. Their design ensures that the most difficult part of an installation is only lifting and placing the bathtub. There is unlimited placement of freestanding bathtubs; they can be placed anywhere you have space and are not limited by adjacent walls. This implies that you can have more flexibility in placing the bathtub in any area you may feel. Once the tub has been installed, you will simply connect your plumbing and you have a ready-to-use bathtub.

Fiberglass bathtubs became the new standard for homes in the 1960s because they were so light in weight, inexpensive, and of rather a vague composition, in contrast to cast iron, often with a bad reputation.

James R. Wheeler and his brother Richard changed the acrylic being used in outdoor spas in 1979 to develop acrylic bathtubs.