I saw this thread and hoped I might revive it. We're getting to the final details on our new MBR plumbing - and what I would like to do is have the tub spout on the opposite (long) side of the tub, but with the hot/cold valves on the deck of the tub, where the user doesn't have to reach across the tub to turn it on/off. Obviously, there are lots of tub-filler faucets with all three (Hot/Cold/Spout) combined togther, but I am hoping that the spout on the opposite side will be less intrusive. We've been looking at Grohe or Hansgrohe, and it looks like there's no way to do what I'm envisioning. Like KISU (OP), we have been told our only option is a big pressure balance valve, that's ugly, and will require the half wall at the end of the tub to be higher than I'd like it to be (just to fit). Is there some code reason why this shouldn't be done, or just that it requires high-end products? I saw a photo that is close on Houzz, although the hot/cold valves are on the wall. But they're so much less annoying! See: [Modern Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/modern-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2105) by Houston Architects & Building Designers RD Architecture, LLC We're in NJ, if that makes a difference. Is there something we're all missing? Thanks! This post was edited by AHMIowa_NJ on Sat, Nov 22, 14 at 22:16

I have had a bathtub spout with the handheld shower above it. You can also simply replace a regular shower head with the hand held which has the flexible jointed metal water hose (or what ever they are called). The big box stores carry them. Since you don't have a shower over head, you can only get a deck mount, which I also had. It sat next to the roman tub spout and the metal hose sat behind the false front. As an alternative, go to Wal-Mart and buy the blue & white scrubber on the extendable handle for reaching the far sides of the tub. They also sell replacement heads. Sold by the mops? I use this in my roman tub. Works great, easy, cheap.

First, how many gallons do you really intend to put in that tub, and do you have a water heater big enough to handle that? Maybe 60 gallons? If you get a faucet capable of 4 gpm, it will take 15 minutes (60/4). If the faucet (and valve and piping) can deliver, say, 8 gpm, then it would take half as long.

Your best bet is to talk to the plumber. I have seen deck mount fillers with diverters and hand showers...but not the mix of the two. I think this will really be a custom job. I would be interested in seeing what they come up with.