Kickstart
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I just finished putting a cast iron alcove tub in place, and leveled it using shims under it's feet. I'm about to hook-up/connect the drain.
I was wondering what the experiences of others has been with cast iron tubs and how level/straight I should expect mine to be. Mine is a 5' Archer Villager cast iron alcove tub. It appears to be "twisted" slightly and I wanted to get feedback if this is normal/acceptable.
I'll be tiling around the tub (in the alcove and around the room) and I was doing my best to get all the wall edges level to prevent unsightly sloped tile cuts or caulk lines. But what I found was, if I get the long edge along the back wall level and then get the shorter edge along he rear/left wall level... then the front/right wall edge is sloped a little over 1/4" into the alcove. The front apron edge is also slightly slopped, bu I'm not as concerned about that. I'll attach some pictures of the level bubble on each side.
My original thought was to just focus on the long back edge and rear/left edge of the alcove, as those will be the most visible in my bathroom. But with such a large slope into the front alcove corner on the front/right side I was worried water might puddle there. So, I decided to split the difference between the two shorter sides. The front/right wall edge now slopes into the alcove a little over 1/8" and the rear/left edge slopes out of the alcove about the same amount. Is this the best way to do this?, and ... is this just the nature of cast iron tubs or should I expect the tub to have better dimensional tolerances?
Thanks
I was wondering what the experiences of others has been with cast iron tubs and how level/straight I should expect mine to be. Mine is a 5' Archer Villager cast iron alcove tub. It appears to be "twisted" slightly and I wanted to get feedback if this is normal/acceptable.
I'll be tiling around the tub (in the alcove and around the room) and I was doing my best to get all the wall edges level to prevent unsightly sloped tile cuts or caulk lines. But what I found was, if I get the long edge along the back wall level and then get the shorter edge along he rear/left wall level... then the front/right wall edge is sloped a little over 1/4" into the alcove. The front apron edge is also slightly slopped, bu I'm not as concerned about that. I'll attach some pictures of the level bubble on each side.
My original thought was to just focus on the long back edge and rear/left edge of the alcove, as those will be the most visible in my bathroom. But with such a large slope into the front alcove corner on the front/right side I was worried water might puddle there. So, I decided to split the difference between the two shorter sides. The front/right wall edge now slopes into the alcove a little over 1/8" and the rear/left edge slopes out of the alcove about the same amount. Is this the best way to do this?, and ... is this just the nature of cast iron tubs or should I expect the tub to have better dimensional tolerances?
Thanks
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