thatjohn
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We're adding a 36" x 72" whirlpool tub to a new bathroom in our basement, with that tub framed in an alcove so it can also be used as a shower.
Because the warranty for the tub requires pump/motor access to be a specific way (access panel on the short side of the tub, opposite the drain side -- apron access alone, even if fully accessible from both long sides of the tub, is not enough), we must place the drain/short side of the tub, and thus the shower head, on the exterior basement wall. (a ~20" thick stone wall, furred out with 2x2's, with dimpled membrane between the furring strips and the stone, having 1.5" ridged insulation. About 4/5th of the wall is below grade -- in Minnesota.)
The 1/2" copper pipe would be notched ~1/2" into the furring strips and ridged insulation, leaving ~1" insulation plus ~1/2 dimpled membrane between the exterior wall and the copper.
All pipe on the exterior wall would be at least 2' below the exterior grade, since we would using a shower head with a sliding bar for adjustable height, allowing the stub out for the shower head to be lower on the wall. Shower/faucet valve would be on the long wall in the alcove -- an interior wall. Only the pipe from the shower valve to the shower head would be partially along the exterior wall.
Does this sound like a horrible idea?
Thanks!
Because the warranty for the tub requires pump/motor access to be a specific way (access panel on the short side of the tub, opposite the drain side -- apron access alone, even if fully accessible from both long sides of the tub, is not enough), we must place the drain/short side of the tub, and thus the shower head, on the exterior basement wall. (a ~20" thick stone wall, furred out with 2x2's, with dimpled membrane between the furring strips and the stone, having 1.5" ridged insulation. About 4/5th of the wall is below grade -- in Minnesota.)
The 1/2" copper pipe would be notched ~1/2" into the furring strips and ridged insulation, leaving ~1" insulation plus ~1/2 dimpled membrane between the exterior wall and the copper.
All pipe on the exterior wall would be at least 2' below the exterior grade, since we would using a shower head with a sliding bar for adjustable height, allowing the stub out for the shower head to be lower on the wall. Shower/faucet valve would be on the long wall in the alcove -- an interior wall. Only the pipe from the shower valve to the shower head would be partially along the exterior wall.
Does this sound like a horrible idea?
Thanks!