Do the LayDown60 door frame and fittings come in chrome?

Partly. The fittings on the LayDown60 are chrome: the door closes with a chrome locking handle, the visible drain opener and cover come in chrome only, and the therapy push buttons and jet trim are chrome as well. The door frame itself is not chrome. It is a brushed-finish aluminum frame around a tempered glass inward swing panel, so the brushed look on the door comes from the aluminum rather than from plating, and Operating and Caring for the LayDown Tempered Glass Door shows how that door is used and looked after day to day.

What the LayDown60 Door Is Made of

The current LayDown60 spec sheet describes the door as a unique tempered glass inward swing door with a brushed-finish aluminum frame, set into a gloss white acrylic shell reinforced with fiberglass gelcoat. The glass panel measures 16 1/2 inches, the door opening is 19 5/8 inches wide, and the door swings inward through a 115 degree arc, so no floor clearance is needed in front of the tub. The handle that locks it is chrome, and it is the only chrome element on the door assembly.

Because the door swings into the tub, you open it, step in over the low threshold, and close it while you are still standing, using the handle on the inside. Rotate the locking handle fully so the door compresses evenly onto its seal, and drain the tub completely before you unlock it again. In the room, the effect is a brushed metal frame and clear glass against a white shell, with one chrome handle as the accent. If every other metal in your bathroom is chrome, the frame will read as brushed beside it. If your room is brushed nickel, the frame already matches that look while the handle and the tub hardware stay chrome.

Which Fittings on the Tub Are Chrome

Finish questions on the LayDown60 are easiest answered piece by piece, because the tub mixes three looks: brushed aluminum on the door frame, chrome on the hardware, and whatever finish you choose for the faucet on the wall. Are the LayDown60 Overflow and Drain Available in Brushed Nickel? settles the drain question, and the full tub profile is in What Is the Ella LayDown60 30x60 Walk-In Tub and Its Drain?.

• Drain and overflow. The spec sheet lists a 2 inch brass drain with overflow, made up of a cable operated drain opener, a copper overflow and a 2 inch threaded brass drain. The visible drain opener and cover come in chrome only, and so does the overflow cover. Brushed nickel is not offered for either.
• Therapy controls. The air massage, hydro massage and microbubble versions each have an on/off push control, and the hydro version adds an intensity dial. The push buttons and the jet trim are chrome. The soaking version has no jets and nothing for a push control to run, so it carries fewer chrome pieces on the deck.
• Door handle. Chrome, on every LayDown60.
• Faucet. Not included. The spec sheet states that a pre-existing or new wall-mounted faucet must be used, so its finish is your decision.

Finish by Component

What the table means in practice: a LayDown60 will always pair a brushed aluminum door frame with chrome on the handle, the drain, the overflow and the controls. Nothing on the tub itself can be ordered in another finish, so the faucet on the wall is where you decide whether the room leans chrome or brushed. If you want an all-chrome look, choose a chrome wall faucet and let the door frame be the one brushed element. If you want brushed metal throughout, a brushed nickel faucet matches the frame and the chrome pieces become the accents.

Choosing the Faucet to Go with the Door

The LayDown60 is never sold with a factory faucet, and it has no faucet option to add. The spec sheet is direct about it: a pre-existing or new wall-mounted faucet must be used. That makes the faucet the one fitting in the room you fully control. The Ella waterfall faucet is offered in chrome, brushed nickel and matte black, and any wall-mounted faucet of your own choosing works as well, so you can match the chrome handle, match the brushed frame, or pick matte black as a contrast to both.

The optional glass shower screen is the other item to settle before ordering. The spec sheet lists it as an optional feature with its own installation document and shows a 38 1/4 inch span once installed, but it does not print the finish of its frame or hinges. The LayDown door video previews a bi-fold glass shower door with chrome hinges and a bottom gasket, so chrome is the likely look, but ask your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 to confirm the finish on each piece before you order if a perfect match matters to you. The LayDown family as a whole, and how the 30 by 60 differs from the 32 by 72, is covered in What is the Ella LayDown walk-in bathtub and which sizes are available?.

Caring for the Brushed Frame and Adjusting the Chrome Handle

Both finishes are easy to keep looking new. The door seal maintenance video on this page shows the routine: keep the seal clean and free of debris, and clean the door frame regularly with a common household cleaner, because residue that builds up on the frame or in the seal can lead to leaks. For inward swing doors like the LayDown's, wipe down the gasket and the inner frame on a regular basis. If a gasket ever becomes loose, the video shows how to secure it with a thin bead of silicone in the gasket channel, letting the silicone set up for 20 minutes before reinserting the gasket and waiting 24 hours for it to dry. Leave the door open slightly when the tub is not in use so the gasket is not compressed unnecessarily.

The chrome handle can be adjusted if it feels too loose or too stiff. The handle adjustment video shows the method on Ella's chrome handles: remove the front apron, locate and remove the protective cap, then loosen the locking nut for less tension or tighten it for more. On the LayDown60 the front apron is removable and sits on magnets and a clip, as Where is the pump on the LayDown 30x60 and which panel opens? explains, so that access is designed in. If you are unsure the adjustment applies to your door, open a ticket at ellasbubbles.com/support with your serial number and a photo of the handle.

Watch: Ella's Bubbles: Chrome Door Handle Adjustment with chapters and a full transcript.

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