Secure Tub To Studs

Secure the tub to the studs.

Secure tub to studs.

Check the tub is level again on the main wall then transfer your level to the front of the tub. Secure the tub to the studs with nails or drywall screws and flat washers above the flange of the bath. This is because the claw foot tub typically is. Installing a bathtub is a very involved process that includes plumbing carpentry and in many cases tiling work.

Inspect the bathtub for damage upon delivery. While acrylic alcove tubs secure to the wall studs claw foot acrylic tubs need to be secured to the floor. If it s a steel or cast iron tub and it has no holes or they don t align with the studs drive the nails above the top of the flange so that the head of each nail engages the flange. Check the level of the tub as you work to make sure it remains level.

Secure the flange to the studs by driving 1 inch galvanized roofing nails through the holes in the flange. Now secure the shower base to the studs using roofing nails. The design of the tub features one exposed acrylic wall with the other three sides supported by the bathroom walls. Follow the manufacturer s directions to secure the flange to the studs in the wall.

Once you re satisfied the tub is level walk on it to embed it into the mortar. It is better to overbuild the strength of your floor under bathtubs showers and any area that will receive tile. Screw through the tub flange and the shims into the studs to secure the tub in the alcove. There will be a small flange or vertical lip around the outside of the tub.

After you attach the flange directly to the studs you can can finish the walls next to the bathtub with drywall or tile. In most cases you can use a hammer to drive roofing nails through the flange to secure it to each stud in the wall. Push the tub down into the mortar to get a level position and secure one screw through the tub lip and into the stud. Do this for the back wall as well.

How to secure acrylic tubs to the floor. If the tub is fiberglass drill holes at each stud. In a typical remodeling project using a direct to studs surround kit you first install a bathtub or shower base then finish the wall with the surround kit attaching them directly to the studs with no need for drywall or cement board as a backer if you don t already have exposed studs the panels can be used as a template to outline an area of wall where you will. Tile over weak floors will crack along the grout lines or across.