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The Americast gelcoat seems to be more prone to chips and scratches than the hard high temperature ceramic coating on cast iron tubs. I'm certainly no expert; it's just my personal observation. Your comments certainly give me a better impression of Americast long term durability.
The Lowes website shows an American Standard bathtub made out of "Americast". The description says "Durable Americast® material with glossy porcelain finish". Is a 60" x 32" x "17.5" tub and sells for $576 Is "Americast" a good tub material that can withstand scrubbing when it gets dirty? Is it a steel tub? Thanks, HRG
However, it seems that all the acrylic tubs all have a nailing flange that measures about 1.25 inches wide, actually making a 30-inch tub measure 31.25 inches wide (the flange extends perpindicular from the floor up along the side of the tub to the top of the tub ledge.) We've been researching online and it appears we have 3 choices: 1.
my best guess is that the dealer one is American Standard 2460.102.020 Cambridge. At least, I can't find any other 60x32 americast tubs online. he wrote down that it was 16.75 deep and the cambridge is 17.75...but I suspect that was a mistake. The Lowes tub is the American standard 2390.202.020 princeton.
The Americast is a steel tub with a resin backing. If you want them supported, then you can always lay a few piles of mortar down, and some plastic sheeting over to prevent the two from making contact.
maax acrylic tubs and americast were in the mix. if you've got the extra cash to input, you might choose americast over acrylic for the heat-retention properties. i chose the deepest maax 5' acrylic soaking tub i could afford on my budget (under $600) and couldn't have come near the price if i'd gone with the same features in americast.
For tubs, my favorite is American Standard's "Americast". It has the feel of cast iron, but the weight of steel. But I do install a lot of sterling fiberglass tubs and surrounds with very little problems. I'm not big on the enameled steel. Every time I remove one, I feel like I should go get a tetanus shot.
CI is stiff enough where at least the metal doesn't bend much, but a heavy and hard enough item dropped on it could chip the coating (essentially glass). The Americast is denser, and the underlying material doesn't rust. There's a technique to installing CI tubs. It can be a pain in a small bath, though. Experience helps.
I haven't had that problem, but we also clean the tub as it's used. I stayed at a rather posh resort this fall, and it had Americast tubs in its rooms. They also seemed fine. I've heard of chipping problems with the Americast sink, but I don't anticipate this with the tub, as we would seldom clean auto parts in it, and our butts aren't that hard.
The Americast is somewhat new. I won't set americast kitchen sinks anymore, they chip too easily. I bought one Cambridge tub new from the box with a chip and they wouldn't take it back. Brand new tub, carefull opened and it was chipped. I had to eat a $500 tub. It's true you can do a repair, but you can't sell it as new then.