Not sure a walk-in tub is right for your mom or dad?
Other ways to end the climb over the tub wall, including walk-in showers, for families in Plant City, FL.
Getting over the tub wall has turned into a real worry, maybe for you, maybe for a parent in Plant City. A walk-in tub is the first idea many people hear about. But you are not sure it fits how you or they like to wash, and you want to see what else is out there.
The hard part is the climb. Lifting one leg over a tall tub wall while the floor is wet is where many people start to feel unsure. A walk-in tub is one answer, but not the only one. A walk-in shower with a low or barrier-free entry, a tub-to-shower conversion, or a built-in seat with grab bars each takes that climb away. Jeff A. wrote, "I recently had my bathtub converted into a walk-in shower."
Each choice is priced in the home, not over the phone. For a shower, the price depends on the size and layout of the space, the base, the wall style and finish, the fixture finish, and extras like a seat, shelves or grab bars. For a walk-in tub, it depends on the tub size and the accessibility and wellness features you choose. Seeing both priced for your own bathroom is the honest way to compare. Ask for each option in writing.
Sit down together and talk about bathing as it is now: the parts that feel hard and the parts that still feel fine. Note whether sitting matters, and where a hand would reach for a bar. Then ask Love Your Bath for a visit at the house. A designer can lay out the walk-in shower, the conversion and the walk-in tub side by side, then quote the one that fits. All homeowners are asked to be there.
When it is settled, the climb is gone. Your parent steps in, sits if they want to, and finds a grab bar without thinking about it. The grown kids who used to worry about bath time can stop worrying. One 2024 shower replacement in Plant City has an open entry with no door, smooth Alabaster walls and Chrome fixtures.
What people in Plant City say
"Tub removal and walk in shower install compétant and efficient installers . Les by Jean Santiago"
"Marcel did great job on my shower I would 100% recommend love your bath LLC.They sent very nice and professional installer. One day as promised. Thank you"
"Kyle and the entire staff did a great job. They were not only own time they were early. When they say they do it in a day they really mean it. I am very pleased with the job they did."
Other things people in Plant City 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 Plant City and the area around it.