60" tub

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Are 60" tubs really 58.5" long?

[RicodJour]

Check the manufacturer's web site for information on specific models - they vary.

R

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RicodJour blurted out in alt.home.repair:

Will do. Reason I ask is that the tub I'm getting ready to replace is 58.5" long as is the opening and I'm only seeing 60" tubs when shopping around online.

[Wayne Whitney]

Are you measuring the finished opening, e.g. from tile to tile? The tub is normally set in the rough opening, so the opening from stud to stud would 60" for a 60" tub, giving a finished opening of less than

60". That way the enclosure finish material overhangs the upturned perimeter tub flange.

Yours, Wayne

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Wayne Whitney blurted out in alt.home.repair:

Good to know. Thanks guys, I'll go ahead and order the tub.