Is $1000 extra charge for installing a free-standing tub normal?
Maria Jones
5 years ago
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Comments (52)Whether well chlorinated or not, I'm still grossed out sitting in the tub with others. For me, the tub would have to be BLEACHED before every use. DH & myself would have to shower BEFORE using it. It would have to be scrubbed & disinfected after use. I do not like to sit in chlorinated, stinky water. It would be too much upkeep for me. I can see each tub visit as a full days ordeal-no thanks! I feel the same way about pools. I lived in a nice community in FL, where we had a nice size pool maintained by the Homeowners Association. This was an affluent community. I used to do laps in it. Then I noticed the mothers with their kids in DIAPERS. Sorry ya'll that is plain GROSS! DO NOT tell me about chlorine. I do not care to swim in a pool full of pee, chlorinated or not. One day the pool was closed. On close inspection, someone had POOPED in it. The feces were at the bottom of the pool. They were going to "clean it up". I didn't want to know HOW they were going to do it. I didn't think they were going to drain it. I never set foot in that or another pool, again. That was 18 years ago! If I were interested in a home that had a pool or a hot tub, I would stipulate the removal of both. I would suggest NOT to advertise the pools or tubs, because you are limiting your viewers. You are better off leaving it as a surprise. Some will like it, but most will not. If someone falls in love with your house, they'll deal with it, one way or another......See MoreCast Iron, Soaking, Free Standing Tub?
Comments (13)Yes, a cast iron tub is a lifetime tub. We are remodeling our upstairs bath and keeping the tub. Its 30 yrs old, because it still looks new, and its white, which is what we are going for anyway. Cast iron is made to last. When we first put the tub in 30 yrs ago, we were in our late 20's so we, with the help of a friend, hauled that tub up a flight of stairs and into place. No way could we lift that now. We could, and probably will order another cast iron when the time comes and have it put in place. Right now we are in the middle of our DIY upstairs bath renovation, so I haven't hit my DH with the idea of remodeling the other bathroom, I can imagine the reaction I will get. All in good time..................See MorePlumber is here & I need tub-filler advice!
Comments (9)I would generally send 2-3 selections to him for input. After input (OhellNO, I’ll have to study on this one awhile, any is fine) I’d have the one, and he’d take care of sourcing it. Because if it came in bad or missing parts, that’s just one less thing for me to worry about. He never charged me a trip charge, and was always the point of contact on a warranty call. Even on an Easter Sunday where a defective internal valve let go ( the right direction for once!) and made for a shower you couldn’t turn off. He even helped the homeowner mop up the bit that made it outside the shower. I miss that salty old guy. His son just isn’t the same. He’s horrified by my potty mouth. LOL! Here’s a glass raised to you tonight Sal!...See MoreWhat’s Your Favorite Tub?
Comments (49)Moral of the story here is everyone has different wants. Back in the 2000's all I would see are jetted drop-in tubs, so I perceived those to be "the best that rich people bought" lol. Gotta take a step back and figure out your personal wants and how you'll realistically use I agree for mobility, drop-in is much easier to use Heat retention, I'm still voting for cast iron. I've owned insulated fiberglass with jets, used just about everything in between, then own a freestanding cast iron now. Realistically, you draw a bath then sit in it for maybe half an hour. I've seen fiberglass/acrylic units with heat pads in them (...why?) to combat this, or you do what everyone has done for hundreds of years and turn the hot valve on low. My last fiberglass tub, the tub would feel a hair colder than the water as it cooled down at the end. My current iron tub doesn't do that, seems to maintain temp longer, but again metal=conduction. Could think resale, or maybe you'll barely ever use it so it's more for looks. Can't go wrong if you do the right thing for you...See Moremrspete
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