"Twayne" wrote in message
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My wife and I are both seniors I need a recommendation
for a walk-in tub

Not a direct answer to your queston, but ...

I looked at walk-in tubs and they were really too expensive for us. I also
was never able to find any information on, or assurance of, being able to
replace door gaskets in say 5 years down the road. None of the answers, IF
I even got an answer were very satisfactory.

Instead, we opted for a 3' x 4' shower enclosure with seating molded into
it. The lip to step into it is only 3" high so it's not hard to
enter/exit. Then we also put one of those constant-temerature regulators
on it so the washing machine, dishwasher, whatever wouldn't change the
temperature of the water. All you notice is a lessening of the water
pressure for that duration, but the temperature of the water stays where
it's set. Love it!
They're fairly pricey too, but we've had it for a couple years now and
we still love it! They do make some that are cheap, both in price and
quality and I'd definitely those and go for the more expensive, thicker
ones. Our particular one was a 5-piece. The only "complex" part of
installing it was making sure the base was properly supported underneath
and level along the edges. We skipped the doors because they're more
trouble to clean than they're worth and curtains are just so much easier
to clean & change.

We purchased it at Lowes, but it was a well known brand I forget now. I
like to be touchy-feely with things like that because telling me it's xx
"gauge" doesn't mean a lot to me. You can sure tell the difference in a
store though, even if you then go elsewhere to do the actual purchase.
Lowes had the best price in our case for the one we picked out, and they
even beat the manufacturer's price.

HTH,

Twayne`



While we are in good health , a few years ago we bought a house with two
baths. We had the tub in the master bath removed and a walk in shower
installed. It was costom made out of what I think is called marble. It is
really just some fancy epoxy mix. If my wife wants to soak in a tub, she
can, but about 99% of the time it is a shower for us.
Make sure a grab bar or two are installed. Makes a good place to place a
wash cloth and if you feel like you are falling, it is something to hang on
to.
Also install a soap shelf.