daveydo
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Hi there all
I need some advice on installing a new tub. The bathroom I'm remodelling is small 9' x 5'. I've removed everything in it.Including the tile on both the floor & the walls. The tub is a 5' standard skirted tub & the opening it's going into is 5' as well. However, the sheetrock above the tube space reduces the opening to 4'11".
Now I know that I can install the tub much the same as I removed the old one but when in the process should the overflow pipe be installed. Should I connect it to the tub before or after the tub is in place. Further, I have easy access to the trap from the basement below. The trap is 1-1/2" abs & easily removed or replaced. So connecting the waste & overflow to the existing trap is rather easy.
Also what's the best way to set the ledger board to level the tub.
I need some advice on installing a new tub. The bathroom I'm remodelling is small 9' x 5'. I've removed everything in it.Including the tile on both the floor & the walls. The tub is a 5' standard skirted tub & the opening it's going into is 5' as well. However, the sheetrock above the tube space reduces the opening to 4'11".
Now I know that I can install the tub much the same as I removed the old one but when in the process should the overflow pipe be installed. Should I connect it to the tub before or after the tub is in place. Further, I have easy access to the trap from the basement below. The trap is 1-1/2" abs & easily removed or replaced. So connecting the waste & overflow to the existing trap is rather easy.
Also what's the best way to set the ledger board to level the tub.