The Del Rio crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Cocke 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.
You can upgrade your bathroom today with a modern accessible bathing unit that keeps you safe. Our team comes straight to your home to give you a quote without any pressure. Read on to see how easy fixing up your home can really be!
Home safety gets really important as the years roll by. Standard sliding tubs with high walls often turn into dangerous hurdles for folks with stiff knees or back trouble. Slip and fall accidents happen fast on wet floor tiles, so getting a customized door-fitted soaking basin just makes total sense.
Nobody wants to feel nervous just trying to wash up after a long day work. Upgrading your setup brings total peace of mind every single time you step inside. Plus, having low entry steps lets you stay completely independent in your own home for years to come.
You might think installing one of these fancy sealed-door units takes forever, but local crews get it done real quick. Honestly, seeing how much happier people feel after fixing their bath setup is the best part of this job. Getting a zero-cost estimate helps you plan out your budget without spending a dime upfront.
These specialized bathing fixtures work pretty differently than your average old porcelain tub. They feature a watertight side door backed by heavy-duty rubber gaskets that stop water from leaking all over your floor boards.
Inside the tub, you get a raised built-in seat that sits high enough so sitting down feels just like sitting in a sturdy armchair. This means you do not have to lower yourself all the way down to the cold floor level like older traditional tubs force you to do.
Fast-draining valves are another huge feature you will love having around. Nobody likes sitting around shivering while waiting ten minutes for dirty water to run down the drain pipe. Modern setups use double-drain pipes to empty out hundreds of gallons in just a couple minutes flat!
The whole frame gets built using heavy steel framing coated in thick fiberglass or tough acrylic finish. Acrylic holds up real good against scratches and keeps heat inside the water much longer so your bath stays warm. It really feels like having a private spa right in your own residence!
First off, the safety factor is totally through the roof compared to standard bath setups. Grab bars get bolted directly into your wall studs for maximum stability while moving around.
Textured floor surfaces keep your bare feet firmly planted even when soapy water covers the bottom. You do not have to worry about slick surfaces taking your feet out from under you anymore. Which means taking a morning scrub becomes a relaxing event instead of a stressful chore.
Hydrotherapy jets bring huge physical relief to sore muscle groups and aching joint bones. Pressurized water streams target your lower back, calves, and ankles to boost blood flow and soothe everyday pain.
Here is a neat breakdown of what you get when upgrading your fixture:
| Upgrade Feature | Main Component | Daily Benefit To You |
|---|---|---|
| Low-Threshold Entry Step | Low door ledge | Prevents trips and lets you step in easily |
| Built-In Seating | Raised ADA chair height | Takes pressure off your knees and lower back |
| Hydrotherapy Jets | Water pump and air lines | Soothes sore joints and muscle aches daily |
| Dual Drain System | Two high-flow gravity valves | Empties water fast so you can exit quickly |
On top of that, adding modern fixtures can boost your property value down the line. Buyers like seeing upgraded safety gear already installed in master bathrooms. It is a smart move for your physical health and your financial future too.
Getting a free quote is a super easy process that takes less than an hour of your afternoon. A friendly technician swings by your residence to check out your current bathroom layout.
We measure your doorway openings, inspect your existing water supply lines, and check your hot water heater tank capacity. Sometimes older homes need a larger water heater tank to fill up these bigger soaking basins efficiently. Knowing these details ahead of time keeps you from facing surprise costs later on.
After checking out the plumbing setup, we show you material samples and door style options right at your kitchen table. You get to choose left-hand or right-hand door swings, jet locations, and wall surround colors.
Then, you get a clear down-to-earth price written right on paper with no weird hidden fees attached. You can take your time looking it over without feeling pressured to sign anything on the spot. We treat our neighbors with real respect because that is just how folks around here ought to operate.
Living out in a rustic East Tennessee mountain community like ours means home layouts can vary quite a bit. Many homes sitting in the 37727 area code feature older plumbing setups that require a knowledgeable hand.
With a local population of around 2,138 residents spread across Cocke County, folks appreciate down-home honesty and reliable trade skills over pushy sales pitches. We know the local building codes inside and out, making sure every single job passes inspection effortlessly.
Because of that, offering accurate and totally free estimate options is essential so families can budget safely.
Our humid climate and mountain water conditions can take a toll on cheap materials over time too. That is why we only install high-grade acrylic units that resist hard water deposits and mold growth. Your bathroom stays fresh and clean with minimal scrubbing needed on your end.
When installation day arrives, our crew shows up right on time ready to put in honest work. We lay down protective floor covers through your hallways to keep your carpets completely clean.
First, we carefully tear out your old tub unit, taking care not to damage your existing drywall or floor joists. Afterwards, we inspect the subfloor for any hidden water rot or mold that needs repair before installing the new heavy unit. Fixing subfloors correctly prevents sagging issues later on down the line.
Next, we upgrade your drain lines and line up your hot and cold water supply valves. Plumbing hookups must be rock solid to handle high water volume and prevent leaks behind your finished walls.
Then, we slide your new sealed-door unit into position, leveling the steel frame precisely. leveling ensures the door seals up tight so water never drips onto your floor tiles. After connecting the plumbing fittings, we install matching wall surrounds that go all the way up to your ceiling line.
Finally, we test out every jet, check the fast-drain valves, and run a complete water seal test. We never leave a job site until we know everything runs smoothly and clean up every bit of trash. You get to see your brand new accessible soaking tub fully working and ready for action right away!
You might wonder if your current house can support a modern therapy bath setup. Most of the time, the answer is a big yes, though a few quick upgrades might be needed!
For hydrotherapy air jets and inline water heaters, a dedicated electrical circuit often gets run from your main breaker box. Our crew handles all these technical details safely so your breakers never trip while you soak. Safety comes first on every single job we tackle.
Water line sizes might need a quick tweak from standard half-inch pipes up to three-quarter-inch lines. Larger pipes let water flow much faster into your high-capacity tub basin so you do not sit waiting.
Additionally, your old water tank heater might need a quick check to ensure it holds enough hot water. If your current tank is small, we can discuss adding a compact tankless water heating unit to your system. Which means you never have to worry about running out of hot water halfway through filling your tub.
Taking care of your modern soaking unit is surprisingly simple compared to scrub-heavy traditional cast iron tubs. Non-porous acrylic materials prevent soap scum and grime from sticking tightly to the walls.
A quick wipe with mild soapy water and a soft cloth keeps the shiny finish looking brand new for years. You do not need to use harsh abrasive chemical cleaners that scratch up surfaces or leave bad chemical fumes behind. Keeping your bath clean takes just a few quick minutes each week.
Cleaning out the internal jet lines is super simple too... most models feature built-in auto-purge cycles that blow air through the lines after your bath. This blows out leftover water droplets so bacteria never gets a chance to grow inside the hidden hoses.
Also, inspecting the door seal gasket once in a while keeps it working like a charm. Keeping the rubber flexible and clean ensures your unit stays totally watertight for thousands of relaxing baths. It is low-maintenance living at its absolute finest!
Taking the first step toward a safer home bathroom setup is super simple for you. All you have to do is request a free estimate from our local team today.
We come out to your property, check your space, answer every single question, and leave you with a clear written price quote. There is zero obligation to buy anything, and you can take all the time you need to think it over. We just want to help our neighbors make their homes safer and more practical for daily life.
Stop stressing about high tub walls and slippery wet floors when a modern solution is right around the corner. Upgrading your home with a low-step sealed-door soaking basin restores your independence and brings daily ease back into your routine. Contact our team right away to lock in your in-home consultation 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 Del Rio.
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