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I hate wet room design and I also try veryhard to talk my clients out ofFS tubs Have you tested getting in and out of the tubs you like,Jeted FS tubs need to be quite bulky since all the stuff that is needed for the bubbles has to be housed in the tub somehow. If you pst a pic of your space maybe someone can be more helpful.I think having to wipe down the tub after a shower in awet room is just plain silly.

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The motor makes a lot of noise and it's not relaxing IMO.

its new construction , the space is 6x10, just framed out. i dont like the idea of sitting in a freezing bathroom in my tub so i enclosed it in the wet room. can you please share more about why hate fs tubs?

thanks for sharing all!

I'm working on selections for a new construction house and will be doing a freestanding tub, but haven't done much research on specific models yet.

I've been reading this forum a lot, and it seems the dislike for FS tubs is because they're harder to clean around compared to an alcove tub. There is also an argument they're less practical than an alcove tub, because with an alcove tub you can use the tile surround to hold candles, a drink, etc.

I would have been fine with an alcove or a FS but fiancee really wants a FS so that's what we're doing. I do think FS look nicer, but I can certainly appreciate the practical aspects of alcove tubs.

They are the current trend, and who knows if the trend will hold up over time. Tubs used to be FS (think old-school clawfoot tubs), then people moved to alcove tubs, and now we're back to FS tubs.

I think the choice between built-in and freestanding is personal. We had a built-in Bain Ultra in our last house and maybe used it three times in ten years. When we remodeled the master bath in our current house about a year ago we put in a freestanding tub because the built-in one was huge and appeared to dominate the space. We probably won't ever use it. I think of it as a piece of sculpture. Luckily we got an exceptional deal on it right before the supply chain issues became a problem. Try to avoid spending a lot of money on something you won't use.

The wet room concept is something I really can't get behind. My freestanding tub is across the room from the shower. Wiping down the shower glass is enough work for me, I don't want to be wiping down a tub everytime I use the shower. If your floorplan really doesn't allow for any other arrangement I would just think more about whether you will actually use a tub. If there is a tub in another bath in the house you could just not have one in the master. You can always post your floorplan to see if commenters can suggest a different layout if you really want both.

I get the point about not freezing while in a tub. We have a large bathroom and all we do is have a small ceramic electric heater. When going to have a bath, I close the door, plug the heater in and turn it on. By the time the tub is full and I'm ready to get in the tub the room is nice and toasty.

Does anyone with a jetted FS tub have any input or recos? I heard today putting one in a wet room is also tricky becuase you need to run electricity. How has someone else solved this?

MY advice always to my clients who want FS tubs is go test them getting in and out. Even when I was a teenager I hated getting in and out of our clawfoot tub. As for the wet room really heat the room thaere are tons of ways to have anice warm bathroom without a wet room I use heat lamps in the ceiling heated toowel racks heated floors and IMO smaller bathroom will alwys be warmer than a huge wasted space .IMO stop right now and rethink the whole wet room idea they trully are silly BTW jeeted tubs are really something you think you wany but as mentioned the novelty wears off quickly when it takes forever to fill the tub.