TubCut

One of the simplest and most effective solutions that the craftsmen at Frangeli Consulting & Remodeling, Inc engage in is the accessibility TUBCUT^TM modification which creates a step-thru opening into your existing bathtub that is both functional and attractive.  This solution is hand-crafted from high quality, custom-fitted components, that allows it to exactly match any tub's contour.

In about a day Frangeli Consulting & Remodeling, Inc can create an easier, step-thru access of any existing fiberglass, steel or cast iron bathtub by lowering the front sidewall- into an easy entry shower that is only 5" above the floor . The TUBCUT^TM provides easy access for the handicapped, elderly, and disabled.

This in-home accessibility modification can be sized to your specifications, and gives your existing bathtub a seamless, "factory" look, that will have people asking you if you purchased the tub with the opening already in place. The craftsmen at Frangeli Consulting & Remodeling, Inc create the opening with one-half inch thick panels that are shaped right on the job-site for a custom-fit. These panels that are durable and easy to clean become structurally part of the tub with our strong bonding process.

Some, if not all of our competitors use a one-size-fits-all plastic caps or one-piece inserts. Those products are typically attached to the tub with caulk only. And since they are pre-formed, caps have a fixed width and a fixed depth of only nine inches or so. That means if your tub is nineteen inches tall, your step-up will still be ten inches and still remain a barrier to entering the tub. It also means that if the tub has existing design such as ridges or ripples, pre-formed caps have no way of creating that "factory" finished look that we are able to craft into the finished product.

As an added benefit, our TUBCUT^TM procedure may also be reversed ! If the need or desire to restore the tub back to it’s original condition, one would only have to save the TUBCUT^TM section and have one of our craftsmen return to reinstall the TUBCUT^TM section back onto the tub. Our competitors who use one-size-fits-all plastic caps or one-piece inserts do not allow your original tub to be restored.

To sum up our TUBCUT^TM is:

• Easy To Use. Our finished TUBCUT^TM makes entering the bathtub easy and painless creating easy access for the mobility impaired.
• Safe. Reduces bathroom injuries and may save lives by lowering the step into the bathtub.
• Cost Effective. By using the existing bathtub you keep the walls, floors, and plumbing intact, enabling you to literally save thousands of dollars over a conventional bathroom remodeling project and avoids the associated messy demolition.
• Convenient. This conversion takes about one day to complete and the tub can be used again within 24 hours.
• Reversible. By saving and replacing the removed cut-out section, the tub can be restored to original condition.