Jacuzzi tub faucet dilemma, nothing but bad ideas?
I am hoping someone can help us figure this out. Apparently, the builder is going to be looking at it Monday so we will see what he comes up with. We are having problems as to placement of the
roman tub handles and shower sprayer. I chose the following tub: Jacuzzi 72" x 42" Bellavista Drop In Luxury Pure Air® Bathtub with Luxury Controls, Chromatherapy, Center Drain and Right Blower
Model:BEL7242ACR4CXW. I also picked the following faucet: Moen Deck Mounted Roman Tub Filler Trim with Personal Hand Shower and Built-In Diverter from the Brantford Collection (Less Valve)
Model:T924ORB.
I think the builder wants to put the faucet handles directly under the window for a tub mounting, that in itself is a nightmare location. I don't think the faucet would fit tub mounted on the corners either. He says the Moen faucet won't reach far enough into the tub if deck mounted, though there isn't enough deck to currently mount it there. FYI, he wants to put the access panel on the short end and access it through the cabinet that is supposed to butt up against the tub. The areas where the tubs touches wall is all concrete block wall to the outside. Obviously, the tile has been laid (if that matters).
IMHO, I believe the surround for this tub was built too small and he is going to have to add on to it or do it over. I'm not sure if I need to pick a new Moen set as well. I will refrain from mud-throwing at this point because I just want it to be done correctly and look attractive. Any advice or suggestion is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Comments (31)
everdebz
2 years ago
PROJAN MOYER
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoRelated Discussions
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years ago 
PRODebbi Washburn
2 years agoThis tub was designed for the faucet to be placed on that flat spot
If you wanted it on the deck - that would have to be bigger and a bigger faucet would be needed to reach.
Is all the plumbing in place?? or are you just at the deck building part?
You are in a very tough situation right now.
I hope it can be sorted out easily enough.
Sammie J
2 years agowdccruise
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoSo much hysteria from commenters!
As noted above, the tub is designed for the faucet to be attached to the deck.* It will be on the bathroom side, not the window side. You will have to determine whether there is enough space on the deck for four holes required by the Moen faucet you chose, not just the three holes that the faucet in the photo has.
The tub spec sheet shows two access panels, a primary panel at the end of the tub that contains the blower and a secondary one on the long, faucet side of the tub. Because the blower is on the right, I think the primary access panel will have to be through the wall. (It probably would have been better if you'd chosen the tub with the blower on the left.)@Patricia Colwell Consulting: "I stopped at the shower where is that going?"
It's a hand shower, not a shower head.
*Update: By "deck" I am referring to the flat, horizontal surface on the long side of the tub shown in the photo, not the platform on which the tub sits.
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JAN MOYER
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago wdccruise
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoIn my earlier comment, I wrote that the faucet is to be installed on the "deck". By that I meant the flat, horizontal surface on the long side of the tub shown in the photo, not the platform on which the tub sits.
(On build.com and elsewhere, tub faucets are classified as "wall-mounted", "deck-mounted" or "free-standing". Roman tub fillers of the type shown in the photo are "deck-mounted" so I don't think it was incorrect to say that the faucet was to be installed "on the deck" even though it was on the tub itself.)
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