The Truxton crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Mohave 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.
Looking to make your bathroom much safer today? Getting a low-step bathing space set up at home changes your whole daily routine completely. Requesting a free estimate now helps you save tons of money.
Honestly, taking a bath shouldn't feel like taking a huge risk every single morning. When you add a specialized seated bath with an airtight door to your setup, you instantly get your peace of mind back. Slips and nasty falls happen way too fast on slippery tile surfaces. By lowering the threshold you have to step over, you eliminate that annoying hazard completely.
In fact, modern easy-access deep soaking basins bring total relaxation straight to your house. You just open the door, sit down on the raised built-in bench, and turn on the warm jets. It feels like having a private spa right in your own master suite. Plus, these custom units hold heat so much better than old fiberglass tubs.
Fortunately, making this smart home modification also boosts your overall independence as you age in place. You will not need to ask relatives or caregivers for help getting in and out of the water anymore. Having total privacy in the washroom feels amazing and keeps your dignity intact.
Actually, the right high-wall step-in tub comes packed with top-notch features designed specifically for your safety. Fast-draining systems make sure you are not sitting around shivering while waiting for the water level to drop down. Heated seating keeps you super cozy during the whole process too.
Besides that, built-in grab bars give you incredible stability when standing up or sitting down. Non-slip floor textures prevent accidental sliding while you wash your hair or reach for the soap. Wall-mounted controls let you change water temperature without straining your back or reaching across hot faucets.
Ultra-low entry thresholds prevent bad tripping hazards
Fast-drain technology dumps water in under two minutes
Integrated heated backrests keep you warm while filling
Hydrotherapy jets soothe aching muscles and sore joints
To give you a better idea of how these custom deep-soaking units stack up against standard fixtures, check out this simple breakdown.
| Feature | Standard Bathing Unit | Accessible Step-In Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Step Height | 15 to 20 inches | 2 to 4 inches |
| Seating | Floor level only | Contoured raised bench |
| Safety Bars | Rarely integrated | Built-in stainless steel |
| Door Access | None | Watertight sealed door |
Now, getting this heavy fixture set up right requires real mechanical and plumbing experience. Our team steps right into your place to take exact measurements of your existing layout before ordering anything. We verify electrical capacity, drain sizes, and floor structure strength so everything runs smooth.
You might wonder how long a job like this actually takes to wrap up. Honestly, most simple replacements only take a day or two once the modern sealed vessel arrives at your door. We remove your old cast iron or acrylic monster, clean out the alcove, and hook up the new lines effortlessly.
Naturally, local folks living in Mohave County know how tough our desert water conditions can be on standard fixtures. Mineral buildup ruins cheap pumps pretty fast if you buy low-grade hardware from a big box store. That is why we only install heavy-duty systems built to handle local hard water without clogging up.
Maybe you feel worried about how much money this big project will end up costing you. Well, every home layout is totally different, which is why a pushy phone pitch never works for honest custom work. Getting a clear quote right at your front door gives you exact numbers with zero high-pressure sales tricks.
Surprisingly, the total price depends on the exact internal hydrotherapy jets you choose and any wall surround upgrades you want. Basic deep-soaking models without fancy pumps cost much less than full air-massage spa packages. We talk through every single option with you so you pick what fits your personal budget best.
1. Schedule a free home walkthrough at your convenience
2. We measure your door openings and plumbing hookups carefully
3. Choose your favorite therapeutic options and wall finishes
4. Receive a written estimate on the spot with clear pricing
Consequently, choosing to invest in accessible bathing fixtures pays off in heavy property value retention too. Future buyers always search for modified accessible homes across northern Arizona. You get to enjoy total luxury right now while building solid home equity for the long run.
Then, once you approve the written estimate, our local crew gets busy ordering your custom fitted unit. We protect your floor hallways with runner mats so clean dirt never gets dragged into your living room. Dust containment walls get put up right away around your doorway before any demo work starts.
Next, we rip out the outdated garden tub or basic alcove shower down to the wall studs. Plumbing lines get upgraded to wider dimensions so your new deep basin fills up quickly instead of taking forever. Electricians wire up dedicated circuits to power the gentle air blowers and heated backrests completely safely.
After that, the brand new watertight door basin gets leveled out carefully on solid framing supports. We lock down all silicone seals tightly so zero leaks ever seep through to your subfloor underneath. Once we test all the jets and rapid drains, we wipe down the space and hand over the keys to your new home spa.
To help you get ready for your own project, we answered a couple common questions local homeowners ask us all the time.
Yes, these specialized accessible basins come in compact sizes made specially to slide right into standard six-foot bath alcoves. We measure your hallways and door frames during our initial site visit to guarantee the unit passes through without scuffing walls.
Because deep accessible tubs hold significantly more water weight than old shallow ones, checking subfloor joists is critical. Our team inspects your subflooring during demo to reinforce joists with extra framing if your home requires extra support.
Living out here near route sixty-six means you value real self-reliance and peace and quiet. With a local population around 78 people and a unique local history, small historic stopover towns deserve top tier home service contract work just like big cities. We treat every single homeowner out in our high desert area like a real neighbor, not a sales number.
Whether your residence sits near local post office routes or off rural dirt roads, our fully equipped service trucks roll straight to your driveway. Zero long distance travel fees ever get added onto your final bill. We live and work around these desert stretches ourselves, so we know what local houses need.
Even if median household income statistics show complex local financial pictures, keeping your home safe on a fixed income matters tremendously. Investing in quality home accessibility upgrades lets you remain independent right in your favorite place for decades to come.
Ultimately, waiting until after a bad slip happens inside a slippery shower stall is the worst mistake you can make. Taking proactive action right now saves you thousands in medical bills and keeps you living on your own terms. Getting a solid estimate costs you absolutely nothing and carries zero obligation to buy anything today.
Just give us a quick shout or send over your details through our quick online request form right now. We will send an experienced local field installer right over to check your washroom setup and answer every question on your list. Enjoy safe, relaxing, and effortless bathing at home again without any worry or hassle.
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 Truxton.
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