jswordy
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I am about to finally - after 23 years of procrastination - undertake a master bedroom bath redo. The bath is presently a disgusting mess, originally installed by someone else with cheap materials and showing age and mold and cheapness.
One of the things on my list is a whirlpool tub, as we ain't getting any younger. But space is at a premium in this older bath, so it has to do double duty as a shower/tub combo. And just to add to it, I'd like it to be the style where I can just replace the existing tub with the whirly, hook up plumbing and add wiring, and go.
Also interested in durability issues, as I have seen some fiberglass tubs kind of delaminate over years or begin to show strands as the resin wears off. We'll do ceramic tile down to the flange.
I might be able to do a corner whirlpool tub if I moved the toilet over a couple feet, but it too would have to serve double-duty. I wonder what the smallest footprint for a corner whirly tub is?
Any thoughts? I figure now's the time to think it all out and get input, not after the demo starts! Thanks.
One of the things on my list is a whirlpool tub, as we ain't getting any younger. But space is at a premium in this older bath, so it has to do double duty as a shower/tub combo. And just to add to it, I'd like it to be the style where I can just replace the existing tub with the whirly, hook up plumbing and add wiring, and go.
Also interested in durability issues, as I have seen some fiberglass tubs kind of delaminate over years or begin to show strands as the resin wears off. We'll do ceramic tile down to the flange.
I might be able to do a corner whirlpool tub if I moved the toilet over a couple feet, but it too would have to serve double-duty. I wonder what the smallest footprint for a corner whirly tub is?
Any thoughts? I figure now's the time to think it all out and get input, not after the demo starts! Thanks.