The Kenmore crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over King 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 simple things like taking a bath for granted until it suddenly feels like climbing Mount Rainier. This is why many homeowners in our beautiful lakeside community are choosing to upgrade their bathrooms with a secure, low-step alternative to traditional deep basins. If you find yourself worrying about slips or struggling to climb over a high porcelain barrier, you are definitely not alone in this journey.
Because of these common safety worries, we specialize in helping folks regain their peace of mind through professional home modifications. We come right to your house to inspect your current layout and give you a complete, honest assessment without charging you a single dime for the visit. This means you get real answers from local hands-on builders who know exactly how to retro-fit these specialized units into existing Pacific Northwest homes.
On top of that, making this change is about preserving your self-reliance and dignity while staying in the home you love. You do not have to pack up and leave your familiar neighborhood just because your bathroom feels like an obstacle course. Our customized approach ensures that your upgraded space meets your exact physical needs while fitting perfectly into your budget.
To help you understand your options, we compiled a quick comparison of what we typically install for local homeowners:
| Feature | Standard Deep Basin | Accessible Safe-Entry Bath |
|---|---|---|
| Step-In Height | 14 to 18 inches | Under 4 inches |
| Built-In Seating | No (requires plastic stools) | Yes (molded contoured seat) |
| Safety Grab Bars | Must buy and drill separately | Fully integrated into the frame |
Now, let us talk about how these modern units actually function to make your daily routine stress-free. Instead of balancing on one slippery wet foot to climb into a tub, you simply open a secure, leak-proof door and walk right in. This eliminates the primary cause of bathroom falls, which keeps you safe and gives your worried family members immense relief.
Which means you can sit down on a comfortable, chair-height molded seat while the warm water fills up around you. Since these units feature high walls, you get to enjoy a deep, soothing soak that covers your chest, unlike shallow standard models. This therapeutic soaking experience does absolute wonders for sore muscles, stiff joints, and general circulation issues after a long day.
However, we must also address the practical side of how these heavy-duty systems are plumbed and sealed into place. Since you must sit inside the unit while it fills and drains, we always recommend high-flow faucets and fast-draining systems. Our team knows how to optimize your existing home plumbing so you do not sit around shivering while waiting for the water to empty out.
Consequently, you might wonder about the mess and disruption of remodeling a bathroom in a bustling household. Our crew takes great pride in keeping the work area clean, protecting your floors, and completing the swap with minimal fuss. We do not believe in cutting corners, so we carefully inspect the subfloor for water damage before we mount the new heavy-duty frame.
This lets you avoid hidden mold issues down the road because we seal every single seam with premium waterproofing materials. Our local experience in King County teaches us that damp Pacific Northwest air requires extra attention to moisture barriers. We install robust backing support behind the walls so that every handrail can support your full weight without budging a millimeter.
Therefore, we customize the placement of every single accessory to match your personal reach and height preferences. We do not just slap a standard unit in the space and hope it works for your unique body. We measure your reach during our initial visit to guarantee that the hand shower, controls, and soap dishes sit exactly where you need them.
Besides the main watertight door, you can select from a wide variety of therapeutic upgrades to enhance your soaking experience. For example, heated backrests keep you warm while the basin fills, which is incredibly cozy during our chilly, damp winters. You can also opt for gentle air jets that massage your legs without being too loud or splashing water everywhere.
This lets you customize your bathroom to feel like a private spa while maintaining the highest standards of household safety. We walk you through every option, explaining the pros and cons of air systems versus hydrotherapy water jets. We want you to make an informed choice that brings you daily physical relief without blowing your savings on unneeded gadgets.
Naturally, some folks worry about their water heater being too small to fill a larger, deeper soaking basin. During our evaluation, we always check your current hot water capacity to make sure your system can handle the new volume. If needed, we can recommend simple upgrades like a dedicated tankless heater to ensure you never run out of warm water midway through.
Since we live in an area with a median household income of $105,007, we know local homeowners appreciate smart, long-term investments. Upgrading your property with high-quality accessible fixtures actually adds significant value to your home for future buyers who plan to age in place. It is a practical upgrade that protects your health today while securing your property value for tomorrow.
Which means you can stay in your beloved home near the northern shores of Lake Washington for many more years to come. Our vibrant community of 22,546 people is a wonderful place to live, and you should not have to move away just because of a dangerous bathroom. Investing in your safety today prevents costly hospital stays and keeps you in control of your daily life.
To give you a better idea of how we plan these projects, here is a quick breakdown of our typical process:
| Phase | What We Do | Benefit to You |
|---|---|---|
| 1. In-Home Consultation | We measure your space and check your plumbing. | You get an exact, no-obligation price quote. |
| 2. Custom Unit Selection | We help you pick the door style and jet options. | The basin fits your body and bathroom layout perfectly. |
| 3. Old Tub Removal | We safely extract your old heavy cast iron or acrylic tub. | No heavy lifting or disposal hassle for you. |
| 4. Heavy-Duty Setup | We reinforce the floor, hook up plumbing, and seal walls. | A rock-solid, leak-free system built to last decades. |
Now, taking the first step toward a safer bathroom is much easier than you might think. You do not have to commit to a massive, dusty home remodel when a targeted fixture swap can solve your biggest daily frustration. That way you know the cost up front and decide at your own pace.
This lets you sit back and relax while we transform your bathroom into a secure haven of relaxation and wellness. We treat your home with the utmost respect, working quickly and quietly so you can get back to your normal routine. Our goal is to leave you with a beautiful, functional space that looks like it belongs in a high-end design magazine.
So, why keep stressing over a slippery bathtub when a safer, more relaxing option is just a quick visit away? We are proud to serve families throughout the 98028 ZIP code area with honest advice and top-tier craftsmanship. Get in touch with us today to schedule your home assessment, and let us show you how easy it is to bring security back to your bath time.
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 Kenmore.
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