American Standard Princeton Americast 60 x 34-Inch Integral Apron Bathtub Right-Hand Outlet with Luxury Ledge - AMS-2395202

Right-hand outlet. Stand at the front of the tub facing the apron: the drain and overflow are at the right end, so your rough-in waste line and tub filler have to land on that side. If your existing waste is at the left end, this is the wrong hand and you would need the left-hand version of the Princeton instead.

American Standard states the Princeton Americast apron tub meets Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, and it carries the StanSure slip-resistant textured bottom. For a full accessible bathing installation you still need to supply the grab bars, the compliant valve and handshower, and confirm the clear floor space at the opening, since none of that comes with the tub.

There is an integral tiling flange on the wall sides along with the finished apron front, so the tub is designed to be set with the flange behind the backer board and tile or a surround panel lapping over it. That is what keeps water off the framing. The tub does not include tile, surround panels, waste and overflow, or the drain trim, so budget those separately.

Americast is a bonded composite with a steel center layer under a porcelain enamel surface, formed in a patented process. Functionally the difference from cast iron on the job is handling and heat: the Americast backing insulates, so bath water holds temperature rather than being pulled down by the tub body, and showering is quieter than on an enamel steel tub. Cast iron gives you the same enamel surface but with the weight that goes with it, which matters on upper floors and for two-man sets.

It has a built-in leveling base molded into the underside, so the tub sits on its own bearing surface rather than needing a full mortar bed to find level. On an out-of-level floor you still shim at the base and check the rim in both directions before the flange gets fastened and the surround goes on.

The bathing surface is a non-porous glossy porcelain enamel, scratch resistant and cleanable with no grout or seams in the apron front to collect soap film, which is what makes it hold up in high-turnover units. The textured StanSure bottom is designed to be cleaned easily rather than trapping residue the way an applied anti-slip mat does.

White only, ordered as part number 2395202.02. If you are matching a fleet of units where the other fixtures are white, the porcelain enamel surface is the standard American Standard white, so lavatories and toilets in the same family read consistently.