The Wake Forest crew we send takes the old bathtub out, seals the new door in and tests it full, all over Wake 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 mountain as we get older or deal with nagging injuries. Indeed, many folks worry about slipping on wet porcelain because a simple fall can change your life in a split second. Fortunately, we install specialized low-threshold deep-soaking basins that feature a leak-proof swing door so you can bathe without fear or pain.
Our dedicated local team visits your home to measure your space and provide a detailed, zero-obligation price estimate. This means you get precise numbers tailored to your specific bathroom layout without any pressure or sales gimmicks. By choosing this upgrade, you regain your personal independence and can finally look forward to a relaxing, worry-free soak every single evening.
First, we inspect your existing plumbing and floor structure to ensure everything can support your new heavy-duty safety basin. Because these units hold much more water than standard models, your floor joists must be completely solid and level. This careful evaluation prevents future sagging and keeps your home structure safe.
Next, our skilled crew carefully removes your old, outdated tub without destroying your surrounding drywall or beautiful tiles. We take extra care during this demolition phase to keep dust and debris from spreading through your house. Consequently, your home stays clean while we prepare the area for the plumbing upgrades.
After that, we modify your drain locations and install high-flow faucets designed to fill the deep vessel incredibly fast. Since you must sit inside while the water rises, fast-filling valves are absolutely essential for your warmth. This smart design keeps you from shivering while you wait for the warm water to cover your shoulders.
Finally, we slide the new heavy-duty fiberglass unit into place and seal every single seam with high-grade waterproof silicone. We then test the tight-sealing door hinge multiple times to guarantee not a single drop of water leaks onto your floor. Which means you get a bone-dry bathroom floor and total peace of mind every time you drain the basin.
| Key Feature | Direct Benefit to You |
|---|---|
| Ultra-Low Entry Threshold | Eliminates the need to take giant, risky steps over a high tub wall. |
| Built-In Contoured Seating | Allows you to sit upright comfortably without struggling to stand back up. |
| Integrated Grab Bars | Provides sturdy, solid handholds to maintain your balance while moving. |
| Non-Slip Floor Texture | Keeps your feet firmly planted even when the surface is soapy and wet. |
| Fast-Drain Technology | Empties the water quickly so you can open the door without waiting forever. |
As you can see, every design choice focuses entirely on keeping you secure and upright while enjoying a hot bath. For instance, the heated backrests available on some premium models keep your upper body warm while the basin fills up. This luxury feature transforms a simple utility chore into a deeply relaxing, spa-like escape right in your own home.
On top of that, therapeutic water jets can target your aching lower back and stiff knee joints with gentle, warm pressure. If you suffer from arthritis or poor circulation, these adjustable jets can help soothe your tight muscles after a long day. You get all these incredible benefits without ever having to step foot inside a public pool or expensive spa.
Living in a rapidly growing area like Wake Forest, North Carolina means you have plenty of contractors to choose from for home improvement. However, our deep connection to this community ensures we treat every single client like our own neighbor or family member. We understand the local housing styles throughout Wake County, from classic older bungalows to brand-new suburban builds.
With a local population of 40,159 and a healthy median household income of $88,394, residents here value quality workmanship that stands the test of time. Whether you live in ZIP code 27587 or 27588, we arrive on time and fully equipped to handle your unique bathroom dimensions. We never cut corners because we want our neighbors to enjoy their homes safely for decades to come.
Moreover, we take care of all the necessary local building permits and inspections required for major plumbing upgrades in your neighborhood. You do not have to worry about confusing paperwork or dealing with local government offices because we handle everything from start to finish. This hassle-free service lets you focus on choosing the perfect style and color for your new bathroom upgrade.
To be perfectly honest, installing one of these premium safety vessels requires a significant investment of both time and money. Because these units are quite large, we sometimes have to widen your bathroom doorway temporarily just to get the new basin inside. While this sounds scary, our experienced carpenters put everything back together seamlessly so you cannot even tell we touched the trim.
Another factor to keep in mind is your home hot water heater capacity. Since these deep-soaking basins hold up to eighty gallons of water, your old, small water heater might struggle to fill it completely. To solve this potential issue, we can evaluate your current tank and suggest high-efficiency upgrades if your system needs a boost.
Despite these challenges, the long-term benefits of staying in your beloved home far outweigh the temporary mess of a remodel. Moving to an assisted living facility is incredibly expensive and emotionally difficult for most senior citizens. By investing in a safer bathroom today, you save thousands of dollars in future care costs and keep your treasured independence.
When you contact us for your quote, we schedule a convenient time to visit your home and look at your bathroom. We do not just sit there and point at a fancy glossy catalog while trying to pressure you into a quick sale. Instead, we listen carefully to your physical needs and inspect your current plumbing setup to see what is actually possible.
This detailed inspection allows us to give you a highly accurate, written price estimate that covers all materials and labor. We explain every single line item clearly so you know exactly where your hard-earned money is going. You can then make an informed decision in your own time without any annoying follow-up phone calls pushing you to sign.
If you decide to move forward, we coordinate the delivery and scheduling to minimize disruption to your daily household routine. Most of our high-quality installations take just two days to complete from the initial tear-out to the final cleanup. Which means you can be enjoying your first warm, secure, and soothing bath by the very end of the week.
Waiting for an accidental slip or fall to happen before you make a change is a very risky game to play. Many homeowners tell us they wish they had made this simple bathroom upgrade years earlier because of the immense daily relief it provides. You deserve to feel completely secure and relaxed in your own home without fearing a wet, slippery floor.
Contact our friendly team today to schedule your home consultation and take control of your personal safety. We are ready to help you design a beautiful, accessible bathroom that fits your lifestyle and budget perfectly. Let us do the heavy lifting so you can enjoy the peace of mind and deep physical relief that you truly deserve.
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 Wake Forest.
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