Our Services
Accessibility/ Handicap Solutions
Invest in a safe environment and reduce risks of accidents.
Did you know that over 80% of home falls occur in the bathroom? By renovating your bathroom, you’re not only enhancing its aesthetics but also investing in safety, reducing the risk of accidents.
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Accessibility Solutions
We offer many solutions for your accessibility needs.
- Walk-In Bathtubs
- Wheel chair friendly alterations
- Grab bars
- Roll In Showers
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Shower Conversions
Make your space look larger and have even more functionality.
A tub-to-shower conversion, in essence, is the process of switching from a bathtub to a freestanding shower. This streamlines your bathroom with a contemporary, tub-free design while also giving the impression of a larger space by opening up the floor area. This home renovation enhancement benefits everyone.
Walk-In Shower
All you need to know about walk-in showers.
Bathroom design trends change quite a bit from decade to decade, and at the moment one the hottest trends in bathroom remodeling is converting soaking tubs and tub/showers into walk-in showers. There are many reasons that we think this is one of the most positive design trends in recent years, and remodeling your bathroom to include a walk-in shower instead of a tub brings some important advantages compared with a traditional bathtub. Read on to learn more about walk in shower ideas, cost, and how Tub Doctor can help you transform your bathroom.
Bathroom Remodeler
How Much Freedom Do I Have with Walk-in Shower Design?
Choosing our company is a wise decision for your bathroom remodeling needs. Our team is comprised of trained and certified technicians who bring a wealth of expertise to every project, ensuring top-notch craftsmanship and attention to detail. With over 100 years of
Walk-In Shower Benefits
Why are so many families in the Augusta, Georgia region choosing to install a walk-in shower in their bathroom? There are important benefits to be enjoyed when you replace your tub with a walk-in shower; here are some of the most common ones that our clients cite:
Convenience
In most families, the busy lifestyle lends itself to the use of a shower instead of a bath, and getting rid of the tub makes bathroom cleaning much easier and more efficient. It also often conserves space in the room, allowing for additional fixtures, storage areas, or other extras.
Durability
Most homes in the CSRA have builder’s grade fiberglass one-piece showers and tubs that tend to crack and leak after regular use. Our vendors provide a limited lifetime warranty on their shower bases and walls so your bathing area will look better, be more functional, and will last longer.
Handicap Accessibility
Getting into and out of a bathtub is difficult for those with physical limitations, and creates the risk of a slip and fall while transitioning on wet, slippery surfaces. A walk-in shower is much safer, offers the option for safe seating and handrails, and can even be designed for use with a wheelchair for those who are unable to stand at all.
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Various Styles of Walk-In Showers
Because the basic form of a walk-in shower is so simple, it can be modified to fit many different styles. Each has its own advantages, and different styles are more suitable for different bathroom remodeling projects. Here are a few examples to get your walk-in shower ideas started before you consult with Tub Doctor to design your perfect customized unit.
Traditional Design
Since a traditional bathtub is often recessed into the wall of the bathroom, this is often the simplest way to transform a tub into a walk-in shower. Once the tub is removed, minimal renovations and the addition of a sliding door can create a perfect recessed shower of the same size as the original bathtub installment.
Corner Design
This is a popular style choice when installing a new shower in a half bath or smaller bathroom. Most corner designs are very compact, requiring only a few square feet of floor space. This is an ideal approach when modifying a bathroom to create a second shower in the home to accommodate a growing family, elderly parents moving in, or getting more money to rent your house during Master’s week.
Open Design
This modern style is based on an open concept floor plan and consists of wrapping your shower in a glass enclosure to make your bathroom feel grander and to give your shower more light and airflow. These showers can be customized to fit all of your style and comfort needs.
Accessible Designs
At Tub Doctor, we love helping folks with accessibility needs create the walk-in shower that they need to best accommodate safe daily showering. We’ll show you a range of examples and settle on one that is comfortable and workable for you. Tub Doctor will make your shower safe, comfortable, and beautiful.
Great Bathroom Walk-in Shower Ideas
The homeowner interested in revitalizing their bathroom can spend days discovering different types of walk in baths and showers on the Internet. While there are endless possibilities, here are some categories of ideas that can help you begin to narrow down those possibilities to the ones that best match your personal sense of style and the needs of your home.
Shower Base, Wall, and Ceiling Materials
Will you choose marble, tile, steel, glass, or some other material for your shower? Obviously walk-in showers’ cost is affected by the choice of flooring, wall, and ceiling materials, but there are other considerations as well. Some materials require minimal cleaning to stay looking great, while others demand more attention.
Entry Style
While a sliding glass door is one of the most common ways to frame a walk-in shower, it is also common to create a transitionless shower with no door or curtain at all. This is great for accessibility and creates the impression that the entire bathroom is larger than it actually is.
Windows
A window in your shower can make it much more pleasant, especially in the morning when a little extra sunshine helps to wake up the senses! Depending on the orientation of the bathroom, a skylight or other creative window option can make a walk-in shower feel warm and closely connected to the natural beauty just outside.
Shower Head, Jet, and Other Elements
From a traditional shower head to a spectacular waterfall style, the Tub Doctor team can help you design the shower experience that you want. This is another important area for accessibility, and we’ll help you make your choices by explaining the pros and cons of different elements. Getting the right shower heads, jets, and sprayers can make the difference in how safe and enjoyable your shower experience is.
Seating
Your shower may feature a fold-out seat, a bench extending from the wall, or no seating at all. The space inside your walk-in shower will be a major determinant of your seating choices, as will your personal showering preferences.
