ᐅ Make an oval-shaped bathtub slightly movable due to dirt buildup behind it?
Created on: 16 Oct 2023 11:49
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Besenkammer84
Hello everyone,
we are currently planning our home renovation and thinking about the bathroom. We have already consulted a specialist on this.
We find a freestanding oval bathtub very stylish, but the advisor recommended against a design-focused tub due to the intended corner position. The reason is that dirt would accumulate behind it, making it difficult to keep that area clean and dry.
I’ve been thinking about this and appreciate that he was honest about these issues.
Furthermore, we use the bathtub only about 15 times a year; the rest of the time it would either collect laundry or just be wasted space. Also, the main problem seems to be the fixed bathtub itself and the resulting difficulty in cleaning behind it.
Therefore, I came up with the idea that the bathtub could be made movable somehow (with small/flat casters or something similar). The only real issue here would be the drainage of the used water.
So here is the idea I have in mind:
Below is a rough plan showing our current bathroom layout. The measurements are accurate, but the walls are not to scale. Speaking of measurements, we are quite short at 155cm (5 feet 1 inch) and 168cm (5 feet 6 inches) and can manage fine with a somewhat smaller bathtub. Guests or children are not a priority for now ;-)
This is a potential bathtub choice (weight approx. 40 kg (88 lbs)):
What do you think about our plan? The dimensions for both bathtub and shower are 165cm (65 inches) each, which should just fit.. We still need to try lying in the bathtub to be sure :-/
Thanks in advance to everyone who advises us & best regards
we are currently planning our home renovation and thinking about the bathroom. We have already consulted a specialist on this.
We find a freestanding oval bathtub very stylish, but the advisor recommended against a design-focused tub due to the intended corner position. The reason is that dirt would accumulate behind it, making it difficult to keep that area clean and dry.
I’ve been thinking about this and appreciate that he was honest about these issues.
Furthermore, we use the bathtub only about 15 times a year; the rest of the time it would either collect laundry or just be wasted space. Also, the main problem seems to be the fixed bathtub itself and the resulting difficulty in cleaning behind it.
Therefore, I came up with the idea that the bathtub could be made movable somehow (with small/flat casters or something similar). The only real issue here would be the drainage of the used water.
So here is the idea I have in mind:
- We equip the bathtub with small/flat casters or similar so it can be moved forward for cleaning.
- Option A – Attach a hose to the drain so that after use, the hose can be placed in the shower to allow the water to drain there.
- Option B – Use a flexible drainage system so the bathtub can be moved for cleaning with the drain attached.
- Optionally, consider whether a bathtub faucet is needed at all, or if just a showerhead mounted on the wall would suffice (currently, we also fill the tub exclusively using the shower hose).
Below is a rough plan showing our current bathroom layout. The measurements are accurate, but the walls are not to scale. Speaking of measurements, we are quite short at 155cm (5 feet 1 inch) and 168cm (5 feet 6 inches) and can manage fine with a somewhat smaller bathtub. Guests or children are not a priority for now ;-)
This is a potential bathtub choice (weight approx. 40 kg (88 lbs)):
What do you think about our plan? The dimensions for both bathtub and shower are 165cm (65 inches) each, which should just fit.. We still need to try lying in the bathtub to be sure :-/
Thanks in advance to everyone who advises us & best regards
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hanghaus202316 Oct 2023 13:241.65 m (5 ft 5 in) might look nice, but the bathtub is practically useless.
How is one supposed to get into the shower?
I sketched a solution to this problem with the correct dimensions, which works a bit better.
Where are the existing drains and connections located?
How is one supposed to get into the shower?
I sketched a solution to this problem with the correct dimensions, which works a bit better.
Where are the existing drains and connections located?
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WilderSueden16 Oct 2023 14:26In the proper scale, this does not look good.
Hopefully, the patio door opens outward? How do you get into the shower? Where are the towels supposed to hang, and where is there still space for cabinets?
Hopefully, the patio door opens outward? How do you get into the shower? Where are the towels supposed to hang, and where is there still space for cabinets?
Besenkammer84 schrieb:
Yeah, you should be able to read properly and not argue with incorrect facts... Says the one who considers 61cm (24 inches) to be a bit more than 74cm (29 inches) and roughly the same as 168cm (66 inches). That makes the sketch hardly useful to realistically imagine the situation.
KarstenausNRW schrieb:
And lastly, but this is just my personal opinion: The tub looks cramped and lost in that small bathroom. Like it was forced, but not really done well. A freestanding tub needs space. The word “freestanding” itself implies that. Or does the catalog say "tub model meant to be squeezed into a corner"? To have an effect, it really has to stand freely—free, meaning not placed directly against walls. But of course, this is a matter of taste. That may be, but the intended everyday use of a designer bathtub as a laundry basket strikes me as borderline perverse. Shoving a freestanding tub into a storage corner doesn’t create an effect; it suffocates it (in my opinion). Besides, the original poster seriously misunderstands that the tub will still be heavy, literally full, before emptying—and when moving it, forces will inevitably act on the wheels that will fail under that load. Seen from that perspective, this setup is also not suitable to support and distribute the weight of a full tub (physics says so).
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Think carefully again about whether you really want to pay such an extra cost for a freestanding bathtub,
- to use it only about 15 times a year
- for which you actually don’t have enough space for it to look really good
- which in the end won’t look particularly nice anyway if you use it to collect laundry
- to use it only about 15 times a year
- for which you actually don’t have enough space for it to look really good
- which in the end won’t look particularly nice anyway if you use it to collect laundry
Tolentino schrieb:
I have another idea. Install a floor drain in the center of the room, then you can just spray everything out from behind the bathtub using the showerhead. If the tiles are 10cm x 10cm (4 inches x 4 inches) and white, you basically get two rooms in one: bathroom AND a set for an amateur horror movie 😀
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