Climbing into the tub is getting hard. Is a walk-in tub the only fix?
Other ways to stop climbing over the tub wall, from walk-in showers to seats and grab bars, in Fort Myers, FL.
Lifting a leg over the tub wall used to take no thought. Now it does, whether it is you or a parent in a Fort Myers home you help look after. A walk-in tub is the answer you hear first, but it is not the only one, and it may not be the one that fits.
The trouble is the tub wall. Every bath or shower in a tub starts with stepping up and over it. A walk-in tub fixes that with a door that opens and seals shut, a low threshold and a seat inside. But you can also take the climb away without a tub at all. The real question is which fix matches the way you like to get clean.
Most people choose from three paths. A walk-in shower gives you a low or barrier-free entry in place of the climb. A tub-to-shower conversion takes out the tub and puts a shower where it was. A built-in seat and grab bars make the space easier to use. Jeff A. wrote, "I recently had my bathtub converted into a walk-in shower, and Joselito and his team did an outstanding job." Each job is quoted at home, and the price rests on the space and the base, walls and extras you pick.
Before you settle on a walk-in tub, think about how you bathe now. If you mostly shower, a walk-in shower may suit you. If you love a long soak, a walk-in tub may still be right. Then have a Love Your Bath designer come to the house. The designer listens, builds a custom plan with options, and hands you a free quote. Installation is done mainly by their own crews.
Once the climb is gone, bathing stops being a thing to dread. You step in, sit when you want, and hold a bar that is right where you need it. In Fort Myers, one job from 2025 was a walk-in tub with smooth Crystal Frost walls, so both kinds of fixes are on the table.
What people in Fort Myers say
"Remodeled a walk-in shower stall. Job completed in 1 1/2 days. *** *. did a fabulous installation. Knowledgeable, experienced, courteous, efficient. Would recommend the company and this particular installer to anyone wishing bathroom remodeling work."
"Angie the installer did an awesome job on very knowledgeable and kept the job clean Thank you Angie for an awesome job you done"
"Coby came out to give us a quote. He’s was excellent. Covered everything for us, answered all our questions. Very happy with the demonstration and offerings. Looking forward to working with Love you bath."
Other things people in Fort Myers ask
cost to remove a bathtub and make a walk-in shower
We take out the tub and put in a low-threshold or barrier-free shower in the same space, so you are not paying to move walls or plumbing in most homes. You pick the base, walls, seat and grab bars with a designer at home and get a free quote for the whole job.
least expensive way to replace a shower
The lowest-cost way to get a real new shower is to replace just the shower: a new base and wall system installed over a cleaned-out space, with no full gut. That is what we do with Jacuzzi® shower systems, and most jobs take as little as one day.
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Love Your Bath handles walk-in showers in Fort Myers and the area around it.