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Bathtub Cutouts in Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County cutout calls tend to fall into two groups, and they're different from what we see elsewhere. In the older bungalows of Royal Oak, Ferndale, Berkley and Clawson, it's the same story as Wayne County: a small original bathroom where a full shower conversion is a bigger project than the problem calls for. In the newer subdivisions of Novi, Rochester Hills and Auburn Hills, it's usually a secondary or guest bathroom with a builder-grade fiberglass tub that gets used maybe twice a year — and the homeowner doesn't want to spend conversion money on a bathroom that isn't the priority.

A cutout answers both situations the same way: it leaves the tub and the rest of the bathroom untouched, cuts a low step-through opening into the existing tub wall, and finishes the edges with a sealed molded insert. Most jobs are done in a few hours, and you're not paying to redo a bathroom that was never the problem in the first place.

We also see a fair number of cutout requests tied to a parent or in-law moving into a secondary bedroom suite in Oakland County's larger homes — a quick, affordable way to make a guest bathroom usable for someone with mobility limitations without a remodel of a room the primary homeowners rarely use.

What an Oakland County Cutout Involves

• Works on acrylic and fiberglass builder-grade tubs common in Novi, Rochester Hills and Auburn Hills guest bathrooms, and on the older cast iron and steel tubs found in Royal Oak, Ferndale and Berkley bungalows.
• A molded ABS insert bonded and sealed into the opening, color-matched to your existing tub.
• Optional grab bar fitted into solid blocking at the opening.
• Optional removable panel to preserve bathing capability.