The Cloverdale crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Deschutes 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.
Need a safer, way easier bathroom setup that fits your exact home right now? Read on to see how getting a tall, sealed door basin set up changes everything today!
Taking a regular bath can get super scary as the years roll on. You might feel a bit nervous every single time you lift your leg over that high porcelain wall. Plus, slipping on wet tile happens way too fast! That fear is totally real, and it ruins what should be a nice relaxing wash.
Upgrading your bathroom layout solves this hassle completely. Imagine just opening a tiny door, stepping inside without tripping, and sitting down on a built-in chair. Well, it turns out you can get that exact safe setup built directly into your current space without a giant headache.
Our small community over here in Deschutes County has plenty of older homes that need this smart safety tweak. With roughly 396 people living around here, plenty of folks want to stay independent right in their own houses. Upgrading your space brings back your freedom while adding huge value to your address in the 97112 area.
Traditional basins force you to contort your body just to get submerged. Honestly, my own uncle tried sticking with his old setup for way too long until he took a nasty spill. Deep bathing units with side entry doors completely remove that scary barrier!
The secret lies in the clever design of the watertight seal along the doorway. You step right in over a tiny curb that sits just a couple inches off the floor. Then, you shut the hatch, turn the lever, and fill up the basin around yourself.
Here is a quick breakdown comparing what you probably have right now versus what a specialized deep-soaker brings to your routine:
| Feature | Standard Bath Layout | Sealed High-Wall Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Threshold Height | 14 to 18 inches high | 2 to 4 inches low |
| Seating | Floor level only | Raised ADA chair height |
| Slip Risk | Very High | Extremely Low |
| Water Jet Options | Rarely included | Built-in hydrotherapy |
Having that tall chair built right into the shell makes standing back up effortless. You do not need to pull yourself up off the slippery floor anymore. Ergonomic raised seating keeps your knees happy and lets you rest easy while soaking.
Modern accessible soaking setups come packed with awesome features designed for total relief. Fast-draining technology is a massive one because nobody wants to sit around freezing while the water goes away. Powerful internal pumps clear out the entire basin in just a couple short minutes!
Heated backrests represent another massive leap forward for sheer physical cozy warmth. Cold fiberglass can shock your back when you first sit down. Integrated heated seating surfaces keep your body totally warm even before the warm water hits your chest.
Hydrotherapy jets can also turn your basic bathroom into a legitimate home spa. Tiny water jets massage your sore muscles and lower back after a long day of yard work. Targeted water massage jets bring real relief to tired joints without needing expensive trips out of town.
Now, you might be thinking your entire house is going to get torn apart for weeks. Fortunately, local pros handle this swap much faster than a full home remodel. Most setups take just a day or two from start to finish!
First, the crew carefully disconnects and removes your old standard soaking basin. They check the underlying subfloor to ensure no hidden rot exists from old leaks. Next, they run upgraded plumbing lines to handle the faster water flow these tall units require.
Finally, the new high-wall enclosure slides right into the exact footprint of your old unit. The team hooks up the dedicated lines, seals all the outer edges water-tight, and cleans up the room nicely. You get a fully functional, ultra-safe sanctuary ready for your next warm bath!
Let us talk straight about the money side of things for a second. Investing in your personal safety prevents massive medical bills down the road from sudden falls. Staying safely in your home preserves your independence and keeps your money right in your pocket.
Even though federal stats list the median household income near $0 for our tight-knit pocket of Oregon, making your home accessible adds real equity. Buyers love seeing modern safety upgrades already fully installed. Accessible home modifications pay off by giving your family priceless confidence every single morning.
Getting a tailored project estimate does not cost you a single dime anyway! A qualified local installer visits your home, measures your current frame, and talks through your best choices. No-obligation free project estimates give you all the hard numbers upfront so you stay in total control.
Bathrooms come in all shapes and sizes, especially in our unique local neighborhood. Luckily, these tall safety units come in compact models, wide formats, and even lay-down hybrid versions.
Compact units fit perfectly into tight alcoves without requiring any walls to get knocked down. Wider models provide extra hip room and larger doorways for ultimate ease of movement. Customizable basin dimensions guarantee a perfect fit for your room and your body shape.
You can also choose between inward-opening doors and outward-swinging doors. Inward doors save space in small rooms, while outward doors make transfers from a wheelchair super simple. Versatile entry door configurations match whatever mobility needs you have today or might face tomorrow.
You do not have to live with the constant fear of slipping on wet porcelain anymore. Regaining your bath time independence is easy, affordable, and stress-free when you work with qualified local hands.
Our team comes directly to your home anywhere in the region to inspect your current space. We answer all your questions, help you pick out the best style, and deliver an accurate price sheet on the spot. Professional local site consultations take all the scary guesswork out of updating your home.
Ready to make your daily routine relaxed and totally safe again? Grab your phone or send over a quick message right now to claim your 100% free estimate today!
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 Cloverdale.
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