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Three-wall alcove. 56 to 56-1/2″ stud to stud. Prefer cast iron or steel, but will use fiberglass or acrylic, if higher priced heavies are just not available. Prefer 31″ as max width. I can find 60 x 30s all day and a few at 54 x 30, but would prefer the extra two inches. Anyone know a source for this product?
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We needed a tub in a small area, but wanted "stretch out" room. We bought a Kohler "Sonata" (I think) tub that had a shape such that it had rounded corners, so it fit in the tiny space we had available. Check with the Kohler people.
*I have vivid memories of a vacation long time ago, when motels typically only had showers. One of them had a VERY small bathtub instead of a shower stall--it couldn't have been more than 4 feet long.My mother was in heaven! A BATH!!! Then she tried to sit in that thing, and she was in hysterics. She giggled about it for days afterward, trying to fit into that tub. And, she was definitely not a large woman.To the point--if they were available then, short tubs must be around now. Ask a large plumbing supply house, not one of the big boxes.
*I needed a 56" tub and found one in my friend's back yard: an old cast iron tub with claw feet. Fits great and it was free.
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Three-wall alcove. 56 to 56-1/2" stud to stud. Prefer cast iron or steel, but will use fiberglass or acrylic, if higher priced heavies are just not available. Prefer 31" as max width. I can find 60 x 30s all day and a few at 54 x 30, but would prefer the extra two inches. Anyone know a source for this product?