sirgloves
New Member
Hi everyone,
I've been reading posts on here for a while and learning a lot but I have a very specific question I can't seem to find anywhere. If anyone could help I would appreciate it greatly!
I purchased a Sterling ensemble tub (60 X 32 ) and am about to do the mortar bed installation. The instructions call for a 2" bed although I believe I'm going to follow Terry's "piles" installation approach.
My question is for this specific tub how much mortar do I need? I know there isn't an exact answer , I'm just looking for some ballpark number of pounds. I don't want to end up with a lot of extra mortar or even worse end up with not enough and having it begin to cure on the subfloor then have to scrape it off and start all over again.
I purchased an 80 lb bag of quickcrete mortar already and thought that would be enough but now I'm not exactly sure.
BTW, the floor is level so this isn't going to be used for leveling.
Thanks for you help!!
I've been reading posts on here for a while and learning a lot but I have a very specific question I can't seem to find anywhere. If anyone could help I would appreciate it greatly!
I purchased a Sterling ensemble tub (60 X 32 ) and am about to do the mortar bed installation. The instructions call for a 2" bed although I believe I'm going to follow Terry's "piles" installation approach.
My question is for this specific tub how much mortar do I need? I know there isn't an exact answer , I'm just looking for some ballpark number of pounds. I don't want to end up with a lot of extra mortar or even worse end up with not enough and having it begin to cure on the subfloor then have to scrape it off and start all over again.
I purchased an 80 lb bag of quickcrete mortar already and thought that would be enough but now I'm not exactly sure.
BTW, the floor is level so this isn't going to be used for leveling.
Thanks for you help!!