Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Apr 22, 2007 12:06 pm Hello, I am new to this forum.
We are having tradesmen renovating our bathroom. But I am not shure if this bathtube is set correctly. Picture1: Top of the tube: why did he place timber at some places and in other not? IPicture 2: Is it correct underly a bath tube like that? Picture 3: It seems to me not very level - the slope is towards the wall. How level must a bathube be? We are a bit afraid that firstly the underconstruction will not be made properly and second it's the same guy who will do the tiling, and his work seems to m quite rough. another question: is it good quality having only one sheet on a timber floor before tiling? Thank you for answering! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ re your bathroom renovation 2Apr 26, 2007 2:52 pm my husband and i have our own plumbing company and bathroom renovations company and were horrified at what we saw firstly a licenced plumber should be installing the bath tub not the tiler secondly all of the walls and floors especially under the bath ,shower etc should be waterproofed and yes it is extremely important that the bath is level. The bath should be supported by either a timber or brick frame and underneath the bath there should be a cement or mortar base not a peice of timber like shown in your picture.Also what do you mean by one sheet on the floor one sheet of what?the floor should be waterproofed then the tiler should lay a screed base for his tiles.My advice is to stop now . RING A LOCAL PLUMBER IN YOUR AREA AND ASK HIM TO INSPECT THE WORK SO FAR AND SEE IF HE CAN GIVE YOU MORE ADVICE . IS THE PERSON CARRYING OUT THE WORK LICENCED AND INSURED ?????????
The Bath should only be installed by a suitably qualified trades person. All acrylic baths need to be supported both under all rims and the floor of the bath. Allow a minimum of 50mm for the mortar bed. Mix the mortar to a dryish consistency to minimise shrinkage and droop. Include a bonding agent, such as BONDCRETE, IN THE MIX. It is a requirement that all non-self-supporting baths be supported on a mortar mix. Where the bath abuts a wall it must be set back into the wall as detailed below in diagram "B". The wall is checked out to a depth that will accommodate the full round of the tiling bead. A batten is fixed to the wall to support the bottom edge of the bath rim. The front and sides of the bath are to be supported on a dwarf wall constructed in either timber or masonry. The front edge of the bath can overlap the wall as shown in Diagram "C" or sit on top of the wall to create a ledge as in Diagram "D". BEST OF LUCK Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair We purchased a 1960s property that is on timber stumps mostly, and a newer section is on concrete stumps. We had a building inspection initially and they reported some… 0 12742 Strong enough for what? For linen, absolutely. To climb on, no. I've got similar shelving in my garage and it holds a decent amount of weight. 900 wide shelves will carry… 1 4193 |