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I am a big (and tall) guy, whose never had a problem with a metal tub; steel, cast iron, etc
My current garden apartment rental - of 3 weeks - built in the mid 1980's, has a plastic bathtub. Tonight I noticed several small stress cracks developing (3), and I am beside myself.
*If* and *when* you get in and out of the tub, or shift your position in the tub, the bottom creaks; it's mostly sturdy, but there's a minimal amount of flex, and the flex (creak) is audible. The bottom doesn't shift around much, but it does shift/creak in two places.
As luck would have it, it looks as though there are very fine cracks starting. It was bound to happen because the bottom of the tub shifts, and the tub unit is old.
***There's nothing to take a picture of; the cracks are so fine as to be unseen in pictures,*** but close examination and scrutiny will show that they're starting.
I suppose that, over time, these cracks will spread, causing a leak? I also suppose that I will be responsible for footing the bill for the whole damned thing.
Many of the units in this complex have metal tubs; as luck would have it, I have a model with a plastic tub.
I am sorry for rambling; we just moved into the unit three weeks ago; the cracks didn't appear before. I suppose that this is like playing a game of hot potato: you've got an old plastic tub, whose base is mostly supported, yet it creaks in two spots; over time I suppose it will crack, and whoever winds up with the cracked base gets to pay for it.
Any thoughts? Again, there's nothing to take a picture of (yet). Thanks in advance
My current garden apartment rental - of 3 weeks - built in the mid 1980's, has a plastic bathtub. Tonight I noticed several small stress cracks developing (3), and I am beside myself.
*If* and *when* you get in and out of the tub, or shift your position in the tub, the bottom creaks; it's mostly sturdy, but there's a minimal amount of flex, and the flex (creak) is audible. The bottom doesn't shift around much, but it does shift/creak in two places.
As luck would have it, it looks as though there are very fine cracks starting. It was bound to happen because the bottom of the tub shifts, and the tub unit is old.
***There's nothing to take a picture of; the cracks are so fine as to be unseen in pictures,*** but close examination and scrutiny will show that they're starting.
I suppose that, over time, these cracks will spread, causing a leak? I also suppose that I will be responsible for footing the bill for the whole damned thing.
Many of the units in this complex have metal tubs; as luck would have it, I have a model with a plastic tub.
I am sorry for rambling; we just moved into the unit three weeks ago; the cracks didn't appear before. I suppose that this is like playing a game of hot potato: you've got an old plastic tub, whose base is mostly supported, yet it creaks in two spots; over time I suppose it will crack, and whoever winds up with the cracked base gets to pay for it.
Any thoughts? Again, there's nothing to take a picture of (yet). Thanks in advance