American Standard 2083.102 Standard Bathtub with Right Hand Outlet

Comments about American Standard Standard Collection Bathtub w/ Right Hand Outlet - 2083.102:

It's light weight made it easy to install by myself but beware of the frail and brittle edges. It also tends to scratch easily. I was being careful and I still managed to crack two small corners while moving it around into position. I also dropped a 2x4 accidently into it and scratched it. Over all, nicely priced way below the average but there are some gotchas. Due to it's relatively deep profile, the drain hole to drain latch hole height was about 17". I think this is non-standard and 2" over the standard. I didn't pay attention to this and purchased a standard 15" tub drain kit - that's all the local (HD) hardware store had. I had to rework the kit on my own to get it to fit but you can shop around for larger kits on line. It also doesn't come with any mounting brackets, the instructions suggest screws/nails with washers. I didn't like the idea of nails given how fragile it was so I bent some mirror brackets and put in with screws. Finally, having only done this a couple times before, I made the mistake of pressing down in the center just after I mounted the tub onto a bed of cement. Now there is that prickely sound of fiberglass bending when ever I step into the tub. Be sure not to disturb the bottom before the base material sets up or you create a pocket of air that could allow for cracking or material fatique. If I were to redesign this tub I'd make a more solid base of plywood and make it level and flat so the installer wouldn't have to use any bedding mortar to get a level installation.