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Coming soon to a master bathroom near
6.25.2013
LIVESTOCK TANK BATHTUBS
My husband is really into this idea lately:
Galvanized livestock tanks cost only about $90 new at Tractor Supply Co. I'm sure there are multiple drawbacks -- comfort being #1 of course -- but I definitely see the appeal. Our shower will be separate from the bathtub in our master bathroom, so it wouldn't be getting daily or even weekly (or monthly) use...
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Well that would be different, and cheap and perhaps fitting. We do so very much like Tractor Supply. We buy most of our clothes from there. (Stop laughing, I mean it)
ReplyDeleteWe used to have a tub with the curtain all around. Didn't like it. The warm air leaving out the top of the shower caused the curtain to fly in down low and "hug" you. Nope, didn't like it.
I am well familiar with that shower curtain phenomenon -- no good. Whatever kind of tub we choose wouldn't need a curtain since it wouldn't double as a shower. I wonder how many times our bathtub will get used. I'd rather just have a massive shower with two shower heads, but it's strongly encouraged to have a tub in the master bath for resale. I'm not so sure a stock tank will be good for resale though. Then again, anyone who buys our house will need to have unique taste...
DeleteThere's so much great stuff at the tractor store -- I want to decorate my whole house from there. :)
I like it, it's fun and unique!
ReplyDeleteOh god... Don't do it! A bathtub is a special treat. Even if you have one only once in 2 months it will be fantastic to relax in a bath in the middle of the winter. This thing... You are going to wish you would pay 300 to have a proper bathtub every time you use it. When it comes to comfort "cool and unique" should be secondary. I don't think you'll use this thing, so even tho' it's only 90 dollars, it's 90 dollars too many.
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You're right -- I probably won't use it, and that's why I think this could work for us. I'm a shower girl, through and through. I have taken exactly zero baths in the almost-five years that we've lived in this house. (We do have one of those fiberglass tub/shower combos in the guest bathroom that currently serves as our main bathroom, so it's not like I don't have the opportunity.) I actually cannot remember the last time I took a bath as a special treat. Maybe high school? So, though comfort is a factor for resale, it doesn't really matter much to us for the amount we'll use it.
DeleteI love the look of this, but I'm definitely iffy about the comfort factor. But obviously you know that and don't think you'll be using it all that often. I think it would have some fun appeal!
ReplyDeleteSo the 850 dollar 6.5 foot custom tub we are having installed in our master bathroom remodel doesn't appeal to you? :) haha. Why? I know... why. The main reason is because my almost 7 foot husband said to me, "If I want to ever take a bath, I want to be ABLE to take a bath!" with such enthusiasm. He told me the reason he has never taken a bath is because he can't fit. Poor guy, being all weirdly big. We use our master bathroom (which currently has a 17 year old Jacuzzi tub- ick) to bathe both boys together so I do have to say the large tub will be really fun and spacious for the boys. And since it will be a combo- what I'm looking forward to is the LARGE walk-around space while taking a shower. We currently have a single stall, very small stand alone shower and it's miserable. My elbows hit the four walls. I'm looking forward to having a HUGE shower space! That tub looks really functional for soaking (if you needed to throw in some tub pillows for comfort, they are cheap). I'm wondering if a tub is never getting used... why have one? If that tub will not add to resale and will never get used, can something else go there that you will actually use? We are actually having our current shower stall turned into a 2nd closet in our master bathroom. Sounds a bit over the top to me, but who can't use more closet space?!
ReplyDeleteHopefully your hubby will thoroughly enjoy his baths after waiting for so long! The large shower space will be awfully nice too.
DeleteWe are designing the bathroom to include a tub for resale one day. Whether we'll use the tub or not, whatever we choose could always be swapped out for something else down the road, depending on when we plan to sell. The room is large, so the shower is pretty spacious even as it is now. (I think it's about 6 feet deep and will have a bench in the back.)
The nice thing about these is that you can completely submerge yourself in them like you can in a hot tub. There's no overflow drain to tell you, "Sorry, you don't really get to soak in here, but you're welcome to wash your knees." The downside is that you can't stretch your legs across the whole thing under the water. That means kicking back and putting your feet up. I'm thinking about making a removable bench for ours for older and out of shape guests who might have trouble getting in and out. The walls are high enough that you can pretty much shower in one without a curtain if you're careful and, probably, especially if you're sitting down for the upper body washing.
ReplyDeleteAs far as being "stylish" and cool: that's not a huge factor. As showers go, most are pretty ugly, plastic, and breakable. Some new things don't look (or maybe just feel and seem) so great in old homes or cabins. This is great for someone who wants traditional materials (say, pre-1950s) like steel in a house and might not have room, money, or both for a claw foot tub. You also get to support an American manufacturer and companies that support small farming, another plus.
Would love to see if you all put it in and how it looks.
I'm thinking of doing this in a second (mostly for kids) bathroom in a house we're building. I'm wondering if you put the stock tank tub in and if you liked it?
ReplyDeleteSusan, we didn't do it. In the end we went for resale value (and, potentially, comfort) over aesthetics and went for a claw foot.
ReplyDeleteI am seriously considering doing this in my master bath. I mainly use the other bath for showers anyway, but for those rare occasions, I think it would work as a soaker tub. I'm just not sure if I should coat it with anything. I've searched for hours trying to find more information, but it's scarce. I've read to use marine epoxy on it, rubber paint. One person had fiberglass installed inside of it for $40. (I don't know where I would get that done where I live.) One person cut a pool noodle and slid it on the back so he could rest his head comfortably. I don't mind the outside of the galvanized tub to look exactly how it looks; I'm more concerned with the inside and making it more waterproof and pretty. Any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteIt's a stock tank, it's literally build to hold water 24/7 you definitely don't need to "coat" it or make it water proof. Using a regularly spray paint and a marine grade poly would would probably if it will get stuck to the metal.
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