Bathtub Hardware

Installing a bathtub is heavy work, even if you choose a "lightweight" bathtub. This is not a job you want to get roped in to do because a neighbor offered you a pack of six and twenty dollars.

There are two ways you can go when installing a tub. You can install an autonomous (or claw-foot) bathtub or you can install a box in the bathtub. What is the type you want to install is usually based on several things, a space being. If you remove an existing framed in the tub, you probably want to put another of the same type of return. Whatever your decision, you need to measure the space you have and keep this in mind that the purchase of your new bath. The main steps to install a bathtub are as follows.

Freestanding / bath on feet

First, you'll want to put the tub on jacks, as if it were a car and you go to work under him. There really is not taken bath then you will need to use the packing materials or bricks covered with towels under the edges. This will give you the workspace you need to put them together.

Install the feet, making sure you do not put them in the wrong places. Each foot is made to be in a specific place and one place, they will not be good person in the wrong places. Have a friend help you with this. The legs that go on the end with the plumbing are the ones you want to start, then move to the other end of the tub.

Fix the plumbing and test that you do not put hot water on the cold side, it is easy to mix and just as easy to determine the composition before the job is done.

Remove all support and let stand in his own. If the tub is not level you can upgrade by using space washers on the legs until you have stabilized. This should not take a lot less than your house is not level.

Framed in / standard bath

This is easier if you remove an old tub and replace it with the same type of new tank. If you're starting from scratch, you will need a regional framework. Once you have the boxed area you can put in the plumbing. If you replace an old tub plumbing is already there, otherwise you'll need to install the plumbing.

Place the bathtub with the help (they are heavy and hard, you want some help moving your bathtub). Shim the tub and check with a level, continue to use shims until you have leveled at the angle you want (the sides of the tank should be level, the floor inside the tub will not). Fit books you can spend the bathtub with them and they will bear the weight of the tub on the sides.

Install drainage system, including the trap and drain hoses attached to the tub. You want to gather all overflow pipes and drain pipes at the moment. Once the pipes are all put together and you have determined that they assemble when the tank is in place, you can install the books.

The tub is slid into position on the ledgers. The pipe should slide just above and on the p-trap. Nail the bath (there will be materials supplied with the bath to do this). Attach all plumbing and cover plates. Check the plumbing to make sure it works properly without leakage.

With these two facilities, it is important that after you install your bathtub you have the installation inspected to ensure it is properly installed. Last minute touches are important. You need to put a bead of caulking around the tub and wait for it to dry for 24 hours. If you do not install your bathtub correctly, it can slip in any books or a family member is bathing. Please check and recheck your work when you install your bathtub. If you are in doubt call a professional.