What's the secret sauce on manuerving a Drop in Cast Iron Tub

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Cast Iron Standalone or Apron Tub. No Problem. Just shimmy and set it it's place...with tons of help.

How about a 60" Cast Iron Drop In - with a working width of 60".....
I do prefer the cast iron, as the missus likes the soak.

Just wondering any tips on how to get a 300 pounder up and over when you only really have leverage on the front and some wiggle room
with now walls nailed up, and you have your *hands* on the framing..
 

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BTW, one more detail. Went tub shopping today...
Unless all the floor models were installed to a certain spec, are tubs about 2" higher these days compared to previous yester-years models.
 

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Heh. I remember that thread. Dropping and CI right on the floor is much much easier than.... figuring out how to life the beast for a drop in, with no room in the back and just *open wall* for hands on the other 2 sides. Might have to play around, cleat it from the drain and do some McGuyvering winching it up and over
 

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A 60" "drop in tub" in a 60" recess is a disaster waiting to happen, even if you install the "optional tile bead". You put the "cleats" on the back 3 sides, then slide it in, before finishing the front "wall".
 

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OMG. I was thinking about the *box* and did not think about just the 3 cleats as the platform and then deal with the front from there.
RO - etc to be built. So I should be good on that...

HJ. A lifesaver. I suppose that CI is not entirely ruled out for the tub replacement versus acrylic.
 

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How about a 60" Cast Iron Drop In - with a working width of 60".....

I skipped the part about this being a drop in tub. If you are tiling down to it, like putting it within three walls, you may have problems with water.
Drop-Ins normally aren't for showering.
 

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Any reason on not for showering - if Given the Premise that the construction of the walls to the tub will be waterproofed correctly.

I have to dig some tech sheets. Was looking at a couple different tubs - have yet to decided on one.
One was a drop it with a tile flange. I believe I was just going to choose the non flanged as was planning to make my own *flashing*
 
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