The Forest Hills crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Bedford 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 bathtub can feel like climbing a mountain as the years roll by.
Actually, many folks in our beautiful corner of Bedford County face this exact worry every single day.
This article shows you how to regain your bathing independence with a specialized low-threshold, door-access bathing system.
Imagine never having to take that big, risky step over a high tub wall again.
Instead, you just open a leak-proof door, step inside over a tiny threshold, and sit down on a built-in seat.
This simple change brings immense peace of mind to you and your worried family members.
Our dedicated team visits your home to assess your bathroom layout and discuss your specific physical needs.
We want to help you stay in the home you love without any fear of slipping on wet tile floors.
Request your home estimate today to see how easy it is to transform your daily routine.
Essentially, this setup replaces your old dangerous basin with a deep, chair-height seating unit that has an integrated door.
Because you sit down while washing, your risk of losing your balance drops to almost zero.
This lets you soak your tired muscles in deep, warm water without ever feeling unstable.
Many units also feature advanced hydrotherapy jets that target your lower back and sore legs.
Naturally, these water streams stimulate circulation and soothe stiff joints after a long day of activity.
You get a spa-like experience right in your own home while staying completely safe.
On top of that, these systems drain incredibly fast so you do not sit there shivering while waiting to open the door.
Which means you can dry off quickly and step out onto your bath mat without getting cold.
We install these modern wonders in just a couple of days with very little disruption to your home life.
Choosing the right setup can feel a bit overwhelming when you look at all the different sizes and features.
To help you decide, we put together a quick guide comparing the three main styles we install.
This table helps you visualize which unit fits your bathroom space and your personal wellness goals best.
| System Style | Key Features | Main Benefit for You |
|---|---|---|
| Soaker Basin | Basic leak-proof door, high seat, deep water depth | Affordable safety and simple, deep relaxation |
| Hydrotherapy Unit | Water jets, heated backrest, grab bars | Relief for chronic arthritis and muscle pain |
| Bariatric System | Extra-wide door, reinforced seat, spacious interior | Maximum room and stability for heavier users |
Every single model we offer features heavy-duty steel frames to prevent any shifting or flexing over time.
This ensures the door seal remains 100% watertight for as long as you own your house.
You will never have to worry about water ruining your subfloor or leaking into the basement.
Additionally, we position heavy-duty grab bars exactly where your hands naturally reach for support.
This adds another layer of stability when you transition from standing to sitting down.
Our customers tell us they feel a renewed sense of confidence the very first time they use it.
Replacing a standard tub requires careful planning because the new unit is much taller than a regular one.
First, our local crew carefully removes your old cast iron or fiberglass basin without damaging your walls.
Then, we inspect your plumbing lines to ensure your hot water supply can handle the new capacity.
Sometimes, we need to upgrade your drain pipes to accommodate the rapid-drain technology.
This ensures the water empties in under two minutes so you can exit the unit quickly.
We handle all these technical details so you do not have to worry about hiring extra contractors.
Once the new shell is secured, we seal everything with mold-resistant silicone to keep your bathroom spotless.
This prevents unsightly mildew from growing in the hard-to-reach corners around your new system.
You end up with a gorgeous, low-maintenance bathing area that looks like a high-end hotel suite.
We love serving the wonderful residents of Forest Hills, Tennessee, where community values still mean something.
With a local population of 5,039 people, we treat every customer like our next-door neighbor because you usually are.
We understand the unique home styles in this beautiful area and how to adapt our work to them.
Whether you live in a historic home or a modern build, we customize the surround panels to match your style.
This ensures your new safety setup blends beautifully with your existing vanity and floor tiles.
You get all the safety you need without sacrificing the visual appeal of your home.
We believe that safety should never be a luxury that only a few can afford.
That is why we offer transparent pricing and zero-obligation consultations right at your kitchen table.
Generally, these deep basins require a forty to fifty-gallon water heater to fill up comfortably. If your current heater is on the smaller side, we can install a modern tankless booster system. This guarantees you never run out of warm water halfway through your relaxing soak.
These booster systems heat the water instantly as it flows into your new safe-entry tub.
Which means you save money on your monthly utility bills by only heating water when you need it.
We can evaluate your current water heater during your home visit.
Typically, our experienced team can complete the entire removal and new setup in just one to two days. We work efficiently because we know how inconvenient it is to have your bathroom out of commission. Our crew cleans up every speck of dust before we pack up our tools and leave.
We even take your old heavy tub with us so you do not have to worry about disposal.
This turnkey service is designed to make the entire process completely stress-free for you.
You can just sit back and look forward to your very first relaxing, worry-free soak.
Waiting for an accidental slip or fall to happen before making this change is a risky path.
Investing in your safety today keeps you independent and out of assistive living facilities.
It is an investment in your freedom and your family's peace of mind.
Our friendly team is ready to visit your home and provide a detailed, itemized estimate.
We never use high-pressure sales tactics because we want you to make the best decision for your life.
We simply show you what is possible and let our quality craftsmanship speak for itself.
Simply ring the number at the top of this page to schedule your in-home consultation today.
Let us help you make your bathroom the safest room in your house once again.
We look forward to serving you and making your daily life much easier and far more relaxing!
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 Forest Hills.
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