Excel Shower & Bath
Accessible Bathrooms
Safety that still looks like home. Walk-in tubs, low-threshold showers, built-in benches, and grab bars that hold — without the hospital look.
Staying in your home shouldn't mean fighting your bathroom every day. An accessible bathroom is about safety that still looks like home — the features that make daily use easier, set into a room that looks like a remodel, not a hospital.
The centerpiece for a lot of folks is the Bath Concepts Alexa walk-in tub: a watertight door with a low step-in, a built-in seat so you sit before you fill, and easy-reach controls. Step in through the door instead of climbing over a high wall, sit down, and soak. For people who'd rather shower, we build low-threshold showers with built-in benches you can sit on and hand-held sprayers you can reach from the seat.
The piece that makes all of it safe is the hardware. We anchor Moen grab bars — the ADA-rated bars are rated to hold 500 lbs — into the wall while it's open, so they hold solid instead of pulling loose. We can add anti-scald Moen valves so the water can't surge hot. We don't call a whole bathroom ADA-compliant — the 500-lb rating is on the grab bars themselves — but we plan the room so the safety is real and the look is still yours. We've been remodeling baths in south-suburb homes since 1982, and our crew handles your job start to finish.
Your options
Bath Concepts Alexa walk-in tub
A watertight door with a low step-in, a built-in seat, and easy-reach controls — step in through the door instead of over a high wall. Carries a Limited Lifetime product warranty.
Low-threshold walk-in shower
A low-step shower with a seamless Onyx solid-surface surround and a built-in bench, so getting in and washing seated is easy. Low-threshold, not zero-threshold.
Moen grab bars (ADA-rated, 500 lbs)
ADA-rated grab bars rated to hold 500 lbs, anchored into the wall while it's open so they hold solid. Set right where you need them.
Anti-scald valves & hand-held sprayer
Anti-scald Moen valves so the water can't surge hot, plus a hand-held sprayer you can reach from a seated position.
BRANDS WE INSTALL
SAFETY BUILT INTO THE ROOM
What changes when you replace a high-wall tub with an accessible bath?
The goal is not to make the room look medical. It is to remove awkward movements — especially the high step and the unsupported reach — while keeping the bathroom warm and familiar.
| Feature | Accessible features we install | A standard high-wall tub setup |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | A low-threshold shower or a walk-in tub door | Climb over a high tub wall |
| Bathing seated | Built-in seat with controls and a hand-held sprayer within reach | Designed mainly for standing or sitting low in the tub |
| Grab-bar support | ADA-rated Moen bars rated to 500 lbs, anchored while the wall is open | No framing-anchored support unless it was planned into the room |
| Water temperature | Anti-scald Moen valves available to prevent a sudden hot-water surge | Basic controls may not include anti-scald protection |
| Shower surface | Seamless Onyx solid surface with no grout lines to scrub | A tub wall and surround that were not planned around seated use |
| What backs it | Manufacturer product coverage plus 5-year Excel labor | No new manufacturer product coverage or Excel labor warranty |
The right answer depends on how you move and whether you prefer to bathe or shower. We measure the room and place the entry, seat, controls, and bars around the person using them.
How we do business
From first call to final walk-through
- 1
Free in-home consultation
We come to your home, measure, and talk through the walk-in tub, low-threshold shower, seat height, and grab-bar placement for how you actually move. A clear written proposal — no pressure.
- 2
Order & build
Your tub or shower, surround, and safety hardware are ordered to fit your space. This usually takes a few weeks.
- 3
Install
Our crew handles it start to finish, including the plumbing. We anchor the grab bars solid and seal the door or surround.
- 4
Walk-through
We clean up, show you how the door, drain, valves, and bars work, and stand behind the job.
REAL EXCEL BATHROOMS
Accessible Bathrooms — finished projects
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Accessible Bathrooms — common questions
Reviewed August 2026
What do accessible baths include?
Most accessible baths combine four things: a low-threshold shower or walk-in tub, a built-in bench, Moen grab bars rated to 500 lbs and anchored into wood blocking, and a handheld sprayer. All of it is solid surface — no grout to scrub — and most are installed in 1–2 days. You pick what fits; none of it has to look institutional.
What's the Bath Concepts Alexa walk-in tub?
It's a tub with a watertight door on the side, so you step in through a low opening instead of climbing over a high wall. You sit on a built-in seat, close the door, and fill it up, with easy-reach controls. When you're done you let it drain and step back out. It carries a Limited Lifetime product warranty from Bath Concepts.
Is this bathroom ADA-compliant?
We're careful here: the Moen grab bars we install are ADA-rated and rated to hold 500 lbs, but we don't call a whole bathroom ADA-compliant. We plan the room so the safety features are real and placed for how you move — the rating is on the bars themselves.
Can you do a low step or a curbless entry?
We build low-threshold showers, which take a small step instead of a big lift over a tub wall. That covers most needs and keeps water where it belongs. We'll talk through what works for your space at the consultation.
Do I have to wait while a walk-in tub fills and drains?
A little — you sit down before you fill and stay seated until it drains. Many models have a faster drain to cut that wait. We'll show you the timing at the consultation.
How strong are the grab bars, really?
The ADA-rated Moen bars are rated to hold 500 lbs, and we anchor them into the wall framing while it's open — not into drywall. That's the difference between a bar that holds and one that pulls loose.
Can you keep it from looking like a hospital?
That's the whole idea — safety that still looks like home. The walk-in tub, the bench, and the grab bars come in finishes that read like a normal remodel, not medical equipment. It still looks like your bathroom.
What's the warranty?
The Bath Concepts walk-in tub carries a Limited Lifetime product warranty, the other manufacturers warrant their products, and Excel warrants the labor for 5 years. The specifics are written into your contract — read them, and ask us anything.
Ready When You Are
Let's talk about your accessible bathrooms.
A free, no-pressure in-home consultation. We bring the product samples, measure what we need to measure, and leave you with a clear written proposal — not a sales pitch.
