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parkah
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Username: Parkah
Post Number: 59
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 7:17 pm: |     |
we're planning on redoing our bathroom come spring and we're toying with the idea of putting in a clawfoot bathtub. we'll have to use the tub as a shower and we're concerned, that although these tubs look spiffy, they may be a functional nightmare.
any suggestions on where to shop? and any feedback on living with one of these tubs? |
Lydia
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Username: Lydial
Post Number: 233
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 7:52 pm: | |
Clawfoot tubs look great and are fun to soak in - drawbacks are that you have to vacuum under them and unless they're in a certain style house they can look a bit out of place. I saw a picture of a cool tub that has the clawfoot tub shape but w/ a solid molded base with no space underneath - it could work with a Victorian house or something very contemporary. I saw the picture in a trade magazine and the article was about floors, not tubs, but here's the link - www.ntlfloortrends.com
it was on pp. 55 in the January 2004 issue. |
Michael K. Mc Kell
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Username: Greenerose
Post Number: 227
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 8:20 pm: | |
We recently installed one in a 1912 Victorian and love it. This was a "slipper claw foot tub" Outside of the draw backs of wiping under with a swiffer ther're great.
I'm 6'4" tall and fit nicely in it.
I recall the price @ $1,700.00
Michael K. Mc Kell
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Handygirl
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Username: Handygirl
Post Number: 48
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 2:03 pm: | |
I'm planning on installing a clawfoot in my bath. Check out www.vintagetubs.com - much better prices than Khoeler. Also, vintagetubs.com will paint the outside for a small fee, if that's what you are into. Keep in mind (and this was news to me) that it can actually be more difficult for a plumber to install a clawfoot than a regular tub because the plumbing is totally exposed and, therefore, everything has to be perfect.
Handygirl |
Handygirl
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Username: Handygirl
Post Number: 50
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 2:39 pm: | |
And the tub that Lydia referred to (with a moulded base) is called a pedestal tub and they are excellent (and elegant).
Handygirl |
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