Combination tub and shower with hydromassage

In a combination tub and shower installation for a housing unit having standard house plumbing and having a space for a combination tub and shower and being provided with framing studs and a bottom wall and having a drain and a supply of hot and cold water, the combination tub and shower comprising a shell-like enclosure formed of a generally horizontal bottom wall and a substantially vertical sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to a height which is greater than that of an adult human being so that the enclosure can serve as a shower stall, said sidewall having an opening formed therein which is spaced a substantial distance above the bottom wall so that the lower portion of the enclosure can serve as a tub for an adult human being, said opening serving to permit ingress and egress of a human being with respect to the shower stall and the tub, a vertical wall member secured to one side of said enclosure and extending vertically of the enclosure and lying in a plane generally parallel to the place of the opening in the sidewall, said wall member forming the outside of a service compartment, said wall member having front access openings formed therein to permit access to the service compartment, said tub and shower having plumbing fixtures connected directly to the house plumbing inside said service compartment so that plumbing connections can be made to the tub and shower from the front, means for securing the combination tub and shower to the frame members of the housing unit and a panel removably secured to the wall member to close said access opening.