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I have heard that short (54") tubs are expensive and hard to find. I just got one at Home Depot for $129. They had four in stock.

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Both Lowes & Depot usually stock 1 style, usually white. If you want anything else expect a special order. Greg
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Inexpensive 54x30 porcelain steel tubs have been around forever. It is the 27"-28" width that is mobile home only. If the 30" fits the walls, you can have the wider and deeper tub.

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Yardpilot
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Interesting. The color you want is always more, isn't it? We like the white one. The old one was a rather nauseating avocado green, though if I ran into an avocado that color I would compost it immediately. The tub space is 34" deep on one end, 38" on the other end, and the old tub was 27" wide. It was a "to the walls" (and floor and just about everything else) easy replacement. The electric furnace is in a cabinet at the foot of the tub. We think about that from time to time.

This place is remarkable in its oddity. If you pull a nail there's likely to be a rhino on the end of it. Never a dull moment

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(What is this concept "square" I have heard so much about?)
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"Square"- A construction term that is usually used in any type of construction (other than mobile Homes). It refers to a condition that is level, sides (usually walls or door/window jams) are plumb & true, walls are the same size and spaced evenly.

"Square" As a Mobile Home builder's term - Close enough, time to go home! Greg
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i've learned quickly when building anything in my m/h or my daughter's square is relative. that's hard for me being the son of a machinist engineer, everything exact close tolerances , yeah right dad. :wink: i was doing my bath and because of lack of tub options i went with a shower enclosure. and got a linen closet out of it to boot
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