What is a garden tub? Considering buying a home with a "designer garden tub" Dimensions are 36''x72''

Question

Is this a large or small tub?

Answer 1

It sounds like its maybe a little wider and longer than a regular tub.  It probably has water jets in it too.  Nice and relaxing!

Answer 2

Its a large oval oversized tub.

Answer 3

"Garden tub" is a builder/designer term for a bathtub, typically fiberglass or acrylic, with the long sides slightly bowed out, instead of being mostly perpendicular to the short sides.

This provides a more spacious tub area in the same, or close to it, area a traditional tub would fit, thus it's great for retrofitting a bathroom.

It also typically means there's a step or two on the open side of the tub.

Whirlpool jets or other high-end features are NOT considered mandatory for a garden tub... but can often be had for a premium.

However, because the term is not an indistry term but a builder/designer term, almost anyone can use the term w/out specification. IOW, get a pic of the alleged garden tub before deciding if that's the home for you. ;)

Hope this helps,

      TX Griff