Tired of stepping over the tub but unsure about a walk-in tub?
Walk-in showers and other options that remove the tub climb, for homes in The Villages, FL.
In The Villages, at least 80% of homes must have a resident 55 or older. You may well be one of them, and the tub wall has started to feel like work. Before you decide on a walk-in tub, look at the other ways to get rid of that step first.
The issue is simple. A tub makes you lift a leg over a wall to get in and out, and climbing back out, wet, is the same high step. A walk-in tub puts a door in that wall and a seat inside, and it is a fine choice for people who love to soak. The seat and the door help, but you still sit in water to bathe. If you rarely take baths, though, a shower you walk into may suit you better.
The other choices are a walk-in shower with a low or barrier-free entry, converting the tub to a shower, and adding a built-in seat and grab bars. 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 the extras you add. With a walk-in tub, it depends on tub size and the accessibility and wellness features you choose. Each is quoted in your home.
Make a short list of what is hard now and what you want to keep, like a place to sit. Then call Love Your Bath. A designer visits, listens, and builds a custom plan with options and a free quote. Bring that list out when the designer arrives, and have every homeowner there. Installation is mainly handled by their own crews. FL P. wrote that "our installers Joe S. and Anthony D. completed the project in one day."
In The Villages, there has been one walk-in tub, one bathtub replacement and one shower replacement. That 2025 shower has Alabaster walls in a herringbone pattern and Matte Black fixtures. A seat inside the shower means you can wash sitting down. Whichever path you take, the tall step is gone and getting clean feels ordinary again.
What people in The Villages 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."
"The whole process was amazing! Love your bath estimated 2 days to complete the project but our installers Joe S. and Anthony D. completed the project in one day. They were very professional and they made sure to clean up after they were done. We are very happy with our new shower! We are getting custom glass enclosure as well through Love your bath, but that is a different installer."
"We are extremely happy with our new shower, it’s beautiful!!! Jean Santiago was our installer, he did an awesome job. He was friendly and professional, paid attention to detail and always cleaned up. Jean always stayed in touch and kept us posted on the progress. I highly recommend this company for your remodel project, Thank you."
Other things people in The Villages 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 The Villages and the area around it.