The Artesia crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Eddy 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.
Every single day, simple tasks like stepping over a high barrier to soak in a warm bath become a stressful chore. If you find yourself holding onto the walls for balance, you are not alone in this struggle. Fortunately, a safe and accessible bathroom upgrade can completely change how you feel about your daily hygiene routine.
By choosing to install a deep, low-threshold bathing unit with a secure built-in door, you instantly eliminate the fear of slipping on wet tile. This smart home modification lets you regain your independent lifestyle without relying on others for assistance. Our dedicated local team is ready to visit your home and provide a no-hassle evaluation to help you find the perfect fit.
We believe that taking care of your safety should never feel like a chore, which is why we handle all the heavy lifting for you. Since every bathroom layout is unique, our experienced technicians evaluate your plumbing and space to ensure a seamless integration. You deserve to feel secure, relaxed, and completely in control of your personal space once again.
First of all, making the switch to a secure, low-step enclosure provides an immediate boost to your physical well-being. The tiny, five-inch step-in height means you no longer have to perform high-wire balancing acts just to get clean. Instead of worrying, you simply open the leak-proof door, walk right in, and sit down on a comfortable, ADA-compliant raised bench.
On top of that, these specialized units come packed with advanced features designed to soothe sore muscles and aching joints. Many premium models offer warm air jet systems that circulate water gently, creating a spa-like environment in your very own home. This incredible hydrotherapy experience helps relieve arthritis pain, improves poor circulation, and promotes much better sleep at night.
Which means you get to enjoy a luxurious, therapeutic soak without any of the physical strain associated with standard models. To help you understand the main differences between standard options and these advanced safety systems, we put together a quick comparison table below.
| Feature Comparison | Standard Bathing Unit | Accessible Low-Step Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Threshold Height | Typically 14 to 18 inches | Ultra-low 3 to 6 inches |
| Seating | None (must sit on the floor) | Contoured, comfortable raised seat |
| Safety Elements | Slippery surfaces, no built-in grips | Non-slip floors, integrated grab bars |
| Therapeutic Options | Standard faucet only | Hydro jets and air infusion systems |
Now, you might wonder how we customize these installations to fit the specific homes in our beautiful desert region. Operating in Eddy County, we understand the local housing styles, water mineral content, and plumbing setups common in our neighborhoods. We proudly serve the entire community of 12,202 residents who want to age in place safely and comfortably.
This means we do not offer cookie-cutter solutions, but rather tailored services that match your home's exact layout. Whether your house is located in the 88210 or 88211 ZIP codes, our mobile technicians arrive fully equipped to handle your unique project. We respect your property, keep our workspace clean, and complete most installations in just a couple of days.
Actually, our deep connection to the local area helps us understand the economic needs of families living here. With a local median household income of $51,219, we know that home renovations represent a significant investment for your family. That is why we focus on delivering honest, transparent pricing and reliable craftsmanship that stands the test of time.
However, putting in one of these heavy-duty, leak-free units requires a lot more than just swapping out an old tub. Our professional crew carefully inspects your existing subfloor to ensure it can support the weight of the new system when filled with water. We often reinforce the flooring structure, replace outdated drain pipes, and upgrade your water heater if necessary.
This lets you avoid common plumbing disasters like slow draining or tepid water temperatures during your relaxing baths. We use high-capacity fast-drain technology, which empties the water in under two minutes so you do not sit there shivering. Our certified technicians also install heavy-duty grab bars and anti-scald valves to maximize your personal protection.
Consequently, you get a fully optimized, high-performing system that operates flawlessly from the very first day you use it. We also ensure that the surrounding walls are finished with gorgeous, waterproof acrylic surrounds that prevent mold growth. This clean, seamless look enhances your bathroom's style while making maintenance and cleaning incredibly easy for you.
To make things as easy as possible, we offer a consultation right in your home. During this visit, we measure your bathroom, discuss your physical needs, and show you various design options. We provide a clear, upfront price quote so you can make an informed decision without any pressure.
This personalized approach ensures that you get the exact features you need, without paying for extras you will never use. We take the time to answer all your questions about grab bar placement, door configurations, and jet systems. Our goal is to make you feel confident, informed, and excited about upgrading your daily routine.
So, do not wait until a scary slip or fall forces you to make emergency modifications to your house. Reach out to us today to schedule your home assessment in Artesia, New Mexico, and take the first step toward a safer life. Let our friendly, experienced team help you reclaim your independence and bring back the joy of a peaceful, worry-free soak.
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 Artesia.
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