The Boon crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Wexford 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.
Upgrading your bathroom safety with a low-threshold step-in soaking basin stops nasty slips fast. Read on to see how an affordable setup gives you peace of mind back while keeping your independence totally intact!
Honestly, slipping on a wet floor is my absolute biggest nightmare. Every single week I talk to local folks who feel super nervous just taking a normal shower. Naturally, adding a side-door acrylic basin with built-in grab bars changes everything for the better. You just open the door, step in easily, and sit right down on a tall seat without breaking a sweat.
Besides that, nobody wants to spend thousands on long rehab bills after a bad fall. Installing a leak-proof tall basin with quick-drain technology lets you stay safe in your beloved home for decades. Plus, sitting in deep warm water feels amazing on tired old back muscles after working hard outside. It really is a game changer for real everyday life.
First off, these neat setups have a built-in sealed entry panel right on the side. When you swing that latch open, the threshold sits just a couple inches off your floor. On top of that, flexible rubber gaskets seal tight so water never drips onto your beautiful subfloor. It is pretty smart engineering if you ask me!
Next up, you have fast pumps that pull water down the plumbing lines super quickly. Nobody likes sitting around freezing while waiting for a giant tub to empty out. What's more, heated backrests and hydrotherapy air jets keep your body feeling warm during the entire soak. You get total luxury wrapped inside a pure safety design.
Additionally, modern composite materials make cleaning up simpler than ever before. Non-porous gelcoat surfaces mean mold simply cannot take root inside your tile grout lines anymore. To be honest, scrubbing down a bathroom used to take me all afternoon. Now, a quick wipe down with soft soap keeps everything looking brand spanking new!
First of all, safety features give your entire family absolute relief every single day. Anti-slip floors stop your feet from sliding around while you wash your hair. Furthermore, strong wall-anchored grab handles offer solid support when rising up from a seated spot. You never have to worry about losing your footing again.
To top it off, consider how much value a updated space adds to your property. Buyers love seeing modern accessible features already put into place by a pro setup. Take a peek at how these features stack up against old steel tubs:
| Cool Feature | Old Bath Setup | New Upgraded Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Step height to get in | Up to fifteen inches high | Ultra low three inch threshold |
| Seating option | Flat hard cold bottom floor | Raised contoured bench seat |
| Slip danger level | Super high risk of falling | Textured slip resistant floor |
Clearly, switching things over saves your joints from getting beat up every morning. Consequently, your daily routine becomes relaxing instead of feeling like a risky chore. It just makes practical sense for anyone wanting to age gracefully in place.
Interestingly enough, living up here in northern Wexford County means dealing with brutal icy winters. Our tiny rural community of around 235 hard-working neighbors knows all about severe cold snaps. When the snow piles high across the 49618 area code, taking a steamy warm soak is pure bliss. It warms up chilled bones faster than anything else I know!
On top of that, local household income stays right around $49,250 on average around these parts. Knowing that hard-earned budget matters, getting a solid deal on house upgrades is super crucial for everyone. Fortunately, fitting a step-in unit inside an existing alcove keeps labor costs way down compared to giant full remodels. You get maximum safety without emptying out your savings account.
Starting out, a local crew measures your current space down to the exact fraction of an inch. After that, they tear out your tired fiberglass shell and inspect your hidden wooden studs for any rot. Unquestionably, having clean level support beneath the extra weight of water keeps everything rock solid. You definitely want a heavy duty base under your feet!
Moving along, plumbing lines get upgraded with larger standard drain valves and high-flow fixtures. That way, warm water fills up your basin fast and dumps out effortlessly when you finish up. Subsequently, custom wall surrounds get fitted tight against your drywall so no moisture ever sneaks behind your walls. The final finish looks clean, seamless, and super sleek.
Finally, electric lines get wired up carefully for heating elements and relaxing water jets. Expert plumbers test every single seal twice before leaving your home sparkling clean. Because of this high attention to detail, you get a solid warranty protecting your big investment. It really gives you total ease of mind.
Right away, people always ask if a bigger unit will fit inside a tiny mobile home or tight bathroom layout. Luckily, compact models are manufactured specifically to slide directly into standard sixty-inch openings without tearing down extra walls. So yes, your existing space will almost certainly handle the new layout without major structural drama!
Moreover, folks wonder if the side door will start leaking after a couple years of constant use. High-grade silicone seals utilize natural water pressure to push tight against the frame while filling up. Frankly, those seals are designed to hold back heavy water for decades without letting a single droplet escape onto your rug. You can sit back and relax without stressing about floor damage.
Suddenly, taking the first step towards a better setup seems way less scary when expert advice comes totally free. Honest estimates let you compare different jet options, wall textures, and fixture finishes at your own comfortable pace. To be completely upfront, there is never any weird pressure to buy anything right away!
So, why keep risking a bad fall on slippery porcelain surfaces another day? Getting an accurate estimate gives you the exact cost breakdown tailored specifically to your home layout. Reach out today to claim your completely free, no-obligation written quote and take back your daily bathing freedom right now!
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 Boon.
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