KJNicholls
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Great forum - learning allot.
My unfinished basement project includes a bathroom with at tub/shower. I went to Home Depot, bought an acrylic tub and have properly framed for the model I purchased.
The folks who built the house left me access to a sub-slab pipe. The hole in the basement slab measures ~14x14 and the center is RIGHT UNDER THE TUB DRAIN.
I'm assuming that my acrylic tub is going to crack around the drain because of lack of support.
My idea: Install a subfloor JUST UNDER THE TUB (I have some 1/2" OSB lying around).
My questions:
1) OSB ok in this application? Thickness recommendations? Or should I go get some plywood.
2) Whatever thickness I use will raise the tub higher than the rest of the floor- do I just install the subfloor in the entire bathroom OR will normal tile ontop of the slab be able to 'hide' the tub subfloor layer?
Thanks in advance,
Kevin
My unfinished basement project includes a bathroom with at tub/shower. I went to Home Depot, bought an acrylic tub and have properly framed for the model I purchased.
The folks who built the house left me access to a sub-slab pipe. The hole in the basement slab measures ~14x14 and the center is RIGHT UNDER THE TUB DRAIN.
I'm assuming that my acrylic tub is going to crack around the drain because of lack of support.
My idea: Install a subfloor JUST UNDER THE TUB (I have some 1/2" OSB lying around).
My questions:
1) OSB ok in this application? Thickness recommendations? Or should I go get some plywood.
2) Whatever thickness I use will raise the tub higher than the rest of the floor- do I just install the subfloor in the entire bathroom OR will normal tile ontop of the slab be able to 'hide' the tub subfloor layer?
Thanks in advance,
Kevin