The Black Earth crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Dane 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.
Maybe you find yourself hesitating every single time you need to step over that high, slippery barrier of your standard basin. It feels risky because it actually is a major hazard for falls in the home. Getting a safe bathing upgrade changes your daily routine from a stressful chore into a relaxing, worry-free experience.
Fortunately, you can get a custom fit setup right in your existing space. Our team visits your home to measure everything and we give you a quote on the spot. This means you do not have to guess about costs or worry about messy remodeling delays.
When you choose a leak-free swing door basin, you are investing in your long-term safety and personal freedom. These clever units fit into the exact footprint of your old traditional setup. Which means you will not have to tear down your bathroom walls just to get a safer way to wash.
Besides the obvious safety, you get to enjoy a deep, warm soak that actually covers your shoulders. If you suffer from stiff joints or sore muscles, this deep water therapy works wonders. On top of that, the built-in heated seating keeps you incredibly cozy throughout the entire process.
Let us look at how these specialized units compare to what you probably have in your home right now:
| Feature | Standard Bath Setup | Low-Threshold Safety Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Step-In Height | Typically 15 to 18 inches | Usually under 4 inches |
| Seating | Floor level (hard to get up) | Contoured, ADA-compliant chair height |
| Safety Features | None built-in | Grab bars, non-slip floor, fast drain |
This handy comparison shows how much stress you can eliminate from your daily life. Our crew takes care of the heavy lifting, from hauling away the old cast iron beast to sealing the new unit tight. Because we focus on precision, you get a clean, beautiful finish that looks like it always belonged there.
First, we need to talk about the actual process because nobody likes surprises when plumbers are in their house. We start by assessing your current water heater to ensure it can handle a larger volume of warm water. Sometimes, upgrading to a fast-fill faucet is the secret trick to keeping your water hot from start to finish.
Next, we look at the drain system because getting out of the water quickly is just as important as getting in. Modern installations use dual-drain technology to empty the water in under eighty seconds flat. This keeps you from shivering while waiting for the water to clear so you can open the door safely.
Finally, our local installers inspect the subfloor to make sure it can support the weight of a deep-soaking system. We take great pride in serving our community, especially in a tight-knit village of about 1,395 people in Dane County. Whether you live near the local creeks or closer to the heart of town, we bring our tools straight to your doorstep.
When you start exploring your options, you will find several therapy add-ons that make a massive difference. For instance, hydrotherapy water jets target your lower back and legs to ease chronic pain. This lets you enjoy a spa-like massage without ever leaving your house.
Another great option is air jet therapy, which uses gentle bubbles to stimulate your skin and improve circulation. If you have sensitive skin, this gentle action feels much better than heavy water pressure. Plus, built-in grab bars provide solid touchpoints so you always feel secure while moving around.
Living in our beautiful corner of Wisconsin means dealing with some freezing winters, which makes a hot bath even more appealing. With a local median household income of $63,917, residents here value smart, durable home improvements that add real equity. We serve everyone in the 53515 ZIP code area with friendly, reliable service that your neighbors trust.
Since we are local, we understand the specific housing styles and plumbing quirks common in this region. We do not use sub-contractors, so you always get experienced professionals who treat your home with respect. This guarantees a leak-proof seal and a flawless finish that stands up to years of daily use.
We know that modifying your home is a big decision, which is why we offer complete transparency from day one. By choosing our team, you get a detailed, written estimate at absolutely no cost to you. This helps you make an informed decision without any high-pressure sales tactics.
Before our team arrives, we recommend clearing out any personal items, rugs, and toiletries from the workspace. This keeps your belongings clean and gives our installers plenty of room to navigate the tight corners. We also protect your flooring with heavy drop cloths to prevent any scratches or dirt from tracking inside.
Once we start, the typical conversion takes just a couple of days, meaning minimal disruption to your daily life. We hook up the new plumbing, test every single jet, and run a full diagnostic to ensure there are zero leaks. After a thorough cleanup, we walk you through how to use all the buttons and features so you feel completely confident.
If you are ready to stop worrying about slips and falls, taking the first step is incredibly easy. We come directly to your home, assess your bathroom layout, and discuss the best options for your budget. This consultation gives you all the facts so you can plan your upgrade with confidence.
Do not wait for an accidental slip to force your hand when you can secure your independence right now. Reach out to us today to book your free, no-obligation estimate with our friendly local team. Let us help you rediscover the simple, relaxing joy of a safe, deep bath in your own home.
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 Black Earth.
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