bathtime longitivity


this week got the bath installed which has quite a few steps you dont have to do this in its exzact order

1) is to actualy get the tub and see if it fits into the space you have provided for it ours fit perfectly and required no noging except for the aluband (a later step)



bath tub

2) mark out the waste hole and with the circular saw plunge cut out a hole as done with the shower bace earlyer make sure to do this before installing the bath or your gona be in for a lot of torment in the future



cut out waste hole for bathtub

 3) mark out where nogs will be placed around where the bath will be placed this allows for the aluband seal to be placed to provent access water geting to framework the studs are then chizeld out to be in line with the nogs for a flush surface

example of nog placement

chizeled out stud

4) next the tubs cradle is made this makes the tub level and sturdy so it does not rock while you are in it. it runs under the tubs edge like in the drawing below and runs along the whole length of the bath on the other side is a peice of timber paralel that with the cradle holds up the bath also showen   

diagram of how cradle fits under bath



bath placed in on top of cradle



5) the silicon is glued onto the floor where the baths feet will be placed and a length of aluban is run along the edge of the bath that touches the wall and the bath is placed in



aluban run along bath edge

6) another strip of aluband runs along with the strip and conects with the wall makin a seal that does not let water past the picture below will help show what i mean the end result is in  the next picture

showing of how seal works



bath fully installed with aluband seal on nogs

and that is how the bath was installed.