Brian J. Murrell
New Member
I am installing a freestanding tub in a cove that the tub just fits in. That means there is no ability for two people to just lift the ends of the tub and drop it into place in one motion, onto the ABS waste pipe coming up through the floor.
So I have to set the tub up on a couple of 2x4s at each end (to be able to get under it and apply the ABS glue to both fittings) and lower it down by pulling out a 2x4 on each end until it's on the floor. This will effect lowering the ABS drain pipe under the tub onto the ABS waste piping going into the p-trap under the floor.
The concern I have is with the working time of standard ABS cement and whether I will get the 4 2x4s pulled out and the tub on the floor before the ABS joint starts to set -- which in my experience starts to happen within only a small number of seconds after the joint is pushed together.
Any advise on how to extend the working time of ABS cement?
The manufacturer of the tub suggests an epoxy (such as JB Weld) as an alternative to ABS cement. I have never used such but wonder if they are suggesting an epoxy for extended working time with the tub-to-waste connection.
FWIW, I have looked into drop in drains to make all of this much easier but I don't have enough headroom between the (first floor) ceiling and the (second floor -- where this tub is being installed) subfloor.
So I have to set the tub up on a couple of 2x4s at each end (to be able to get under it and apply the ABS glue to both fittings) and lower it down by pulling out a 2x4 on each end until it's on the floor. This will effect lowering the ABS drain pipe under the tub onto the ABS waste piping going into the p-trap under the floor.
The concern I have is with the working time of standard ABS cement and whether I will get the 4 2x4s pulled out and the tub on the floor before the ABS joint starts to set -- which in my experience starts to happen within only a small number of seconds after the joint is pushed together.
Any advise on how to extend the working time of ABS cement?
The manufacturer of the tub suggests an epoxy (such as JB Weld) as an alternative to ABS cement. I have never used such but wonder if they are suggesting an epoxy for extended working time with the tub-to-waste connection.
FWIW, I have looked into drop in drains to make all of this much easier but I don't have enough headroom between the (first floor) ceiling and the (second floor -- where this tub is being installed) subfloor.