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Bathtub

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:33 pm
by Yardpilot
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.

Yardpilot

Re: Bathtub

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:49 pm
by Greg
Both Lowes & Depot usually stock 1 style, usually white. If you want anything else expect a special order. Greg

Re: Bathtub

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:56 pm
by JD
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.

JD

Re: Bathtub

Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:10 pm
by Yardpilot
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

Yardpilot

(What is this concept "square" I have heard so much about?)

Re: Bathtub

Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:52 am
by Greg
"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

Re: Bathtub

Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:48 am
by joedirt63
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