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What Is The Standard Bathtub Size? -Choosing A Suitable Bathtub

As we all know, a normal bathroom has such limited space that trying to fit everything in comfortably might feel like a jigsaw puzzle. Large items like the toilet, bookshelves, and bathroom vanity are crammed into this small space, so every square inch counts. The bathtub/shower combo is the piece that takes up the greatest space. So, think about what size bathtub you should get and what sort of bathtub you should get. In this post, we'll look at a few different sorts of bathtubs to help you decide what size and style of bathtub you need for your kitchen. You should consider the layout of your bathroom when deciding where to put your tub. To allow users to securely enter and depart the tub, designers recommend that the free area in front of the tub be at least 60 inches long and 30 inches broad. In fact, this may not be practicable, but even in small, tight bathrooms, the toilet or vanity cabinet should be at least 12 inches away from the tub's edge, with at least 24 inches of clear floor space around the tub.

Drop-In Bathtubs

Drop-in bathtub is a popular style of bathtub,which is designed to fit into a built-in deck and has tile or another material on the top and exposed sides. These tubs have no factory-finished sides and simply slide into a slot in the deck, similar to how a drop-in sink slides into a vanity countertop. This is a popular design for large two-person tubs or luxury whirlpool spas. The deck for a drop-in tub is commonly built into an alcove in medium-sized bathrooms, with the deck exposed only on one side. In bigger bathrooms, though, the tub deck can be tucked into a corner and exposed on two sides. Such tubs can also be put into pedestal decks that are visible on all sides in really big bathrooms. Because the built-in deck takes up a significant amount of extra room in the room, drop-in bathtubs are typically best suited for larger spaces. A drop-in tub's deck should have at least 6 inches of flat deck space on all sides. This means the deck must be at least one foot longer and wider than the tub. Length: 45 to 72 inches Width: 30 to 32 inches Height:14 to 20 inches However, keep in mind that you'll need to add a full foot to both the length and breadth of the bathtub during planning to fit the built-in deck.

Alcove Bathtubs

An alcove is described as a space limited by three walls in the context of a bathroom, and this is often the most obvious location for the bathtub within the room. In small bathrooms, a common arrangement is to place the tub alcove such that the room's two long walls form the alcove's ends and the rear wall forms the enclosure's side. In other words, the alcove is formed by the room's walls. This works well in a small bathroom, such as a 6*6 or 7*7, which is considered the minimal space for accommodating a full bathroom. In larger bathrooms, however, the walls are frequently too far apart to create a natural alcove. An extra partition wall could be built to separate the tub alcove from the modest privacy alcove for the toilet in this type of bathroom. In larger bathrooms, there are a lot more alternatives for where to put the tub. Bathtubs intended for alcoves often have a finished front panel, but the ends and back sides are left open because the alcove walls will cover these areas. Alcove bathtubs are available in sizes ranging from 4 1/2 to 6 feet long and 30 to 36 inches wide, allowing you to find one that fits your needs.

Small Alcove Bathtubs

Small baths are not widespread, but they are progressively gaining appeal, thanks to the tiny house movement's popularity. If you have a small bathroom, you should get rid of the tub and replace it with a shower. If you don't want to give up a spa-like bath in your small bathroom, this size is the perfect choice:

Length: 54 inches Width: 30 inches Height: 15 inches

Moderately Sized Bathtubs

This standard-sized bathtub, which suits the natural alcove size in most bathrooms, is installed in millions of bathrooms. Because alternative options would require build-out to adjust the physical size of the bathroom, this will be the sort of alcove tub you install in most remodeling projects. Length: 60 inches Width: 32 inches Height: 18 inches

Long Bathtubs

This prominent area of the alcove tub market extends the length and width of a typical alcove tub by one foot and several inches. The tub has been enlarged to allow larger bathers or two persons. It's also ideal for those who just want more room to splash around in.

This long bathtub won't fit in most natural alcove areas, but it's a wonderful alternative for new construction or remodels that involve shifting walls to make more room.

