Why not 32" you certainly have more options. Also, does it need to be alcove?

The Bootz is a really flimsy tub, in my opinion.

Hi Monicakm_gw

Have a look at this website - The Albion Bath Company. They are a UK based company that delivery worldwide (Prices and dimensions to US are on the website link below) They do free standing tubs that look and feel like a cast iron bath but are a reconstituted stone with a chemical glaze. They are much lighter but feel strong and solid and have better thermal qualities. Lots of different styles and sizes so you may find something there. I love mine. I have the Geminus feet bath. Hope that helps.

http://www.albionbathco.com/US/free-standing-roll-top-bath-US/rolltopbathfreestandingba.html

This is an alcove install. Sorry I didn't mention that. My husband's decision to stay with a 30" has to do with a mistake that was made 33 years ago when we built this house...oh it's complicated and I'm afraid I won't be able to describe it correctly. And he may change his mind again and go back with a 32". Gee, you'd think he was a woman as much as he's changing his mind <g> I just don't know why I'm having such a hard time finding a 15"+ high tub that's only 30" wide. It's what we have now. Course it's 33 years old too. Can't use a drop-in.

I know the Bootz isn't a top quality tub and I really don't want to have to resort to it but I also REALLY don't want a 14" tub. The MauiCast is their top of the line tub. It's 16 1/2" tall with a bathing well of 15" and water level of almost 14". It "looks good on paper"... Bootz Mauicast And installed on a mortar bed, is going to be very sturdy.

Jemma, those tubs are gorgeous but not something we can use.

Take a look at the Highbridge. Even though it is 32" that is at the upper rim and the apron of the tub is recessed so you could recess the front of the tub under the rim slightly. It's complicated to explain.

I put a Bootz in my basement because I needed 4 foot and under 30" and the Kohler and American standard options had been discontinued. The first tub was chipped when the electrician dropped a screwdriver on it, the replacement got scratched on the bottom when the tile was being grouted and it has a small rust spot. It's less than two years old and we dry it out after use. It does get daily use right now because the upstairs bathrooms are being remodeled. It's fine for a basement and it's fine for a tub that will be used daily for a couple of years and then used mostly to soak laundry with the bath mostly being used as a powder room in the future.

It serves its purpose but I honestly would not recommend this tub to a bather. It weighs about 60 lbs compared to the 375 lbs for the cast iron tub I just got delivered for upstairs. It's like a tub for a trailer. If you are doing a quality renovation I would do acrylic before I would do the Bootz.

(sigh) oh ok. I (think) you've talked me out of it. It will get used daily by my husband and he's less than dainty when it comes to the grunge and grit that is part of his daily life being a carpet and wood installer and his hunting and fishing life...I am NOT looking forward to those non-skid strips :o He told me to get the cast iron but I've been fighting the 14" height limit on 30" tubs and the 9" drain. (water level).
I looked at the Highbridge but it's WAAAAY out of our price range!

The Bellwether has the 48" basin length at the bottom but the water depth is only 9"

I have the Bellwether that Palimpset is talking about and I have done fine with it. I think it is a great option for a tub/shower combo. I believe it is one of the longest basin available. It is not wide, nor deep, but I can lay down in it and get covered. I have to cross my legs to be able to lay down, but that is what I've always had to do with any tub. I'm 5'7". I've never had a deep soaking tub. Could you put the overflow in upside down and gain an inch in depth? My plumber wouldn't do it for me, but I did ask.

Here is my tub. You've probably seen it before:

Why not look at a reclaimed tub? Or just use the one you have if they don't make them the way they used to.

What's wrong with an acrylic tub?

enduring, we ordered the 30" Bellwether today. I was really hoping he'd change his mind and decide on the 32". We would have had a lot more options. The 32" I saw today had a really bad case of the "dimples" :o The entire outside surface was very dimply. I'm hoping mine won't be as bad. Is yours like that? Ohhh, turn the overflow upside down! Thanks! My plumber will do anything I ask (at least he has so far) :)

roadrunnerrita, I considered having his tub refinished but learned that that has it's own issues. As grungy as he gets, I'd be concerned about the finish getting scratched and what I could and couldn't use to clean it with. He said he didn't want a "plastic tub". I like my acrylic air tub but I can't use abrasive cleaners (like Scrubbing Bubbles) and it can scratch pretty easy.

Yeah, I have some dimples, but not bad. It is consistent finish throughout. I like the long bottom, and the nice plain sides. Good luck :)

The Bellwether tub I recently bought (one of the last Ice Grey available, I guess) is pretty ripple-y looking on the surface, but it looks very "solid" somehow, you can tell it's not made of plastic.

I am always a bit surprised that people who have these almost visceral squeamish reactions against laminate countertops, Corian, manmade quartz, and even some cabinet finishes as "fake" and "plasticky" will then happily put a plastic tub in their bathrooms and lie naked on it.

I don't quite get it. I have nothing against acrylic tubs, I spec them for other people, I just don't understand how something so apparently horrible in the kitchen can be fine for the bath.

palimpsest, LOLOL!

Palimpsest, OT, but the same ones who won't have plastic counter tops will microwave food in plastic containers and eat it, ingesting plasticizers! But they go crazy over BPA in containers that don't get nuked. Go figure!

Minna by waterworks. We just installed one. I'd take a pic but it's covered b/c the bathroom isn't done yet.

The Minna is nice but the finished dimension is larger than 30" width that the OP needs, because the Minna is a drop in tub.

Edited to add, maybe if it was under mounted, as is an option, it would work in the space.