Corner (or "J") Bathtub Advice Sought
I am looking for a basic bathtub that will fit into a corner in a small brownstone bathroom. Various places have refered to them as “J Tubs” – it’s basically a tub that goes up against two walls, with a finished or rounded edge on the corner diagonally opposite from the corner of the room….
I am looking for a basic bathtub that will fit into a corner in a small brownstone bathroom. Various places have refered to them as “J Tubs” – it’s basically a tub that goes up against two walls, with a finished or rounded edge on the corner diagonally opposite from the corner of the room.
I have seen these types of tubs in old apartments, but the only one I’ve found new is by Duravit (and over $2k). I really don’t want a clawfoot or freestanding tub, just one that has a finished corner – the one in my place right now just has a piece of plywood attached to the end that should be up against a wall.
Has anyone dealt with such an issue? I find it baffling that these tubs are proving to be so difficult to find. All of my searches for “corner tubs” result in me getting 100’s of jacuzzis made to fit into the corner of a bathroom the size of my living room.
I was told by a Kohler representative that corner tubs or 2-wall tubs are no longer being manufactured in the market.
I would try finding vintage tubs like:
http://www.ohmegasalvage.com/Showroom%20Pages/Bath%20Pages/vintage_toilets&tubs.htm
http://www.vintageplumbing.com/homepage.html;$sessionid$XACBQMAAAASC5TZENUGETIWPERWRJPX0
(Granted these are on the east coast and the shipping is probably $$)
These tubs are also called “2-sided tubs” since only two sides are built into the wall. It sounds like you may have a 3-sided tub with that piece of plywood to cover the third unfinished side.
We built a little wall at the end of a standard tub also and it looks and works great. We put a little marble slab on the top of the wall and it functions as a little ledge to hold bath items. We also tiled all the exposed parts of the wall. It’s a much cheaper alternative than buying an antique corner tub . . .
I just bought a standard tub and had my contractor build a little wall on the end and cover it with tile. The wall is about 2 inches higher than the tub, it looks nice and was not very expensive. Of course it’s not the same look but it is easy and inexpensive to do and ends up looking good. I’m also going to put in a piece of glass to bring that wall up the the ceiling but it would work without it as well.
Google corner tubs.
Waterworks Empire:
http://www.waterworks.com/Waterworks/Products/Products.nsf/ProductsCat/8E005D41CD58BFE905256D9D0077859C?OpenDocument
sadly, much, much more $$$