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Hillsider
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Username: Hillsider
Post Number: 57
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 2:00 pm: | 
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We are thinking of getting one in our upstairs bathroom...
We plan on having a shower stall for everyday use and the tub for an occasional weekend use...
Any opinions on:
- Cast Iron vs Acrylic
- Tub well length, is 33" too short?
- maintainance
- safety issues, weight etc
- weight, strenghtening of floor beams
- ROI (it will be a lot more expensive than a regular tub)
Any/all experiences welcome... Thanks
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george H
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Username: Georgieboy
Post Number: 144
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 2:16 pm: |
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Do they even make an acrylic claw foot tub?Considering that the weight would be distributed onto the 4 feet,I don't think acrylic would have anywhere near the strength needed.Normally,acrylic tubs are set in structolite to stabilize them as the material is not strong enough to use a ledger board like you would with a cast iron tub. |
TomD
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Username: Tomd
Post Number: 374
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 3:48 pm: |
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Cast iron tubs do a much better job holding the warmth.
I don't have any experience with new clawfot tubs, we had an old one in our Hoboken condo/renovated tenament that took up most of the bathroom. I think the MRS. preferred soaking in that one to the more traditionally suburban one we have now. |
Peter
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Username: Peter
Post Number: 224
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 4:09 pm: |
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cast iron is much better at holding the warmth, as TomD says.
33" is too short. You need probably at least 5 feet.
we redid our bath at the time we put it in, so I don't know about strengthening the floors.
Try www.vintagetub.com. A good tub for a grand. What kills you is the spout, shower, and surround for the shower curtain -- figure another 500-600 for quality stuff. PL me for some other tips. |
Peter
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Username: Peter
Post Number: 225
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 4:12 pm: |
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cast iron is much better at holding the warmth, as TomD says.
33" is too short. You need probably at least 5 feet.
we redid our bath at the time we put it in, so I don't know about strengthening the floors.
Try www.vintagetub.com. A good tub for a grand. What kills you is the spout, shower, and surround for the shower curtain -- figure another 500-600 for quality stuff. PL me for some other tips. |
Josh Holtz
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Username: Jholtz
Post Number: 322
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 10:14 pm: |
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When renovating our house I put two in. Both are 60" Clawfoots with white feet. You can get them from a variety of places - I use bathandmore.com often. I also purchased the British Telephone Faucet for each of the tubs.
The clawfoots do come in both acrylic and cast iron. Personally the acrylic look too fake for me. The cast iron comes in a bunch of sizes: 48", 54", 60" (standard), 67" and 71". You can also get different feet: white, chrome and brass. |
Josh Holtz
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Username: Jholtz
Post Number: 323
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 10:18 pm: |
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Also, to answer some of your questions. The cost of the tub is pretty similar to that of a Kohler cast iron drop in tub (around $1,000 including shipping). The weight of the tub is around 330 pounds without water - so you shouldn't need additional support. Safety shouldn't be a problem - unless you have an older person who will be using it - you do need to step up and in - usually without anything to hold on to. |
jersey Boy
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Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 327
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 12:15 am: |
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I get a catalog which I flip through and promptly throw out that has claw foot tubs with jacuzzi jets. I've always thought that would be great.
If i find the catalog I'll post.
J.B. |
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