Give me a house with one of those walk-in tubs with the door in the side, the kind they make for old folks. They’re like a sit-down tub and shower stall all in one!
@lljk As an old geezer who will be looking for a new house when covid-19 makes a move (at least a bit more) safe, a walk-in tub is an “Oh, hell no!” on my list. For a shower, it lacks a decent wall to keep water from splashing on the bathroom floor. For a bath, you have to be inside with the door locked before running the water. No running a bath to get the temp right before getting in unless you like climbing over the top. Same in reverse getting out. You are going to have to wait for all of the water to drain before opening the door. The door seal is prone to leaks unless constantly attended to. And they are just irritating and difficult to clean properly. If I did buy a house with one, the cost of having it replaced with a conventional tub or shower would have to be figured into the cost.
We have a 4x6 walk-in shower stall with 2 shower heads. Ends are glass block and the ‘doorway’ is unobstructed. It’s perfect for 2… which is why I built it that way!
I love a deep bathtub. I think my favorite one was this tub I had when I lived on lake flagstaff. It was super deep and wide. I used to soak in that thing for hours. Sometimes I miss those days…
I think a big claw foot tub would be really nice to soak in but I’ve never been in one so I don’t really know. Regular bathtubs aren’t big enough to soak in. I’d have to have a nice glass shower also though too, have one and there great.
@tinamarie1974
I also love the idea of being able to take a bath with my boyfriend like in friends but he would probably never do anyways so more room for me while he can fan me and feed me grapes.
@Star2236 I grew up in two houses that had them and rented 3 that did. Deeper than the typical tub but taking a shower in one is a pain as the shower curtain needs to go all the way around it.
Also when I worked in the UK they had them. They also kept the window open in the bathroom in the winter so filling it up with hot water (they are cast iron) and letting that sit for a bit to warm up the tub was critical.
@Star2236 Who knows. They claimed it was healthy to do that but then they told me that going outside in the winter with wet hair was going to make me sick. Go figure. Of course this same place heated everywhere with wood burning fireplaces only (and trust me that does not work all that well, especially when they aren’t in every room). I bought an electric heater for my bedroom which didn’t make people happy but I was tired of drafty old Scottish and English buildings and freezing (same issue both places).
Bathtub sitting on a mountainside hot spring in Utah. Where they say it’s OK to be naked but can’t have two people in one tub doing things that two naked people might do in that situation. Ahem.
Give me a house with one of those walk-in tubs with the door in the side, the kind they make for old folks. They’re like a sit-down tub and shower stall all in one!
@lljk As an old geezer who will be looking for a new house when covid-19 makes a move (at least a bit more) safe, a walk-in tub is an “Oh, hell no!” on my list. For a shower, it lacks a decent wall to keep water from splashing on the bathroom floor. For a bath, you have to be inside with the door locked before running the water. No running a bath to get the temp right before getting in unless you like climbing over the top. Same in reverse getting out. You are going to have to wait for all of the water to drain before opening the door. The door seal is prone to leaks unless constantly attended to. And they are just irritating and difficult to clean properly. If I did buy a house with one, the cost of having it replaced with a conventional tub or shower would have to be figured into the cost.
Whatever one my wife is in
@bleedmichigan
Yes! That’s why i built mine big enough for two…
Garden tub
Japanese bathrooms are the best
@BillLehecka’s obviously.
@cinoclav Oh Jebus! Not those things again.
A walk in shower big enough to not need glass doors.
@RiotDemon
Yep… That
We have a 4x6 walk-in shower stall with 2 shower heads. Ends are glass block and the ‘doorway’ is unobstructed. It’s perfect for 2… which is why I built it that way!
I love a deep bathtub. I think my favorite one was this tub I had when I lived on lake flagstaff. It was super deep and wide. I used to soak in that thing for hours. Sometimes I miss those days…
I think a big claw foot tub would be really nice to soak in but I’ve never been in one so I don’t really know. Regular bathtubs aren’t big enough to soak in. I’d have to have a nice glass shower also though too, have one and there great.
@Star2236 my grandma had one when I was little. They are amazing!!
@tinamarie1974
I also love the idea of being able to take a bath with my boyfriend like in friends but he would probably never do anyways so more room for me while he can fan me and feed me grapes.
@Star2236 I need to find a guy like that!!
@Star2236 I grew up in two houses that had them and rented 3 that did. Deeper than the typical tub but taking a shower in one is a pain as the shower curtain needs to go all the way around it.
Also when I worked in the UK they had them. They also kept the window open in the bathroom in the winter so filling it up with hot water (they are cast iron) and letting that sit for a bit to warm up the tub was critical.
@Kidsandliz
Why did they keep the window open in the winter? Kinda defeats the purpose of hearing your house.
@Star2236 Who knows. They claimed it was healthy to do that but then they told me that going outside in the winter with wet hair was going to make me sick. Go figure. Of course this same place heated everywhere with wood burning fireplaces only (and trust me that does not work all that well, especially when they aren’t in every room). I bought an electric heater for my bedroom which didn’t make people happy but I was tired of drafty old Scottish and English buildings and freezing (same issue both places).
Bathtub sitting on a mountainside hot spring in Utah. Where they say it’s OK to be naked but can’t have two people in one tub doing things that two naked people might do in that situation. Ahem.
@pmarin Especially if they are unmarried being that it is Utah
@Kidsandliz actually, in Utah, rule should be “only one wife at a time.”
@pmarin
@pmarin Sounds like that stupid Cialis commercial!