Walk In Tubs & Roll In Showers in Kentucky, Installed in a Day

Kentucky homes and the bathrooms in them

Kentucky bathrooms range from Louisville shotgun houses and 1950s ranches to a very large manufactured-home stock in eastern and rural counties, where floor and pier checks come before scheduling.

That matters because a walk in tub is chosen for the room as much as the bather. A standard 60 inch alcove takes the Hydro Dimensions 3060, Meditub 3060 or Ella Ultimate as a drop-in replacement, with factory extension panels closing any gap. A cramped bath with a 45 to 53 inch space takes the HD 2645 or Ella Mobile. A bathroom that will be used from a wheelchair is often better served by a Bestbath 60 x 30 roll in shower than by any tub, and we will say so on the first call.

Weather, water and skin

Humid summers and damp winters keep bathrooms wet; mildew in grout is the common complaint, and sealed wall systems or one-piece showers are the fix.

Moderately hard municipal water; eastern Kentucky wells vary and are checked before any jetted tub.

Permits and code in Kentucky

The Kentucky Residential Code applies statewide and plumbing is licensed and permitted through the state Division of Plumbing; Louisville and Lexington issue local permits. Electrical permits for new circuits are standard.

Either way, our crews pull what is required, install to the manufacturer's spec, and leave the paperwork with you. Our showers are ADA and ANSI A117.1 code-compliant models when that is what the job calls for, and every install is fill-tested with the door closed before we leave.

Paying for it in Kentucky

Kentucky's Home and Community Based waiver can fund home modifications; the Department for Aging and Independent Living and the fifteen Area Agencies on Aging, including KIPDA in Louisville and Bluegrass in Lexington, handle applications.

Veterans: the VA HISA grant pays up to $6,800 (service-connected) or $2,000 toward a walk in tub or roll in shower, filed through Robley Rex VA Medical Center (Louisville) or the Lexington VA Health Care System. Build the itemized estimate the reviewer wants in four minutes with our planner. Everyone else: monthly financing, senior and veteran discounts on every order, and an itemized written price with no in-home sales visit. Medicare rarely pays, and we say so up front.

Install day in Kentucky, hour by hour

The crew arrives with the tub, the wall system and every fitting on the truck. Old tub out and hauled away, subfloor checked, drain and supplies roughed in, tub set dead level on its feet, connected, filled with the door closed for twenty minutes, walls and trim finished, then a walkthrough with the bather so the door latch, drain lever and controls are second nature before we leave. Full install-day guide →

Kentucky by the numbers

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of disability among adults in the country, which is why wheelchair transfer tubs and roll in showers are a larger share of our installs here than almost anywhere. Bathroom injuries send more than 230,000 Americans to the emergency room each year according to the CDC, and a large share happen climbing over a tub wall. A 3 to 7 inch threshold, a built-in seat and a grab bar are designed to reduce that risk when the tub is installed and used properly.