The Lakes by the Bay crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Miami-Dade 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 into a standard bath can feel like climbing a mountain as you get older or deal with nagging joint pain.
That steep porcelain ledge presents a serious slipping hazard every single morning.
Fortunately, we bring a safer, leak-proof bathing option right to your home so you can enjoy warm baths without the fear of falling.
Our custom low-threshold soaking enclosures feature a secure side door that lets you simply walk right in and sit down on a raised, comfortable seat.
This smart design eliminates the need to balance on one foot while stepping over a high barrier.
By choosing this upgrade, you protect your independence and turn a stressful chore into a relaxing, spa-like experience.
Actually, many of your neighbors in this beautiful coastal corner of Miami-Dade County are making this exact switch to secure their future.
We travel all over the local area to help homeowners find the perfect fit for their specific layout.
To get started, you can request a free estimate today to see how easily this system fits into your existing bathroom space.
Safety is obviously the main reason to consider this change, but the incredible physical relief is a very close second.
These deep-soaking units allow you to submerge your torso fully while sitting completely upright on a sturdy, slip-resistant bench.
This means you get the full therapeutic benefits of warm water therapy without struggling to get back up from the floor of a standard basin.
To help you compare your options, we put together a quick look at how these specialized enclosures match up against traditional setups.
| Feature | Traditional Tub | Our Accessible Sealed System |
|---|---|---|
| Step-In Height | High barrier (14-18 inches) | Ultra-low threshold (under 4 inches) |
| Seating | Floor level (very hard to exit) | Contoured, ADA-compliant raised bench |
| Slip Prevention | Slippery sloped acrylic | Textured floor with heavy-duty grab bars |
| Hydrotherapy | None (standard water fill) | Optional heated whirlpool and air jets |
On top of that, the heavy-duty door seals use specialized pressure technology that is backed by a lifetime leak-free guarantee.
Which means you never have to worry about water puddling on your bathroom floor and causing costly water damage or mold.
You get total peace of mind while enjoying a deep, relaxing soak that soothes your muscles.
You might worry that retrofitting your bathroom will turn your home into a messy, noisy construction zone for weeks on end.
However, our experienced local crew specializes in fast, clean retrofits that usually wrap up in just one or two days.
We carefully measure your current space and slide the new watertight unit directly into the footprint of your old fixture.
First, we disconnect your old plumbing and carefully extract the heavy cast iron or acrylic basin without damaging your surrounding walls. This step requires some heavy lifting, but we handle all the labor and haul away the debris so you do not have to lift a finger. Then we inspect the subfloor underneath to ensure there is no hidden rot or structural weakness before proceeding.
Next, our team upgrades your drain lines and installs high-flow faucets designed to fill your new deep-soaking basin as quickly as possible. Because these units hold more water than standard models, we also ensure your water heater is fully optimized to deliver plenty of warmth. This lets you enjoy a hot, bubbling bath without running out of warm water halfway through the fill cycle.
Every homeowner has different physical needs, which is why we offer a wide variety of custom upgrades for your new setup.
You can choose built-in grab bars placed exactly where you need them for maximum leverage and stability.
This lets you move around inside the enclosure with complete confidence and zero strain on your joints.
If you want ultimate relaxation, we can install soothing air and hydrotherapy jets that target your lower back, hips, and calves.
These gentle bubbles stimulate circulation and ease chronic pain, turning a simple wash into a luxurious physical therapy session.
You can also add handheld showerheads that allow you to rinse off easily while remaining safely seated.
Our premium units even feature fast-drain technology that empties the basin in under two minutes once you are finished.
This means you do not have to sit shivering in the cold while waiting for the water to clear out before opening the door.
It is a simple feature that makes a massive difference in how much you enjoy your daily routine.
Working with a local team means you get personalized attention from people who understand the homes in this vibrant, growing community.
Nestled near the scenic Biscayne Bay area, our neighborhood has a population of around 9,055 residents living in beautiful suburban tracts.
We know the local plumbing codes inside and out, which ensures your installation is fully compliant and built to last.
Many households here enjoy a comfortable lifestyle with a strong median household income, and investing in home safety is a great way to protect that value.
Whether you live in ZIP code 33189 or nearby, we bring our mobile showroom right to your driveway to show you samples.
This geographic focus allows us to arrive promptly, finish the work quickly, and offer reliable local warranty support if you ever need us.
We pride ourselves on honest communication, which is why we never use high-pressure sales tactics or hide extra fees in our estimates.
During our visit, we evaluate your plumbing, measure your doors, and give you a straightforward price that covers everything from start to finish.
This transparent approach ensures you get exactly what you need without any unexpected surprises on your final bill.
You deserve to feel completely safe and secure in your own home, especially in a space as private as your master bathroom.
Delaying this upgrade only increases the risk of a dangerous slip that could permanently impact your mobility and independence.
By taking action now, you secure your home for the long haul and give your loved ones true peace of mind.
Our friendly team is ready to answer all your questions and help you design a setup that looks beautiful and works flawlessly.
We make the entire process stress-free, handling all the permits, plumbing, cleanup, and testing with the utmost care.
Contact us today to schedule your free estimate and find out how affordable a safer, more luxurious bathing routine can be!
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 Lakes by the Bay.
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