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No, I wouldn't pay one cent for that walk-in tub/shower.
I love my present walk-in shower! Best ever for an elderly person like me. It is 44"x44", which is nice and big but also small enough that I can reach the (extremely sturdy) grab bar on the far side as well as the one by the entry door at the same time, for balance. Non-slippery floor. It has a shower device with a 7' hose which will easily reach my shower stool, so I can shower while seated if need be. It only has a 2" sill to get over, in order to enter the shower. 0" would be better but still this worked out well for me after my knee surgery.
I bought this house 7 years ago, and I love it. The shower is my favorite thing about it. Personally I prefer showers and have no desire for a tub.
No, I wouldn't. Nor would I pay $17.00 for one. Every single person I know who has purchased a house with one of those here in my 55+ community has taken them out.
One of the issues, which is my main objection, is what to do while it fills up and while it drains? As far as I know, unless you have super powers, you'd have to sit there in your birthday suit while the thing fills up and drains. I guess you could wrap yourself in a towel or robe and keep pulling it up until the water level rises enough to be comfortable but what a nuisance.
The door swings IN!
A full tub, with all that pressure against it- yeah! I highly doubt it!
If the water level was to the point of where it could be opened- you might flood the floor with a few gallons of water, but that would be it.
If the door swings in, where do you put your legs when opening or closing the door? Do you have to sit down and lift your legs up out of the way to swing the door open?
It’s not the tub itself!
It’s taking out the existing; re-plumbing (permit), install new, and finish work. all of which probably costs more than the tub itself!
Welcome to the real world costs!
Seven years ago I paid $7000 to have a one piece fiberglass tub and surround removed and replaced with a basic walk in shower with subway tiles. So $17,000 sounds a little high but probably not out of line in some areas of the country.
Had one installed in the assisted living facility I used to work at. It wasn't $17,000 though. (More like $330,000.)
Our first patron, Mrs. O'Keiff tried it out. She can still move pretty good for having 4 strokes (so far.)
Anyway, she gets in and sits down. The water begins to fill the basin. 10 minutes later and she's getting cold because the water is only up to her knees. We wrap a small towel around here shoulders to keep from a chill. Waiting for the water level to come up to waist height took 25 minutes. By then, she was ready to get out. And, she was cold and miserable.
So, after spending a third of a million dollars, the walk-in tub got used exactly once. Nobody will ever use it again, because the water volume takes too long, and you HAVE to be in, when the water takes it's sweet time filling up.
If you want one in your house, be sure you have a BIG water heater, and a 1.5" fill. Figure about 85GPM should be about right. It'll only take a couple minutes to fill, then.
Sounds like someone forgot to take the water saver thingy out of the faucet.
Well, yeah. It'll cost ya no matter who installs it, etc.
I just had a small-ish bathroom remodeled with enlargement of the shower - nothing too fancy except the Corian shower pan - $18,000 - 5 grand just for the Corian pan (I want a shower floor I can clean like a counter top).
But, heck, its my money, I earned it, and I'd rather I use it on me than let some hapless relative I've never met or talked to in 40 years get it when I go 6' under. I consider my (way overpriced but good, meticulous) contractors as my heirs - taking my money for useful purposes while I'm alive and I can benefit from it.
Next time, look at the white fiberglass shower pans. Much cheaper and also easy to clean.
No, I wouldn't. Nor would I pay $17.00 for one. Every single person I know who has purchased a house with one of those here in my 55+ community has taken them out.
One of the issues, which is my main objection, is what to do while it fills up and while it drains? As far as I know, unless you have super powers, you'd have to sit there in your birthday suit while the thing fills up and drains. I guess you could wrap yourself in a towel or robe and keep pulling it up until the water level rises enough to be comfortable but what a nuisance.
Definitely not for me.
LOL….I never considered the issue of what to do while filling up the tub. It does seem kind of awkward.
LOL….I never considered the issue of what to do while filling up the tub. It does seem kind of awkward.
I think I have seen ads that some of them have heated seats. That might help. I guess one could read a book while the tub is filling.
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