You tube. Expect to put down the tub 8 or 9 times as you test fit set mortar etc... I just did my first tub last month. My best advice is make sure the drain is PErfectly centered in the tub drain.
Is it a big boy cast iron one . Do you have access from below . Is the tile staying on walls .SectorSecurity said:So I am not a plumber by any means. I want to change the bathtub in my bathroom and put in a new one, same size and same place. I am assuming it should be easy, I have the plumbers keys for the drain, is it as easy as disconnect, remove, install new, and reconnect? Anyone have any advise for someone wanting to do it themselves?
Yup, hire a plumber. I wouldn't even want to do one in my own house. And don't buy one that requires caulk to seal the wall kit and base.Anyone have any advise for someone wanting to do it themselves?
Connecting the plumbing is the easy part...It's wrestling the bastard in there, ripping out the tile etc.Yup, hire a plumber. I wouldn't even want to do one in my own house. And don't buy one that requires caulk to seal the wall kit and base.
Not easy!! Without getting too much into it, aside from hooking up the drain, you want to get it solid, supported and level (both ways)..to support the user & the water weight. That's the challenge. No creaking, squeaking or any of that. It's one of the bigger pita's in a bathroom reno. There's a lot to getting them set nice and tight.So I am not a plumber by any means. I want to change the bathtub in my bathroom and put in a new one, same size and same place.
I am assuming it should be easy, I have the plumbers keys for the drain, is it as easy as disconnect, remove, install new, and reconnect?
Anyone have any advise for someone wanting to do it themselves?
The demo part is easy. Plumber does the rest.Connecting the plumbing is the easy part...It's wrestling the bastard in there, ripping out the tile etc.
Fiberglass unit set in a bed of mortar isn't flexing.What happened to the poster? Still trying to wedge the new one in??
I'm in the "call a plummer" camp.
I've only done them when it's a complete bathroom redo so banging into vanities and finished walls was not a problem.
Put a new cast iron tub in mine. Hate standing in on anything that flexes. Damn thing was 400lbs tho.
How in the world would you keep the tile on the walls? The tile should overlap the tub lip.Is it a big boy cast iron one . Do you have access from below . Is the tile staying on walls .
Nah, we can have one out and back in less than half a day.Connecting the plumbing is the easy part...It's wrestling the bastard in there, ripping out the tile etc.