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Around here these things were the hot ticket about 5 years ago, we installed 4 or 5. Slow fill, slow drain, hot water capacity were all issues. Think some of the new ones may have a drain pump, which would just be another maintenance issue do deal with.
I'm mid sixties, wife and I are planning a bath remodel, trying to think ahead. Large walk-in shower, with room for a chair, overhead (rainforest) shower head with a wand on the wall. Keep it simple.
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dont buy one of those POS tubs. +1 Besides, never wash your face in the same water you have your ass in. You do that in any bathtub, Jacuzzi, or swimming pool, not just in a walk-in tub. Properly maintained Jacuzzis and swimming pools have a chloride level between 1.0 and 3.0 parts per million, bathtubs don't.
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Around here these things were the hot ticket about 5 years ago, we installed 4 or 5. Slow fill, slow drain, hot water capacity were all issues. Think some of the new ones may have a drain pump, which would just be another maintenance issue do deal with.
I'm mid sixties, wife and I are planning a bath remodel, trying to think ahead. Large walk-in shower, with room for a chair, overhead (rainforest) shower head with a wand on the wall. Keep it simple. That's our plan as I mentioned earlier in the thread I want to move the shower, put it where 'her' jacuzzi tub currently resides......that's an issue currently.
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Installed one for my in-laws a while back, not for the average DIY guy. I picked one with a pump that speeds up the draining and a heat pump to keep the water warm. They use a lot less water than a regular tub.
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Walkin in shower with a seat?? That's the route I'm taking. Got it framed and walled, need to get busy on the tile. Build seat out of brick and mortar, tile over the brick. I don’t recommend this. A house gets tired of holding up the additional weight over time and the floor joists sag cracking the water proofing. A better method is a Schluter bench or several other pre made shower benches. Houses built in the 50’s-70’s are particularly susceptible as longer floor joist spans were common. In fact we abandoned the old mud beds and backer boards completely and only use the Schluter system. Other companies have now competing products. GreggH
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Our floor joists are on 12” centers in the walk-in shower. Also have a couple of screw jacks under neath too on pier pads. But it was laid out as such. Not a rehab or after build decision.
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Walkin in shower with a seat?? That's the route I'm taking. Got it framed and walled, need to get busy on the tile. Build seat out of brick and mortar, tile over the brick. I don’t recommend this. A house gets tired of holding up the additional weight over time and the floor joists sag cracking the water proofing. A better method is a Schluter bench or several other pre made shower benches. Houses built in the 50’s-70’s are particularly susceptible as longer floor joist spans were common. In fact we abandoned the old mud beds and backer boards completely and only use the Schluter system. Other companies have now competing products. GreggH I'm told that starting in the 60's, the water bed fad cracked a lot of floor joists.
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