Recessed Bathtub Pros and Cons

Freestanding bathtubs are not standard but are part of high-end equipment. Even in the projects I have professionally accompanied (prices per sqm of living space at €7,000-10,000 for apartments between 150 and 300 sqm), the freestanding tubs are only special equipment. For them to have an impact, the bathroom should be at least 25 sqm. I don't see that with the average consumer. Apart from the prices for the tub and fittings.

Is the bathtub being installed on the ground floor? Then there should be no problems. In all rooms above, it is rather difficult, as the room below is usually needed.

Our tub also stands on the concrete and was then enclosed by the carpenter. On the right and left sides of the tub, you can now comfortably sit at a "normal" seating height. It fits perfectly for us!

Freestanding bathtubs are not standard but belong to the upscale category.

oh really? You don't say. I just wanted to point out to you that the "built-in bathtub is state of the art" nonsense is inappropriate because it depends on many external factors. For example, as in our case: freestanding bathtub on an open gallery, etc.

Therefore, it is by no means state of the art and there are plenty of reasons that can speak against built-in tubs. That is why they do not violate the state of the art by any means.

Therefore, it is by no means state of the art and there are plenty of reasons that can argue against installing it. However, they are by no means violating the state of the art.

Sorry to contradict you. Of course, there are individual reasons against it. But if I see what is being built for work reasons (and that is apartments worth over €100 million every year), then the bathtub on the raw concrete floor is the absolute standard.

If you have no experience in the matter and generalize from yourself to others, it is not helpful for the OP.

Just last week, I looked at four apartments in Düsseldorf during acceptance (the most expensive was just under €3 million), where only one freestanding bathtub was present (but the bathroom was about 70 sqm). All the others were, albeit luxurious, normally installed.

If you have space and money to treat yourself to a freestanding bathtub, then I am happy for you. But then you belong to the few homeowners who can and want to afford that.

If you have the space and money to treat yourself to a freestanding bathtub, then I’m happy for you. But then you belong to the few homeowners who can and want to afford that.

I’m happy to disagree with you, as you can buy both built-in and freestanding bathtubs in price ranges from "entry-level" to "luxury model." As if there were no built-in tubs in the five-figure range... or freestanding bathtubs for 400€ on eBay. So the price simply has nothing to do with it at all.

Well, and regarding space... we definitely don’t plan that large, but with an en suite bathroom and an open gallery/bedroom area, the tub suddenly ends up in the middle of 50 sqm, which wouldn’t be the case with separate rooms on the same area. So a lot also depends on the planning whether that’s an option or not. But that has nothing to do with the topic anyway; for me, it’s about the fact that tubs recessed into the floor shouldn’t be described as standard without knowing the boundary conditions.