Browse Forums Pools & Spas 1 Aug 09, 2009 4:01 pm here is our $6000 spa.It is supposed to be against both the walls where the windows are. So is our house bigger than it should be, or is the foundation plumming in the wrong place Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The bricks are there to support the sides of the spa Re: spa installed incorrectly 5Aug 10, 2009 12:31 pm These builders give me the shi%$, they never seem to think its important to communicate with the owner, thats when this sort of stuff happens. Im guessing its an owner supplied item..., beware, the builder may somehow blame you for this. Our builder stuffed ours up royally and then charged us $2000 for the privelage. They seem to throw their hands up, where owner supplied items are concerned. Re: spa installed incorrectly 7Aug 10, 2009 3:31 pm its a little hard to see from the photo's, but is it fixed in place or might the still be in the process of moving it into its final position? Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: spa installed incorrectly 8Aug 10, 2009 3:52 pm surely it will be tiled around the edges? Building with Homebuyers Centre El Questro! My building thread..viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19421 Brickies started 5/10 Re: spa installed incorrectly 9Aug 10, 2009 4:02 pm Yes the bath has been bedded in and the drain is connected. and yes it should be tiled but there should be no hob under any windows. the tiles should be on the wall and down to the bath edge. The edges of the bath should rest on the brickwork they provided
Re: spa installed incorrectly 10Aug 10, 2009 4:08 pm the spa is also unnecessarily high, we will have trouble getting in to it. The manufacturers installation instructions state that the spa must be bedded in a slurry mixture. slurry is like the runny concrete that they pour for your foundation Re: spa installed incorrectly 13Aug 10, 2009 4:14 pm stu Sorry, the photos brought back some dark memories of my very expensive spa bath installation Nice bath by the way, I just assumed it was owner supplied as it looks like an above average item. cheers stu Re: spa installed incorrectly 14Aug 10, 2009 4:19 pm the two edges of the bath under the windows have what they call a tiling edge. The other edges on the bath are different . You can buy the spa as an island bath, which would have the same edges all around ,and hobs all around 3 3561 The unit normally clips into a metal plate screwed to the wall, either plate is not flush, or unit not hooked in and could be hanging from the pipes partly, either might… 2 15791 |