Length: 72 inches Width: 36 inches Height: 20 inches

Freestanding Bathtubs

  There are various freestanding bathtubs available, ranging from reconstructions of old-fashioned clawfoot bathtubs to ultramodern pedestal tubs, in addition to the standard-type bathtub that is set into an alcove or a drop-in version that is mounted into a constructed deck. It's standard practice to leave 3 inches of space around the tub's ends and 4 inches between the tub's side and the wall when using a standalone tub. If you wish to put this tub into a natural alcove, it should be about 6 inches shorter than the width of the alcove (3 inches at both the head and foot of the tub). In other words, use a footprint size that is 6 inches longer and 4 inches broader than the tub's actual measurements when planning the tub's placement in the room. The standard size for a freestanding tub is: Length: 55 to 72 inches (about 4 1/2 to 6 feet) Width: 27 to 32 inches Height: 15 to 20 inches Keep in mind, however, that the form of the tub may alter the amount of bathroom space required. Remember to leave enough space around the tub's ends and edges. These are bathtubs that are best suited to large bathrooms or medium-sized bathrooms with the right shape.

Corner Bathtubs

Corner bathtubs are a terrific choice for a primary bathroom, especially if you enjoy relaxing in the tub with a nice book or watching television on a wall-mounted television. More than getting clean, corner baths are about luxury, fun, and treating oneself properly. Because corner bathtubs have such a large footprint in the bathroom, it's easier to conceive of them as square-shaped rather than triangular. A corner tub is essentially a square with one corner clipped off. A corner tub can be arranged in a variety of ways. Although some tubs have a triangle shell, you can also utilize a drop-in style tub that fits into a triangular-shaped deck built into a corner of the room. Alcoves can fit many standard-sized corner bathtubs, but they will take up a lot of room. These tubs are best suited to bathrooms with a lot of space. Length: 60 inches Width: 60 inches Height: 22 inches

Oval Bathtubs

Drop-in or free-standing oval bathtubs are available. Even though oval tubs appear to be larger in every direction, they are just wider, not longer. Garden tubs, on the other hand, are taller than soaking tubs. When comparing a standard-size oval bathtub to a 60-inch alcove tub, the oval comes out to be up to 6 inches wider. This implies that if you have a drop-in oval tub, you'll need to build a broader apron for it to rest on, which you'll need to account for when designing the bathroom layout. Length: 60 inches Width: 41 inches Height: 24 inches Oval bathtubs are an impractical choice for small bathrooms, and even in a medium-sized space, squeezing one in can be difficult. In larger bathrooms or medium-sized bathrooms with a lengthy arrangement, where the extra width of the tub is not an issue, they can be highly useful.

Whirlpool Bathtubs

Because so many conventional-sized tubs are now being built with jetted, whirlpool machinery, even though whirlpool bathtubs appear to be larger than normal, they often come in standard alcove-ready sizes. Whirlpool tubs are also available in styles that are ready to be installed right away. The thin acrylic shell has plenty of room within to conceal the jet and pump tubing. There are six-foot rectangular tubs as well as whirlpool walk-in tubs with high sides. Length: 60 inches Width: 32 inches to 36 inches Height: 18 inches to 23 1/4 inches In practically every medium- to large-sized bathroom that can handle a regular alcove tub or drop-in tub, a whirlpool tub can be a viable alternative.

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How to Choose A Range Hood?