Unique Features
The expertise and knowledge that we have in-house at Tub Doctor make us the perfect team to help you realize your unique ideas. Saw something online, at a luxury hotel, or at a friend’s home and want to copy it? Thought of a great idea that no one seems to have done yet? Either way, we are excited to hear your ideas and come up with a plan for your new shower.
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Full Bathroom Renovation
Transform Your Bathroom into Your Dream Retreat!
Are you tired of your outdated, cramped, or uninspiring bathroom? It’s time to turn your vision into reality with our top-notch bathroom renovation service. At Tub Doctor, we’re dedicated to making your bathroom the oasis you’ve always dreamed of.
- Full Bathroom Renovation
- Walk-in Showers
- New Tub/Shower
- Tub to Shower Conversions
- Whirlpool Tubs and Tub areas
- Cabinets/Countertops
- Flooring
- Plumbing fixture upgrades
Bathtub Refinishing
Make your old tub shine.
You use your bathtub every day. A tub that is solid, clean, and aesthetically pleasing can set a great tone for the day and provide a welcome relief at the end of a long shift at work. On the other hand, a tub that is outdated or even damaged is a potential source of disaster in the form of water leaks, mildew, mold, and other problems. Bathtub refinishing by the Tub Doctor experts helps to ensure that your bathroom is not only safe and clean, but beautiful as well. We hope you will get in touch with us today for a consultation.
Repairs
We have the solutions for all your bathroom repairs.
- Cracked tub/showers.
- Deep Cleaning
- Discoloration
- Soft tub/shower bottom
- Refinishing
- Patch holes
What Is The Professional Bathtub Restoration/Refinishing Process?
The process of refinishing, repairing, or replacing a tub heavily depends on exactly what is going on. We don’t have a single solution that fits every bathroom, and we’re not interested in pushing clients toward an expensive restoration project if that’s not what’s best for their home and their budget. Some tubs are in good condition still and just require some touching up or minor refinishing to really make them pop again. In other cases, more drastic measures are required in order to eliminate the possibility of water leaks and the growth of mildew in moist areas.
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Fast Facts: Refinishing a Bathtub
- Some homeowners lean toward making this a DIY project. While it is possible to refinish a bathtub with merely cosmetic flaws, such as chips and discoloration, the bathtub restoration process can be fairly tedious and time-consuming for non-professionals.
- We often become accustomed to the way our bathroom installments look, not realizing how incredible they could look instead. There is a huge gain in value available when you decide to have an old, unpleasant-looking bathtub refinished to look amazing.
- Looking into selling your home? No buyer likes to see a bathroom that is outdated. Refinishing a bathtub is an easy way to show that your house is modern, high quality, and will serve its new owners well for many years to come.
- You may have heard of bathtub reglazing and wondered how it differs from refinishing. Reglazing is the final component of the refinishing process, referring to the coating that your technicians apply to the tub to seal it and give it a wonderful, clean, glossy appearance.
- The growth of mold in your bathroom is a very serious health threat and should be eliminated or prevented as vigorously as possible. Even the smallest crack or hole in your bathtub will allow moisture to escape into the cavity underneath the tub, and that encourages mold and mildew to grow there.
- Having your bathtub inspected by a professional service such as Tub Doctor is the best way to determine whether you might have a water leak that could lead to mold growth issues. Our experts will explain clearly what the situation is and what your options are for resolving it as affordably and efficiently as possible.
- Due to the heavy use of your bathtub, having it refinished is a big decision that you will benefit from on a daily basis moving forward. It’s very important to entrust this project to a team that has plenty of experience, a good reputation in the area, and a history of integrity working with homeowners. Tub Doctor boasts a combined 100+ years of experience and decades of service here in the Augusta, GA area.
We invite you to browse our gallery of projects to see what’s possible with a bathtub refinishing! We’ll be sure to take the time to find out what look you have in mind and show you examples if you’re not sure what the options are. In the end, you can be sure that your dingy, damaged bathtub will be unrecognizable after it’s refinished professionally by our team. We can even offer new colors during the reglazing process to really revitalize the look of your bathroom and allow you to create a whole new aesthetic.
Depending on the quality of your tub when it was installed, the refinishing process can extend its use by many years compared with its original expected life. Modern refinishing and reglazing materials are dramatically improved from those of decades ago, and many homeowners are very pleasantly surprised by the cost difference when they realize that they can refinish their tub with a powerful coating rather than replacing it with a new tub. We offer various refinishing options based on the material of your tub, its amount of use, and other factors to make sure you end up with a tub that will serve you well for a long time.
Every family and every bathroom remodel is unique, and it’s impossible to say what the best course of action is until you have had a professional assessment done of your tub, shower, and bathroom as a whole. Many times it is very difficult for the untrained eye to tell how damaged a tub is, how severe a crack is, or how much work it will take to restore it to safe working order. This is why it is critical to consult with a service that you know you can trust to present you with the options, explain them honestly, and then let you make the best choice for your family.
Sometimes a tub is indeed beyond repair and needs to be replaced. In other cases, the current tub’s shape, size, or design simply won’t work with the new aesthetic you have in mind for your bathroom. In those cases, Tub Doctor can absolutely help you browse new bathtub possibilities, weigh the pros and cons of different models, and have a new tub installed.
You can get in touch with our team at Tub Doctor directly through our website’s email form or by giving us a call at 706-863-6572. We’ll collect some basic information about your project and your expectations for the finished product, and then we’ll be able to provide you with a price range based on the details.
