The Kokomo crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Howard 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.
Getting in and out of a standard bath can feel like climbing a mountain if your knees or balance are not what they used to be. For this reason, upgrading to a specialized, secure bathing unit with a leak-proof door can completely transform your daily routine. This smart home upgrade lets you regain your independence and enjoy hot baths without the fear of slipping or tripping over a high ledger.
Fortunately, our local team specializes in installing these modern, low-threshold bathing systems right in your existing layout. By choosing a professional setup, you avoid costly plumbing mistakes and ensure a watertight fit that protects your subfloor. This means you get to sit back and relax while we handle all the heavy lifting and precise plumbing adjustments.
Actually, we want to make this upgrade as easy as possible for your budget, which is why we offer in-home assessments. During this visit, we measure your space, discuss your specific needs, and provide an accurate price estimate. To get started today, simply ring the number at the top of this page to request your on-site quote.
Installing a specialized accessible bath requires a blend of advanced plumbing skills and precise carpentry. For example, these units are much heavier than standard fiberglass tubs, especially when they are filled to the brim with warm water. Because of this extra weight, we always inspect and reinforce your bathroom floor joists to guarantee a rock-solid foundation.
In addition to structural support, your existing water lines and drainage pipes usually need a bit of rerouting to match the new drain location. This lets us guarantee that the heavy-duty seals and fast-drain systems work exactly as the manufacturer intended. If these components are not aligned perfectly, you might end up waiting forever for the water to empty before you can open the door.
Our experienced technicians know how to handle these tricky plumbing configurations without tearing up your entire house. We take pride in our clean, efficient work, ensuring your new setup looks gorgeous and functions flawlessly from day one. Below, you can see how a professional setup compares to a risky do-it-yourself attempt.
| Feature | Professional Installation | DIY Attempt |
|---|---|---|
| Watertight Door Seal | Tested and guaranteed leak-free | High risk of slow leaks |
| Drainage Speed | Fast-drain technology integrated | Often sluggish or backed up |
| Floor Support | Structural joists reinforced | Risk of floor sagging over time |
| Electrical Safety | GFCI protected and code-compliant | Potential shock hazards |
Living in Howard County means dealing with chilly Midwestern winters, where a long, hot soak can soothe those stiff joints and cold bones. With a local population of 57,947 residents, many neighbors in our community are choosing to modify their homes so they can age in place gracefully. This practical home improvement project ensures you can stay in the home you love for many years to come.
On top of the safety benefits, these units add incredible value to your property while providing peace of mind for your entire family. Knowing that you or your loved ones can bathe safely without assistance removes a massive amount of daily stress. Which means you can focus on enjoying your home rather than worrying about potential bathroom slips.
We serve the entire local area, including ZIP codes 46901, 46902, 46903, and 46904, bringing our mobile showroom and tools straight to your doorstep. Given that the median household income here is $43,558, we make sure to offer competitive pricing and flexible options that fit your realistic household budget. We believe that home safety should be accessible and affordable for every single family in our community.
When you explore these specialized bathing systems, you will notice they are packed with features designed for ultimate physical relief and security. For instance, the low-step entry threshold is usually only a few inches off the floor, which eliminates the need to balance on one leg. This lets you step inside effortlessly, close the secure door, and sit down on a comfortable, raised bench.
Another fantastic feature is the integration of therapeutic water jets and air channels that massage your muscles as you soak. This soothing action can help improve circulation and ease chronic aches after a long day of work or yard chores. To make things even better, heated backrests keep you warm while the tub fills up with water, preventing any shivering.
Safety accessories like built-in grab bars, slip-resistant flooring, and easy-to-reach controls come standard on almost every model we install. These thoughtful details prevent slipping and sliding, giving you total stability as you wash. Plus, we can customize the hand-held shower wand to your preferred height, making it incredibly simple to rinse off while seated.
Many people worry that their bathroom is simply too small to accommodate a deep, seated bathing unit. However, these systems come in a wide variety of shapes and dimensions, often fitting into the exact footprint of your old standard shower or tub. This clever design minimizes the need for major demolition, which keeps your remodeling costs much lower.
During our consultation, we take precise measurements of your doorways and hallway clearances to plan the perfect path for delivery. This ensures we do not scuff your walls or damage your home during the transition phase. We help you pick the ideal configuration, whether you need a compact model or a wider bariatric unit for extra roominess.
Waiting for a deep tub to empty while sitting cold and wet is definitely not a pleasant experience. That is why we highly recommend models equipped with dual-drain systems that remove the water in just a couple of minutes. This advanced plumbing feature allows you to open the door and step out quickly, keeping you warm and cozy.
Our team makes sure your home plumbing lines can support this rapid release of water without backing up into your sink or toilet. We inspect your main drain stack and clear out any existing blockages before we hook up your new unit. This attention to detail guarantees a seamless, worry-free bathing experience every time you use it.
First, we start by carefully removing your old bathtub or shower stall and disposing of it responsibly so you do not have to worry about the cleanup. Next, we inspect the exposed wall studs and subflooring for any hidden water damage or mold growth. If we find any rot, we repair it immediately to ensure a solid, healthy foundation for your new system.
After that, we update the rough-in plumbing and position the new heavy-duty unit, leveling it perfectly with adjustable steel legs. This step is critical because an uneven tub can prevent the door seal from aligning correctly, which might lead to frustrating leaks down the road. We also connect the electrical components for the pumps and heaters, ensuring everything complies with local safety codes.
Finally, we seal all the joints with premium, mold-resistant silicone and run a complete cycle of tests to verify every feature works perfectly. We do not leave your home until we are absolutely sure the unit is 100% leak-proof and you feel confident operating all the buttons and dials. We take the time to walk you through the controls so you can enjoy your very first soak with absolute confidence.
Investing in a safer bathroom is one of the best decisions you can make for your long-term comfort and independence at home. Our friendly, local team of installers is ready to help you find the perfect match for your space and budget. We treat your home with the utmost respect, working quickly to minimize any disruption to your daily life.
Do not wait for an accidental fall to make you wish you had upgraded your bathroom sooner. Take a proactive step toward a safer, more relaxing lifestyle today by reaching out to our local pros. We are proud to serve families throughout the Kokomo, Indiana area, delivering top-tier craftsmanship and friendly customer service.
Contact us now to schedule your in-home consultation and receive an honest, transparent estimate. Let us help you transform your bathroom into a private, secure sanctuary where you can truly unwind and feel safe 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 Kokomo.
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