What is a built-in cold plunge?
It is a cold plunge made for one place in a room or on a deck. The tub is tailored to the architecture and the space around it.
At the RSR 700 River Apartments in Austin, two stainless tubs sit in deck-height surrounds that we clad in cumaru in our shop. In a tiled wet room, a hardwood-clad tub is tapered so it fits the corner. Both are on the builds page.
How big can it be?
Any size, shape, depth or configuration. We have built tubs 26, 27 and 30 inches wide. We have built a standing-depth tub with a step, a seat and rails inside it, and a tub with foot pedals.
For comparison, a standard Modular tub is 24 inches wide and 22 inches deep, in lengths of 60, 66 and 72 inches.
Where do the chiller and pumps go?
In a separate component box, up to 25 feet from the tub. The plumbing between them can pass through a wall, so the box can sit on the other side of it. That keeps the equipment's noise and heat away from the tub.
The tub frame has no clearance requirement. The box needs 18 inches at its vents.
How does it get into the building?
It arrives fully assembled in a palletized crate, dropped off curbside. A Modular tub frame is 28.5 inches tall and can be tilted on its side to pass through interior doors and narrow hallways. Plan on four movers with moving dollies.
What goes on the outside?
A tub can ship with a Line-X finish in black, white, grey, beige or any Sherwin-Williams color. It can ship with a hardwood deck in Black Walnut, Mahogany or White Maple. It can also ship uncladded, prepped for your own trades to clad on site in stone, tile or wood.
