Hello,
I'm in the process of remodeling our bathroom and purchased a Kohler soaker tub. As it is on the second floor and in a tight space I went with an acrylic tub for weight considerations (and the wife liked it more). Everything is sitting level and no problems getting it in, however, I'm unsure about the whole support issue under the tub (seeing as it's acrylic). Some things I've read said you don't need to put anything under the tub (between it and the floor), other things have said sand, spray foam, mortar, thinset, etc. The directions called for cement or mortar.
I had a pail of leftover premixed thinset from when I did the subfloor, so I spread that out underneath the tub. I miscalculated how much I'd need and where to place it, so only the back half of the tub appears to be sitting in it (from what I can see from the access panel for the plumbing). I was contemplating what else to use or how I'd fill the remaining space, if necessary. I'm now concerned however as I read in one of these posts that you don't want to use thinset.
Do I have to worry that I made a terrible mistake by using thinset, and do I now have to worry about it somehow causing a problem when we go to use our new bathtub?
Thanks in advance for any help/advice anyone can offer!
I'm in the process of remodeling our bathroom and purchased a Kohler soaker tub. As it is on the second floor and in a tight space I went with an acrylic tub for weight considerations (and the wife liked it more). Everything is sitting level and no problems getting it in, however, I'm unsure about the whole support issue under the tub (seeing as it's acrylic). Some things I've read said you don't need to put anything under the tub (between it and the floor), other things have said sand, spray foam, mortar, thinset, etc. The directions called for cement or mortar.
I had a pail of leftover premixed thinset from when I did the subfloor, so I spread that out underneath the tub. I miscalculated how much I'd need and where to place it, so only the back half of the tub appears to be sitting in it (from what I can see from the access panel for the plumbing). I was contemplating what else to use or how I'd fill the remaining space, if necessary. I'm now concerned however as I read in one of these posts that you don't want to use thinset.
Do I have to worry that I made a terrible mistake by using thinset, and do I now have to worry about it somehow causing a problem when we go to use our new bathtub?
Thanks in advance for any help/advice anyone can offer!