A laundry appliance for treating a load of laundry according to a cycle of operation comprising: a cabinet; a tub assembly (14, 214, 314, 414) having a longitudinal axis, housed within the cabinet and comprising: a front tub section (50, 250, 350, 450) having a first side wall (60, 260, 360, 460) with a first draft forming a first acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis; a rear tub section (54, 254, 354, 454) having a second side wall (68, 268, 368, 468) with a second draft forming a second acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and at least one middle tub section (52, 252, 252a, 252b, 352, 352a, 352b, 352c, 352d, 452, 452a, 452b) provided between the front tub section (50, 250, 350, 450) and the rear tub section (54, 254, 354, 454), each of the at least one middle tub sections (52, 252, 252a, 252b, 352, 352a, 352b, 352c, 352d, 452, 452a, 452b) having at least a third side wall (76, 76a, 76b, 276a, 276b, 376a, 376b, 376c, 376d, 476a, 476b, 476c, 476d) with at least a third draft forming a third acute angle (96, 98) relative to the longitudinal axis; wherein the front (50, 250, 350, 450), rear (54, 254, 354, 454) and at least one middle tub sections (52, 252, 252a, 252b, 352, 352a, 352b, 352c, 352d, 452, 452a, 452b) are assembled such that the first draft, the second draft, and the at least a third draft are arranged in alternating directions, characterized in that the first acute angle has a magnitude and a direction and the second acute angle has a magnitude that is the same as the first acute angle and a direction that is opposite of the first acute angle, a magnitude of the third acute angle (96, 98) being the same as the magnitude of the first and second acute angles (92, 94). a cabinet; a tub assembly (14, 214, 314, 414) having a longitudinal axis, housed within the cabinet and comprising: a front tub section (50, 250, 350, 450) having a first side wall (60, 260, 360, 460) with a first draft forming a first acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis; a rear tub section (54, 254, 354, 454) having a second side wall (68, 268, 368, 468) with a second draft forming a second acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and at least one middle tub section (52, 252, 252a, 252b, 352, 352a, 352b, 352c, 352d, 452, 452a, 452b) provided between the front tub section (50, 250, 350, 450) and the rear tub section (54, 254, 354, 454), each of the at least one middle tub sections (52, 252, 252a, 252b, 352, 352a, 352b, 352c, 352d, 452, 452a, 452b) having at least a third side wall (76, 76a, 76b, 276a, 276b, 376a, 376b, 376c, 376d, 476a, 476b, 476c, 476d) with at least a third draft forming a third acute angle (96, 98) relative to the longitudinal axis; a front tub section (50, 250, 350, 450) having a first side wall (60, 260, 360, 460) with a first draft forming a first acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis; a rear tub section (54, 254, 354, 454) having a second side wall (68, 268, 368, 468) with a second draft forming a second acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and at least one middle tub section (52, 252, 252a, 252b, 352, 352a, 352b, 352c, 352d, 452, 452a, 452b) provided between the front tub section (50, 250, 350, 450) and the rear tub section (54, 254, 354, 454), each of the at least one middle tub sections (52, 252, 252a, 252b, 352, 352a, 352b, 352c, 352d, 452, 452a, 452b) having at least a third side wall (76, 76a, 76b, 276a, 276b, 376a, 376b, 376c, 376d, 476a, 476b, 476c, 476d) with at least a third draft forming a third acute angle (96, 98) relative to the longitudinal axis; wherein the front (50, 250, 350, 450), rear (54, 254, 354, 454) and at least one middle tub sections (52, 252, 252a, 252b, 352, 352a, 352b, 352c, 352d, 452, 452a, 452b) are assembled such that the first draft, the second draft, and the at least a third draft are arranged in alternating directions,