Most immersive, comfortable bath tub?

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Everyone is 6' tall or more. Larger frames. Years ago we had a larger oval jetted tub that likely wasn't really deep (soaking depth), but because it was wider, you could get immersed if you shifted around a bit When we built the next house, we picked a 72" soaking tub thinking it would be better/more immersive. But I think it was a narrower tub...likely with an average soaking depth. Comfort wise, it was worse than the likely shorter but wider oval tub. You could stretch out your legs, but the entire upper body couldn't get fully immersed. We want to design our next bathroom around the best tub that will be the most immersive especially the upper body. I'd love to hear from bath lovers, that have tubs, that can vouch for a tub that is truly immersive ...a bath that you love so much you use a lot. Comfort is the biggest criteria over look/aesthetic.

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Debbi Washburn
last month
The key when looking for tubs is to pay close attention to the bathing well and water depth. The well is the space for your legs to stretch out. If you get a tub that slopes on both sides, it will have a smaller well than one that only slopes on one side.

The water depth is harder to find. Just because a tub says its 23 " high doesn't mean it has a good water depth - there are supports underneath, maybe accommodations for above floor rough-in or the upper part of the tub is curved. I have seen 23-24" high tubs have a water depth of 16" ! Not all specifications will tell you water depth but you may be able to figure it out by the overflow height - keep in mind that number is from the floor so you have to really look at the spec sheets.

Find yourself a good plumbing showroom - they can do the deep dive to find the right one for you.

Good luck!!
bjstem
last month
We got the Kohler Tea for Two which is only 66" long, but it's wide enough for two people, and it holds more water than the Tea for Two 72" tub, which I found interesting.

We don't care for jetted tubs, and prefer a soaker, so we got a nice simple cast iron one to hold the heat well.

I imagine a freestanding tub might be rather deep, if you want more depth? There are some really lovely ones. Not sure if they're wide enough for two people, though.
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I think you should remodel to suit yourself. Unless you are planning on selling the house soon, and you are actually remodeling for the new buyers. In which case, line up the new buyers first. If you don't like baths why would you want a tub? As long as there is a second bathroom with a tub for someone with kids, I doubt it would be much of an issue. My sister remodeled her bathroom and opted to take out the tub. She hates baths. Me, on the other hand, I love baths and insisted on a soaking tub in this remodel. But I bought this house without a tub in the master, cuz it's a super duper neighborhood. In this remodel, we lost a bedroom and a half bath on the first floor but we are making the house really comfortable for our family. It's wonderful to free yourself from worring about resale. Worry about resale too much and for sure you'll be dying to move :-) I dunno, this particular style of question comes up so much that I think a lot of people must end up with spaces they can never really love, just because another person in the future might not agree with their remodeling decisions. Just remember, everyone who tells you that they would never buy your house because it didn't have a tub is just that person's deal, not everyone who will ever be shopping for a house. My sister would buy your house! I myself would never want to buy a house with blue vinyl siding. However, those blue houses get sold. And when I was house hunting, I saw LOTS of ugly granite that no doubt the owners put in for "resale". Huge turnoff for me, but those houses still sold. In the end it always comes down to cleanliness, correct market pricing, and location. Unless you're a house flipper, life is too short to make decisions based on what somebody, somewhere, may or make not like in the future. Good luck!
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Thanks, dabunch. I'm trying to think through all of this. Our doorways are all going to be wide enough for a wheelchair to come through straight on. If we add a shallow ramp, a wheelchair will be able to get from the front porch or garage into the house, then all around the LR/DR/kitchen, into the MBR and the master bathroom. A wheelchair will not be able to go into the master closet, but I don't forsee either of us living alone if we are in a wheelchair. I was at the cabinetmaker's shop yesterday at the same time a woman in a wheelchair was there planning her kitchen. So many things I would never have thought of...like the microwave not only lowered, but also not over a cabinet. Well, as Bette Davis so famously said, "getting old isn't for sissies." We're not old yet, but we are hoping to be. So we are planning for it.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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Tub comfort personal you need to tst drive tubs and thta is done by going to good showrooms where many are in display. The tub for 2 sounds like it might be the answer I bathe every night I have a 60" tub it is deep to the water overflow but still cannot immerse without my knees sticking up I am 5'9" tall So I guess really the answer might be in a wider tub and I would very careful about a huge cast iron tub that hoestly is not a must with hot water always available to top up. Cast iron is heavy even in a stadard size . There are some companies that make custom tubs , thta might be the way to go . Not cheap but if a real issue then worth the money.
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Maureen
last month
With this tub’s dimensions, even if a little short it might be deep enough that if knees were bent they might still be submerged. I’d head to a speciality store.

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