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last year

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Bathroom 7 wide x 11 length. We would like a soaking tub, it is huge at 48x76 in the drop in box & hubby wants a walk in shower. Completing the bathroom would be sink & toilet. Will this work? Is there enough room? 28 inches between shower doors and sink. Tub is a drop in. Current diagram shower 4x3.

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kandrewspa

last year

Unless you're going to use the tub everyday, you will have a situation where the tub completely overpowers the bathroom and the vanity and shower are smaller than most people would want in a MB. We just removed a giant tub in our MB last year and don't miss it, but different people want different things. The shower in front of the tub is what as known as a wet room which I think is very impractical. If it's an open space you will get the tub wet everytime you shower. If the tub is closed off from the shower when you're in the tub you're in a box. You'll just have to do what you think is best for how you will use the bathroom.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Do an alcove tub 32" wide and then see if you have space for a shower IMO do an alcove tub/ shower the tub can be a nice deep soaker andthe shower takes up no extra space . Then a bit larger vanity
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RappArchitecture
last year
The short answers to your questions are no and no. You can't put 2 pounds of stuff into a 1 pound bag. 28" clearance is totally inadequate and probably doesn't meet code. Start by swapping the toilet and the shower and see if that helps.
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28" would meet code barely in my location for fixture to obstruction clearance but no, you are creating a very uncomfortable bathroom with a huge tub and the bare minimum space to squeeze through to access it.
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last year
I think the alcove shower combo is probably best. The only other option is to put the tub and shower next to each other. I think it might look funny though? Any thoughts? My husband says it’s fine, I think there isn’t enough room for a separate shower IMO. Also this option the bathroom door opens too close to toilet. He says the door can open out if needed. That just seems weird to me though. Trying to convince him of tub/ shower combo.
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Frank and Frank
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Build an addition for tubzilla. It completely overpowers anything but a 500 square foot bathroom.

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