In other words, the room's walls naturally form the alcove. This generally works well in a small 6 x 6 or 7 x 7 bathroom that's considered the minimum size for accommodating a full bathroom. However, in larger bathrooms, the walls are often too far apart to form a natural alcove. In this kind of bathroom, an extra partition wall might be constructed to isolate the tub alcove from small privacy alcove for the toilet.
Larger bathrooms have many more options for positioning the tub within the space. Bathtubs designed for alcoves generally have a finished front panel, but the ends and back side are open, since these sides will be covered by the walls of the alcove.
Very small bathtubs are not common but they are slowly gaining acceptance, largely because of the popularity of the tiny house movement. If you have a very small bathroom, your best bet is to forego the tub altogether and install a shower instead.
But if you don't love the idea of giving up a spa-like bath in your tiny bathroom , this size is your best option:. Millions of bathrooms are outfitted with this standard-sized bathtub, which fits the natural alcove size in most bathrooms. In most remodeling projects, this will be the type alcove tub you install, since other options would require build-out to change the physical size of the bathroom itself. This popular segment of the alcove tub market adds an extra foot to the length and several inches to the width of a standard alcove tub.
This supersizing of the tub will accommodate larger sized bathers or two people. Or it is the perfect bathtub for people who simply want more space to splash about. This long bathtub will not fit in most natural alcove spaces, but it can be a good option for new construction projects or for remodels that involve moving walls for added space. Another popular style of bathtub is the drop-in tub, which is designed to fit into a constructed deck with the top and exposed sides finished off with tile or another material.
These tubs have no factory-finished sides at all; they simply drop into a cutout in the deck, much the way a drop-in sink fits into a vanity countertop. This is a style often used for luxury whirlpool tubs or large two-person tubs. In medium-sized bathrooms, the deck for a drop-in tub often is sometimes fitted into an alcove, with the deck exposed only on one side. But in larger bathrooms, the tub deck can fit into a room corner and left exposed on two sides.
In very, very large bathrooms, such tubs can even be fitted into pedestal decks that are exposed on all sides. Drop-in bathtubs are usually best suited for larger spaces, since the constructed deck takes up a considerable amount of extra space in the room. It's standard practice to construct the deck for a drop-in tub so there is at least 6 inches of flat deck space around all sides of the tub. This means the deck structure needs to be at least 1 foot longer and wider than the tub itself.
But again, remember that during planning you'll need to add a full foot to both the length and width to accommodate the constructed deck that surrounds the bathtub. Oval bathtubs come in either drop-in or free-standing models. Even though oval tubs appear to be more generously sized in all directions, in reality, they are only wider, not longer. And garden tubs are taller soaking tubs. Comparing a standard-size oval bathtub with a similarly sized alcove tub 60 inches , the oval proves to be up to 6 inches wider.
For the drop-in variety of oval tubs, this means that you must build a wider apron for the tub to rest in, which you must plan for as you design the bathroom layout. Oval bathtubs may be an impractical choice for small bathrooms, and fitting one in call be tricky even in a medium-sized room. So I guess the answer is, go expensive, or go cheap. I have built three homes to my specs, and purchased one used.
The most important difference is not the length of the tub, but whether it is cast iron or fiberglass. I like hot steamy tubs and the only type that holds heat is cast iron. The next consideration is length. A related question. This is the price you pay for putting things on the top shelf, out of the reach of shorter people.
Next bathroom remodelling project will include a vertical bar with a shower spray holder which slides up and down. Yes, this does include a handheld showerhead, and the little holder can be adjusted easily for shorter or taller people.
My folks have one in their shower, and I love it. I am guessing this has to do with the scourge of female plumbers. I have long hair. This leads to major problems in the morning. Since my hair takes about 3 minutes to wet, 3 more to shampoo and rinse, 3 more to repeat and rinse, and 3 more to condition and rinse.
Another reason why bathtubs are so small is to save space in a bathroom. One of the other main reasons why bathtubs are so small is due to the material being more expensive as the size increases, Bathtubs manufacturers intentionally make them small to cut down some of the production costs. The first reason for this is because a bigger bathtub will weigh more, and it will be harder to lift.
Additionally, a larger bathtub will also need to be built from different kinds of materials, thus adding weight and costing more to make. The last big reason why bathtubs are so small is to save hot water. To put it simply, hot water saves money! A huge amount of the cost of running a bathtub is the electricity used in providing hot water. If you have an average-sized bathtub it will use up to 40 gallons of hot water.
If Bathtubs were bigger then more hot water would be required and more electricity bills would be created. Another big reason why bathtubs are so small is that it is actually quite difficult to install a bigger bathtub, especially if you have a little budget, or if you have to do it yourself. With a bigger bathtub, the whole room would have to be remodeled.
In a word, yes! You can add a bigger tub into your bathroom but that will cost you more money.
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