The Exira crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Audubon 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 when your knees start to creak. Fortunately, you can swap that old, high-sided basin for a secure, low-step alternative that lets you bathe without fear of slipping. We are ready to visit your home to measure your space and give you an estimate for this life-changing upgrade.
Stepping over a steep porcelain ledge is actually one of the most common ways people get hurt at home. By choosing a modern accessible bathing unit with a leak-proof door, you eliminate that dangerous obstacle entirely. This simple change brings back your independence and gives your family total peace of mind.
Our team loves helping folks find the perfect fit for their layout and budget. We take care of the heavy lifting, from ripping out the old cast iron monster to sealing the very last joint. Let us help you create a beautiful, secure sanctuary right in your existing restroom.
When you start looking at these specialized sealed-door units, you will find a surprising variety of features designed for your daily relief. For starters, you can choose deep soaking models that let you submerge your torso fully while sitting upright on a molded, slip-resistant seat. This design keeps you warm and fully supported without requiring you to struggle up from the floor level.
Beyond the basic soaking setup, many homeowners opt for advanced hydrotherapy features to soothe sore muscles. Heated air jets and targeted water massage nozzles can turn your daily wash into a luxurious spa experience. These systems target your lower back, calves, and feet to wash away the aches of a long day.
To help you compare the main options, we put together this quick overview of what you can choose for your home:
| Type of Tub | Key Feature | Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Sojourn Soaker | Deep water level | Warmth and simple relaxation |
| Hydrotherapy Unit | Water and air jets | Relief for stiff muscles and joints |
| Bariatric Model | Wider door and seat | Extra room and heavy-duty support |
Naturally, selecting the right model depends on your physical needs and the size of your current bathroom. We will sit down with you to look at the dimensions and talk about your daily routine. This personalized approach ensures you get exactly what you need without paying for extra bells and whistles.
Replacing a standard tub with a secure-entry model requires serious technical know-how because these units are heavy and have unique drainage needs. First, we carefully protect your floors and walls before removing your old fixture without damaging your drywall. After that, we inspect your subfloor to ensure it can support the weight of a fully filled, deep-soaking unit.
Next, we must update your plumbing lines to match the new drain location and install high-flow faucets. Because these units hold more water than a shallow basin, we often recommend upgrading to a fast-drain system. This clever technology empties the water in under eighty seconds so you do not sit there shivering while waiting to open the door.
Finally, we level the new frame, connect the secure water lines, and seal every single seam with premium silicone. We never rush this part of the job because a perfect seal prevents hidden mold and water damage down the road. Once everything cures, we run a full test to guarantee your new setup operates flawlessly.
Working with a contractor who understands the homes in Audubon County makes the entire remodeling process smooth and stress-free. Many houses in this lovely region of 905 residents have older plumbing stacks that require a gentle, experienced touch. We know the local building codes inside and out, which means your project will be completed safely and legally.
Because the median household income in this friendly area is around $41,731, we know that every dollar you invest in your property must count. We focus on durable, high-quality materials that add real value to your home instead of cheap fixes that leak after a few months. Our goal is to give you premium service that respects your hard-earned budget.
Whether you live right in the heart of town or in the surrounding countryside of the 50076 ZIP code, we treat your home like our own. We show up on time, clean up our mess, and explain every step of the installation clearly. You will never have to worry about hidden fees or surprise costs when you work with us.
A truly accessible bathing space is about far more than just a door that opens and shuts. For example, we always install heavy-duty grab bars directly into your wall studs to give you solid leverage as you move. These sturdy handles give you extra stability when you are wet and soapy.
Another crucial detail is the low entry threshold, which is usually only a few inches off the ground. This design means you only have to lift your foot slightly to step inside, reducing the risk of a trip. On top of that, the anti-slip flooring texture keeps your feet planted firmly at all times.
We also pay close attention to the temperature controls to protect you from accidental burns. Anti-scald thermostatic valves keep the water temperature steady, even if someone else runs a sink in another room. This smart feature lets you relax completely without constantly adjusting the dial.
Many homeowners worry that their current water heater cannot handle the capacity of a deeper, seated basin. While these units do hold more water, we can assess your current system during our visit to see if it needs a boost. Sometimes a simple adjustment or a compact inline heater is all it takes to keep your bath nice and hot.
Another common question is whether these units will fit through standard interior doorways during the installation process. Fortunately, many top manufacturers design their products with removable shells or slim profiles specifically for tight spaces. We measure every hallway and doorway beforehand to plan the safest path into your bathroom.
People also wonder about the maintenance required to keep the door seals from leaking over time. Modern pressure-sealed gaskets are incredibly tough and usually require nothing more than a quick wipe down after your bath. We will show you exactly how to care for your new fixture so it stays watertight for decades to come.
You do not have to live with the daily anxiety of navigating a slippery, high-sided bathtub anymore. Our friendly local team is ready to drive out to Exira, Iowa, to look at your space and help you plan your dream bathroom. We provide clear, honest advice and a detailed written estimate absolutely free of charge.
Taking this step is an investment in your safety, your self-reliance, and your long-term peace of mind. Imagine how wonderful it will feel to wash away your daily stress in a warm, secure tub without any assistance. Contact us today to schedule your free estimate, and let us help you make your home a safer place to live.
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 Exira.
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