The Franklin crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Crawford 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 gets pretty scary when your knees start creaking and your balance feels a little off.
Luckily, a specialized low-threshold bathing unit solves this exact problem by letting you simply step inside rather than climb over a dangerous porcelain wall.
We can help you transform your space into a secure haven with a customized setup that fits your exact layout.
Slips and trips in the bathroom send way too many people to the emergency room every single year.
This is why our team travels right to your home in Crawford County to measure your current layout and offer a free estimate.
You deserve to feel totally secure while washing up, and we make that happen without any stress.
Our dedicated crew handles the entire process from removing your old, high-walled basin to sealing your brand-new system.
Which means you do not have to worry about hiring separate plumbers or drywall contractors to finish the job.
We take care of everything so you can just sit back and look forward to your first relaxing soak.
Traditional setups force you to balance on one wet foot while swinging the other leg over a high ledge.
This scary balancing act disappears completely when you choose a leak-free swing door bath.
You just open the door, take a tiny step over a three-inch threshold, and sit down on a built-in bench.
These modern systems also come loaded with supportive features like sturdy grab bars and non-slip textured floors.
On top of that, the contoured seating keeps your upper body upright while the deep basin lets warm water reach your chest.
You get to enjoy a deep, soothing bath without ever worrying about how you will stand back up at the end.
The secret behind these units lies in their heavy-duty door seals that prevent any water from escaping onto your bathroom floor.
When you close the latch, pressure-sealed gaskets lock the water inside tight.
This keeps your bathroom floor bone-dry, protecting your subfloor from rot and protecting your feet from slippery puddles.
Every home has its own quirks, which is why we always start with a face-to-face visit to inspect your plumbing.
We walk into your home, look at your existing pipes, and figure out the smartest way to install your new setup.
This lets you ask us questions face-to-face without feeling rushed by some online customer support bot.
During this visit, we measure your doorways and halls to ensure the new heavy-duty fiberglass unit can actually fit into your house.
Sometimes we need to temporarily remove a door frame, and we want to plan for that before we start tearing up your floor.
Our honest approach means you get a reliable quote with zero surprise fees when the final bill arrives.
| Feature | Real-Life Benefit for You |
|---|---|
| Low-Step Entry | Eliminates the scary balancing act of climbing over high tub walls. |
| Contoured Bench | Lets you sit comfortably while bathing, reducing leg fatigue. |
| Fast-Drain System | Empties the water quickly so you do not sit there shivering. |
| Thermostatic Valves | Prevents sudden bursts of freezing or scalding water. |
We also check your water heater capacity to make sure it can handle a larger volume of warm water.
If your current heater is a bit too small, we can chat about options to boost its output so your baths are always nice and warm.
We believe in looking at the whole picture so your new system functions flawlessly from day one.
Nobody wants to sit shivering in a wet basin for twenty minutes waiting for all the water to slowly gurgle down the drain.
That is why we install high-speed dual drain systems that empty the vessel in just a couple of minutes.
This rapid-drain technology lets you open the door and step out onto your dry bathmat almost immediately after your bath.
Our team also installs specialized thermostatic mixing valves to keep the water temperature perfectly steady.
This means you never have to worry about sudden temperature drops if someone flushes a toilet in another room.
You get a peaceful, worry-free soak where the water stays exactly how you like it.
We also pay close attention to your home's main drain lines during the setup process.
If we find any old, clogged galvanized pipes, we replace them with slick new PVC lines to guarantee fast drainage.
We do not just cover up old issues; we fix them so your plumbing runs better than it has in years.
Your new setup can be customized with all kinds of neat extras to make your daily routine feel like a trip to a fancy resort.
For example, we can install soothing air jets that gently massage your tired joints after a long day of working in the yard.
These heated bubbles keep the water warm longer, which lets you soak for hours if you want to.
We also offer handheld showerheads with long, flexible hoses that make washing your hair incredibly easy while seated.
You can easily reach every spot without twisting your back or standing up on a slippery surface.
This simple addition brings back your independence, letting you clean yourself without needing any help from family members.
If you prefer a certain aesthetic, we offer various surround-wall panels that mimic the look of expensive stone or modern subway tile.
These acrylic walls are incredibly easy to clean because they do not have grout lines where mold and mildew love to grow.
You get a beautiful bathroom that looks high-end and requires almost zero scrubbing to stay clean.
Trying to install one of these heavy, complex units by yourself usually leads to major headaches and costly water damage.
These specialized basins weigh a ton, and maneuvering them through tight hallways requires serious muscle and experience.
One little mistake with the door alignment can cause a massive leak that ruins your kitchen ceiling downstairs.
Our professional crew has the proper tools and training to secure the base perfectly level so water drains correctly.
If a unit is even slightly off-kilter, water will pool in the corners and cause nasty odors and mold growth.
We make sure everything is plumb, level, and rock-solid so your investment lasts for decades to complete satisfaction.
We also know how to reinforce the subfloor underneath the unit to support the immense weight of a full bath.
A gallon of water weighs over eight pounds, so a deep tub filled to the brim puts a ton of stress on your floor joists.
We inspect and strengthen your floor framing so you never have to worry about sagging or cracking tiles over time.
We love helping folks in this quiet corner of Kansas, where the community is tight and neighborly values still matter.
Whether you live near the old mining landmarks or closer to the main highways, our team is always nearby to help.
We know the local housing styles well, from historic bungalows to modern ranch homes with tight bathroom footprints.
With the local median household income around $45,972, we understand the importance of getting real value for your hard-earned dollars.
This is why we provide detailed, transparent quotes that break down every single cost so you can make an informed decision.
We do not use high-pressure sales tactics; we just lay out the facts and let our quality work speak for itself.
If you are ready to make your bathroom a much safer place, we are ready to drive out to your property and help you plan.
Our friendly local technicians will answer your questions, measure your space, and give you a written estimate absolutely free.
Contact us today to schedule your visit and take the first step toward worry-free bathing in Franklin, Kansas!
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 Franklin.
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