Thanks for all the replies! This is our first house, not our "forever" house. We are planning to finish the bath update so we can put our house on the market within the next 8-10 months. Then hopefully we'll be in our "forever" (or at least for a long time) house. :) The tub in the master is somekind of old, original cast iron tub. So I know it will be a pain in the butt for our GC to remove! I'm not much of a bath person except for occasionally, but my hubby likes to take them a little more than occasionally. Really this update is to make our home more attractive to potential buyers and hopefully secure us a fast sale. The master is one of the only things we haven't updated in our home, and we're not planning on spending a fortune. What I DON'T want to do is spend this amt of money period, and then wish I had done the tub. It's in really good condition, but it's so narrow and shallow. I wanted to potentially put in a deeper, wider one, but the walls are an issue. The non-plumbing side is my husband's closet, which is the same size as mine (not very big, but a "walk in," which is the plumbing side.) Moving a wall is an expense I'm not willing to undertake, so that's why I was wondering if we could hack into the wall just a bit where the tub is against my husband's closet. I havent talked about this with my GC yet. I'll do that this week. But y'all have seen that done?? Removing the tub and taking the time/money/effort to create a big walk-in shower is not what I wanted to do. We do have another tub in the hall bath, but not having a tub in the master might make someone not want our house. It's all about resale at this point! At the lowest remodel cost. :)

Thanks to all; cat mom,writersblock and nycbluedevil. I should have mentioned that the tub will be open on three sides to allow 30" at either end for a wheelchair to pass through. The Toto 1525 won't work but the Toto 1500 should work. It is about 60x36x22. I would have to build a 3" frame and I'm not certain how that would look, most surrounding decks seem to be about 6" wide. The other possibility is the Kohler "Reve" freestanding which finishes at 67" but it is pretty pricy. Has anyone sat in the Reve? I am going to check on the AS this morning and I am looking for the Greek. Thanks so much for your suggestions.

I, too, want a very deep cast iron soaking tub for our new master bath. I'm going with the sumptuous Kohler Tea for Two 5.5'. It's 19.5" to overflow (the deepest I could find) and holds a whopping 105 gallons! It can be dropped in, undermounted, or installed in an alcove. I'm trying to tell myself that I'm not ruining the planet by getting my dream soaker that guzzles water. I laid in it at the plumbing supply showroom and didn't want to get out. I don't know what cost prohibitive is to you, but this one isn't cheap. Kohler lists it in white for $2125, but Faucetdirect.com has it for $1434. Oh, and I should mention a warning from the showroom saleswoman. The tub weighs more than 400 pounds. She told me that delivery and install will cost a bit more (whatever that means) because it is so heavy. Installing in on a second floor room can be tricky. Ours is new construction on the first floor so hopefully it won't be too difficult to deliver and install. Here is a link that might be useful: Kohler Tea for Two

Jacuzzi made our son's bathtub which is an air jet tub with a built in arm and back rest. It's actually not badly priced around $700. I added a little thing that recirculates hot air into the tub so that it stays warm longer. This is a construction photo, but you can sort of see the shape: