[terry and jo]

There is really only one reason I would want the vanity slide and that is for easier access to the access hole to the back side of the shower faucet. The access in the RSSB was exposed for easier access and covered with a finished wooden "plate."

When they first came out with the vanity slide, we got to compare a 36RSSB and a 38TKSB3. The RSSB had the vanity and the TKSB did not. At the time in 2010, we would have lost dresser and cabinet space by going with the vanity slide. At the link just below are some photos I took when we looked at those two models. The first two are of the dresser of the 36RSSB and the rest are of the 38TKSB3.

Dresser comparison between vanity and non-vanity slides

There was a loss in space in the following areas:

1. Cabinets at each side and just above the dresser would have been gone.
2. Space in the overhead storage areas were not as deep.
3. The size of the drawers in the dresser.
4. The pull out clothes hamper would have been gone.

We decided that we'd rather have the space and move around a bit to allow one of us to pass the other in the bedroom. While it might be tricky to work on the shower faucet, I'm still glad we have the additional space.

Terry