I'm preparing the walls around an old cast iron tub for tile. (House had no shower.) The tub is in very good condition and I'd like to keep it that way. To make it square with the opening it needs to be moved out just 1/4th inch, toward the room, at one end. It matters because by the time I add thinset and tile there will be noticably less reveal of tub edge at that end. I'm fearful of cracking enamel so my efforts have been timid and NO movement has resulted. I can see no evidence of fastening, but my view is very limited. I could remove a strip of gyp board in room opposite the back, long, wall of the tub if that is necessary to give me direct sight, and perhaps a place to push on the tub. Does anyone have ideas about what is typical? Is it probably fastened down somewhere? The house was built in '58, but I believe the bathroom was remodeled in the 70's and the tub may have been replaced then.
Thanks!
Joni
Thanks!
Joni