DIY & Home Improvement

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)

5. You can buy a fiberglass walk in shower

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 08:40 AM

Dec 2013

complete with two seats and shower walls that fits in where your tub is. For what you are talking about that is the perfect solution-easy to install and looks great.

I have installed about five of those over the years.You can get the one piece or the assembly type. A few years back those came at a cost of about six hundred dollars ,I am sure it's a bit more now but those units are very nice. You can get that type of walk in install with one seat if you prefer that. The length of the unit is 5 feet the same as your tub. The two seater type are best I think. You can look at those on line -lowe's -home depot and any supplier that deals in kitchen and bath .Again easy to install and easy to remove. You will of course reposition your floor drain and valve assembly to accommodate the walk in.But thats no big deal.

Railing and a bath chair works too. But if it's quality you want,those walk in's with seats are really great.

Good luck to you with your project and Merry Christmas.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

39 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Does anybody have any experience with walk in bath tubs? [View all] LaydeeBug Dec 2013 OP

I think that bathroom had better be kept in the 90s if you don't want him chilled Warpy Dec 2013 #1

So the bather also has to sit there until the water fully drains? JimDandy Dec 2013 #4

Yeppers. I can see these things being useful in summer Warpy Dec 2013 #6

i prefer walk in tubs than showers rowdysmith Jun 2016 #23

I have an unheated bathroom and when it's below zero outside Warpy Jun 2016 #24

I think warpy's advice is sage. I'd never thought about it that way. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #2

Try a shower chair ... Historic NY Dec 2013 #3

+1 ... Auggie Feb 2014 #13

You can buy a fiberglass walk in shower Wash. state Desk Jet Dec 2013 #5

My brother installed one for his elderly/frail father-in-law. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #7

warmth anasv Jan 2014 #8

exactly, anasv. clamshells Oct 2015 #21

They have their uses. jeepnstein Jan 2014 #9

Try Therapy Tubs timslack12 Jan 2014 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #11

What about a bath lift? Denzil_DC Feb 2014 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #14

I priced one about 10 years ago. demigoddess Feb 2015 #15

Have you given thought or used a transfer bench No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #16

I actually wound up buying a transfer bench, but Daddy passed before we could try it nt LaydeeBug Feb 2015 #17

Does anybody have any experience with walk in bath tubs? arielschoenberg Jul 2015 #18

Home Depot has a less expensive alternative............. mrmpa Jul 2015 #19

The care facility my uncle spent his last couple of years in invested in several walk-in tubs. TygrBright Aug 2015 #20

grab bars, mats, heaters greymouse Feb 2016 #22

A transfer bench might make your roody Jun 2016 #25

Depends HillJeffrey10 Sep 2016 #26

Your very first post, all for my little thread, welcome to DU LaydeeBug Sep 2016 #27

i'm sorry for your loss NMDemDist2 Sep 2016 #28

Thank you. It's been really hard without him. nt LaydeeBug Sep 2016 #29

So sorry Laydeebug. mahina May 2019 #36

Sorry to hear that. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2016 #30

Sorry to hear about your brother. And his father in law. LaydeeBug Oct 2016 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #32

Walk in bathtubs really good old person Ovens1986 Jun 2018 #33

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jun 2018 #34

My cousin shanti Apr 2019 #35

Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #37

Post removed Post removed Oct 2019 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2019 #39