My latest fave tub is the Kohler Tea-for-Two, a porcelain enabled cast iron bathtub made large enough for two people, and the faucet/drain is flush so you could sit either way, I think. It's a very popular and well known piece, available in 5, 5.5, and 6 foot lengths, with 36 inch width. It's available from Kohler with a 8 or 6 jet whirlpool package, which can even be ordered from Home Depot. I think I first saw a tub like this, maybe the exact same thing, about 35 years ago. I'm leaning toward the 5.5 given that the 6 foot unit is $2000 more expensive and would require more wall moving hassle. 5.5 would still require just a bit of closet changing, but would possibly get by just by moving closet pole out 6 inches, since closet currently is 2.5 feet deep.
The Kohler 5.5 ft is one heavy bathtub, weighing in at 510 pounds according to the specifications. Speaking of which, Kohler requires that installation have an access panel for the pump.
However that 36 inch width will be an issue. I have about 37 inches maybe from edge of toilet tank to wall. The toilet might just barely fit in, but possibly not with better wall construction. It's very close.
But it can't even be that close in the first place. The standard requirement is 15 inches from the center of the toilet to the outside edge of the tub. That would suggest about 7 inches of actual gap is required between the two.
What lots of people are doing is upgrading their 30 inch tubs to 32 inches, leaving them slightly on the negative side of the code, but remodel inspections are said to often let this pass.
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bath/msg011917161302.html
But a 36" tub is obviously impossible, unless the toilet drain is moved.
I've been looking at this job. It's a pretty standard plumber job. Concrete has to be cut, the old drain dug out, and the new one put in where it needs to be, then covered with new concrete. I've seen one estimate online, not very trustworthy, for about $500. That same estimate shows 5.5 hours of work. I've seen pictures. It sounds and looks like an awful job, and the concrete dust will take hours to dissipate as well.
So chances are, for full tub and toilet upgrade to what I want, both tub and toilet drains would have to be replaced (the wider tub won't line up with previous drain even if on same side as before, and people who have installed the Tea-for-Two say it should be used with the drain Kohler makes for it.
Here are guidelines (and code rules) for bathroom design.
The Kohler 5.5 ft is one heavy bathtub, weighing in at 510 pounds according to the specifications. Speaking of which, Kohler requires that installation have an access panel for the pump.
However that 36 inch width will be an issue. I have about 37 inches maybe from edge of toilet tank to wall. The toilet might just barely fit in, but possibly not with better wall construction. It's very close.
But it can't even be that close in the first place. The standard requirement is 15 inches from the center of the toilet to the outside edge of the tub. That would suggest about 7 inches of actual gap is required between the two.
What lots of people are doing is upgrading their 30 inch tubs to 32 inches, leaving them slightly on the negative side of the code, but remodel inspections are said to often let this pass.
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bath/msg011917161302.html
But a 36" tub is obviously impossible, unless the toilet drain is moved.
I've been looking at this job. It's a pretty standard plumber job. Concrete has to be cut, the old drain dug out, and the new one put in where it needs to be, then covered with new concrete. I've seen one estimate online, not very trustworthy, for about $500. That same estimate shows 5.5 hours of work. I've seen pictures. It sounds and looks like an awful job, and the concrete dust will take hours to dissipate as well.
So chances are, for full tub and toilet upgrade to what I want, both tub and toilet drains would have to be replaced (the wider tub won't line up with previous drain even if on same side as before, and people who have installed the Tea-for-Two say it should be used with the drain Kohler makes for it.
Here are guidelines (and code rules) for bathroom design.
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