Jerry Lozier Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Heres the scenerio: New home... garden tub in master bath, supported by rim only. Couple inch gap below tub to subfloor ( particle board and engineered floor joists) anyone heard of support by pouring a concrete 'slab' beneath as opposed to support by wood. Concrete seems a little overkill no idea the manf. of garden tub so cannot refer to manf instructions thanks Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Heres the scenerio: New home... garden tub in master bath, supported by rim only. Couple inch gap below tub to subfloor ( particle board and engineered floor joists) anyone heard of support by pouring a concrete 'slab' beneath as opposed to support by wood. Concrete seems a little overkill no idea the manf. of garden tub so cannot refer to manf instructions Unless the tub came with a specially reinforced bottom, it's supposed to be set in some kind of grout -- concrete, mortar, or even plaster. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manor Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I've seen quite a few acrylic tub installation instructions that call for the tub to sit in a mortar bed. I've also seen a couple tubs that were not installed with a mortar bed and they had cracked around the lip. -Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Lozier Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I've seen quite a few acrylic tub installation instructions that call for the tub to sit in a mortar bed. I've also seen a couple tubs that were not installed with a mortar bed and they had cracked around the lip. -Brad Gor it........ thanks guys for the fast comeback........ Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 One of the common things I see are several bags of drywall mud (removed from the box) and placed on the floor and then the tub is set on top forming a pad of sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Our usual is couple bags of quick-mix. Most mfgs spec a bed of some nature, never seen a spec for wood platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi, I looked at a new all-fiberglass accessible shower installed in a 57 year old home today. They'd filled the void under the pan with expandable foam from a can and then cut through all of the foam to expose the hole in the pan so they could connect the plumbing from the basement below. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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