Clawfoot Tub Showers
Posted by admin | Claw Foot Tub | Posted on June 30th, 2009
Clawfoot Tub Showers
How can I add a shower to an existing clawfoot bathtub without using a faucet diverter?
My husband and I are diy renovating the bathroom in our 1920's house. Right now, we have the typical bathtub/shower wall setup. We want to restore the bathroom to an original 1920's style with geometric white tiles, white pedestal sink, and by putting in a clawfoot tub. But, we also want to use the tub as a shower. (There's no space to have a separate shower stall.) We've seen clawfoot hardware shower diverters which would work, but are quite expensive. Is there a cheaper way to add a shower and work with the existing wall setup? Can you please tell us where to begin and refer us to companies that might make the hardware we're looking for? Thanks!
Adding a shower to a 1920's clawfoot bathtub - an idea ahead of it's time - the simplest and least expensive way to accomplish this is to purchase dual water outlets and replace the current single ones where the water shut off valves are. Then you connect the tub with flex hoses and buy longer ones that can connect to a water pipe you'll need to install running either up the wall and out to the tub or one that is free standing. To connect the hoses to the pipe you'll simply need to connect a dual receptical at the bottom end to connect your nobs and water hoses to. You will need nobs to adjust the temp and water flow. Better yet, take a tour of a few of the older hotels in town and see how they added showers. Granted, most replaced the faucets but there are a few good ideas there. Try the Kenmore on Sutter St ust outside of Japan Town or the Monroe between Van Ness and Franklin. It's not as complicated as it sounds and there are no special hardware or tools to purchase. Take what I've said and try to picture it in your mind. It'll come to you. Good luck.
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Clawfoot Tub facing the wrong way for a shower converstion kit?
So....my fiance and I bought our first house and the only bathroom in the house has a clawfoot tub...well we want to get a conversion kit so it can be a shower too..but the way the kits are made it has to have a wall support where the faucet is...well...our tubs faucet isn't next to a wall....it's facing out towards the rest of the room...what do we do to fix this problem? i'm afraid we'll have to rotate the entire tub and redo the plumbing so the drain will be in the right place. Is there any way to avoid that?
The conversion kit is sold with a special faucet that diverts the flow of water into a freestanding shower-head supply pipe/shower rod holder. Make sure your kit has a faucet that will work with your tub. The kit I'm familiar with has an oval shower curtain rod that attaches to the freestanding shower supply pipe. A metal "arm" extends out from the shower supply pipe and attaches to the wall to stabilize the shower-head end of the apparatus while a second "arm" attaches to the ceiling to hold up the "foot" end of the shower-curtain rod.
Instead of securing the shower-head end of the apparatus to the wall, I secured it to the ceiling. Usually the foot end is secured to the ceiling and the shower end is attached to the wall. Now swing the "arm" at the foot of the tub from vertical to horizontal and secure it to the wall rather than the ceiling to stabilize the shower-curtain rod. You still need the overhead support at this end so the rod doesn't sag down when the curtains are attached. Screw a decorative hook into the ceiling using a toggle bolt (these are the kind of sturdy hooks used to hang a swag lamp and are found in the lamp department.) Attach something like picture frame wire to the overhead hook and then secure it to the foot of the shower-curtain rod by twisting it around the rod. This will hold up this end quite nicely. This method worked for my clawfoot tub. I used toggle bolts because the "anchors" typically used with sheetrock will eventually pull out of a plaster wall or ceiling.
You need two matching shower curtains to completely encircle the tub.
Problem: Standard shower curtains will be too short to reach the floor for a nice polished look, but since you have to tuck them into the tub when you shower they can't be very long. The look reminds me of a woman in an outdated mini skirt.
Solution: Buy classy "fabric" shower curtains with a decorative top valance and either sew or use iron-on tape to attach the valance to either the top or the bottom of the shower curtain--which ever way gives the most pleasing look. Overlap the seam so the shower-hook holes don't show where you have joined them together. Then also get two, inexpensive shower curtain liners. Hang both layers from the rod using easy-slide shower hooks. Now trim just the inexpensive liner so it extends into the tub several inches. Since just the inner liner goes into the tub to seal in the water the outside curtain can be nice and long. This trick works for all showers. The outer curtain never gets wet, so it lasts forever. The look is very elegant.
P.S. I painted that clawfoot cherry red. Bling, bling!!
