I had a contractor install a drop in tub a year ago that I purchased from Home Depot. The contractor installed the tub he says correctly and at this point I am sick of arguing with him. He droped it in and put thin set under the tub. The problem lies that the two sides and the back of the tub is almost flush with the tile, so all I need to do it put some caulking around it to make it water tight. The problem is the front side of the srop in lip. Imagine looking straight at the tub and starting at either corner there is a small gap that gets bigger as you go toward the center and in the center it is actually 1/2 inch from the tile. Here is the problem, what would cause this? Is it his work or the tub is bowed? Now how do I fix this? Do I take out the tub and try again? And if the answer is yes how do you take the tub out of the thin set without breaking the tub? The only fix I see is to put a piece of wood under the front lip for support and then get something like a bullnose and frame in the tub with that so you can not see the gap and then seal it so it is now water tight.
Any suggestions? Help I am at my wits end and really I am afraid to waste another $3K on another contractor.
Any suggestions? Help I am at my wits end and really I am afraid to waste another $3K on another contractor.