From every corner of Gunnison County, the climb over the tub wall gives way to a watertight door, a warm seat and a steady hand to hold.
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.
Thinking about how you use your bathroom can get pretty stressful when mobility becomes a daily challenge.
Fortunately, specialized deep soaking enclosures with secure side-entry doors offer a fantastic way to regain your independence.
This smart home upgrade lets you enjoy warm baths without the fear of slipping or tripping over a high barrier.
Safety should always come first in your home.
That is why local technicians stand ready to visit your house and provide a detailed estimate without charging you a single dime.
You will quickly see how easy it is to transform your daily routine into a relaxing, worry-free experience.
Maybe you have seen these tall, modified bating units in advertisements and wondered how they actually function.
These unique systems feature a leak-proof portal on the side that swings open so you can step right inside.
Which means you only have to clear a tiny threshold of just a few inches instead of climbing over a standard tub wall.
Once you are comfortably inside, you close the heavy-duty latching door which seals tight to keep water from escaping.
After that, you simply sit on a raised, built-in bench and fill the basin with warm, soothing water.
This clever design keeps your upper body warm while allowing you to remain seated in an upright, stable position.
On top of that, these units often come packed with luxurious features.
You can choose models with targeted hydrotherapy jets, heated seating, or even fast-drain technology.
These options turn a simple wash into a spa-like retreat that relieves sore muscles and stiff joints.
You might feel tempted to try a DIY approach or hire a random handyman to save a few bucks.
However, dealing with heavy acrylic basins, complex plumbing, and watertight seals requires highly specialized skills.
Our team of experienced home modification installers ensures that your new system fits perfectly into your existing layout.
To give you a better idea of what goes into this process, let us look at the main steps involved.
| Installation Stage | Key Tasks Involved | Your Concrete Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Demolition | Removing your old, unsafe drywall and cast-iron basin | Clears out moldy materials and creates a clean slate |
| Plumbing Prep | Upgrading drains and aligning water supply lines | Prevents leaks and ensures faster filling and draining |
| Electrical Work | Wiring dedicated lines for hydrotherapy pumps | Guarantees safe operation near water sources |
| Fitting & Sealing | Securing the new unit and applying waterproof caulking | Protects your subfloor from expensive water damage |
Our dedicated crew handles every single detail on this list with absolute precision.
This professional care means you do not have to worry about sudden leaks ruining your basement ceiling downstairs.
You get total peace of mind knowing that certified hands did the heavy lifting.
Every home layout presents unique challenges, especially in older mountain residences.
Because of this, we offer a wide variety of shapes and sizes to match your specific floor plan.
Whether you have a tight alcove or a spacious master suite, there is a perfect fit waiting for you.
For instance, some models open inward to save precious floor space in smaller bathrooms.
Other models feature outward-swinging doors, which are fantastic if you require wheelchair transfers.
We will help you weigh the pros and cons of each style to find your ideal match.
Additionally, we look at your water heater capacity to ensure it can handle the larger volume of water.
Sometimes we recommend upgrading to a fast-flow tap or a larger tank so you never run out of warmth.
These small details make a massive difference in how much you will enjoy your daily baths.
Investing in your home safety is really about investing in your ability to stay in the place you love.
Many folks worry about the upfront cost, but staying put is much cheaper than moving into an assisted living facility.
This simple bathroom upgrade lets you maintain your privacy and dignity for many years to come.
Furthermore, adding modern accessibility features actually boosts the overall value of your property.
Future buyers will appreciate the high-quality craftsmanship and the built-in safety measures already in place.
So you are not just spending money, you are securing your nest egg while protecting your physical health.
To make things even sweeter, our local team travels all over the beautiful region of Gunnison County, Colorado to serve you.
Whether you live near the bustling ski slopes or down in the quiet valleys, we know your neighborhood well.
We understand the local building codes, the high-altitude plumbing quirks, and how to get permits approved fast.
When you contact us, we do not just send you a generic quote over the email.
Instead, a friendly technician comes directly to your doorstep to inspect your current bathroom setup.
We take precise measurements, check your water pressure, and listen closely to your specific physical needs.
This personalized visit ensures that you receive an accurate, honest estimate with zero hidden fees.
We walk you through the entire timeline so you know exactly when we will start and finish.
Our crew works quickly and cleans up every speck of dust before we leave your home.
So why keep struggling with a bathroom that feels like an obstacle course?
Take the first step toward a safer, more relaxing lifestyle by requesting your free in-home estimate today.
We are excited to help you rediscover the simple joy of a hot, soothing bath in total safety.
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.
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