The Forest Lake crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Washington 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 small mountain when your knees start to complain. This daily struggle often turns a relaxing soak into a stressful chore that leaves you feeling anxious. Fortunately, you can easily swap that risky high-walled basin for an incredibly safe, low-entry alternative designed to fit your existing layout.
Our team specializes in upgrading residential bathrooms with these accessible soaking systems so you can keep your independence. By focusing on practical design, we remove the main slip hazards that make traditional bathrooms so intimidating for folks with limited mobility. You will finally look forward to bath time again without worrying about losing your footing on wet tile.
Getting a customized layout does not have to cost you a fortune or drag on for weeks. We travel right to your doorstep to inspect your current plumbing and give you a clear, honest breakdown of the project. This face-to-face visit ensures you get an accurate plan tailored specifically to your home layout without any hidden surprises down the road.
These specialized units feature a leak-proof door built directly into the side wall of the tub itself. Because of this clever design, you only have to lift your feet a few inches to step inside. Once you close the heavy-duty latch, you can fill the basin with warm water while sitting on a raised, slip-resistant seat.
To help you compare the main options, here is a breakdown of the standard configurations we install:
| Tub Type | Key Feature | Main Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Soaker Model | Deep water depth | Maximum heat retention for sore muscles |
| Hydrotherapy Unit | Adjustable water jets | Targeted massage for joints and lower back |
| Aero-therapy Unit | Gentle air bubbles | Soft skin stimulation and relaxation |
Every single unit we offer comes with built-in grab bars and a fast-drain system to empty the water quickly. This means you will not have to sit around shivering for ten minutes waiting for the water level to drop. It is all about keeping you warm, safe, and comfortable from the moment you step in to the moment you step out.
Living in a beautiful lakeside community in Washington County means dealing with some pretty icy winter weather. When the temperature drops outside, soaking your bones in hot water feels absolutely amazing after a long day. Having a secure way to do this makes those cold months much more enjoyable for everyone in the household.
This thriving area of 19,643 residents features many older homes with traditional bathrooms that simply were not built for aging in place. Since the median household income here sits comfortably around $81,603, investing in home modifications is a very smart way to protect your property value. Families throughout the 55025 ZIP code area are realizing that proactively updating a bathroom is far cheaper than paying for a single slip-and-fall injury.
Our local crew understands the specific plumbing quirks found in regional houses, from stubborn galvanized pipes to low water pressure issues. We know how to handle these challenges quickly because we work in your neighborhood every single day. You get the peace of mind that comes from hiring nearby installers who actually care about their community reputation.
First, we carefully remove your old, outdated tub and haul it away so you do not have to deal with the mess. Next, our technicians inspect the exposed floor joists to ensure they can support the weight of a fully loaded water basin. This step is crucial because water weighs about eight pounds per gallon, requiring a rock-solid foundation underneath.
After strengthening the subfloor, we configure the drain lines and install brand-new, high-flow faucets to speed up the filling process. We then slide the new heavy-duty fiberglass shell into place and level it perfectly using adjustable steel leveling legs. Finally, we hook up the supply lines and run a series of comprehensive leak tests to guarantee everything is completely watertight.
Most of our projects wrap up in just a couple of days, meaning minimal disruption to your daily routine. We clean up our workspace thoroughly before we leave, leaving your bathroom looking spotless and ready for use. You will be amazed at how quickly your old bathroom transforms into a modern, accessible sanctuary.
Many folks do not realize how customizable these accessible basins can be until they look at the design options. You can choose from left- or right-handed door swings to match the natural flow of your bathroom layout. On top of that, you can opt for heated seat rests that keep your upper body warm while the tub fills up.
If you suffer from chronic arthritis or muscle stiffness, adding therapeutic water jets can make a massive difference in your daily pain levels. These adjustable nozzles target your calves, thighs, and lower back to increase blood circulation and soothe sore spots. It is like having a personal spa session right in the safety of your own home whenever you want.
We also offer hand-held shower wand attachments that let you wash your hair and rinse off without standing up. This simple addition gives you complete control over where the water goes while you remain safely seated. Every detail is designed to put you back in control of your personal hygiene routine with zero stress.
When you contact us, we schedule a convenient time to visit your home and look over your existing bathroom layout. We measure your doorways, hallways, and current tub alcove to make sure we choose a unit that fits perfectly. This upfront planning prevents any unexpected installation headaches and keeps the project running smoothly.
We then discuss your specific mobility goals and budget to find the absolute best match for your household. You will receive a detailed, written quote outlining all material and labor costs with absolutely no hidden fees. We believe in honest pricing because we want you to feel completely confident in your decision to work with us.
Taking this first step is completely risk-free, and you are under no obligation to buy anything during our visit. We simply want to provide you with the accurate information you need to make the best choice for your family. Reach out to us today to claim your free estimate and start your journey toward a safer, more relaxing home life!
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 Lake.
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