SFGrl985
New Member
I have an 13 year old condo that has the original 1 piece tub in it, enclosed on 3 sides. It is pretty beat up from the hard water we have locally and I would like to replace it. I have measured the opening and it is 58" in length. This is wall to wall. I have been told by the guy in the plumbing dept at Lowes that a 60" tub will fit because that is a standard size and there is no way that it would have passed inspection without the ability to fit a 60" tub and if I need more room, I just shave down the wall stud. This makes me a little nervous because I dont want to buy a tub only to find it does not fit and I only have 1 bathroom so I dont want to tear it apart only to find that no bathtubs work in that space. Has anyone every put a 60" tub in a 58" opening?