately our crew serves the 24,185 residents right here in town with pride. Every single installer brings years of hands-on plumbing knowledge to your job.
Truthfully nobody wants a sloppy crew tracking mud through their hallways. That explains why our technicians always treat your living space with maximum respect.
First we measure your current bathroom space to ensure a snug fit. This careful step prevents any surprise leaks down the road. Afterward our guys remove the old cast iron monster without destroying your drywall.
Next comes the precise plumbing hookup to your existing water lines. This vital connection guarantees steady water pressure for your relaxing hydrotherapy sessions. Then we test the rapid drainage system so you never wait around forever.
Some fancy hydrotherapy models require a dedicated breaker box connection for safety. Our licensed electricians handle all wiring without making you stress out. Meanwhile we reinforce the subfloor if your house needs extra support.
Truthfully older homes around the state often hide weird plumbing surprises behind walls. Yet our experienced technicians solve those tricky problems before they become expensive headaches. That lets you relax while real pros handle the heavy lifting.
Budgeting for home upgrades always feels a little stressful at first glance. However knowing the exact costs upfront helps you plan your finances better. That is why our team offers transparent pricing with zero hidden fees.
Right now you can request a completely FREE quote by simply reaching out to our local office. This zero-pressure consultation gives you a clear picture of your upcoming project expenses.
Hospital bills from bathroom falls cost way more than upgrading your plumbing fixtures. Plus your daily independence is honestly priceless when aging in place. Therefore this smart investment actually pays for itself over time.
On top of that local property values often increase after professional bathroom modernizations. Future buyers love seeing safety features already built into the house.
Keeping your acrylic enclosure clean requires very little physical effort each week. You simply wipe down the surfaces with mild soap and warm water. Avoid harsh scouring powders that scratch the high-gloss finish over time.
Furthermore running a sanitizing cycle through the water jets keeps everything smelling fresh. This basic habit prevents soap scum buildup inside the internal plumbing lines. Which means your hydrotherapy experience stays wonderfully relaxing year after year.
Sometimes the side door seal collects tiny hair strands that cause minor drips. You can easily wipe that rubber gasket clean with a damp washcloth. Always leave the side door open after bathing to let fresh air circulate inside.
Truthfully these modern fixtures are built to withstand heavy daily use without breaking. Should you ever notice a weird mechanical noise just call our local support line.
Traditional tubs force you to balance precariously on one foot while stepping over ceramic walls. Modern accessibility units eliminate that danger completely through low-threshold side doors. That lets you bathe without needing constant help from family members.
Additionally traditional models only offer basic soaking without any soothing air jets. Meanwhile accessibility basins feature targeted hydrotherapy spots for aching joints and sore muscles. This upgrade genuinely turns your bathroom into a personal spa retreat.
| Feature | Standard Bathtub | Accessible Basin |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Style | High step-over wall | Low door entry |
| Safety Level | High slip risk | Low slip risk |
| Therapeutic Jets | Rarely included | Standard feature |
Reviewing this simple table highlights why more local homeowners are switching today. Your physical safety during hygiene routines should always remain a top priority.
Plumbing modifications in this specific region sometimes require official municipal building permits. Our administrative crew handles all paperwork so you avoid frustrating bureaucratic delays. That saves you hours of standing in line at town hall.
Furthermore our local experts know every building code inside and out. This guarantees your new basin passes all safety inspections on the very first try.
Watching online videos might make plumbing look easier than it actually is. However cutting drain pipes incorrectly leads to disastrous water damage beneath your floors. That mistake will cost you thousands of dollars in emergency repairs.
Instead you should let certified professionals handle the heavy electrical and plumbing connections. This smart choice protects your home warranty and ensures proper water drainage.
Upgrading your bathing setup dramatically improves your quality of life at home. You regain the freedom to enjoy soothing baths without fear of injury. That emotional relief is worth every single penny of the investment.
Now is the ideal time to take control of your home safety. Reach out today to schedule your consultation and claim your estimate.
Do not wait until a painful slip forces you into making hasty decisions. Contact our friendly local team right now to discuss your custom remodeling options. Your future self will certainly thank you for taking action today.
Remember that scheduling your professional estimate costs you absolutely nothing out of pocket. Let us help you build a safer and happier living environment right away.
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 Moon.
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