Jim Porter
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Hi,
(Sorry, if I use the words "cement" and "concrete" interchangeably. I don't know the difference.)
We have a tiled, cement sunken tub in our bathroom that takes a long time to fill up. We run out of hot water before it fills. The tile is not comfortable to sit/lie on.
So, one idea is to put a soaking tub into it. However, a plumber we talked to says that to attach to the drain, he'd have to remove the old drain, that it's likely/possible that the old drain and pipes are going through solid concrete wall about 2 feet thick. So, he says, the labor cost would be insane.
Also we've noticed that no tubs we can buy have built-in steps. We'd like to be able to have a step to feel safe getting down into the tub (the cement tub has a cement step).
Does an old drain need to be removed, or can a soaker tub's drain be attached to the old drain more easily?
Do some soaker tubs have built in steps?
Another idea is to raise the tub area and install a tub on top of it. That's apparently extremely expensive.
Would it be so expensive?
(Sorry, if I use the words "cement" and "concrete" interchangeably. I don't know the difference.)
We have a tiled, cement sunken tub in our bathroom that takes a long time to fill up. We run out of hot water before it fills. The tile is not comfortable to sit/lie on.
So, one idea is to put a soaking tub into it. However, a plumber we talked to says that to attach to the drain, he'd have to remove the old drain, that it's likely/possible that the old drain and pipes are going through solid concrete wall about 2 feet thick. So, he says, the labor cost would be insane.
Also we've noticed that no tubs we can buy have built-in steps. We'd like to be able to have a step to feel safe getting down into the tub (the cement tub has a cement step).
Does an old drain need to be removed, or can a soaker tub's drain be attached to the old drain more easily?
Do some soaker tubs have built in steps?
Another idea is to raise the tub area and install a tub on top of it. That's apparently extremely expensive.
Would it be so expensive?