To create a pleasant cooking environment, cooking grease, moisture, and heat are your biggest enemies. How to tackle this problem? The best remedy is to install a range hood! However, in the market, there are tons of range hoods of different kinds, which range hood should you choose to perfectly fit your kitchen? Here comes 4 factors you need to consider to buy a range hood that can best serve your needs. What CFM of range hood do you need? For electric range, the minimum CFM of the range hood should be your range width*10. For example, if your cooktop is 36 inches, you will want at least 360 CFM. Gas ranges, grills, and barbecues are a bit different because they produce a lot of heat and fumes. The amount of heat emitted from a gas cooktop is measured in British thermal or BTUs.If your owner's manual doesn’t tell you the total BTUs of your cooktop, you can find it by adding the BTUs of each burner and then dividing that number by 100. For example, if you have 2 burners that each put out ten thousand BTUs and 2 burners that put out fifteen thousand BTUs. Your total BTUs for your stovetop would be fifty thousand divided by one hundred equals give 5 hundred, so you want a minimum of 500 CFM for your range hood over your gas stove. Grills and Barbecues have higher BTUs than an indoor gas range but the calculation is the same. Now take the minimum you just got and you have a decision to make. There is a quick way and more precise way to know how many total CFM you are going to need for your new hood. We will cover them both. The quick way, just add 200 CFM to the minimum CFM number you just calculated and you are good to go. If you want to be a little more thorough, do not just add the extra 200CFM, but just follow these next steps instead. Keep your minimum CFM number handy because we will use it again shortly. Now we are going to factor in the size of your kitchen. Determine the volume of your kitchen by multiplying its length, width, and height together. For example, if your kitchen is 18 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 9 feet tall, multiply 18 by 14 by 9, and you will get 2,268 cubic feet. Larger kitchens will need to move smoke and unwanted air to keep the air clean and harsh cooking odors at bay. As a rule of ventilation, a range hood needs to have the power to exchange your kitchen’s air 15 times per hour, to get that number, multiply your kitchen’s cubic feet by the air exchanges, for example, 2268 cubic feet by 15 air exchanges equals 34,020 cubic feet per hour. Now divide that by minutes in an hour, 34,020 divided by 60 minutes per hour will give you the CFM needs of your kitchen space, in this example, you will need a minimum of 567 CFM. Compare this number to your minimum CFM number that you calculated earlier, circle the larger of the two. Then calculate the additional CFM needs of your ductwork. For each foot of ductwork, increase your CFM by one. For each turn in your duct, increase your CFM by 25. And if you use a roof cap, increase your CFM by 40. For example, if your ductwork consists of 12 feet of pipe, 2 turns, and a roof cap, you will add 12 CFM for the 12 feet of pipe, 50 CFM for the 2 turns, and 40 CFM for the roof cap. Now take the CFM number you circled earlier and add your ductwork number to it. In our example, we will add 102, 567 plus 102 equals 669 CFM. Once you finish this calculation, think about your cooking routine. If you enjoy using your stovetop frequently or do a lot of Asian cooking, frying, barbecuing, boiling, or searing. Add another 200 to the total you have, in our example, we do a lot of searing and frying, we are going to add 200 CFM, which is 669 CFM plus 200 equals 889 total CFM to make shopping for a hood easier round up to the nearest hundred CFM, so we will round up to 900 CFM. That is the more thorough way to calculate the CFM you need for your new hood. What size range hood do you need? The new hood should be at least as wide as the range or cooktop and preferably 3 inches longer on each side. If you use a cooktop, you should give 20-24 inches of space between the bottom of the range hood and the top of the cooktop, for the gas stove, it should be 24 to 30 inches. What types of range hoods do you need? There are many variations of range hoods from which to choose. Below are the brief introductions of each style range hood. Undercabinet Hoods These attach to the underside of the cabinet above your range and could be called wall-mount if they mount to the wall instead of the cabinets. Undercabinet hoods come in many styles and strengths and can be ducted or nonducted. Wall-Mount Hoods These hoods are similar in appearance to undercabinet hoods, except that they mount to the wall instead of the cabinets above. Chimney Hoods Chimney hoods can mount to the wall above your range or on the ceiling above an island but have a flue that goes up the wall to the ceiling. If you have cabinets above the range, you'll need to remove them for this type of hood to fit and function properly. Island Hoods Island hoods hang from the ceiling over an island and are the best way to ventilate when you have an island cooktop. Many styles are available such as glass canopies, curved metal, and traditionally styled hoods. Downdraft Hoods These hoods are hidden in the cooktop and pop up when in use to pull the steam and smoke horizontally across the range. They're a popular choice for islands since they don't require traditional installation that may block lines of vision. Range Hood Inserts Power packs or inserts are hoods that are hidden. They're built into the cabinetry above the cooktop for a custom approach to venting. There are many options, so speak with a professional to find out which one would work best with your cabinets. Pro Hoods Pro hoods look like undercabinet hoods but are larger, more professional-looking, and have more power than a typical undercabinet model. These are great for people who cook a lot and prefer the look of a bigger hood. They can be ducted or nonducted and come in a variety of styles to support the exhaust choice. Custom Range Hoods Personalize your look and experience with custom range hoods. From finish and color to performance, you can outfit your kitchen with the perfect hood for your cooktop or range. How do you duct your hood? You can duct the hood to the outside, which is recommended to completely remove irritants. If your range hood mounts to an exterior wall, the exhaust ducts will be shorter and therefore more efficient. If your duct range hood mounts to an interior wall or island, consider a more powerful unit because the air needs to be forced further away. Proper installation of ductwork is critical to the efficiency and overall performance of the range hood.

