Claw tub or traditional tub with tiled shower walls

[Scott Lepore]

I'm flipping a 1930's tudor that has a claw tub in the main upstair bathroom.  It is really nice but I also think a walk in shower or traditional tub with  shower and tiled walls would be nice.  Some people don't like stepping into a claw tub because it is a high step and the claw tub is a tad bit smaller than a modern tub.  There is a normal bathtub/shower in the downstairs basement so at least there would be one bathtub if I did a walk in shower.  My question is would you keep the claw tub or put in tiled shower?

[George W.]

I'm a plumber I'd lose the clawfoot tub every time. Ive had many experiences with "leaks" where it was just upstairs tennats being sloppy with shower curtains and water exiting the tub. Bad tennants dok not care about the water they spill outside the tub. Limit the amount of shower curtains and you eliminate the odds of calls like that. 

Plus there arent many cheap options for pressure temperature compensating shower roughs for clawfoot. Theres alot more affordable options for a tiled in bathtub