Freestanding tub inside shower area
Vinoth Amar
4 years ago
We are planning to install a freestanding tub 59” in our guest bathroom and are considering it to have it inside the shower (as wet room) since we have small kids. Our overall dimension of the shower area wall to wall is 95”x50”. Our architect/designer suggested us to have the tub in tilted angle so it saves ~3.5inches of shower area.. it looked good but me & my wife are having 2nd thoughts that it might be too big and would lessen our shower space. What are your suggestions.. do you think this would be ok or should I go with 54” tub
Here are the measurements based on the tub placement/design. Also a 3D rendering of our shower space with tub
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Comments (5)I have a cast iron clawfoot (I know you said you weren't interested in those specifically) which we love. My husband is 6'5" and has trouble fitting into regular sized tubs; the clawfoot is deep and he can get a good soak. We looked at the Victoria and Albert tubs, but decided on the clawfoot because we found a great deal on a used one on craigslist and it matched the period of our house (1910 bungalow). Neither of us miss having the deck. We are struggling with finding storage, but that is a general issue we are having with the overall bathroom, not specific to the tub. When reading I'll just put my magazine, book or paper on the floor next to the tub. It's not that inconvenient to lean over and pick it up again over the edge of the tub. I don't have any problems getting in and out of the tub, and I've had foot surgery like you would not believe. I've had my ankle, leg, and foot surgically reconstructed 9 times in the past 6 years. While I'm no longer on crutches, I am significantly disabled (makes many DIY projects very difficult for me). I also have very poor balance and suffered nerve damage during one my surgeries so have no sensation on the bottom of my foot. I was warned that all of these issues would make it difficult for me to get in and out of a clawfoot tub, but I just hold onto the opposite side for balance and have no trouble. I have good days and bad days, and on bad days I sit on the edge of the tub and just swing my legs over. I don't think using the clawfoot tub is any more difficult than a regular shallower tub. This was my foot last year, you can see that it was pretty messed up. Even though I had a regular tub during this procedure and only recently got the clawfoot, I'm still recovering from the surgery....See MoreFreestanding bathtub in the shower - pros/cons
Comments (26)My friends have this set up in their home in Kyoto. You take a shower first so you are clean then you get inside the soaking tub. The soaking tub is not drained for days and has a heater inside so the water stays hot, similar to a hot tub but without the jets. Toilet and sink are in a separate closet nearby. It's been awhile since I've visited but I recall the "shower" part was a wall with multiple hand sprayers (so multiple people could wash up at same time). It included stools you could sit on while you washed up. The soaking tub was quite large with a deck around it and could fit multiple people. I don't remember the floor being slippery. I do remember feeling icked out when I learned the tub was drained infrequently -- until I realized everyone took a shower before soaking. Basically to answer your question, in such an arrangement, you aren't wiping it out everyday. It stays wet and gets drained and cleaned once a week....See MoreShould I extend shower or leave space for freestanding tub & towel bar
Comments (16)does your bathroom have another heat source? if not, i'd say i'd still want a heater for the odd chilly morning. my shower is in RI and having the ceiling heater (as well as the central heating) keeps us from having to turn up the heat for the whole second floor 'to get it to run' while showering....See MoreFreestanding tub next to shower - how to layout?
Comments (12)Not being centered under the window would not bother me because the window isn't centered on that back wall. But I know it may bother some people. Personally I don't care for freestanding tubs. But if you really want a freestanding one, you have room to put a little wooden stool or something like that next to it for your shampoo and such. If you like the idea of a toilet room (a lot of people love them, and just as many hate them), it also looks like you have room for one and still have room for a long vanity. I think that wall is the 118" one. If a toilet room is approx 3' x 5' or even a little wider, you'd still be able to have a vanity that's approx 72" or a little longer. You could also clip the corner of the shower. We needed to do that because of how the room is shaped and to accommodate a large linen cabinet. Our door is on the angled part. That would enable you to open the door without hitting the tub. We also used a teak corner bench instead of a built in stone one, mostly because we like how it brings in a visually warm element. You could put your shower controller on the other pony wall (nearest the tub). We have our door able to swing inward and outward because we like to leave it pushed in a little so that the steam can get out faster. Ours is a steamer, so that mostly why, but it also aides in easy-reach to the controls....See MoreVinoth Amar
4 years agoI agree but lot of the new modern styles have freestanding tub in the wet area. But in my case I was thinking aesthetics will look stunning.. and if I add a shower curtain separation between both that should protect the tub from everyday shower
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