The Inkerman crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Luzerne 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.
You want to splash around in warm water without worrying about slipping on wet tiles. Getting a low-threshold step-in basin fitted right into your existing washroom space changes your whole morning routine. You can grab a free estimate today to start planning this awesome project.
Honestly stepping over a high porcelain wall can feel like climbing a huge mountain when your knees hurt. Slipping on wet surfaces is no joke and nobody wants to take that big risk when trying to wash up. Swapping out your old standard basin for a sealed side-door vessel gives you back your freedom.
You get to sit down comfortably on a raised seat instead of struggling to get up from the floor. This upgrade brings real peace of mind to your entire household. You can relax completely while the built-in jets massage your aching muscles after a long hard day.
The whole process starts with a simple check of your current plumbing setup. A friendly professional visits your home to inspect your water lines and measure your floor space. They show you exact designs that fit your room without breaking your budget.
Older houses in our charming little community near the Susquehanna River often have unique structural quirks. Many homes built decades ago feature smaller washrooms with narrow doorway openings that require careful planning. Knowing your local housing styles helps installer teams plan every detail perfectly.
| Feature Type | Daily Living Benefit | Installation Consideration |
|---|---|---|
Every house in our region has different water pressure levels and electrical panel capacities. Homes located in Luzerne County frequently need slight plumbing adjustments to handle rapid filling valves. Getting a precise assessment upfront stops any unexpected costs later down the road.
First off the team protects your floors with clean runners so no dust spreads into your living room. Then they carefully remove your old heavy basin without smashing your existing wall drywall. Next comes the fun part where the new sealed side-door vessel slides right into place.
After positioning the unit the technicians hook up all the supply lines and high-speed drainage pipes. Furthermore they wire up the warm air jets and hydrotherapy pumps with proper safety switches. They test every single seal to guarantee not a single drop leaks onto your floor joists.
Finally the crew cleans up every bit of debris so your space looks completely fresh and ready to use. Now you can enjoy a luxurious dip without any stress or fear of slipping. The local contractor leaves you with all operating instructions and warranty paperwork.
Standard household pipes often measure just one half inch in diameter which can drain pretty slowly. Replacing those with larger two inch lines lets the water rush out much faster. That means you will not sit there shivering while waiting for the basin to empty out fully.
Most luxury features like heated backrests or air bubbles require a dedicated electrical connection. A certified installer makes sure your home panel can handle the extra power smoothly. This guarantees total safety whenever you are soaking in the water.
Investing in your home safety is always a super smart move for your long-term independence. The total investment depends on the specific luxury options and jet setups you end up choosing. Local residents with median household income near $34,548 will find options fitting various budget levels.
| Basin Style | Best Used For | Estimated Time To Complete |
|---|---|---|
Indeed buying cheap shell materials might seem tempting at first glance to save a quick buck. Cheap acrylic can crack or turn yellow under heavy hot water usage over time. Choosing durable marine-grade fiberglass or high-end gelcoat keeps your space sparkling clean forever.
On top of that adding an accessible basin increases your home value to future buyers looking for safe living options. You get immediate daily relief while protecting your personal property equity at the exact same time. It really is a win-win situation for any smart homeowner.
Grab bars positioned at perfect angles give you maximum leverage when standing up or sitting down. Texturized slip-resistant flooring keeps your feet planted firmly even when soapy water covers the surface. These small details transform a risky chore into a delightful ritual.
Step-over heights on these modern units measure just a few inches off the floor. You simply open the side door and walk right inside without lifting your feet high up. Which means tripping over high tub walls becomes a thing of the past.
The heavy-duty rubber seals along the door edge use water pressure to lock tight against the frame. Leak-proof mechanisms prevent water damage from ruining your floor subfloors or basement ceiling down below. You can soak with total confidence every single day of the year.
Working with a local team that knows our small community of nearly 1,950 residents makes a massive difference. You want folks who respect your house and clean up after their work is fully finished. Local experts understand regional building codes thoroughly so your installation passes every single inspection.
Besides you get quick responses if you ever need service or have questions down the line. Our neighborhood ZIP code areas receive fast on-site visits from friendly technicians who care deeply about local families. You never get stuck dealing with far-away call centers that put you on hold forever.
Asking for a cost evaluation helps you see all options without any high-pressure sales tricks. The installer brings physical material samples right to your kitchen table for you to inspect carefully. You choose the exact color and grab bar layout that matches your home decor.
Water jets blast powerful streams that help loosen tight back joints and stiff leg muscles after work. Air jets create millions of soft tiny bubbles that gently stroke your skin like a floating cloud. Combining both jet types gives you the ultimate home spa treatment whenever you want it.
Heated seating surfaces keep your upper body warm while the basin fills up with fresh hot water. You do not have to freeze while waiting for the deep reservoir to cover your shoulders fully. This awesome feature makes your whole bath experience feel cozy and incredibly soothing.
Handheld shower nozzles let you rinse your hair and upper body easily without spraying water everywhere. You control the water flow with simple light levers that do not hurt your hands or wrist joints. Everyday washing becomes smooth and totally hassle-free.
Waiting until after a bad fall happens is always a terrible idea for your long-term health. Taking proactive steps now keeps you living independently in your beloved house for many years to come. You deserve a pristine and secure space where washing up feels like a true treat.
Requesting your free estimate takes just a quick minute of your time today. Friendly specialists are ready to stop by and assess your space with zero obligation attached. Reach out right now to get your custom quote and take back your daily bathing freedom!
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 Inkerman.
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