It feels totally fine without the mortar base. Keep in mind that it IS plastic and if you push on the sides, there is a little "give" but it's not cast iron, so to be expected. I love the look of it, but to me it feels like it retains dirt more than other tubs, because it is plastic. I feel like I want to scrub it after every bath, as opposed to just rinsing/quickly wiping it and then scrubbing every week. But the overall clean lines look of it is amazing and I did not see any other tubs that I liked as much. I think we covered this in upper convos but remember that there are two heights (we chose the lower one and I would stick with that as it feels more standard. And the other thing is that it comes with a single or double tiling flange. If you need more info on that let me know, and I will give you more details.

You have to think on the scale of a real-life homeowner, not a designer of high-end homes (unless this is a high-end home!). When things are tight, you look for solutions! If 58" is too tight for two sinks, look at a trench sink - a long skinny sink with a faucet on either end that serves two people. This is the concept, but like so much stuff on Houzz it is marginally useful because whoever posted it just slapped it up without dimensions. In this kind of a get-up, WHERE to center two medicine cabinets becomes the issue, so a single mirror wall does seem to look better. In this example, designer Kelly Gardner does tell us all about her project, which seems only the right thing to do if a designer is getting advertising by posting it here for us to see! She says, " kelley gardner The sink is 34" and the entire width of space is 48". The space between the faucets is roughly 22"Now, doesn't this look like something you could do in your 58" space? Ask your contractor if it is too late for wall-mount faucets (it probably is). Your sink would have 5" more counter on each side. Come to think of it, this may be a shallow counter (maybe they had a space issue) and with a 22" deep counter you may have plenty of room for a faucet. Kelly says that this sink is from Lacava, so if you like this look, review their catalog online, then find a source to buy one. My original bathroom plan was to get a Kohler Brockway sink. Funky, old fashioned and really splash-happy! The Brockway has a backsplash and the whole sink is 18" deep, so in a 22" counter, you can make a little shelf between the backsplash and the wall. The sink has a big round belly that begs to be pulled forward out of the cabinet, and if you do that, you can have a deeper shelf behind the splash. Here are couple of installations.First, this is the smallest Brockway, the 3 ft (36"). It comes in 4ft with two faucets, too. Here, they mounted it against the wall in order to have a bit of counter in front of it, instead of pulling it forward and putting a shelf behind it. Also an excellent choice. This is one of my favorite installations and it also gives you ideas of what you can do with mirrors and cabinets. It is a cottage look, though. This is the "belly exposed" look, where pulling the sink forward gives you room for a shelf behind it. I can't really see a shelf here, but you can see where it would go, where the sink top ends. Just make a shelf behind the sink that fills the space between the sink and the wall. If you have stuff on it, you cannot open the doors of the cabinets here, which is a good reason to leave it off, I suppose! This is the 4 ft model, which is too large for you, giving you only 5" on each side for counter. You should go with the 3 ft, giving you 11" on each side for counter. Wetstyle, from Canada, has many trough sinks. Here are some that sit on top of the counter, just in case the cabinet you ordered cannot take a sunken one.This the the Wetstyle Ove sink in the 48 x 15" size. It is only 4" deep, so you have to be careful to chose a faucet that will not splash the water out. But it gives you rounded corners, lots of space in front or back of it in a 22" deep counter, and you each get 5" on each side to have to set things down. What is even better about this picture is the mirror design. See it? A mirror is inset into the wall cavity, giving you a small ledge to set things on as you are getting ready. It looks like the side mirrors could be small med cabs, if they are not. What a smart design for your small space! Click on the photo to enlarge it and see the details. Click on "More Info" to go to the web page and read what is available about the picture. Here is the Wetstyle Cube collection sink in the same dimension. It is just a rectangular version. Click on "more info" to get a version with the price tags, where you can click on the tag to get a close-up of the sink. Being only 15" front-to-back, there is lots of room for faucets behind it. If you do a shelf in front of a recessed mirror, you may get away with a 4 ft long sink - especially if it gives you space in front or back to set things down. Check out Lacava, Nameeks, and Duravit and you will see many more sinks that sit on top of the counter that are long enough to have two faucets. There may also be some that are "semi-recessed," which means that there is some sink below the counter, too, giving more depth.

@ qwert - The reviews are overall good on Amazon and Home Depot. I tried looking for reviews posted from homeowners a few years after installation to determine long-term feedback, and there is only the odd frew. The most common issue with any mirror and a mirrored cabient is desilvering, which will occur over time after installation if the quality is poor. My two cents is, if you are investing in a mirrored cabinet check the warranty with the manufacturer and their quality of customer service. This way there is no risk if they have a good warranty and excellent customer service. Good luck!

We came accross your post and hope you don''t mind if we provide you some more information about our mirrored cabinets. The Integrated LED lighting in our medicine cabinets increases the volume of lighting llumination in a bathroom space especially, in the case of the Quadro. It is the quality of the LED used is what makes the difference. We use our own proprietary CRI plus 90 LED manufactured in our Swiss factory. We manufacture our own LED's in our cabinets based on our own specs in order to provide the most clear and vivid illumination where our medicinec cabinets can function to illuminate the vainty and marjority of the bathroom depending on the collection. So, the lighting we use in our mirrored cabinets especially, the Quadro you have pictured here in your post can be the main light source of a bathroom (depending the size of the bathroom). There is a misconception about the thin profile of our doors. They are 1/4" thick, but they are not delicate and do not chip nor will they desilver. We manufacture our doors with a thinner profile for a more seamless and less bulky appearance, but our doors weigh exactly the same as a thicker door. The best analogy we can use is compare a $500.00 thicker framed bike with a $3000.00+ high-end competive bike used by bike racers. If you want to surface or semi-recess the medicine cabinet vs. recess mount it, we have side mirror kits so, the edge on the side will look polished and finished. We also offer a 5 year warranty on all of our products. Thank you for your comments about our medicince cabinets. We are are honoured. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us on our contact information on our website, and we can help answer your questions or address any concerns.