ALFI brand AB1136 61'' Free Standing Cedar Wooden Bathtub with Tub Filler

Everyone who sees this tub is impressed. The plumber who installed it was impressed. Most importantly, I am impressed. It is really a reasonable price when you consider it comes with the faucet. The plumber said the provided drain assembly was just plain dumb but he used standard fittings to make it work. I would purchase this again over and over! Remember, however, you are purchasing a natural product that can't be treated the same as you would treat a porcelain tub. I have used it about every other day now for a month and it seems to be holding up well. True, you can't use comet on it (the thought makes me cringe!), but I just make sure there isn't any soap scum (or bubbles!) left inside the tub after it drains. I wipe up any standing water on the edges because I have very hard water - no issues. The shower attachment needs to be left in the tub until after it drains, but that's just gravity and would occur with any faucet. That attachment is wonderful, by the way! The bathtub comes with damp sponges in the bottom to keep the wood moist, but mine sat in the garage for several weeks before installation, and I live in one of the most arid places on the planet. I experienced some "weeping" through the knots when it was filled the very first time. I left it filled with water for about an hour and the weeping stopped and has never come back. I expect if it was to go a long period without use the issue would reoccur until the wood became moist and swelled again. This is something I would expect with a natural product. Gives me a good excuse to take leisurely baths! Overall this is something I'm proud to have in my home!

I love the over all look of the tub, but sadly it was cracked in several places when it arrived.
It came with no paper work/book/user guide either.
The seal in the bottom of the tub had dried up and broke away from the wood, so when the tub was filled, it leaked.
I had to re-seal the tub myself.
The handles for hot and cold are backwards as well. Instead of turning counter clock wise, you have to turn them clock wise to come on. The sprayer lever also sticks in the "on" position. If it isnt turned completely off, it will keep pouring water down the side of the tub.
I havent been able to use the tub yet, due to fixing the repairs on it.
It is def not worth the money I paid for it.

This tub is awesome! We get so many compliments on it. We did discover you have to use the drain hose that comes with it. It is the only tub in the house so it is used on a daily basis. No problems with leakage.

I wanted to write a review for this tub since there weren't very many when I bought it. I was a bit nervous to buy something so large and expensive online without seeing it, but I took a gamble and I'm very happy I did. First of all, you can get this tub much cheaper direct from Blue Bath. However, the tub was backordered several months when I was doing my renovation so I opted to pay a little extra and buy it from a third party through amazon. At any rate, I love this tub. I'm 5'8" and I can go completely underwater. The sides are smooth; I was worried about the wood grain being rough but its not at all. The hardware looks great and feels solid. My only complaint is a I HATE FAKE GOLD and for whatever reason they decided it would be cool to paint the metal bands on the sides a fake gold and black (-star). It's terrible, but I'm going to paint it or just take them off as they don't seem to actually support anything and are just for show. Anyway, overall a great tub. I hooked it to a POU water heater since the capacity is so large.