American Standard New Salem 60 x 30-Inch Integral Apron Bathtub With Right-Hand Outlet - AMS-255112

The New Salem 255112 is a right-hand outlet tub, meaning the drain sits at the right end as you face the tub from the open apron side. Get this wrong and the waste and overflow won't line up with your rough-in. If your existing plumbing comes up at the opposite end, you need the left-hand version instead, not this one.

Nominal size is 60 x 30 x 14-1/4 inches (1524 x 762 x 362 mm). That is the standard 5-foot alcove footprint, so it drops into a typical three-wall recess framed for a 60 inch tub. Measure your alcove opening wall-to-wall before ordering, since a recess framed tight at under 60 inches will need trimming.

It is a one-piece recess bath with an integral apron, so it is built for a three-wall alcove. The finished apron is molded as part of the tub on the front face, and the other three sides carry a straight tiling bead that tucks behind your surround or tile. It is not a drop-in and not freestanding, and the back and end faces are not finished for exposure.

The tub ships as the bathing fixture only. The waste and overflow assembly, the trip lever or lift-and-turn stopper, and the tub filler or shower valve are all separate purchases. Order the waste and overflow to suit an end-drain tub with the outlet on the right, and confirm your valve trim separately.

If the old tub was a 60 inch alcove unit with the drain at the right end, the New Salem matches that footprint at 60 x 30 inches with a 14-1/4 inch height and an end outlet on the right. The two things to verify before demo: that your waste line is truly at the right end as you face the tub, and that the surround or tile can be cut back to clear the new tiling bead. Steel-to-steel swaps are usually the cleanest, since the rim heights and apron geometry are comparable.

No. The apron is integral, molded as part of the tub body, so there is no skirt panel to buy or build. That is the difference between this and a drop-in tub, which needs a framed deck and finished surround on every exposed side.

It is a steel tub, formed in one piece and porcelain-surfaced. Steel takes abuse better than acrylic on the surface and won't flex or gouge the way a thin acrylic shell can, which is why it is common in multi-family and hospitality turnovers. It also comes with a fully-bonded support pad on the underside, which stiffens the floor of the tub and cuts down the drum sound steel is known for.

The New Salem has a slip-resistant surface molded into the bathing well, so no add-on mat or adhesive strips are required. That matters for property managers and institutional buyers handling occupied units where loose mats become a maintenance item.

The tiling bead is the raised flange running along the back and end rims. It sits behind the wall board and tile or the surround panels so water running down the wall drains into the tub rather than behind it. Straight bead means a flat, square flange, so it sets against standard framing without special furring. Flash it correctly and lap the wall material over the bead, not butted to it.

White only, model number 255112.02. Standard white matches the vast majority of tub surrounds, toilets and lavatories already in service, which is what most multi-unit and institutional buyers are standardizing to anyway.