The Ketchikan crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Ketchikan Gateway Borough. 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.
Staying safe in your own home becomes a major priority as the years start sneaking up on you.
Fortunately, a specialized bathroom upgrade offers the perfect way to keep your independence without risking a dangerous slip on wet vinyl floors.
Our local team visits your home to provide an estimate for this life-changing home improvement project.
Living in a gorgeous coastal town in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough brings so much joy but our damp climate makes home safety extra tricky.
Stepping over a high porcelain barrier every single morning can feel like climbing a miniature mountain.
This is why many local folks are now upgrading their bathrooms with low-threshold, watertight entry portals.
This clever upgrade replaces your old high-walled basin with a secure, accessible unit that has a leak-proof door built right into the side.
You simply open the door, step inside over a tiny threshold, sit down on a raised seat, and seal the door shut.
Which means you never have to balance on one wet foot again while trying to get clean.
First, you should know that these specialized units are designed to fit into the exact same footprint as your standard five-foot basin.
This keeps your remodeling costs down because we do not have to tear down your structural walls.
On top of that, the heavy-duty door seal uses the natural pressure of the water to keep the seal tight so you never have to worry about floods.
To help you understand the differences between standard setups and these advanced safety systems, we put together a quick comparison table below.
| Feature | Standard Setups | Accessible Safe Units |
|---|---|---|
| Step-In Height | Typically 14 to 18 inches | Usually under 4 inches |
| Seating | None (must sit on basin floor) | Contoured, ADA-compliant raised bench |
| Safety Features | Slippery surfaces, no support | Integrated grab bars, textured floors |
| Therapeutic Benefits | Shallow water cools down fast | Deep water with hydrotherapy jets |
Now, you might wonder how you get out of the basin without waiting around forever for the water to drain away.
Modern systems feature high-speed dual drains that empty the entire basin in under eighty seconds.
Which means you will not get chilly sitting there waiting for the water to disappear.
Imagine enjoying a deep, warm soak that actually covers your chest and shoulders instead of just your lap.
Because these specialized units are much deeper than standard basins, you get to experience true hydrotherapy right at home.
This lets you soothe those aching joints after a long day of walking around our hilly local streets.
Safety remains the absolute number one reason to make this smart investment for your household.
Studies show that the bathroom is the most dangerous room in any home due to slippery surfaces and hard fixtures.
By adding built-in grab bars and a slip-resistant floor, you drastically reduce the risk of a nasty fall.
This upgrade also allows you to remain in your beloved home for years to come instead of moving to an assisted living facility.
Many of our neighbors in the 99901 and 99950 ZIP codes want to keep their privacy and dignity as they age.
This simple change makes independent living completely doable and gives your worried family members total peace of mind.
Every single home is different, which is why we offer highly customized solutions tailored to your body and your space.
For instance, you can choose heated seating surfaces that keep you warm while the basin is still filling up with hot water.
This prevents that initial shiver that sometimes happens during our chilly, rainy Alaskan afternoons.
Another fantastic option is the inclusion of targeted air and water jets that gently massage your lower back and legs.
These jets stimulate blood flow and help relax tight muscles without any harsh scrubbing.
However, you can also keep things beautifully simple with a basic soaking model if you prefer a quiet, peaceful bath.
We also make sure the hand-held shower wand is always within easy reach whether you are standing up or sitting down.
This gives you total control over where the water goes, making washing your hair a breeze.
Plus, the controls are designed to be extremely easy to turn, even for folks dealing with stiff fingers or arthritis.
Our team treats your home with the utmost respect because we know how disruptive remodeling can feel.
We start by carefully removing your old, outdated basin and checking the underlying subfloor for any hidden water damage or rot.
This crucial step ensures your new heavy-duty system sits on a perfectly level, rock-solid foundation.
After that, our experienced plumbers run new lines to connect your high-capacity faucets and fast-draining systems.
We make sure your existing hot water heater can handle the volume so you always get a warm, luxurious soak.
Sometimes, we might recommend a quick water heater upgrade if your old tank is too small to fill the deep basin.
Finally, we seal everything with mold-resistant silicone and test the door seal multiple times to guarantee a leak-free performance.
We clean up every speck of dust before we leave so your bathroom looks absolutely pristine.
This entire process usually takes just a couple of days, meaning your routine is barely disrupted.
While this project does require an upfront investment, it can actually save you a massive amount of money in the long run.
Think about the staggering cost of nursing homes or home care nurses who have to help you bathe every day.
Investing in your own home safety is a much more affordable way to protect your independence and your hard-earned savings.
With a local median household income of $59,132, we understand that our community members appreciate real value and honest pricing.
That is why we never use high-pressure sales tactics or hide extra fees in the fine print of our contracts.
We believe in treating our neighbors like family, which means giving you straight answers and fair, transparent estimates.
Our local population of 8,224 people means we often run into our customers at the grocery store or down by the docks.
We take pride in our reputation, which is why we only use top-tier materials that are built to last for decades.
You can trust us to do the job right the first time, ensuring your safety for years to come.
There is absolutely no reason to keep risking your safety every time you want to get clean and feel refreshed.
Our friendly local technicians are ready to visit your home, measure your bathroom space, and explain all of your options.
We provide a detailed, zero-obligation written estimate so you can make the best decision for your family.
Taking this simple step today ensures you can enjoy a relaxing, worry-free bath whenever you want without needing any help.
Contact us now to schedule your home safety consultation and take back control of your bathroom.
We look forward to helping you create a beautiful, secure oasis right in the comfort of your own home...
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 Ketchikan.
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