Berkley's bungalows all have the same problem: a heavy old tub at the top of a narrow staircase.
ZIP codes we cover in Berkley: 48072
1920s-40s bungalows. Berkley's bungalows have upstairs baths with tight stair access, which makes removing a cast iron tub the most physically demanding part of the project.
Every neighborhood in Metro Detroit has its own version of this problem, and Berkley is specific enough that a contractor who mostly works elsewhere will misprice it. We've been in these bathrooms for 18 years.
From $6,995
installed · financing available
Remove the old bathtub entirely and replace it with a low-threshold walk-in shower — new base, new waterproof walls, new fixtures.
Keep your existing tub. We cut a low step-through opening in the wall of it and finish the edges with a molded insert.
A full Ella's Bubbles walk-in bathtub with a sealing door, molded seat, grab bars and optional hydrotherapy jets.
Starting prices, installed. Your fixed quote depends on alcove size, existing tub material and the finishes you choose. Financing available with approved credit.
Homeowners in Berkley generally aren't looking for the cheapest possible fix, and we don't push one. The wall finish, the glass, whether there's a bench and a recessed niche — those choices are the difference between a bathroom that looks renovated and one that looks repaired.
We'll show you the range and tell you honestly where spending more actually shows and where it doesn't.
Free quote
Call, or email a photo. We give you a real fixed number, not a range.
Removed and hauled away. Cast iron gets cut down in place.
Low-threshold base, grout-free waterproof panels, grab bars into solid blocking.
Fixtures on, everything hauled away, floors left clean. Same day.
Not sure whether you need a $1,550 cutout or a $6,995 conversion? That's the most common call we get. Describe the bathroom and we'll tell you honestly — including when the cheaper option is the right one.
Prefer to talk it through? Call (586) 791-4800, Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Call (586) 791-4800 for a fixed price. Most quotes take about five minutes.
Also serving near Berkley: Royal Oak, Huntington Woods, Oak Park, Ferndale, Clawson, Birmingham. All Oakland County cities →
Someone needs to be home to let us in and to walk through the finished work with us, but you don't need to be present for the entire job.
No. Every wall finish we install — printed acrylic, CNC-engraved acrylic, solid acrylic or tongue-and-groove vinyl tile — is grout-free, so there's nothing to scrub and nowhere for mildew to grow.
No. Quotes are free, whether by phone, by emailing a photo to bob@detroittubs.com, or in person. You get a fixed price in writing before anything is ordered.
It depends on whether you still want to soak. A walk-in tub (from $12,995) makes sense if the hydro or air massage genuinely helps with arthritis, circulation or chronic pain. A walk-in shower conversion (from $6,995) is the better practical choice if you haven't taken an actual bath in years and just want to get in and out safely.
Small bathrooms are common in older Metro Detroit housing stock, and we carry custom-size shower bases for alcoves that aren't a standard 60 inches. Send a photo and the alcove width and we'll tell you what fits.
Yes. We install fully barrier-free, zero-threshold shower bases and L-shape wheelchair-transfer walk-in tubs, and can fit grab bars into solid blocking behind the wall on any job.
Call (586) 791-4800 for a fixed price — usually about five minutes on the phone.
