Has anybody here replaced their bathtub themselves
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bi0boy
Power User
Done !
I think the cardboard is meant to come off. Haven't you just done the easy part so far?
Reno
The In Kraut
Just rub it in !
Reno
The In Kraut
It's concrete, so should be stable.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
It probably doesn't matter if you don't, but I'd be more inclined to put the feet onto load-spreading pads of wood for a concrete floor than for a wooden one. I think bi0boy's suggestion of battens is a good one, if it isn't going to be too much heartache to wind the feet back in and lay it on there. A couple of bits of 50x120mm timber would be more than adequate for the job.
Reno
The In Kraut
Went to MP Moran in Kilburn to get various bits for the plumbing and fuck me, are the staff in there unfriendly and unhelpful. I thought I'd support a smaller local business but next time I'm back to Homebase in the O2 centre which is cheaper and where the staff don't treat you with contempt.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
try setting foot in more or less any builder's merchant as a female customer ... it's like you've blundered into a top-secret masonic hall or something...
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I saw this happen once, in a Jewson's. Stratospheric levels of patronisingness, and lots of smirking glances to co-workers. It made me feel embarrassed to be male. I could see what she wanted, so I interfered.
It's probably fair to say that she was more pleased about it than he was.
Trust me on this, there is no Masonic conspiracy as exclusive as the building trade
Reno
The In Kraut
The men who work in these places seem firmly stuck in the 70s, but they treat anybody who isn't a professional in the field like they shouldn't even be there rather than giving advice. Patronising smirks, eyerolls or just ignoring a question for me too as a bloke.
I've installed the waste, just levelling off the bath and then I'll build a tinder frame for it.
I've installed the waste, just levelling off the bath and then I'll build a tinder frame for it.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Tinder. Swipe left.
Reno
The In Kraut
Slowly getting there. Connected the new bath and did the tiling. A bit wobbly thanks to uneven walls, but not bad for a first effort. Still need to cover the front of the bath, seal around the tub, paint the walls, restore the sliding doors and put in a new floor.
Who needs plumbers ?
Who needs plumbers ?
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bi0boy
Power User
I'd have put the bath in and then tiles down to the top of it rather than have the tiles go down behind the bath. That way water can flow down the tiles onto the bath rim and into the bath instead of down the tiles behind the bath when your sealant inevitably has a point of failure. You've got concrete floors though so a few leaks behind it won't really matter.
Reno
The In Kraut
I'd have put the bath in and then tiles down to the top of it rather than have the tiles go down behind the bath. That way water can flow down the tiles onto the bath rim and into the bath instead of down the tiles behind the bath when your sealant inevitably has a point of failure. You've got concrete floors though so a few leaks behind it won't really matter.
The bath is smaller than the space, so there was an inch gap around it, which is now smaller because of the tiles. The tiles would never have touched the top anyway.
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Reno
The In Kraut
Yeah you need to lower the bath and tuck it in under the tiles, then seal, otherwise you're going to have damp issues.
Next time level the walls before laying the tiles to avoid lippage. You could hang your towels on some of those.
See my post above , having the tiles meet the top of the tub is impossible. I've narrowed the gap by placing them behind. The bath is now fixed in place, I'm not ripping it out again. I'll put in silicon strips to meet the gaps, it can all be sealed off.
The tiling is a bit shit, but doesn't look as bad when I'm in front of them and when not hit by a flashlight from the side. No idea how to level crooked concrete walls in an old council flat. I'll paint the top navy blue for a strong contrast.
There hopefully won't be a next time ever again.
Thanks for the kind words.
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existentialist
Tired and unemotional
You did the job, that's what matters. And it looks like a tidier job than I ever made of tiling, uneven walls or not.See my post above , having the tiles meet the top of the tub is impossible. I've narrowed the gap by placing them behind. The bath is now fixed in place, I'm not ripping it out again. I'll put in silicon strips to meet the gaps, it can all be sealed off.
The tiling is a bit shit, but doesn't look as bad when not hit by a flashlight. No idea how to level crooked concrete walls in an old council flat. I'll paint the top navy blue for a strong contrast.
There hopefully won't be a next time ever again.
Thanks for the kind words.
Nothing's ever perfect, and if you're as bothered about the gap 'twix tub and tiles as Urban is, there's stuff you can buy that will fill it neatly:
Homelux White Bath Seal 1.75m H9301001 - £5.04 - Ray Grahams DIY Store
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Very impressive work.
But your shower curtain doesn't go with the paint.
But your shower curtain doesn't go with the paint.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Fabulous. I hope you're extremely proud.It's not the most amazing bathroom in the world, but it doesn't look like the type of room where you would saw off your date's head anymore.
I still have to put in the new floor tiles.
Reno
The In Kraut
I know. I saw a shower curtain on the IKEA website which I wanted and when I went there they didn't have it so I got the cheapest one instead. Will go back there once the other one is in stock.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Reno
The In Kraut
Thanks, it's all working. Have had baths for a couple of months and since I got the gaps round the bathtub covered I can have showers as well.
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hiraethified
That's nice for you, but we're really not that interested.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Bloody long way for them to come from Florida.
