I searched this forum and found some similar questions, but want to make double and triple sure on this before I try to DIY this thing.
I've got a 42x60 Kohler Acrylic Garden alcove tub. It's got a non-removable apron on it.
I'm at the point where I need to try and install it.
I've heard all sorts of advice from many people about what needs to go under it (the reason I'm putting this one in is the builder didn't put anything under the original one and the bottom eventually cracked after 10 years of use).
So, it seems that the best thing to do is put mortar under the tub/basin part.
My problem/concern is that I can put lay some down between the 4 "feet" that shipped with the tub, but once I set the tub down, I won't have access underneath it to make sure that the mortar doesn't get underneath the feet.
Other question is, how much mortar do I put down... make it higher than the current space between the bottom of the base and the 4 feet so that it "mush" down into the mortar.
I want the basin supported so we don't have the same problem in 10 years, but I'm perplexed as to how a "pro" would do this.
Thanks in Advance.
I've got a 42x60 Kohler Acrylic Garden alcove tub. It's got a non-removable apron on it.
I'm at the point where I need to try and install it.
I've heard all sorts of advice from many people about what needs to go under it (the reason I'm putting this one in is the builder didn't put anything under the original one and the bottom eventually cracked after 10 years of use).
So, it seems that the best thing to do is put mortar under the tub/basin part.
My problem/concern is that I can put lay some down between the 4 "feet" that shipped with the tub, but once I set the tub down, I won't have access underneath it to make sure that the mortar doesn't get underneath the feet.
Other question is, how much mortar do I put down... make it higher than the current space between the bottom of the base and the 4 feet so that it "mush" down into the mortar.
I want the basin supported so we don't have the same problem in 10 years, but I'm perplexed as to how a "pro" would do this.
Thanks in Advance.