The Simsbury crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Hartford 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.
Every single day brings some slippery situations in our bathrooms. You might feel a bit worried when stepping over that high edge of your old standard basin. Because of this fear, many homeowners in our lovely town feel trapped in their own homes. Luckily, a simple upgrade can change everything for you very quickly.
Fortunately, our team of friendly local installers visits homes all over the area to measure up your space. We can show you how a modern, low-threshold door system keeps you safe and sound. Plus, we offer an on-site estimate to help you plan without any pressure at all.
Since we know the local houses around here so well, we understand your specific plumbing needs. Our beautiful community of 23,511 people deserves the absolute best when it comes to home safety. If you live in the 06070 ZIP code area, we can easily drive over to your house today.
First of all, nobody wants to slip on wet tiles while trying to enjoy a warm soak. By choosing a low-entry barrier, you remove the biggest falling hazard in your entire household. This means you can keep your independence and stay in the home you love for decades.
On top of that, these specialized soaking units come packed with amazing therapeutic features. You get built-in warm air jets that soothe your tired muscles after a long day of yard work. For this reason, your daily wash becomes a relaxing spa experience instead of a scary chore.
To make things even better, let us look at how these units compare to standard options:
| Feature | Standard Basin | Our Safe Accessible Units |
|---|---|---|
| Step-In Height | Usually 15 to 18 inches | Very low 3 to 6 inches |
| Seating | None (must sit on floor) | Contoured built-in bench |
| Safety Bars | Sold separately and loose | Integrated heavy-duty grab bars |
| Drainage Speed | Slow standard drain | Powered fast-drain technology |
As you can see, the differences are quite huge when it comes to protecting your physical health. Meanwhile, your family members will finally stop worrying about you whenever you go to take a shower. This peace of mind is truly priceless for everyone involved in your care.
Initially, you might think that replacing a massive basin is a complete nightmare that takes weeks. However, our experienced crew can usually wrap up the entire job in just one or two days. Which means your daily routine barely gets interrupted during the quick remodel.
To start, we carefully remove your old outdated unit without damaging your existing walls or floorboards. Next, we inspect the underlying wooden joists to ensure everything is sturdy and completely dry. After that, we upgrade your pipes to handle the faster drainage systems of these new models.
Then, we slide the new heavy-duty fiberglass or acrylic shell into the exact same opening. Because these units are designed to fit standard alcoves, we rarely need to knock down any walls. Consequently, you save a ton of money on messy construction and expensive drywall repairs.
Naturally, you want your bathroom to look absolutely beautiful and match your current decor. This is why we offer various colors like classic white, biscuit, and modern grey tones. You can select the perfect style that makes your space look incredibly cozy and inviting.
Besides the color, you get to choose where to put the handheld showerhead and the controls. This lets you reach everything easily without bending over or straining your back. Truly, every single detail is customized to fit your unique height and physical needs perfectly.
Perhaps you are wondering how the water stays inside the unit when the door opens up. Actually, these doors use a special pressure seal that gets tighter as the water level rises. This smart design guarantees that your bathroom floor stays bone dry throughout your entire bath.
Additionally, the doors are very easy to latch even if you suffer from stiff fingers or arthritis. You just pull the lever gently, and the locking mechanism secures itself with minimal effort. This means you never have to wrestle with a sticky door just to get clean.
Understandably, budgeting is a major factor when you decide to upgrade your home fixtures. Since every bathroom has different pipe layouts, prices can vary quite a bit from house to house. That is why we provide a clear, written estimate right after looking at your space.
Although the upfront price is higher than a basic tub, the long-term benefits are massive. For example, staying in your home saves you thousands compared to moving into an assisted living facility. Therefore, this project is actually a smart financial move that protects your hard-earned savings.
Indeed, our local customers often tell us they wish they had done this renovation years ago. To help you see the value, here is what typically goes into our comprehensive pricing:
| Service Included | What It Covers for You | Your Direct Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Demolition | Removing and hauling away old tub | No messy cleanup for you |
| Plumbing Prep | Upgrading drains and water lines | Worry-free water flow and speed |
| Installation | Securing and sealing the new unit | Zero leaks and perfect stability |
| Final Cleanup | Polishing the unit and sweeping up | Ready to use immediately |
Now, you can see that we handle absolutely everything from start to finish without any hidden fees. This honest approach is why your neighbors in Simsbury, Connecticut, trust us with their homes. We treat your property with the utmost respect, just like we would treat our own grandmother's house.
Frequently, folks ask us if their hot water heater is big enough for these larger units. Typically, a standard fifty-gallon tank works perfectly fine for most of the models we install. If your heater is a bit older, we can recommend some simple upgrades to keep things hot.
Another common concern is how long it takes for the water to drain out before you open the door. Thanks to modern fast-drain technology, the water empties out in about eighty seconds. This means you do not have to sit there shivering while waiting to get out.
Finally, many people ask if these units are hard to keep clean and free of soap scum. Actually, the non-porous acrylic shells resist mold and mildew growth naturally. You just need to wipe them down occasionally with a soft cloth and mild soap.
If you are ready to make your bathroom a safe haven, we are here to help you. Our friendly team will visit your home, look at your plumbing, and give you a quote. This estimate comes with zero obligations, so you can think about it at your own pace.
Do not wait for an accidental slip to force your hand on this important home safety decision. Simply give us a call to book your visit. Let us help you enjoy warm, relaxing baths with complete peace of mind once 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 Simsbury.
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