Is a walk-in tub the only answer when the tub wall gets hard?
Other ways to take away the climb, including walk-in showers, for older adults in Kissimmee, FL.
Maybe it is you, or maybe it is a parent in Kissimmee who now grabs the towel bar to get over the tub wall. Someone brings up a walk-in tub, and it sounds like the obvious fix. Before you settle on it, it helps to know what else can take that climb away.
The real trouble is the tub wall. Lifting one leg up and over it, then the other, takes balance on a wet surface. A walk-in tub is one answer. It has a low-threshold entry with an easy-to-open, water-sealing door, plus a seat and grab bars. But if the person mostly showers and rarely soaks, there are other ways to get rid of the climb. A shower can still give an easy step in, a place to sit and a solid bar to hold.
The common alternatives are a walk-in shower with a low or barrier-free entry, a tub-to-shower conversion, or safety upgrades like a built-in seat and grab bars. A walk-in shower or a conversion replaces the tub in the same spot. Each one is quoted at home, and the price depends on the space and the choices: base, walls, fixtures and extras. Installs take in as little as one day, though some take a second day, rarely.
This week, notice how the bathroom gets used. Who showers? Does anyone still take baths? Would a seat help? Then call Love Your Bath and set up a design visit at home. After listening to what you want, the designer builds a custom plan with options and a free quote. Walk-in tubs are on the list as well, so you are not locked into one path.
With the climb gone, bathing becomes a steady, simple routine again. Getting out is as easy as getting in. You step in, sit down on a seat built into the shower and reach a grab bar right where you want it. Giana S. said it plainly: "David H. was very professional and did an awesome job installing our new walk-in shower."
What people in Kissimmee say
"David H. was very professional and did an awesome job installing our new walk-in shower."
"jacuzzi bath remodelling company is an outstanding company! We love our bath the experience we’ve had from the sale to the install have been superb! Angie was our installer and I want to keep her. I don’t wanna give her back sweet, kind, professional, knowledgeable, and expert of her trade, we could not have had a better installer! Not to mention, as an older house that we own we have done a lot of renovations and Angie has blown them all away!!!! The only question I have is could she be cloned!? We will be talking about Jacuzzi bathroom remodel to all our friends and family! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Sincerely, Renee & Kelli"
"We received our Love Your Bath Jacuzzi shower today. Marcel did a marvelous job. He arrived right on time, worked very clean, and left us with new shower in just one day."
Other things people in Kissimmee 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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