I've seen a number of answers around this indicating that furring out might be the best solution, but we're trying to think about other options.
Here's the situation:
We have a 3 sided alcove tub that was not meant to be a "DIY" solution. The plumbers have done a craptastic job, so we're now working on solving for the problems that have been left at our doorstep.
As a description:
Standing in the doorway to the bathroom, our vanities are to the right and to the left is a 3 sided alcove tub. The far side of the tub is where the drain & plumbing is.
If you turn 90 degrees to the left and face the bathtub, the wall that is now to the left has the problem and it also has the doorway plus a counter top depth behind you with sink.
Now that I've confused everyone, the problem is as follows:
The wall on the left has a gap from the tub that is too large for the 1/2 inch durarock to be set over the flange. The gap from the studs is .75" at the close end of the tub and 1.25" on the far end of the tub.
( I can't make the image loader work so ..)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B8K-6oxwoZKZsSDeqsHMz5cJjCayDtzg/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RLkh_HbJ4UG28uWbqTLWD0hy9VMtRpS5/view?usp=sharing
I get that we could fur out to get it working, but I foresee a potential issue and I'd like to see if there are any suggestions.
If we fur out by the tub (and then a little beyond for the rest of the tile), how do we solve for the fact that the wall by the tub is now around 1" thicker than the rest of that same wall without having to rip out the whole wall and make it all match? Is there a solution for that?
I'm open to any other suggestions on how this should actually be solved.
Here's the situation:
We have a 3 sided alcove tub that was not meant to be a "DIY" solution. The plumbers have done a craptastic job, so we're now working on solving for the problems that have been left at our doorstep.
As a description:
Standing in the doorway to the bathroom, our vanities are to the right and to the left is a 3 sided alcove tub. The far side of the tub is where the drain & plumbing is.
If you turn 90 degrees to the left and face the bathtub, the wall that is now to the left has the problem and it also has the doorway plus a counter top depth behind you with sink.
Now that I've confused everyone, the problem is as follows:
The wall on the left has a gap from the tub that is too large for the 1/2 inch durarock to be set over the flange. The gap from the studs is .75" at the close end of the tub and 1.25" on the far end of the tub.
( I can't make the image loader work so ..)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B8K-6oxwoZKZsSDeqsHMz5cJjCayDtzg/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RLkh_HbJ4UG28uWbqTLWD0hy9VMtRpS5/view?usp=sharing
I get that we could fur out to get it working, but I foresee a potential issue and I'd like to see if there are any suggestions.
If we fur out by the tub (and then a little beyond for the rest of the tile), how do we solve for the fact that the wall by the tub is now around 1" thicker than the rest of that same wall without having to rip out the whole wall and make it all match? Is there a solution for that?
I'm open to any other suggestions on how this should actually be solved.