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Need help. Can I replace a tub after installing the tile floor?
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Posted by pasture19 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 18, 09 at 9:48
| In re-doing a bathroom, I'd like to reglaze the existing cast iron tub for now, and put in the floor tile, and possibly the wall tile. I'm concerned that if I decide to replace the tub it will be a nightmare to install a new one later. Is that correct? |
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RE: Need help. Can I replace a tub after installing the tile floo
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| The only thing that'll make it tough would be the fact that you'll have to take out the bottom row of tile because of the tub flange that goes behind the wallboard, and then replace it. |
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| Of course, that's assuming the new tub will be exactly the same size as the old one. :-) We all know how that goes. |
RE: Need help. Can I replace a tub after installing the tile floo
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| Thanks, Bill. The tub length will be the same, but your responses have spurred me into thinking about the tub height and floor outline, which may not match the one I have now. It's probably time to fish or cut bait on the new tub. |
RE: Need help. Can I replace a tub after installing the tile floo
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| We were not going to replace our cast iron tub in the kids bathroom which doubles as a guest bath when we have company. I have the mentality that if it's not broke, why fix it? We ripped everything else out and decided to replace the tub as well. Everything else in the bathroom would be new except the tub which was not new and shiny and more importantly, the drain was 25 years old. We decided to pull the tub. I would hate to have an issue in a few years and have to ruin all the new stuff we are putting in. My 12 year old and I had fun breaking up the tub with a sledge hammer until daddy came home and did the final whacks to split it in half. Once out, we decided to bite the expense of a larger tub. What was there was a 30 inch tub which was only about 9 inches deep to the overflow. The new tub is 32 inches wide, a nice shape lending to more room in it and allows 12 inches of water to the overflow. Those few inches were costly; doubling the expense of the tub, but man what a nice tub it is! |
RE: Need help. Can I replace a tub after installing the tile floo
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| Thanks, Sandra. Your experience breaking up the tub sounds like fun, and you'll have a nice looking tub for years to come. I think that you and Bill V have convinced me. Our old (1962) cast iron is nice and deep, but our water is so full of minerals that the finish is a wreck and reglazing is not a guarantee. |
RE: Need help. Can I replace a tub after installing the tile floo
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| Don't get me wrong, breaking up the tub was a TON of work and much less work than it was to replace it. I love these DIY projects, so my idea of 'fun' is a tad off from normal. My son and I worked hard at it, but we had a good time doing it together. By breaking it up, you split up the weight of the 300+ lb beast making it more manageable. |
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