The Calypso crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Duplin 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.
Getting in and out of a standard bath can feel like climbing a mountain as the years sneak up on us.
Luckily, a specialized low-threshold bathing unit solves this frustrating daily struggle.
By choosing this smart upgrade, you regain your independent lifestyle and protect yourself from dangerous slips.
Our professional crew visits your home to assess your current setup and provide a detailed layout plan.
This means you get a custom-tailored solution that fits your space perfectly without any guesswork.
We specialize in swapping out those old, risky basins for secure, accessible options that look incredible.
Now is the perfect time to request your free estimate and start planning your upgrade.
Your peace of mind is worth every penny, especially when it prevents a trip to the emergency room.
Let us handle the heavy lifting while you sit back and look forward to a stress-free bathing experience.
Many homeowners do not realize how easily we can transform an existing bathroom layout.
These innovative sealed-door tubs feature a leak-proof barrier that lets you walk right inside instead of stepping over a high ledge.
Which means you never have to balance on one wet foot again while trying to get clean.
Think about the relief of sitting down on a comfortable, built-in seat while enjoying a warm soak.
To make things even better, these units come equipped with fast-draining technology so you do not sit shivering while the water empties.
This clever feature alone makes the daily routine feel more like a spa day than a chore.
On top of that, strategically placed grab bars give you extra leverage exactly where you need it most.
You will feel completely secure from the moment you step inside until you open the secure latch to exit.
Our high-quality installations focus on keeping you safe while adding a touch of luxury to your daily routine.
First, our team of friendly local installers arrives at your property to examine your plumbing and flooring strength.
Because these heavy-duty vessels hold a lot of water, we must ensure your subfloor can support the weight.
This initial inspection guarantees a flawless setup that will stand the test of time without any structural issues.
Next, we carefully remove your old, outdated tub and dispose of it so you do not have to clean up.
Then, we align the new plumbing connections, including high-flow faucets and hand-held showerheads that offer maximum flexibility.
This thorough approach prevents leaks behind your walls and ensures your water pressure remains absolutely perfect.
Finally, we seal every single seam with premium mold-resistant silicone to protect your drywall and flooring.
We test the door seal multiple times under full water pressure to verify that not a single drop escapes.
Once we finish, our crew cleans the workspace until it shines, leaving you with a ready-to-use sanctuary.
Living in a quiet community of just 462 residents means that reputation and trust are everything to us.
We treat every single client like a close neighbor because we live and work in the exact same area.
This local connection drives us to deliver outstanding craftsmanship on every single project we complete.
Many of our neighbors in the 28325 ZIP code area are looking for ways to modify their homes for long-term living.
With a local median household income of $55,682, we know that spending your hard-earned money wisely is a top priority.
That is why we offer competitive pricing and clear, upfront estimates without any hidden fees or high-pressure sales tactics.
Our deep familiarity with regional building codes in this part of North Carolina ensures your project is fully compliant.
You do not have to worry about permits or inspections because we manage the entire process from start to finish.
We make sure your home modification is safe, legal, and built to last for decades.
Choosing the right fixture can feel overwhelming with so many different options on the market today.
To help you make the best decision, we put together a simple comparison table of common bathroom modifications.
This guide helps you weigh the pros and cons of each style based on safety and ease of use.
| Fixture Type | Step-In Height | Main Benefit | Safety Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Apron Basin | 14 to 18 inches | Low initial cost | Low |
| Barrier-Free Shower | 0 to 1 inch | Easy wheelchair access | Medium |
| Sealed-Door Safety Tub | 2 to 4 inches | Deep soaking while seated | Very High |
As you can see, the sealed-door model offers the ultimate combination of deep-soaking relaxation and top-tier fall prevention.
While a barrier-free shower is great, it does not allow you to submerge yourself in warm water to soothe aching muscles.
This makes the specialized safety tub the absolute best choice for therapeutic relief and daily peace of mind.
Absolutely, because these specialized vessels are designed to fit into the exact same footprint as your standard 5-foot bathtub. We can even install custom matching extension panels to fill in any leftover wall space seamlessly. This means you do not have to undergo a massive, expensive home remodel just to enjoy a safer bath.
Typically, our experienced technicians can complete the entire removal and replacement process in just one to two days. We work quickly and efficiently to minimize any disruption to your household routine. This rapid turnaround means you will not have to go without a usable bathroom for weeks on end.
Not at all, as they are crafted from high-gloss non-porous acrylic that naturally resists dirt and soap scum buildup. A quick wipe down with a mild cleanser after your bath is all it takes to keep it looking brand new. This low-maintenance design saves you from back-breaking scrubbing on your hands and knees.
Do not wait for a dangerous slip or fall to force your hand into making this necessary change.
Taking action today ensures you can stay in your beloved home for many years to come with total independence.
Our team is ready to help you choose the perfect model that fits your budget and your physical needs.
We invite you to reach out to us right now to schedule your completely free, no-obligation home consultation.
Our friendly estimator will measure your space, discuss your goals, and hand you a written quote on the spot.
This clear pricing lets you make an informed decision without any pressure or stress... just honest service from local pros.
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 Calypso.
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