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By
following the simple steps below you can save thousands of dollars
over companies that sell their Walk-In Bathtubs through costly
showrooms or fancy high-priced color brochures
and postage. These expensive marketing
tactics ultimately end up being paid for by YOU.
At
Independent
Living USA™ we make it easy for you,
to buy our Walk-In Bathtubs online,
shipped direct
from the factory to your front door. The end
result is that you get a superior product at a lower
price.
Order The Correct Walk In
Bathtub
By Using Our Simple 5-Step
Process
As
LEADERS in the industry, Independent
Living USA wants to make sure that you select
the best Walk-In Bathtub for your personal needs.
In preparation for ordering, we not only want to be sure that
you choose the right tub for yourself, we also want to make
sure that it will properly fit into the configuration of
your
bathroom. To do so, we have developed a
simple 5-STEP
PROCESS for you to follow. You will need a
tape measure, a pen and a piece of paper (or download and print the
handy 5-Step Process Worksheet below). The entire process
takes only a few minutes to complete.
Click Here to Download Worksheet Only
Click Here to
Download the Entire 5-Step Process with
Worksheet
After downloading the above, simply print
it and then fill in the blanks following each step below.
Note: You will need the Adobe Reader to download to
view this download. If you do not have the Adobe Reader
on your computer then click on the icon below for a
copy... it's FREE!
The 5-Step
Process
STEP 1) MEASURE THE LENGTH AND WIDTH OF
YOUR EXISTING BATHTUB (or
shower). Your new Walk In Bathtub will usually take the
place of this existing bathtub (or shower). Also, note if
there are any windows directly above any part of the bathtub.
If so, measure the distance from the floor of the bathtub to the
BOTTOM of the window. Write down all
measurements.
STEP 2) MEASURE THE WIDTH OF EACH
DOOR (and each hallway)
leading from your front or back entrance door of your home, through
every door and hallway leading to the bathroom where it will be
installed. Write
down only the width of each one that is 30” or less
(unless you are specifically interested in the Big-Bathe
model or the wider versions of the Finestra models that require
a minimum of a 33" opening to get through or the Jacuzzi Finestra
wide versions that require a minimum of a 36" opening to get
through).
Any
regular door width 28” or more is usually sufficient to
allow any of our Walk In Tubs entry into your bathroom. (Note: For
certain bathtub models, this may require a temporary
door assembly removal and replacement of your 28”
doors. In some rare cases it may require widening the
doorway
and replacing the door with a minimum of 30" door.)
Note:
Common door widths are usually 24 ”, 28”, 30”, 32” or 36” They may
ultimately measure up to ˝ inch shy of any of these
measurements.
If you
have a 24” door width, by removing the door assembly you can
get MOST of our models (except the Presidential™-WIDE models, both Handicapped
models, Euro-Tub WIDE, Floridian, Big-Bathe, Economy
models and Jacuzzi Finestra models) through that
opening. Additionally, you may choose to widen the 24"
door to a 28" door, or wider, if it is feasible.
This may also bring your door width up to current building
codes and allow clearance for any walkers or wheelchairs. Widening a 24" door can
allow EVERY model in our line of Walk In Bathtubs to fit through
your doorway.
STEP 3) DETERMINE WHICH DRAWING BELOW
BEST DESCRIBES THE CONFIGURATION OF YOUR
BATHROOM.
Directly
below Step 5 are some common configurations
of existing bathtubs in relationship to the
placement of the
commode (or sink). Simply
determine
which of the 8 bathroom drawings below best describes the
configuration of your bathroom, and write down that number. (Click here to
view configurations)
One of the
reasons to include this step is that we need to
determine whether to provide you with a LEFT mounted door or a RIGHT
mounted door on the face of the tub, (click
here to see pictures of LEFT and RIGHT door
mounts.) It is ALWAYS best to put the tub’s door where you
have the most space available for easiest ingress and egress. By selecting the correct
configuration of your existing bathroom below, we can provide you
with the proper door mount side (LEFT or RIGHT) specifically for
you.
Important note:
If you are ordering either the Mobility Handicapped model or the
Easy-Slide model and you have either Bathroom #1 or #2 as your
configuration, you will need a minimum of 3 feet distance from
the tub to the commode (or
any other permanent obstacle like a commode) to
create a minimum of a 45 degree opening allowance on the tub
door. This pertains only to these two models. All other
bathroom configurations #3 through #8 should be sufficient for a
45-90 degree opening of these mobility handicapped
tubs.
STEP 4)
DETERMINE WHICH WALL OF YOUR EXISTING BATHTUB (or shower)
HAS THE FIXTURES
(i.e. knobs, faucet,
spout, showerhead.) Determine this by facing the long
end (length) of your bathtub standing outside of it.
You will find your existing fixtures on either the "left wall",
"right wall" or "back wall" of the bathtub.
Based on your answers
to Steps #2, #3 and #4 we can ascertain if a “reversal of plumbing”
will be needed when the Walk In Bathtub is installed. About 40% of the time, a “reversal of plumbing” is needed.
With many of our models reversals can be done simply and easily
under the bathtub, between the bathroom floor and the bathtub
floor.
STEP 5) CALL US
WITH YOUR RESULTS. Call Toll-Free:
1-800-403-7409, 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. We will help you determine the correct
Walk In Bathtub for your specific needs and situation; and we will
provide you with all the available options and lowest
prices.
8 Bathroom
Configurations:
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