BrandyJuly
New Member
We're remodeling and I recently hired a plumber to install our drop-in soaker tub. The tub is new but had a small crack so we got it for a great price. The first time he installed the tub he first tried to get me to think that I had to shim then glue the tub into place because the support blocks don't reach all the way to the floor. I reminded him that I'd hired him to install the tub. So he shimmed the leg posts, glued them into place, filled the tub with water, and sprayed foam into the space underneath. Is this the proper way to install a drop-in tub? I forgot to tell him about the crack and even after seeing the crack he left the water in the tub. My husband drained about half the water after 24 hours because water was seeping out of the crack. The foam expanded and pulled the tub up offthe deck breaking the caulk seal around the rim. We've asked the plumber to come back and fix this and set the tub again. We removed all the foam. But my question is, is this the right way to set a drop-in tub?