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Old 05-31-2008, 06:30 PM   #1
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Old 05-31-2008, 06:35 PM   #2
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

Sunken tub installation, I've seen that before.
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

Apparently Not! Neither is a set of doubled 2" x 12" (header) for those other floor joints and I don't see any 2 by's for wall framing... scary thought with a cast iron tub imo.
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

Are they even rated to hang by the rim only? I know it's cast iron, but sheesh.
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Are they even rated to hang by the rim only? I know it's cast iron, but sheesh.
No.

Kohler tells you the bottom of the tub needs to be supported, but that is not the first time I've seen the instructions ignored.
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Is that a garage door track to the left?
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

Get a 300 pound tub loaded with 500 pounds of water and that looks more and more like a booby trap.
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Get a 300 pound tub loaded with 500 pounds of water and that looks more and more like a booby trap.
Stay outta the garage is all I can tell you.
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Ummmm, I've recessed them,
but I've never tried to levitate one?
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

isn't that a copper support line running under the tub
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

what about the 5/8ths rock on the cieling? maybe the bottom of the tub is code , at least if you pull in the garage and your wife is in the tub, she will know you are home
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from the money pit
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Love that scene! 2 weeks!
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

I love it, and that copper will help if the rim gives out.
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I'll also add the fact that the vent is also a code violation, as it is more than five feet from the trap.
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

I noticed that too, Killer. My 1st thought when I seen the pic was, well that over 42"
I would be afraid to sit in that thing.

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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

I'm not seeing any primer either.
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

C'mon guys, even if the tub falls, the copper pipe filled with water and the romex filled with electrons will hold it up, esp since it's a metal tub, with someone's bare ass sitting in it

Oh wait, nevermind
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Trap arm to vent is too far away, you need to fix that.
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Re: Are Tub Supports Neccesary?--WTF!

Simpson makes some nifty little brackets,but I guess their just for looks!!
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