Hello all,
First time poster who is doing a remodel of my bathroom with Schluter kekerdiboards for the tub surround, and marble tiles on the tub area walls and on the floor.
I originally never intended to tear up the floor, and thought about simply tiling over tile. Folks changed my mind due to some obvious water damage in certain places, and so we removed most of the floor to the joists.
We, however, left the original pink cast iron tub in place (and the flooring underneath) as the original plan was to reglaze the tub (10 yr warranty).
The plan now is to run the new subfloor (double layer plywood) flush and tight to the edge of the tub, and caulk or even use a thin strip of Kerri band to seal the very small gap between flooring.
My questions:
1) would the above plan work? I am concerned that any gap between flooring and the tub, even if we tried to seal it, could allowater to seep through.
2) would the existing flooring underneath to tub remain stable? I know this is a hard q to answer, as the tub currently has much of its weight supported by a ledger board, with the rear two fit actually not resting on the floor! The two front feet are resting on the floor, and it's perfectly level after I shimmed one of the feet (there was some wobble in the tub we noticed after removing the walls).
Thanks all! We don't mind demoing the tub and redoing the entire floor if that's what it takes. But with two little kids we are on a tight schedule to get this bathroom operational again before school starts!
Christian
First time poster who is doing a remodel of my bathroom with Schluter kekerdiboards for the tub surround, and marble tiles on the tub area walls and on the floor.
I originally never intended to tear up the floor, and thought about simply tiling over tile. Folks changed my mind due to some obvious water damage in certain places, and so we removed most of the floor to the joists.
We, however, left the original pink cast iron tub in place (and the flooring underneath) as the original plan was to reglaze the tub (10 yr warranty).
The plan now is to run the new subfloor (double layer plywood) flush and tight to the edge of the tub, and caulk or even use a thin strip of Kerri band to seal the very small gap between flooring.
My questions:
1) would the above plan work? I am concerned that any gap between flooring and the tub, even if we tried to seal it, could allowater to seep through.
2) would the existing flooring underneath to tub remain stable? I know this is a hard q to answer, as the tub currently has much of its weight supported by a ledger board, with the rear two fit actually not resting on the floor! The two front feet are resting on the floor, and it's perfectly level after I shimmed one of the feet (there was some wobble in the tub we noticed after removing the walls).
Thanks all! We don't mind demoing the tub and redoing the entire floor if that's what it takes. But with two little kids we are on a tight schedule to get this bathroom operational again before school starts!
Christian