The Loretto crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Dickinson 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 as the years sneak up on us.
Fortunately, you can swap that risky high-step tub for a secure, low-threshold alternative that keeps you independent.
Local specialists are ready to visit your home and provide a quote to transform your bathroom into a secure haven.
Stepping over a steep porcelain ledge with wet feet is a recipe for a nasty slip.
This is why many homeowners choose a specialized bathing unit with a leak-proof door built right into the side.
You simply open the door, step inside over a tiny threshold, and sit down on a comfortable, raised seat.
By choosing this upgrade, you protect your joints and give your family total peace of mind.
It feels amazing to reclaim your self-reliance without constantly worrying about losing your balance on slippery tiles.
Our team helps you find the perfect model that fits your layout and your physical needs seamlessly.
First of all, the built-in seating prevents you from having to lower yourself all the way down to the floor.
Which means you can sit upright while warm water surrounds your body, soothing those tired muscles and stiff joints.
It is like having a private spa session right in your own home, designed specifically for your safety.
On top of that, these units come equipped with secure grab bars and slip-resistant floors.
This lets you move around with absolute confidence, even when things get soapy and wet.
You will not have to rely on unsteady towel racks or flimsy plastic chairs ever again.
Naturally, the quick-drain technology ensures you do not sit shivering while waiting for the water to empty out.
Fast-acting pumps pull the water down the drain in under eighty seconds, allowing you to open the door quickly.
You can simply dry off, step out safely, and go about your day with a smile on your face.
Actually, many people worry that retrofitting a bathroom will turn their home into a dusty construction zone for weeks.
Thankfully, our experienced crew can usually complete the entire swap in just one or two days.
We take care of the heavy lifting, the plumbing adjustments, and the disposal of your old, heavy cast-iron fixture.
To give you a better idea of what to expect, we have outlined the typical steps below:
| Project Phase | What We Do | Your Concrete Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment | We measure your space and check your water heater capacity. | You get a system that fits perfectly and never runs out of warm water. |
| Demolition | We carefully extract your old tub and clean the subfloor. | No mess is left behind, and we check for hidden water damage. |
| Plumbing Setup | We align the drains and install heavy-duty brass valves. | Your new system drains incredibly fast and will never leak. |
| Placement & Seal | We level the new unit and apply premium waterproof silicone. | A rock-solid foundation that stays dry and mold-free for years. |
Moreover, we make sure your existing water heater can handle the volume of your new deep-soaking system.
Sometimes we suggest adding a booster to guarantee you always have plenty of hot water for a long, relaxing soak.
We analyze these technical details during our initial visit so there are no surprises later on.
Indeed, every home is different, which is why these units come with various options to suit your lifestyle.
You can choose basic soaking models, or you can opt for units with gentle air jets that massage your legs.
These heated water streams can really help ease the tension in your lower back after a long day.
Additionally, the hand-held shower wand gives you total control over where the water goes.
This makes washing your hair or rinsing off incredibly simple while staying safely seated the entire time.
You get the flexibility of a traditional shower combined with the security of a deep, warm bath.
Keep in mind that the door can swing inward or outward depending on the layout of your bathroom.
Inward-swinging doors use water pressure to stay sealed, while outward-swinging doors offer much easier access for wheelchairs.
We will help you weigh these options to find the setup that makes your life easiest.
Living in a small, quiet community like Loretto, Michigan, means you want to stay in your beloved home for as long as possible.
With a local population of just about 804 residents, keeping our neighbors safe and independent is our top priority.
Investing in home accessibility is the smartest way to avoid expensive assisted living facilities down the road.
Whether you live near the local historic spots or closer to the quiet wooded areas of ZIP code 49852, we come directly to you.
The median household income here shows that folks appreciate honest, hard work that delivers real, lasting value.
We promise to respect your home, clean up our mess, and deliver a beautiful finish that looks like a million bucks.
Furthermore, staying in the home you love surrounded by friends and family is truly priceless.
A simple bathroom slip can change your life in a second, but this upgrade prevents those scary moments entirely.
It is a proactive choice that protects your freedom, your health, and your everyday peace of mind.
Of course, we believe in being completely honest about the downsides of these deep-soaking tubs too.
For example, you have to sit inside the unit while it fills up and while it drains.
This is why we install high-flow faucets and rapid-drain systems to keep those waiting times as short as possible.
Another thing to consider is that these units require a sturdy floor that can handle the weight of a full tub.
Our professional installers always inspect your subfloor first to ensure it is strong enough to support the new system.
If we find any soft spots or old water rot, we fix those issues before we place the new unit down.
Consequently, skipping professional installation to save a few bucks can lead to disastrous water leaks behind your walls.
A tiny drip can ruin your drywall, cause black mold, and rot your wooden joists over time.
Trusting our experienced team ensures your seals remain completely watertight for decades to come.
Now is the perfect time to take control of your safety and upgrade your bathroom into a beautiful, secure oasis.
Our friendly local technicians will visit your house, measure your bathroom, and give you a detailed, honest quote.
This estimate comes with absolutely no obligation, meaning you can take your time to make the right decision.
This lets you see exactly how the new unit will fit into your space without any guesswork.
We explain all the costs upfront, so you will never have to worry about hidden fees or surprise charges.
We believe in treating our neighbors with the respect and honesty they deserve.
Simply reach out to us today to schedule your consultation and take the first step toward worry-free bathing.
You deserve to feel safe, relaxed, and independent every single time you step into your bathroom.
Let us help you make your home a safer place to live for many years to come...
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 Loretto.
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