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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.
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 wider widths
on the Extra Large Total Acrylic models that require a
minimum of 32" to get through, or the Big-Bathe model that requires
a minimum of 32.75" to get through, or the Roomy model that requires
a minimum of 36" to get through, or the Royale Extra Large Acrylic
model that requires a minimum of 32" to get through, or the
Jacuzzi®
Finestra™ XXL models that require a minimum or 36” 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 that have a 26" width through
that opening. Additionally, you may choose to widen the
24" door to a 28" or 36" 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 ALMOST 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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