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Comments (4)We are renovating our master bathroom and are also considering a modular steam shower, so I hope those with experience will chime in. We did learn that you can mix and match enclosure mfrs. and steam generator mfrs, e.g., put our preferred Thermasol generator in with an enclosure from a mfr. which typically includes a different mfr's steam generator....See MoreSunken Tub - Considering it for a new Custom Home
Comments (8)Lots of variables I would consider before doing this. Your inspiration pic appears more as a spa, not a bathing tub. Where would you keep your razor, shampoo and soaps? On the floor next tot he tub? Where would you grab your towel when you are done, and wet and naked? I suppose you could have a free standing towel rack next to it. And cleaning it? Ugh, you'd have to get in there, in a bathing suit :) How else do you reach the corners to clean it? Or lay on the ground with some sort of extender brush. My aunt had a step down bathtub built into the corner of her master in a house they bought that was built in the 80's and she had it removed after a year for several reasons. They are in their early 70's and found it very hard to get in and out of, they were afraid of their grandchildren "falling" into it and she had a very hard time cleaning it, even with cleaners bi-weekly. It still accumulated soap scum that she had a hard time reaching, to clean. I thank a freestanding claw foot or pedestal bath is much more common and practical IMO, but I'm sure there are others out there that have the sunken tub and love it....See MoreConsidering building home questions
Comments (10)HGTV tends to spend more air time on selecting and installing furnishings and decorative items than it does inspecting and replacing poor exterior site drainage, foundations, rotten and/or bug infested framing, leaking roofs, non-functional kitchens and baths, non-working or insufficient HVAC, electrical/signal and plumbing systems, and all of the truly expensive areas of work required to upgrade an existing house. To make the show more unbelievable, the HGTV hosts spend as much or more on new furnishings and decoration than they do on the actual remodeling...but they never speak of or talk about these costs. HGTV is not reality!...See MoreIs it weird to consider using multiple cabinet styles in a new build?
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