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How to Vent A Range Hood on An Interior Wall

Tools we need to get started

Drill, tape measure, level, pencil, goggles, gloves, screwdriver.

1. Check the measurements

Check for proper height clearance, from the top of our cooking surface to the bottom of our range hood, we want to have at least 24” to 30” inches of space, if you have a gas cooktop, make sure you have at least 30” inches room between the two. This is very important for maximum efficiency and safety. So you should not skip this step.

2. Check the domestic power supply

This step is to add adequate earthing for the installation. It is also a good idea to hire a professional to make sure if these things.

3. Check the ductwork

Find the closest exterior wall and run the ductwork behind the ceiling or soffit. Run the ductwork as close to the ceiling as possible (leaving the ductwork exposed for an industrial look or building a soffit to hide it). Run the ductwork in the attic/wall through the roof. We’ll explain how to run the ductwork through the ceiling to the nearest exterior wall below.

Make a hole slightly larger than the ducting for your vent on the ceiling to run the duct through the ceiling/soffit. A hole saw is an excellent tool to create an even, perfectly-spaced opening. Remove all of the material inside so you can run the duct in the joist bay. Note: do not remove any joist as that might compromise the integrity of the building structure. If you cannot run the ductwork in the joist bay, we recommend running the ductwork exposed or through the ductwork in the attic/wall through the roof.

Once complete, you can make another hole on the outside of the house (exterior wall). The location of the hole should connect to the joist bay where you will run the duct.

Take the wall cap and fit it into the hole on the outside of the house to prepare it for mounting. If the hood does not fit tightly against the wall, you can use PVC trim to provide an even surface for the wall cap so it sits well on the exterior wall. This will help to make the hole watertight.

4. Get started to Install the range hood

Now, we should avoid any elbows upon installation for a straight run. For this purpose, we need to have at least 12 inches or one foot of space before we start any elbows.

First, we measure and mark the position of the screw hole. Take a pencil and your level to draw a vertical line on the supporting wall all the way up to the ceiling at the center of where the range hood will go. If you can’t get all the way to the ceiling, just go as high as you can go.

Next, draw a horizontal line at least 24 inches or at most 30 inches above your cooking surface. Then take your chimney bracket and place it on the wall about 1 inch from the ceiling or the upper limit. Make sure it aligns with your vertical line.

Put the range hood into place and take our drill and screw it into place so that it is nice and fastened. Always remember safety comes first.

Take our ductwork and attach it to our adapter, now a reminder, if you do not have ductwork installed. Always hire a professional but if you do, you are all set. Now, take our ductwork and our aluminum foil tape and wrap it around, making sure it is nice and secured.

The next step is to get our range hood plugged in and turn it on. Get ready to test drive this hood to make sure everything is functioning properly. Put in the rest screws for extra safety.

Install the baffle filters. And then is the chimney cover. With our level mark, we are going to put our chimney bracket screwed into place. Secure the chimney screws on the side from the cover and slide the cover into place.