From every corner of New Hanover County, the climb over the tub wall gives way to a watertight door, a warm seat and a steady hand to hold.
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 a simple daily shower into a scary chore. Naturally, you deserve to feel safe and relaxed in your own home. That is why replacing your high-walled traditional basin with a specialized, low-threshold step-in bathing system makes perfect sense.
By choosing this smart home upgrade, you instantly eliminate the fear of slipping on wet tile. This specialized design features a leak-proof side door that lets you walk right in without lifting your legs over a dangerous barrier. On top of that, we provide a completely free home assessment to help you find the absolute perfect fit for your layout.
Our dedicated local team specializes in retrofitting these high-security bathing units directly into your existing space. We handle everything from pulling out the old dusty cast-iron basin to sealing up the brand-new leak-proof door system. If you are ready to reclaim your independence, we are ready to make it happen fast.
Perhaps you are wondering how a door on the side of a deep tub keeps all that water from flooding your bathroom floor. Well, these units use heavy-duty industrial pressure seals that tighten up completely when you latch the door handle. Which means the water stays exactly where it belongs while you soak in peace and cozy warmth.
Actually, the clever design requires you to step inside, close the door, and then fill the deep basin with warm water. After you finish soaking, the rapid-drain technology empties the water in just a couple of minutes so you can step out safely. This convenient system protects your dignity while offering a level of deep-soaking relaxation that standard showers simply cannot match.
To give you a better idea of what to expect, we put together a quick comparison of standard setups versus these accessible models.
| Feature Comparison | Standard Heavy Tub | Accessible Step-In Model |
|---|---|---|
| Step-In Height | Usually 14 to 18 inches high | Ultra-low 2 to 6 inches max |
| Seating Area | Floor level (hard to get up) | Contoured, ADA-compliant seat |
| Safety Features | None built-in | Grab bars, non-slip floors, fast drains |
Living down here in the beautiful New Hanover County area means dealing with unique coastal factors like high humidity and salt air. Because of this, we only install premium acrylic units that resist mold, mildew, and yellowing over time. This ensures your investment stays sparkling clean without requiring you to scrub on your hands and knees.
Whether you reside in a cozy historic home or a modern coastal property, our custom installations fit seamlessly into your existing plumbing footprint. We proudly serve the local community of over 225,000 residents, helping families from the bustling historic riverfront to the windy beach communities. Since the median household income here sits around $65,000, we make sure to offer various options that fit different family budgets.
If you live in zip codes like 28401, 28403, 28409, or 28411, our truck is probably already parked down your street helping one of your neighbors. We understand the local home building styles, which helps us avoid unexpected surprises behind your bathroom walls during the swap. This local familiarity saves you time, money, and unnecessary headaches.
Choosing a professional team for this project means you do not have to worry about messy plumbing leaks or ruined drywall. For instance, our crew reinforces the floor underneath the new basin because these deep-soaking units hold a lot more water than standard models. This extra support keeps your home structurally sound and gives you peace of mind for decades.
In addition to structural security, we configure the high-flow faucets to fill up your new basin as quickly as possible. This prevents you from sitting in the cold waiting for the water to rise. Our seasoned installers also place heavy-duty grab bars at the exact heights and angles that match your personal reach and grip strength.
Many folks worry that remodeling their bathroom will turn their home into a dusty, chaotic construction zone for weeks. However, our experienced crew usually completes the entire teardown and setup process in just one to two days. We lay down protective tarps from your front door to the workspace to keep your carpets pristine.
After we finish the physical installation, we run multiple water tests to verify that the pressure seals and drains perform flawlessly. Then, we teach you exactly how to operate the door latch and the heated seating features. We leave your home cleaner than we found it, taking all the old heavy debris away with us.
You might be tempted to hire a random handyman or try to tackle this project yourself to save a few bucks. Unfortunately, wiring up the heated hydrotherapy pumps and sealing heavy-duty water barriers requires specialized licensing. One tiny mistake with the plumbing seals can lead to thousands of dollars in hidden mold damage inside your subflooring.
Furthermore, standard water heaters often need upgrades to handle the larger volume of hot water these luxurious basins require. Our professional team evaluates your home electrical panel and hot water capacity during our initial visit. This thorough inspection ensures your system functions perfectly from the very first day without tripping your breakers.
To help you weigh your options, let us look at the pros and cons of moving forward with this bathroom improvement.
| The Pros | The Cons to Consider |
|---|---|
| Unmatched fall prevention | Requires sitting while the tub fills and drains |
| Deep, soothing muscle relief | Higher initial investment than a basic plastic shower |
| Increases overall home value | Takes up a bit more physical space in very tight baths |
Taking the first step toward a safer home is much easier than you might think. All you need to do is reach out to us, and we will schedule a convenient time to visit your property. We look at your current bathroom layout, measure your door frames, and discuss your physical needs without any high-pressure sales tactics.
This face-to-face consultation allows us to provide an incredibly accurate, written quote that outlines every single cost. No hidden fees, no surprise upcharges, and absolutely no obligation to buy. We believe in honest, transparent pricing for all our hardworking local neighbors.
Do not wait for an accidental slip or fall to force your hand into a stressful, emergency remodel. Invest in your safety, preserve your daily independence, and turn your bathroom into a private sanctuary today. Contact our friendly local team right now to book your free, no-obligation home estimate!
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.
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