kk
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I just demolished my ancient cast iron tub and removed it, thinking that by the time I got the sheetrock off the walls around it I would have the needed 60" of width to put in a new 2-piece tub/surround.
Wrong! Only 59" of clearance - they actually notched the studs on one end an inch to get the original cast iron tub in. This house has surprised me like that a number of times. It was built with lumber from an an old barn that was torn down, and they used whatever suited their fancy in any given situation.
I can't do much with the one end - it's the bathroom wall with the hallway. The other end is a short (the depth of the tub) wall between the tub and toilet. I can't move it any closer to the toilet since it's already pretty tight. The "studs" in that wall are full 2x10's sideways (see what I mean?) The plumbing is in the hallway end.
Any ideas on squeezing another inch out of this setup?
-Keith
Wrong! Only 59" of clearance - they actually notched the studs on one end an inch to get the original cast iron tub in. This house has surprised me like that a number of times. It was built with lumber from an an old barn that was torn down, and they used whatever suited their fancy in any given situation.
I can't do much with the one end - it's the bathroom wall with the hallway. The other end is a short (the depth of the tub) wall between the tub and toilet. I can't move it any closer to the toilet since it's already pretty tight. The "studs" in that wall are full 2x10's sideways (see what I mean?) The plumbing is in the hallway end.
Any ideas on squeezing another inch out of this setup?
-Keith