One drawback to owning a vintage claw foot bathtub can be the lack of having a shower. If your claw foot tub doesn't currently have a shower feature, there are some options you can choose to add that modern, yet foremost feature. You could add a separate shower enclosure to the bathroom, but this is a much more precious selection and some bathrooms may not be able to fit a full shower enclosure. Plus, this would add an further chore to bathroom cleaning. The most ideal situation is to add a shower enclosure and curtain to your existing claw foot tub. Luckily, there are some available options to making this task fairly easy to achieve.
To add a shower to your existing claw foot tub, you can hire a contractor or plumber to do the work for you and they can suggest some options. One of those options is to add a shower to the claw foot tub and put in a surrounding shower rod and curtain. This allows the shower curtain to wholly surround the tub, therefore minimizing water splashing and leaks. an additional one selection for tubs near a wall is to tile the existing wall, add tiled water "detractors" nearby the wall sides of the tub and put an "L" shaped shower rod and curtain to cover the exposed sides of the tub. The drawback to this option, of course, is that it is more precious and takes away from the freestanding look of the claw foot tub.
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There are basically two options to installing the plumbing for the shower. One is to have the pipes underground within the wall, which only works if the tub is close to an existing bathroom wall. The other selection is to have the exposed pipes that are mounted directly on the tub. The latter is the most common selection and there are some discrete decorative styles that make the exposed pipes and knobs have a nice terminated look.
There are some "do-it-yourself" options available for those who are willing to take on the task themselves. Home correction stores such as Lowes and Home Depot carry discrete kits that are predesigned to fit most claw foot tubs. There are shower kits designed to work with existing pipes and others that add the exposed pipes to the freestanding tub. Both types of kits are affordable, easy to setup and only require the use of a few basic tools. Both Lowes and Home Depot have staff in the plumbing department that can make some recommendations based on the set up that you currently have. Still, it might help to get man who is well-known with plumbing to help out or the check the job once it is complete.
Regardless of the type of shower selection you choose, you can indeed add a shower to your claw foot tub to make it more convenient and useful. This will allow you to have the best of both worlds, a nice large tub to take a long, leisurely bath or a shower that you can use speedily and efficiently thus making your bathroom more functional and enjoyable.
Adding a Shower Enclosure to Your Vintage Claw Foot Tub LOWES
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