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Custom Bathtubs Fit Any Measurement, Material, Or Style


Custom bathtubs can be as simple as a certain size tub that needs to fit into a unique bathroom design. They can also be a luxury soaking tub or an oversized contemporary design that is not carried by the national hardware store chains. Custom bathtubs may be walk in types for older adults who are not able to get in and out of their regular tub.

Luxury Japanese soaking tubs are popular in contemporary bathrooms with a Zen design or for those who are following the purist trend in bathroom décor. Some of these tubs are made of stainless steel, and they have seats for two bathers to relax in the whirlpool at the same time. This type of custom bathtubs is often used in spas, and they give the home bathroom the same relaxing spa feeling. They are often round or oval in shape, but rectangular tubs are also available. Since they are often made by companies that sell custom bathtubs, any shape or size can be ordered.

Many kinds of copper or stainless steel custom bathtubs offer customers various choices in the bathtub interior. The bottom may be flat and able accommodate two bathers, or it can be made at a full recline that descends into a flat bottom so that one bather can relax. Other bottoms are also available, such as a mid-contoured bottom that raises the knees of two bathers.

Custom bathtubs that are metal can also have stairs built into them. The bather then steps down into the bath water. Most tubs have a handle bar that steadies the bather as he or she gets into the tub.

Other types of custom bathtubs are a free standing soaking tub styles that are made of marble, granite, and other natural stones. They fit well into a contemporary bathroom because of the modern styles that they are made in. Other materials that are sometimes used to make custom bathtubs are limestone, travertine, or sandstone. Each of these has their own special look that can be made into various color bathtubs in different styles.

Fiberglass and acrylic custom bathtubs are often truly unique because they can be ordered in a wide variety of colors. There are bright blues, purple, pink, orange, and many more. They have a very contemporary look because of their color and shine. If someone wants a carved stone bathtub, it can be ordered and carved in the shape that fits the customer’s desires.

Some of these custom bathtubs have ornate carving on the outside of the free standing bathtub style that makes this tub the centerpiece of any bathroom décor. These bathtubs are either hand carved or honed. Before shipping them to the customer, they are polished to a bright shine.


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