The South Kingstown crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Washington 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 bathtub can feel like climbing a small mountain when your joints start aching or balance gets a bit tricky.
Fortunately, you can swap that old hazardous basin for a secure, low-threshold bathing unit that lets you step right in without lifting your legs over a high ledge.
If you want to regain your independence and enjoy a deep, soothing soak without the constant fear of slipping, we are ready to visit your home and provide a detailed no-obligation estimate today.
Our beautiful coastal community in Washington County is home to about 30,639 residents who appreciate both historic charm and modern home safety.
Many local homeowners are choosing to modify their bathrooms to support aging in place, especially since some properties here feature older, cramped layouts that lack basic accessibility.
By choosing a specialized airtight-door bathtub setup, you secure your freedom to bathe privately while adding immense long-term value to your household.
Making this vital change does not mean you have to sacrifice the cozy look of your washroom.
Modern accessible soaking units blend seamlessly into existing spaces, offering a beautiful mix of safety, style, and premier relaxation.
Let us guide you through the process, evaluate your plumbing, and give you a clear roadmap to a worry-free daily routine.
These specialized deep-soak enclosures feature a secure, heavy-duty door built right into the side of the tub wall.
This clever design lets you step over a threshold that is only a few inches high, rather than risking a dangerous fall on slick porcelain.
Once you step inside, you simply latch the watertight door, sit on a comfortable molded bench, and fill the basin with warm water.
To help you compare the main options, here is a breakdown of the typical configurations we install:
| Feature Type | Primary Benefit | Best Suited For |
|---|---|---|
| Soaker Basin | Deep water submersion | Pure relaxation and simplicity |
| Hydrotherapy Jets | Targeted muscle massage | Relieving arthritis and joint pain |
| Air Massage System | Gentle, effervescent bubbles | Sensitive skin and light relaxation |
| Dual System | Maximum therapy customization | Complete home spa experience |
Besides the therapeutic benefits, these units empty incredibly fast thanks to advanced dual-drain technology.
This means you do not have to sit shivering in the cold waiting for the water to escape before you can open the door.
Our skilled team ensures your plumbing lines are perfectly aligned to support this rapid drainage system.
Every home setup in the local area, which spans zip codes like 02879 and 02881, has its own unique structural quirks.
Which is why we carefully inspect your floor joists and water heater capacity during our initial visit to make sure everything runs flawlessly.
We take care of all the heavy lifting, from removing your old cast iron beast to sealing the new leak-proof system.
First, we meet with you at your property to measure your doorway clearances and assess your current water pressure. This crucial step ensures we select a model that physically fits through your hallways and meets your specific physical needs. You get a transparent, itemized breakdown of the costs involved, with absolutely no hidden fees or surprise upcharges later on.
Then, we discuss your personal preferences regarding seat height, grab bar placement, and faucet styles.
This personalized approach guarantees that your new setup feels custom-built for your body and your daily habits.
We answer all your questions about electrical hookups for heated backrests or relaxing air jets right then and there.
Once we finalize the plan, our crew carefully extracts your old alcove tub without damaging the surrounding drywall. We then inspect the exposed subfloor for water damage or mold, which is common in older Rhode Island homes near the ocean. Fixing these hidden structural issues before we place the new unit ensures your bathroom stays healthy and sturdy for decades.
Next, we reinforce the floor if you choose a larger model that holds a high volume of water.
This extra support prevents any sagging or shifting over time, keeping the watertight seals on your new door perfectly aligned.
We pride ourselves on leaving your home cleaner than we found it, disposing of all old debris responsibly.
After prepping the space, we run new copper or PEX supply lines to match the high-flow faucet fixtures. This upgrade allows your new deep basin to fill much quicker than your old standard setup did. We also install dedicated overflow protection to give you absolute peace of mind while you relax.
Finally, we level the heavy-duty acrylic frame, secure it to the wall studs, and apply commercial-grade silicone along the borders.
This multi-layered sealing technique prevents moisture from slipping behind your walls and causing expensive structural decay.
Before we pack up, we run a full wet test to verify that the door seal is completely impervious to leaks.
Trying to tackle this kind of complex bathroom transformation as a weekend DIY project usually leads to major headaches.
You have to deal with intricate plumbing rerouting, heavy carpentry, electrical wiring for the hydro jets, and delicate waterproofing.
One minor mistake can cause slow, hidden leaks that rot your floorboards and run up thousands of dollars in restoration bills.
Our experienced local crew handles these exact installations day in and day out, meaning we know how to avoid common pitfalls.
We understand the local building codes in Washington County thoroughly, ensuring your home modification is safe and fully compliant.
We bring all the specialized tools required to complete the job swiftly, often finishing the bulk of the messy work in just a couple of days.
Investing in professional help also protects your manufacturer warranty on the expensive new acrylic basin.
Most top-tier brands will void your coverage if the unit is not put in by a qualified, insured installer.
By trusting us, you ensure your investment is fully protected, giving you years of worry-free, therapeutic soaking.
Imagine waking up and stepping into a warm, inviting bath without any anxiety about slipping on wet tiles.
The built-in contoured seating and strategically placed grab bars give you total stability throughout your entire bath.
This simple addition restores your privacy and allows you to enjoy the soothing benefits of heat therapy whenever you want.
Furthermore, retrofitting your bathroom with high-quality accessible fixtures makes your property highly attractive to future buyers.
With many families looking for multi-generational homes, having a ready-to-use safe bathing system is a massive selling point.
You are not just spending money on a renovation; you are investing in your physical health and your real estate equity.
We believe everyone deserves to feel secure in their own home, regardless of age or physical limitations.
Our friendly team is ready to listen to your needs, assess your space, and help you find the perfect layout for your budget.
Contact us today to schedule your home assessment, and let us help you bring safety, tranquility, and ease back into your life.
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 South Kingstown.
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