Archer 60" x 32" alcove bath with integral apron, integral flange and left-hand drain

This tub is sleek and beautiful. I’ve dropped tiles into it while installing and it holds up well. Not sure about comfort yet as I haven’t got to use it.

Here's the deal. Tub is a good value, but be prepared if you're using it to replace an old tub. With the fiberglass apron already permanently attached ... it's very difficult to place in an existing alcove/space if the walls aren't taken back to the studs up to at least 3-4 feet on the opposite side of the drain. You have to tilt it high enough to fit in the space & while gradually lowering it & moving it back toward the plumbing-side wall. Not easy. The plumber had to come back the next day, while I had to demo more of the wall, amd remember that the flange actuall make the tub 21 inches tall on three sides. Even in the old tub is 60 inches long it's still buried on all sides by a bed of thinset, tile, old lathe, etc. .... Actually making the wall maybe 58 inches long from end to end. And if you've tried to just take the tile off & not deal with the thousand pounds of what's behind that ... You're going to have to do what I did. American Standard has a deep soak tub, but you buy the apron separately, which may have allowed it to go in with less labor, but it is more $$$. And if you've not taken the three sides back to the studs & have left lathe or cement board ... You will still have to find a way to screw the tub into studs, using shims, more wood, etc., because after that you have to lay the new cement board & tile over the flange of the tub, and you don't want the tub to flex & start popping tiles by leaving it unsecured. Just make sure the tub is still centered close to the old plumbing or it will look like someone didn't know how to install a bath!Bottom line is that most won't know about these kind of issues as a homeowner, so it's just part of the reality of renovating. Plumber's bill to install new valves & tub .... about $600.

I was skeptical about buying this kind of product online, sight unseen. But the tub it great - nice and deep like I was looking for - and it arrived without an damage. And, with free shipping, I saved a bundle over the big box stores.UPDATED 6/2015 - I have to amend my review and remove a couple of stars as the tub isn't holding up as well as I'd expect. Note that I've only have porcelain tubs in the past, so this may be due to unreal expectation. The tub gets dirty very quickly. Seems like soap scum and grime just stick to the fibergalss. Note, though, that I've found that Mr Clean Magic Erasers work wonders with this tub and make it easy to clean - but who wants to clean their tub multiple times a week?

This is a nice looking deep bathtub. I am using it for 2 months now and there are quite a few cons that I wish I knew before buying it.1- To drain the water, you need to press the drain hole at the bottom of the bath. So if the kids forget to leave out the water, I need to dig in & get wet all the way up past my elbow to press the drain to release. Most baths have the option somewhere near the top of the tub. This is so frustrating.2- Because the drain hole is located at the bottom it gets pressed down accidentally many times while in the bath. Especially when the kids are bathing, and they find themselves without water in the tub!3-This has an indentation on the side of the tub which is supposedly made to keep your arms. It is too small to hold your arms, and it just makes the bath narrower.

Everything about this tub is wonderful except one thing; it's plastic. You can give it the fanciest, most high tech name, but it's still plastic. This tub was installed perfectly and you can still tell it's a hunk of plastic. Happy with the purchase for the price.

I shopped around for tubs for at least a couple of months for our bathroom redo. This tub is wonderful. It arrived quickly, and in perfect condition. It allows for a deep soak, and the angling of the back is comfortable. I am about 5'5" and can get all the way up to my neck with only the tops of my knees sticking up a bit. We hired someone to install, so I can't speak much to how easy it was to deal with. It did fit through our doorways though, including the bathroom doorway (barely). Excellent purchase!!

All looked good after we finished the remodeling. Then we got a heart attack to when we removed the plastic protection film around the rim of the installed tub. My god, two cracks at two corner! The whole protective film was intact, no signs of damage at the surface at all. So we had no idea about the broken corner underneath until it's all done. Obviously it's not the installation as the intact plastic film was there. It's probably from the manufacture. We'll contact the customer service, but no matter what the tub/tile all needs to be redone, and we can't move in! What a nightmare!

Nice tub. This is a deep tub (almost 4+ inches deeper than the older one). But the tub drain plug stopped working within a couple of weeks and will not close, so the tub cannot be filled (which kind of defeats its purpose)

I had to send this tub back because of the plumbing requirements. The drain hangs about 4" below the floor on which the tub sits, so unless you have access, or can smash out the concrete in a condominium (our problem) you would have to build a riser floor for the but to sit on. Then you would have to deal with the skirt which only comes down to the tub floor. Anyway, we purchased a different tub without a skirt and had the front of the tub tiled. We would have liked to get an "Archer" series tub but apparently there are none in North America with no skirt but with the tiling flange. Ended up with the "Underscore" tub w/o skirt but w flange. Looks fabulous!