Master bath Tub or no tub
JOHN BEASLEY
4 years ago
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Helen
4 years agoJOHN BEASLEY
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Serenity bath tub or Henley bath tub from Sig Hardware
Comments (0)Anyone have the Serenity freestanding air tubs from Signature Hardware? How about the Henley? Any reviews would be appreciated. Also, does signature hardware run promo codes greater than 10 percent? Thanks!...See MoreFinished master bath-- tub, blue and white
Comments (17)NaRo - i know it has been a few years but i am redoing my master bath and saw your thread because of the york tub we want to put in. I also want to do a corner shower very similar to what you have. Can you post or send me a picture of it to the ceiling and the measurements, including shower door width? Thank you! The master bath looks great!...See MoreReplace bath tub with jetted tub?
Comments (5)For a jetted tub used as a shower, it has to have an integral tile flange. That allows the wall cladding to overhang and any water that hits the wall to not go behind your walls. There aren't that many in that size that are inexpensive. It will need a specialized drain, and, if you want to spend any time in the tub, a supplemental heater so the water doesn't cool off so fast. Since it's a tub/shower, the wall cladding will need to be redone to be waterproof into the tub. It's possible, if the build is recent, and it was done with the proper vapor barrier behind it, that only one row of the tile would need to be pulled in order to replace the tub. But, I wouldn't count on that. I'd count on having to replace all of the wall cladding in the alcove. That can be as cheap as a plastic surround for around $100 or cheap tile with the proper vapor barrier for probably $150 or so. The first is the easiest and the least chance of leaking. The second will read as more upscale, but you have to be sure your contractor understands about the vapor barrier and correct materials to use to tile this (NOT mastic.) And since you have that torn out, it would be foolish to try to keep your current control valves for the bath unless they are also very new. New safety standards are in place for anti scald mechanisms. So, you will need a new shower/bath faucet and valve. Then you will need the electrical line run from the panel to the location for the whirlpool pump and supplemental heater. That location is usually opposite the drain side of the tub. You will need to be able to site an access panel that is removable to be able to get to the electrical innards here. That can be from an adjacent room, or from a hidden panel on the tub itself. All in all, you might be able to get all of the needed materials for 2-3K if you shop the box stores carefully and find some bargains. The danger to that is that if you are inexperienced, you don't know if you're buying quality or crap. They sell both. And that's one reason that it would be simpler to let the pro pick the products after you tell him the features that you want. Then you've got to pay the contractor labor to install all of that. The electrician's price will depend on how difficult it will be to access the panel and run the wire to the location. For that, it's a really good thing you are on a crawlspace! That makes it cheaper for both the electrician and the plumber. On the whole, I'd expect your project to cost between 5-7K, depending on location, and if you have no DIY skills to bring to the table and have to hire professionals for the whole job. And be sure that you hire someone that is licensed and insured to be in your home, and will pull the proper permits to get the job inspected with your code office. Some handyman guy isn't licensed to do electrical of that nature, and while he might be able to do the demo and get the tub in place and glue on the plastic surround, it's unlikely that he'll have the right insurance to deal with a large job like that, and thus probably wont' want to pull permits and be inspected. They are usually limited to smaller jobs like simple fixture replacements like a faucet or light. Which this isn't. Just remember, you are doing a project that combines electricity and water. You really have to know what you're doing here! A small General Contractor should be able to do the complete job, and also carry the needed papers. And he should have no problem with the code guys coming in to inspect his work either. If he does, then he's not the right person for the job....See Moreideas for behind master bath tub
Comments (5)I wouldn't do anything behind the tub, as much as I love art in its different forms etc. I like visual proportions as they are now-chandelier, window, tub with its faucet. I wouldn't want to interfere with it too much. Your window is your art...in a sense one really looks at it. I'd do someting both beautiful and very useful next to the tub-like a side table where one keep soaps/brushes (yeah..they should look good))..maybe a cool thing-y for towels (it's very hard, or else I found it to be real hard, to find something cool and free standing and narrow enough, especially new..new costs some abnormal amount of money. I personally decided to manage without..)..plants are always a good idea, to me at least One can do a shelf I suppose..but it won't stay empty, right? If you really prefer to, I'd go for smth not full length..assymetrical..I wouldn't want to repeat the window lines....See MoreHelen
4 years agoJOHN BEASLEY
4 years agoHelen
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