A Bath Shower / Tub Combos is probably the single most common type of type and Bath shower installed in North America (maybe the world). It is simply a bathtub with a shower head.What keeps the shower water in the tub area is either a Bath shower door of some sort the is installed above the tub, or a good old fashioned shower curtain.
The “Bathroom Inventory Survey,” undertaken by plumbing products manufacturer Moen, was aimed at gaining a better understanding of home-owners’ most desired bathroom products and features, while uncovering differences in the size, arrangement, materials and amenities found in America’s bathrooms.
Personally I prefer shower curtains because:
When you first have kids you don’t have to remove the doors (it’s very hard to bathe kids with a shower door installed), as there are none.
When you want to change the look of your bathroom, a new shower curtain in a different color is a big start for a small price.
What is most important about your Bath shower tub combo is what they are made of.
The standard choices are listed below. The relative advantages and disadvantages of each are listed in their respective articles. Cast iron (everybody say “Boo! Boo! Hiss! Hiss!”), Stainless steel, Acrylic. Once inside the bathroom, a shower and tub combination is the most popular configuration for the master bath (64%) and even more common in second bathrooms (72%). However, the selection of a shower/tub combination is distinctly different according to the age of the home. The older the home, the more likely the master bath will have a shower/tub combination, with respondents citing this in 72% of homes older than 21 years. The opposite is true with newer homes, which are more likely to have a shower/tub combination in the second bathroom while the master bath has a stand-alone tub and separate shower stall, with respondents citing this in 41% of homes less than 10 years old.