Another bathtub thread LOL

[motion]

Hoping for some ideas on a tough situation. I need to convert this jacuzzi tub into a tub/shower combo. I don't think I really want one of the one piece insert things, because I'd have to build up the low wall between the tub and the toilet.

I'm thinking more of a custom frameless glass enclosure, but not sure. The biggest problem is that the shower head will have to be mounted somewhere up high and I'm not sure where that would go.

Also, I don't want to change the footprint, since that would entail removing the wood floor and replacing it.

Thoughts?

(This is the only photo I have at the moment and I blurred out the blonde, so don't squint too much)

[drkshdw]

What about moving the plumbing to the wall behind the blonde? Then you could use glass on the front and do partial glass above the knee wall. Basically rotating the direction of sit in the tub 180 so you'd be sitting with your back to the toilet instead. That'd be the easiest I'd think (and better than extending the knee wall to 6' or 7' to accommodate the plumbing.

[vash]

like this? i think moving the water lines would be easy (for a license and bonded plumber )

[Seahawk]

It appears you won't need a toilet paper rack, so that's a plus

Vash's idea is excellent.

[John Rogers]

Several questions: What is underneath? If a cellar then adding an enclosure on top of the existing tub would be easy. The lines to the shower head could be run underneath and up the wall. It would also allow you to reinforce the bottom of the existing tube with layers of sailboat fiberglass mat and resin. We had one and it lasted for around 25 years before a crack started right down the middle.

Also what is behind the wall(s) where you could mount a one piece surround to waterproof things. The picture showing the glass shower enclosure looks like will would not last long?

Personally I wish we still had our Jacuzzi tube in the main bathroom as I have gotten old and my joints ache and it used to help.

[look 171]

Demo out all the existing and cut the wood floor to the new foot print of the shower pan not the sub floor). Build a dam with three 2x4 stacked on top of each other all the way around the front and toilet side of the shower. Hot mop, plastic liner or whatever your tile man like to water proof it. Float wall (I like because the wall is made plumb) or wonder board tile and finish. Glass on both side with free swinging door up front. Faucet on left wall. If you want to get fancy, have rain shower coming down from ceiling. Cut open long wall for a niche to put shampoo and etc. Since you have that blonde in your house, and I am a big sexist, this is your chance to put in a longer niche for all the shampoo and other hair product women usually need.


Pretty much like Vash's pic with the exception of the tall base. I think it should be tile/stone or what ever material instead of plastic. Lots more elegant that way

[Jim Richards]

Jeff (look 171) did this for our guest bathroom. It has the half wall that you might like to keep to support your TP holder (hat tip to Seahawk), with glass above. The only frame that holds the glass is where the glass meets the wall, ceiling, and, in our case, the bathtub. The glass corner and door are without frame. So, imagine this for a shower, not a tub/shower.

[look 171]

Jim, is that a recent photo? That bath looks so new and clean that it doesn't look like you guys use it. I can eat off the floor.

[vash]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

Jeff (look 171) did this for our guest bathroom. It has the half wall that you might like to keep to support your TP holder (hat tip to Seahawk), with glass above. The only frame that holds the glass is where the glass meets the wall, ceiling, and, in our case, the bathtub. The glass corner and door are without frame. So, imagine this for a shower, not a tub/shower.

damn, nice work LOOK!

[VincentVega]

x10

I was going to comment, then saw this. Well done. Listen to these guys.

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by look 171

Jim, is that a recent photo? That bath looks so new and clean that it doesn't look like you guys use it. I can eat off the floor.

We would never make you eat from the floor, buddy! Yeah, I took that picture just before posting it here.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

We would never make you eat from the floor, buddy! Yeah, I took that picture just before posting it here.

That is so excellent, Jim. I imagine your lovely wife had nothing to do with the design

Perfect in my mind.

[MRM]

I think you have a easy option that would look great without moving the footprint. Obviously, tear out the tub and put in a floor pan. On the right hand you have a low framed wall. Frame it all the way to the ceiling. Now you have the back and both sides enclosed. Do tile on the entire interior of the enclosure up to the ceiling. Enclose the front with glass and a glass door. I think that would look way better than any insert and should be able to use the existing lines.

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

That is so excellent, Jim. I imagine your lovely wife had nothing to do with the design

Perfect in my mind.

She and Jeff hammered it out. I just pay.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

We would never make you eat from the floor, buddy! Yeah, I took that picture just before posting it here.

Its a lot cleaner then most places I haven eaten

[red-beard]

I'm glad this isn't a thread on sack snipping or Higgings' Bosons...

[look 171]

Hey Jim, you should show Motion the other shower with the big old rain shower coming down from the ceiling. I think he will like that

[motion]

Originally Posted by drkshdw

What about moving the plumbing to the wall behind the blonde? Then you could use glass on the front and do partial glass above the knee wall. Basically rotating the direction of sit in the tub 180 so you'd be sitting with your back to the toilet instead. That'd be the easiest I'd think (and better than extending the knee wall to 6' or 7' to accommodate the plumbing.

This is the direction I would like to go, for sure.

[motion]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

It appears you won't need a toilet paper rack, so that's a plus

Vash's idea is excellent.

I need to keep the tub!

[motion]

Originally Posted by John Rogers

Several questions: What is underneath? If a cellar then adding an enclosure on top of the existing tub would be easy. The lines to the shower head could be run underneath and up the wall. It would also allow you to reinforce the bottom of the existing tube with layers of sailboat fiberglass mat and resin. We had one and it lasted for around 25 years before a crack started right down the middle.

Also what is behind the wall(s) where you could mount a one piece surround to waterproof things. The picture showing the glass shower enclosure looks like will would not last long?

Personally I wish we still had our Jacuzzi tube in the main bathroom as I have gotten old and my joints ache and it used to help.

Underneath is a crawl space, so yes, easy access to run pipes under the tub and up the wall. So I guess I need to worry about the tub cracking if there is a frameless glass enclosure sitting on it?