Mookie3333
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I've run into something that I can't seem to figure out a solution to. I bought an American Standard Everclean whirlpool tub for a bathroom renovation in my home. This is going into a 5'x32" alcove.
When I take the tub out of the box, it sits VERY lop sided. OK - I figure I'd place it in the alcove, find a way to level it, mark for stringers, hang on stringers, and set it in a mud bed. After trying to lift/adjust the tub by raising or lowering the flange, I didn't accomplish anything.
I then removed the tub from the alcove, and tried to level it on the plain open floor. When I got it level, the apron was flush with the floor. BUT the drain side of the tub had basically a 2x4 (1.5" near the drain opening), and the back of the tub had a 2x3 (2.5") AND the fatter part of a shim (~1/4") for a total of ~2.75".
Does my mud bed need to be this thick??? I installed 2 tubs before and NEVER had to prepare a mud bed thicker than about 1 inch to get contact between the tub bottom and subfloor. What's going on here?? I picked up a bag of unmodified thinset thinking it would be enough. At this kind of thickness, I'd need 3 or 4 bags?? Is this a manufacturing defect, or is something totally wrong?
For the record, my subfloor is pretty level, +/- 1/4" along the 5' length of the tub, and level along the 32" width. I appreciate any help you guys can give me!
When I take the tub out of the box, it sits VERY lop sided. OK - I figure I'd place it in the alcove, find a way to level it, mark for stringers, hang on stringers, and set it in a mud bed. After trying to lift/adjust the tub by raising or lowering the flange, I didn't accomplish anything.
I then removed the tub from the alcove, and tried to level it on the plain open floor. When I got it level, the apron was flush with the floor. BUT the drain side of the tub had basically a 2x4 (1.5" near the drain opening), and the back of the tub had a 2x3 (2.5") AND the fatter part of a shim (~1/4") for a total of ~2.75".
Does my mud bed need to be this thick??? I installed 2 tubs before and NEVER had to prepare a mud bed thicker than about 1 inch to get contact between the tub bottom and subfloor. What's going on here?? I picked up a bag of unmodified thinset thinking it would be enough. At this kind of thickness, I'd need 3 or 4 bags?? Is this a manufacturing defect, or is something totally wrong?
For the record, my subfloor is pretty level, +/- 1/4" along the 5' length of the tub, and level along the 32" width. I appreciate any help you guys can give me!