Recent content by Diysun

Thanks Terry! I really appreciate your help. What a great forum! Christian

Thanks- I sure hope youre right! I should not the tub is a 3 wall alcove installation with 4 feet which supports it's weight. Perhaps all the fuss about not putting weight in a tub after a mortar bed install is for drop in tubs W/o feet ?

Hello all, I had a separate thread in the remodel forum on installing a subfloor (where Jdnashua and others were very helpful), but thought this would be the more appropriate place for my question. So my plumber installed a new Kohler archer acrylic/fiberglass for me on Monday. One red flag...

Well, I suppose I have one last question about the tub install. The plumber I used had great reviews, and replaced my drain pipes correctly, but this was my first time using him on a tub install. He was leery of doing a mortar bed on a Kohler archer until I insisted, and so my confidence in...

Another update. Plumber came today and installed the tub with a bit of my help. I really hope it was installed wel and that the plumber knew what he was doing! Leveling the tub proved to be the biggest issue, as I didn't use SLC on the subfloor. we ended up setting the tub in a mortar bed...

Thanks! I'll probably end up doing whatever the wife prefers, but it's good to hear that a 6 footer could work in a small space. I'm attaching a couple pics of the tub in place. Both my gc and older don't think a mortar bed is necessary, but I may have it done just to be sure.

Thought I'd give another update (this is almost turning into a general remodel thread!). The new tub (Kohler archer6 ft) came and it's in great shape. Since the bathroom space is a small 6x9, we thought a 6 ft tub would be a perfect alcove installation. I dry fitted the tub, and it fits...

Just an update. I decided to return the tub and buy one with a proper integral tile flange. The final straw was noticing that the install document attached to the tub referred to it as a drop-in! Of course the online description and install document referred to it as an alcove with integral...

Thanks Jad-nashua, your advice has been very helpful. The tub is ok otherwise (Kohler profile). It's sold as an alcove, but it sure looks like they just added the tile flange to a standard drop in. I bought it since it was an alcove without an apron, and planned to construct my own tiled apron...

Thanks all. The subfloor is done! I followed thee Schluter guidelines to a T, so hopefully all will be well. I have a new "problem" with the apron-less Kohler alcove tub I bought. It was advertised as having an integral tile flange, but upon inspection it is just a flimsy looking tile flange...

Thanks! I heeded your advice, and that of others, and gutted the rest last night. Smashing the cast iron tub was probably the easiest and most enjoyable part of the whole remodel! I plan on adding additional support to the floor with blocking and sister joists before adding a new subfloor...

Hello all, First time poster who is doing a remodel of my bathroom with Schluter kekerdiboards for the tub surround, and marble tiles on the tub area walls and on the floor. I originally never intended to tear up the floor, and thought about simply tiling over tile. Folks changed my mind due...