The Martell crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Pierce 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.
Stepping over a high barrier just to take a simple bath can feel like climbing a mountain when your mobility changes. That dangerous slip on wet porcelain is a constant worry for many folks who want to keep their independence. Fortunately, you can easily upgrade your bathroom with a specialized, low-threshold bathing unit designed for ultimate safety and deep soaking relaxation.
By choosing this modern upgrade, you will eliminate the fear of falling and replace it with a soothing, spa-like experience. Our local team visits your home to assess your space and provide a detailed estimate without any obligation. This means you get a custom fit that perfectly matches your home layout and budget.
Safety remains the primary reason homeowners decide to modify their traditional tubs. Those old standard basins require you to balance on one wet foot while swinging the other over a steep ledge. With a secure side-entry door, you simply walk right in and sit down on a comfortable, molded seat.
This layout prevents painful slips because your feet stay planted on a slip-resistant floor. On top of that, the built-in grab bars give you extra leverage to stand up safely. You will feel a massive wave of relief knowing that your daily routine no longer puts you at risk.
Beyond the safety aspects, these deep-soaking units offer incredible therapeutic benefits for sore muscles and stiff joints. The warm water surrounds your entire torso, which helps soothe arthritis pain and improves blood circulation. It feels like having a private hot spring right in your own dwelling.
Every home has a unique layout, which is why we offer personalized assessments to find your ideal configuration. Sometimes we need to adjust existing plumbing lines, while other times the new unit slides right into your old tub alcove. Our skilled crew handles all the heavy lifting and technical adjustments with ease.
This hassle-free process ensures that your daily life faces minimal disruption during the upgrade. We pride ourselves on clean work, meaning we leave your bathroom spotless and ready for use. You will love how the fresh installation instantly modernizes your entire washroom.
| Feature | Direct Benefit for You |
|---|---|
| Ultra-low entry threshold | Stops tripping hazards and makes boarding effortless |
| Contoured built-in seating | Saves you from bending down to sit on the floor |
| Watertight door seal | Keeps your bathroom floor dry and free of puddles |
| Fast drain technology | Minimizes waiting time so you can exit quickly |
Living out here in Pierce County means we appreciate honest, hard-working neighbors who treat others with respect. Our small community of 1,070 residents values durable craftsmanship and reliable service above all else. We understand the local housing styles and the common plumbing challenges that pop up in this part of Wisconsin.
Even though the median household income is listed at $0 in official databases for this specific pocket, we know that local families deserve fair, transparent pricing. We proudly serve the local ZIP code area with top-tier home modifications that stand the test of time. Our goal is to keep you living happily in your beloved home for decades to come.
Because winter weather in our state gets incredibly frosty, having a warm sanctuary at home is a true blessing. Imagine coming inside from a freezing afternoon and melting away the chill in a deep, steaming bath. This simple luxury makes those long, snowy months much more bearable.
You can choose from various options to build a setup that caters specifically to your physical needs. Some folks prefer heated backrests, while others love the soothing sensation of air jets massaging their legs. We walk you through every option so you only pay for what you actually want.
This customized approach guarantees that you do not end up with useless features that inflate the final bill. We focus on practical solutions that make your life easier and more enjoyable. Your peace of mind is our highest priority throughout the entire project.
Many homeowners worry that remodeling their bathroom will turn into a messy, multi-week nightmare. However, our experienced crew has streamlined this process to get the job done in just a couple of days. We carefully protect your flooring and clean up every speck of dust before we head home.
First, we carefully remove your old, outdated basin without damaging the surrounding drywall. After that, we inspect the subfloor to ensure there is no hidden water damage or rot. This step prevents future headaches and ensures your new unit sits on a rock-solid foundation.
Next, we run new connections to your water supply and install high-quality fixtures that prevent leaks. Once the unit is securely bolted and sealed, we run a thorough test to make sure the watertight door functions flawlessly. You get to inspect our work and ask any questions before we consider the job finished.
Trying to tackle this complex upgrade on your own often leads to expensive plumbing mistakes and water damage. These specialized units require precise leveling, heavy-duty sealing, and expert drain alignment to work properly. One small mistake can ruin your subfloor and cost thousands of dollars to repair.
By hiring our local professionals, you get a solid warranty and the assurance that everything meets local building codes. We bring all the necessary tools and permits so you do not have to worry about a thing. You can just sit back, relax, and look forward to your first soothing soak.
You do not have to live with the fear of slipping or struggle with high tub walls any longer. Getting started is incredibly simple, and it begins with a friendly conversation in the comfort of your home. We will measure your bathroom, discuss your needs, and present you with a clear, honest price estimate.
Our no-pressure quotes mean you can take all the time you need to make the right decision for your family. We believe in educating our customers rather than using pushy sales tactics. Let us help you reclaim your independence and bring back the joy of a warm, relaxing bath.
Reach out to us today to schedule your on-site consultation with our local team. We look forward to meeting you, checking out your space, and helping you design the perfect safe-haven bathroom. Your journey to a safer, happier lifestyle is just one quick request away!
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 Martell.
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