Land+Living: Soak It In

Bath — November 21, 2005 Posted by Deborah

Stainless steel bathtubs

Looking for a bathtub that is sustainable, easy to maintain and drop dead gorgeous? Stainless steel might be just what you are looking for. Stainless steel tubs come in a variety of shapes and styles that can be paired with other materials like enamel and wood. They are a good conductor of heat, and will keep the water warmer for an extended period of time. They are also corrosion resistant and should not rust. Stainless steel tubs are not mass produced, so they can be expensive and many people opt for having them custom made to suit their needs. Stainless tubs are generally in the $7,000 to $17,000+ (US) range, which is not exactly pocket change, but if you are looking for something sustainable, durable and different it might just be worth the investment.

Link: Agape
Link: Diamond Spas
Link: Neo-Metro

Agape Ufo

Neo-Metro Cerine Tub

Diamond Spa Double-seat Japanese bath

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Comments (10)

An Oasis — November 21, 2005
Love the blog!

The Agape Ufo ROFLMAO bad publicity shot! It looks more like a finger bowl ;)

turgan — November 22, 2005

stainless steel? ever heard the term "freeze my ass" ?

shomo — November 22, 2005

Uhh--regarding your description 'They are a good conductor of heat, and will keep the water warmer for an extended period of time'--a good conductor of heat will draw heat *away* from the warm water...

Anonymous — December 21, 2005

I fail to understand use of the term "sustainable". Steel is not a sustainable material. It uses raw materials that cannot replaced. It uses a lot of energy, which cannot be replaced, entropy and all. And it is much more difficult to fabricate than aluminum (which is why it costs 3x as much)... Not only is stainless not sustainable, but this product isn't either! Because this product is not made commonly, the consumer also uses up energy for transportation to the site. If you want to say it's sustainable because you can recycle it... forget it; throw in more energy; steel has a high melting point, that energy will not be reclaimed. I'll say it's sustainable only if you say that this is an heirloom piece... because it'll take a lot of cheap tubs to pay for the energy (not to mention economics) involved in making one of these!

keithan — February 19, 2006
Looking for Moden Bath Basin Cabinet

Think that I'm leaning toward the Agape Deep tub and one of their basins which match. However, I'm not sure how I'm going to mount the basin. Would like to find a simple, modern cabinet mount in black walnut. Anyone know of anything? Keithan

SAMA — July 3, 2006
Reply to Shomo

Perhaps I am not understanding right but it seems like what you say is a contradiction.

Vernon McKreith — April 21, 2007
I like the Stainless Steel Look

I for one plan to buy a Stainless Steel Bathtub. I just like the clean surgical look.I don't care about all the other negative comments about stainless steel tubs,I think they are the future in terms of Bathroom look. 04/21/2007

foxglovefarm — November 8, 2007
love stainless

we use a stainless steel tank with a chofu wood fired outside hot tub setup. wonderful!. no stains with our mineral-filled well water. our tank is insulated with wrap-around layer of figid foam covered with cedar. has lasted for 15+ years, holds heat very well. and expect to have tank in use forever. want to buy/have built smaller version for indoor use - you should plan on some form of insulation to hold heat -a surround or built in with insulation surrounding tub but otherwise you can't beat for long use . could save $$s by finding a stainless steel fabricator in local area to custom build tank - we had great fabricator build stainless kitchen cabinets for our kitchen.

gela — January 16, 2008
where

where do you get the design ideas from, for the tub.... how much cheaper is an in town fabricator?

PETE GARCIA — April 1, 2009
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