The Hico crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Fayette 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.
Every single day we take our balance for granted until a slippery bathroom floor suddenly reminds us how risky a simple shower can be.
If you are starting to feel a bit anxious every time you step over that high barrier of your old cast iron basin, you are definitely not alone.
This is exactly why updating your space with a secure, low-step bathing system can completely change how you feel about staying in your beloved home forever.
Now, many folks living around Fayette County worry that modifying their home means dealing with weeks of messy construction and high stress.
Fortunately, we specialize in swift, clean upgrades that swap your old high-walled basin for a modern, leak-proof accessible bath with a convenient swinging door.
Our friendly team makes the entire process incredibly straightforward from start to finish, so you can stop worrying about slips and start enjoying your peace of mind again.
To help you see how easy this transition can be, we always offer a completely free in-home estimate where we look at your current plumbing setup.
This personalized visit lets us measure your exact space and show you how a new door-equipped basin fits perfectly into your existing layout.
You can easily request your free quote today to take the first step toward a much safer and vastly more comfortable bathing experience.
First of all, let us talk about how these specialized units actually work because they are quite different from standard household basins.
Instead of climbing over a wall that is up to nineteen inches high, you simply open a secure, watertight door and step inside over a tiny threshold of just a few inches.
Which means you never have to balance on one wet foot again while trying to get in or out of the water.
On top of that, these units come with a built-in, contoured seat that is positioned at a natural chair height.
This clever design ensures that you do not have to struggle to lower yourself all the way down to the floor level or fight to stand back up when you are finished.
Plus, the integrated grab bars give you extra points of contact so you always feel sturdy, supported, and completely in control of your movements.
Naturally, some people wonder if these doors actually keep the water inside where it belongs or if they will end up with a flooded floor.
We only install top-tier models with heavy-duty silicone seals and advanced locking mechanisms that carry lifetime warranties against leaks.
To give you a better idea of what to look for, here is a quick breakdown of the features we often discuss during our consultations.
| Key Feature | Main Benefit for You | Safety Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Ultra-Low Step-In | Eliminates the need to climb over high tub walls | Extremely High |
| Contoured Raised Seat | Allows comfortable sitting without knee strain | High |
| Fast-Drain Technology | Empties the water quickly so you do not sit waiting cold | Medium |
| Surrounding Grab Bars | Provides solid handholds while moving around | Extremely High |
Because we live and work right here in the local area, we treat every single customer like they are our actual neighbors.
We know that the local median household income is around $49,722, which is why we always focus on providing real, honest value without any pushy sales tactics or hidden fees.
Our goal is simply to help you find a durable, long-term solution that matches your budget and makes your daily routine feel effortless.
In addition to that, our small-town pride means we do not cut corners or leave a mess behind when we work in your home.
We respect your space, protect your floors, and make sure we haul away your old, heavy fixtures so you do not have to worry about the cleanup.
Whether you reside near the heart of town or in the surrounding unincorporated areas of ZIP code 25854, we are ready to drive right out to your doorstep.
Actually, we have found that many homes in this beautiful part of West Virginia have older plumbing systems that require a gentle, expert touch.
Our deep experience with regional home construction styles allows us to anticipate plumbing quirks before we even turn a single wrench.
This specialized knowledge ensures that your new safety bath upgrade is installed perfectly the very first time without any annoying delays.
First, we start with your free, no-obligation home assessment where we inspect your current bathroom layout and check your water heater capacity.
This is super important because these deeper units hold more water, and we want to ensure your system can fill your new basin with plenty of warm water.
If we need to make minor adjustments to your plumbing or upgrade your water heater, we will explain everything clearly right upfront.
Next, once you choose the perfect model and custom features for your needs, our clean-cut technicians arrive on time to begin the transformation.
We carefully remove your old shower or traditional basin, inspect the subfloor for any hidden water damage, and reinforce the area to support the new unit.
This thorough preparation guarantees that your new setup remains rock-solid and level for decades of daily use.
Finally, we install the new unit, hook up the heavy-duty brass fixtures, and run multiple rigorous tests to make sure the door seal is completely airtight.
Before we pack up our tools, we sit down with you to demonstrate how the controls work and explain how to care for your new acrylic surface.
Which means you will feel completely confident, safe, and ready to enjoy your very first relaxing soak the moment we leave.
Naturally, one of the most common questions we get is how long the entire renovation process takes from start to finish.
In most cases, we can actually complete the entire removal and replacement process in just one to two days, minimizing any disruption to your life.
This rapid turnaround means you will not have to go without a usable bathroom for weeks on end while contractors linger in your home.
Another major concern for many folks is the physical sensation of sitting in the basin while it fills up and drains out.
To keep you from getting chilled, we install high-speed heated seating elements and advanced fast-drain systems that empty the basin in under two minutes.
This modern technology ensures that you stay cozy and warm throughout your entire bath, making the experience feel like a luxury retreat.
Ultimately, investing in your safety is the absolute best way to protect your independence and keep living in the home you love so much.
We would love to help you explore your options, share some friendly advice, and provide a detailed estimate completely free of charge.
Simply reach out to us today, and let us show you how affordable and stress-free your bathroom safety upgrade can truly be!
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 Hico.
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