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Chips are shown in first two photos. Last photo shows tub - it is installed flush to right side (where plumbing is located) with 1.5” gap on left side. We had asked contractor to center it. Does plumbing need to be moved in order to center it or just the tub?

Is there a reason the tub needs to be centered? Once you fir out both walls to account for the flange it will be centered. If you wanted it centered in that space for some reason the framing should've been done prior to the plumbers starting. Standard framing would be about 60 1/4" for the tub then you'd fir out the walls so your board can overlap the flange.

If they are "clean" chips as opposed to cracks it wouldn't bother me as long as they were hidden by the finishes. If it bothered my customer then I might offer a discount or replace if they insisted. You can get a repair kit from the manufacturer for less than ten bucks.

edit: If you fir out that plumbing wall the toilet might not fit. The plumber might have saved you a few $$

The tub is on one end of the bathroom. Room is 120” x 61.5”. If it isn’t centered, I think that will be noticeable. Wouldn’t it look better centered? I would want it too look symmetrical on either side wouldn’t I? I don’t know why they didn’t frame the tub area 60.25” but it just seems like centering the tub makes sense and will look best.

manufacturer of tub said $150 to come out and $95/hour to fix chips. With two chips, he estimated 2-3 hours to fix. Seems like a replacement tub is not much more and then you don’t have to worry that the fix will fail

If the room was 66", then you could build a shelf or frame in the tub area. At 1 1/2", I'd fir out the whole room to make the problem go away.

What will look best in terms of tub placement and width? I guess I could bring in the left wall 1.5” across the entire bathroom (not just shower) but then I lose space in an already small bathroom. However maybe that is the best option in order for tub to fit the space. I really want tiled shower walls to be flush with drywall walls in rest of bathroom. How do I achieve that?

So you would just make the whole bathroom 1.5” smaller?

Yes.

Agree with KCS - centering that tub with 3/4 of an inch on either side will create an unnatural narrowing on both sides. You won't miss the 1.5" and it will look better planned / better executed.

So there is another problem. The door was framed very close to the left wall because we wanted to make sure there was plenty of space for the vanity and it is a narrow bathroom. There is 3” between door rough opening and wall. So if we bring in that wall in, there will be only 1.5” between door enough opening and wall. Is this enough space? Will door be able to open? Obviously, my door trim won’t fit on that side either. Do you still think the best solution is to bring that left wall in 1.5”? Would we have to reframe door opening?

You could re-frame the door opening or drop down a door size. A 59" finished room size should fit a 2'6'' door and a 22" vanity top. That should give you enough room for 2 1/2" trim on both sides of the door.

The door is already 2’6”. However it is framed only 3” from left wall. There is plumbing immediately to the right so moving the rough door opening to the right is not that easy

Could we center tub and install some type of trim at the edge of the tile so that’s the 3/4” difference between tile and wall makes sense somehow?

Another idea - maybe i should swap this tub out for an undermount tub and then it could be built to fit the actual dimensions of the space (I wouldn't have to reduce the size of the room. Is that correct - would an undermount tub solve the problem?

The possibilities are almost endless. Your best solution is to discuss your options with your contractor and tile designer/installer. Anything can be done, it just takes time and $$.