Had to pick between a clawfoot tub and a walk-in shower

Redoing my bathroom in Nob Hill and got stuck on the tub vs shower decision. I went with the walk-in because I'm clumsy and figured I'd trip over that high tub edge someday... installed it three weeks ago. First morning I slipped on the wet floor and smacked my elbow on the tile bench. Has anyone else regretted picking form over function or is it just me?

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the_spencer21h ago

...and here's the thing about those benches, right? @tara793 tell your buddy Dave I feel his pain because I swear every single person with a walk-in has a horror story. My neighbor actually slid off her bench trying to grab a loofah and landed with her leg twisted under her, I didn't see her for like two weeks after that. Meanwhile my aunt still has her clawfoot and she just takes a bath every night like it's 1950, never once busted her tailbone. I'm starting to think the real hazard isn't the tub edge, it's the bench that looks safe but is secretly plotting against you. Your elbow and Dave's tailbone should start a support group honestly.

drew553d ago

Three weeks in and you already joined the "slipped in my own shower" club, huh. That's a rough initiation. I got a similar setup in my place, and let me tell you, that tile bench is now basically a permanent bruise magnet on my left hip. At least with a clawfoot tub you only fall out of it once, not every time you forget to grab the bath mat. Your elbow is probably filing a restraining order against that bench right about now. Guess the universe had to balance out that "I'm too clumsy for a tub" logic somehow.

tara7933d ago

My buddy Dave did the exact same thing in his new apartment two weeks after moving in. Slipped on a soapy patch and cracked his tailbone on the tile bench so hard he couldn't sit right for a month. He still jokes that the bench has a grudge against his left cheek.