Cast iron tubs offer toughness and effective utilization of space in your bathroom. An integral apron runs around the front of the baths that are fundamental, while you encompass the bath on another three sides by partitions that are alcove. Installing apron-style baths includes supplies than an island and work -type tub. Follow the producer’s supplied measurements to wall studs that are tough in alcove with 2 by 4 lumber to prepared the space for the tub setup.
Join a joined tub-shower valve to the cool and warm water supply lines perspiring the valve to copper conduits or applying primer and adhesive to the junction of the valve and CPVC pipes. Hold the valve in place -by-6 cross piece involving the moist-wall studs. Run up a shower conduit to the shower head’s fall-ear elbow held in place with conduit straps, on a shower head-level two-by-6 cross-piece.
Join the overflow and drain conduit to the bath after the conduit producer’s directions. These will probably direct one to put plumber’s putty across a gasket as well as the drain exit across the overflow conduit before hand-tightening the couplings.
Transfer the cast iron tub, in the alcove, together with the aid of an assistant. Analyze the bath is level using a spirit-level and shim it using metal shims if needed. Tighten the coupling joining the drain pipe and the bathtub drain assembly.
Cut water-resistant cement backer board or drywall long enough so that it may overlap an integral flange, if existing, on the three non-apron sides of the tub. Cut the stuff long enough to get to the bath surface if no flange exists. Screw plank or the gypsum board to the wall studs.
Put a tube of silicon sealant and put on the sealer between the tub as well as the wallboard.
Tile the walls, coming within 1/16 inch of the tub deck, implementing mastic with A-V-notched trowel and, after that’s dried according to the the, of maker’s grout with a float. Use another bead of sealer between the tub deck as well as the completed partitions.