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Question 1

1) Can I choose the color / style to match my interior decoration?

Yes. Check with the producers about Michigan alternatives. Colours that are uniform with most bathrooms are only offered by some. Selecting the right walk-in tub for you means discussing the number of styles, sizes and layouts to ensure it suits your own special needs and room requirements. You may have to pay an added fee for a custom shade, since most makers make baths in white and cream.

Question 2

2) What are some of the benefits of getting one?

The most crucial advantage is that it eases your thoughts in the event you have mobility problems, because depending on your own situation, you can slip on a regular bathtub or have trouble getting into the tub without a low step threshold. By making bathing simpler, the design of a walk-in bath may also make it far more convenient for individuals who you depend on in your own life and enable you to live more independently. Sliding shower doors can pose a danger to elders or people that have mobility issues along with the door for a walk in tub is conveniently made for ease of use. Aside from the benefits of security and availability, living independently in Grand Rapids is a real dilemma for individuals experiencing freedom issues. Other advantages include improved comfort given all the features that are offered to you. It relieves the discomfort connected with ailments that are common. This is a popular pick for those who enjoy taking baths need independence and wish to feel safe and worry-free unimpeded by their mobility problem.

Question 3

3) Can the shower be used still with a walk-in bathtub?

Yes. There are walkin tub installments that offer you a sizable standing area for standup showers. You can shower standing up or sitting down. Ensure you get the proper measurements for the walk in bath so that you do not feel cramped during a stand up shower. Also, in case you'd like to keep your standing shower, since if your faucet isn't right against a wall, it is much harder to tap into your existing shower, another thing to keep in mind is always to ask about the faucet location.

Question 4

4) Is there a way to re-sell the tub once we are done with it?

You can re-sell find or used walk in tubs being sold online. However, lots of people normally wish to make sure that they're purchasing a walk in tub that personally matches their needs for the long term. They are not as likely to take a big risk by paying all the costs associated with transport and the removal of their existing tub without a little more investment and assurance in quality and the status of their purchase. There's not actually a big market for plumbing fixtures that are used. In the event you're uncertain how long you are going to be at your Grand Rapids dwelling and can not warrant a long-term care option of a major walkin tub installment, then there are easy step retrofits that give you the ability to return the bathroom to an unmodified toilet to avoid turning potential buyers away who don't desire to pay for a large removal. Finally, if you do believe you might try to resell your walk in bathtub, the next buyer may want to understand whether the lifetime guarantee is extended to other owners as well or if they're going to have to cover the costs connected with a door seal or alternative component damages that will occur with use.

Question 5

5) Will a tub like this add to my Grand Rapids home’s resale value?

Should you reside in a Grand Rapids retirement community, installing a walk in bathroom may increase the value of your house. Otherwise, it probably won't increase the value of your home. Since changes to your toilet do not usually raise the value of your house, cost can be eligible for the medical expense deduction for tax purposes both federally and in Michigan if the main goal of the improvements would be to adapt a residence to the impairment of the taxpayer, their spouse or dependent living there.

Question 6

6) How do walk in bathtubs work?

When you go into the walk-in bath, you close the door and seal it by pulling on the handle toward you. Make sure the handle is locked to be able to avoid any water decline. There are different kinds of handles determined by the version you choose to purchase. Be sure it's a handle that you could certainly work. Then, you close the floor drain and make sure that the anti-scald device has been preset before utilizing the tub. Your bath is prepared once the bathtub fills to the desired depth. Manufacturers may also advocate a maximum time of use. You need to empty the water when you've completed your bath, remove the drain depending on the kind of drain or turn the overflow knob. Pull on the tub exit and handle the tub.

Question 7

7) About how long does the installation process take with your Grand Rapids installers?

Once the bathtub arrives, an installment needs between one and three days of labor in Grand Rapids. It certainly depends upon the scope of the job. You must make us know whether there's a critical deadline involving a household member coming for a visit or a loved one's release from Michigan rehabilitation so that we can do the best we can to accommodate you.

Question 8

8) How do walk-in tubs drain?

Some systems employ a gravitation only drainage system, while other makers offer power-assisted drainage systems. Usually, the drainage system in a walk-in bathtub is attached to the normal tub drain, which is threaded into a flat pipe called a waste shoe. The shoe is sealed using putty or a foam washer under its flange. Some features may cost you more, so it's always wise to ask. Eventually, get to be aware of the difference between frameless baths and framed baths since frameless tubs tend to drain faster than framed baths, because they don't change the drain height of your existing tub. Framed tubs are built on a steel framework and the bottom of the tub is dangled off the floor. Frameless tubs are designed with an extra-strength form that doesn't demand a steel frame and the bottom of the bath is not hung in the air.

Question 9

9) Will a tub like this look bad for my homeowner’s insurance in Michigan?

Many upgraded homeowner's insurance policies protect against flooding from your plumbing and appliances. Check with your Grand Rapids homeowner's insurance to ensure it is going to cover you against this type of damage. You might need a home alteration license from the Grand Rapids, MI building department to install a bath, especially if walls need to be removed to coordinate with your bathroom plans. Most importantly, in case you needed a license and you didn't get one AND somehow your home suffers from damage from the installed walkin bath, your losses may not be covered by your homeowner's insurance. If you're planning on selling your Grand Rapids residence, there are heaps of buyer beware messages out there which will steer potential buyers from your home since it does influence homeowner's insurance, if there have been any advancements without permits. Buyers see their homeowners insurance and the permits as protections on their investments in houses.

Question 10

10) Will the cost of installation and equipment be covered by my disability in Michigan?

If your impairment was due to a car or work injury, check together with the right insurance carrier to determine if house adjustments resulting from your MI disability are insured. Claims that include Grand Rapids dwelling alterations are admissible in insurance settlements. Someone have a medical condition which meets their definition of disability and qualifies for Social Security disability benefits when they have worked in a job that was insured by Social Security. Benefits may be insured, in the event you are injured or on disability. Since SSI is a needs-based program and an SSI recipient must have limited income and resources, qualification for the Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) allows a person who has a disability to achieve an occupational goal. The cash that's set aside under a PASS can be used for anything that leads to an occupational objective and may be used to cover house modifications through an SSI savings plan. You'll figure out more about PASS through your local Social Security Administration office or call toll free 800 772 1213. If you are a veteran, the Department of Veterans' Affairs does offer individual plans that may help you deflect some of the cost. You can also request in case you qualify for the which is modeled after Medicaid's Consumer Directed HCBS, or the VA Aid and Attendance, Housebound and other Pensions. Contact the form 26-4555 to apply for SHA or SAH grant. For information on all VA benefits in Michigan call 1 800 827 1000.

Question 11

11) How much is it for a cheaper walk-in bathtub?

A more economical basic variant of the walk in tub can cost between $1,7000 and $3,000 in [

Question 12

12) About how much will one of these tubs cost to get installed?

The installation can cost you around $1,500-$3,000 to be installed in Grand Rapids. Sometimes the expense of the setup and the unit is a better investment than paying for a caretaker.

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