Looking for a nice 54'; long bath tub?

I'm finishing my basement and need to fit a hallway, closet, and bathtub (running long direction) in a tight space. Total distance stud to stud is 10'6';. I've decided that rather than create an unusable closet or an extremely narrow hall, I'll use a short tub. This is for a guest room so it won't get a ton of use anyway.





I was initially thinking that a 54'; tub would be cheaper than a 60'; tub - seems to make sense, right? Wrong! The only cast iron tub that I've found this far is from Kohler and is nearly twice the cost of the similar 60'; tub!





Any suggestions on other tubs? I plan to tile the walls, so I'd prefer something nice. Cast Iron is preferred over acrylic. An extra deep tub would be really great.





Thanks in advance!Looking for a nice 54'; long bath tub?
Why not a nice walk-in shower - you can get a floor pan that size if you will tile the walls anyway. Walk-in showers are great for guest baths.





You usually pay premium prices for specialty size extra deep tubs. Check out a salvage store in your area.





online I found : 1 used %26amp; new available from $257.36





Crane 2172XR/WH Eldorado Bathtub White Porcelain Enameled Steel 54'; x 30'; x 15';





http://www.amazon.com/Crane-Eldorado-Bat鈥?/a>Looking for a nice 54'; long bath tub?
mobile home supply. many mobile home tubs are only 54 inches long. and are available in fiberglass, deep and sometimes with a jacuzzi
Anything that deviates from the norm is going to be charged a premium.





I don't think that you are going to find anything made of cast iron other than the Kohler k_754 Seaforth in a 54'; length.





There maybe some proclein coated steel tubs that look about the same from American Standard, they are about 1/5 the cost, though they won't have the heft of cast iron.





You might find something at a ';renovators yard';/ used plumbing shop, but it is a long shot.





If you want to splurge you could get a custom terrazo tub: http://www.exbali.com/bali_decor/Bathtub鈥?/a>





Other options would be a just settle for a shower or create a ';leaky'; tub out of teak or similar wood and set that on a custom concrete base: http://www.concreteexchange.com/mixer/mi鈥?/a>





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