The Hudson crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Saint Croix 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.
Are you tired of tripping over that high bathtub wall every single morning? Well, replacing that scary basin with a step-in soaking vault makes daily washing totally safe. This clever upgrade gives you total peace of mind right in your own home.
Most folks living in Saint Croix County want to stay independent as they get older. Fortunately, adding a watertight washing chamber helps you avoid nasty slips on wet tiles. This lets you enjoy a hot soak without any worries about losing your balance.
Back when my own uncle tried climbing into his old shower, he slipped and cracked a rib. That scary accident taught our family a huge lesson about bathroom safety. Now, we always tell folks to swap out those dangerous porcelain tubs before someone gets hurt.
Stepping over a massive wall just to get clean causes way too many accidents. Instead, a low-profile entry door swings wide open to let you walk right in. This means you never have to strain your legs or hips just to take a bath.
Right inside that watertight enclosure, you find a built-in seat that saves your back. Meanwhile, the fast-fill faucets get the water ready before you even sit down. This saves you from standing around in a chilly room waiting for the basin to fill.
Every single home around the 54016 area deserves top-notch safety features. When winter winds blow hard across the St Croix River, nothing beats a long and warm soak. This keeps your muscles relaxed and chases away that bitter midwestern chill.
With roughly 13,650 residents calling this scenic town home, many properties feature older bathrooms. Most houses built decades ago came with standard porcelain basins that no longer fit aging knees. Therefore, updating these wet spaces solves a major daily headache for local homeowners.
Considering the median household income sits around $72,181, making smart home improvements matters a lot. Doing this project adds real value to your property while protecting your physical health. Consequently, you view this upgrade as an investment rather than just another expense.
Local building codes in our corner of the Badger State require precise plumbing modifications. Trying to DIY this complex plumbing job usually ends in flooded floors and huge repair bills. Therefore, hiring a local crew who knows these neighborhood houses inside and out makes total sense.
Standard tubs require high steps and offer zero grab bars for real stability. On the flip side, modern step-in vaults feature textured floors and multiple sturdy handrails. Here is a quick look at how they stack up against each other.
| Feature | Old Tub | Modern Step-In Basin |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Height | Sixteen to Twenty Inches | Three Inches Or Less |
| Seating | None | Built-In Contoured Chair |
| Safety Rails | Rarely Available | Heavy-Duty Grab Bars |
Looking at that chart reveals why so many neighbors are ripping out their old fixtures. That low threshold alone prevents countless emergency room visits every single year. Plus, the therapeutic jets soothe aching joints after a long day of yard work.
Bringing one of these heavy acrylic units into your bathroom requires serious muscle and skill. First, the crew removes your old porcelain basin without smashing up your tile walls. Then, they check the subfloor for any hidden water damage or rot.
Plumbing lines often need a bit of rerouting to handle the massive water volume. Luckily, professional installers bring all the right pipes and fittings to finish the job quickly. This ensures your new luxury washing station drains properly every single time.
Electrical upgrades also play a huge role when your new unit includes whirlpool jets. Because water and electricity do not mix well, dedicated breakers must be installed safely. This protects your family from shorts and keeps your power grid running smoothly.
Hydrotherapy jets blast away muscle tension while you sit comfortably in warm water. Meanwhile, quick-drain technology empties the massive basin in just a couple of minutes. This stops you from sitting around waiting for the water level to drop.
Many models also include heated backrests that keep your spine warm during the soak. On top of that, ozone cleaning systems help sanitize the internal plumbing lines automatically. This cuts down on scrubbing time and keeps your soaking water exceptionally clean.
Picking out the right door swing depends entirely on your bathroom layout. Some models open inward while others swing outward to clear cramped vanity spaces. A trained technician helps you measure the room so everything fits just right.
Paying for a major bathroom remodel upfront can feel a bit overwhelming at first. This lets you get the safety features you need right now without breaking the bank.
Insurance companies sometimes cover a portion of the project if a doctor writes a prescription. While this depends on your specific policy, checking with your provider never hurts. Even without coverage, the boost in home safety pays for itself over time.
Getting accurate pricing starts with having a professional look at your specific bathroom layout. Every house in our area presents unique plumbing quirks that affect the final installation price. Therefore, seeing the space in person ensures you get an exact figure with zero surprises.
Waiting until a bad fall happens in the shower is a risk you should avoid. Instead, take charge of your home safety today by planning a smart bathroom makeover. Your future self will thank you every single time you step into that warm water.
Reach out right now to schedule your totally free quote with our local installation crew. We come right out to your house, measure the space, and answer all your questions. Let us help you make your daily routine relaxing and secure once again.
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 Hudson.
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