"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
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On Jul 8, 9:37 pm, aemeijers wrote:
Eric in North TX wrote:





On Jul 8, 4:55 pm, "hr(bob) "

wrote:
On Jul 8, 1:01 pm, Eric in North TX
wrote:

I have a nice drop-in fiberglass jacuzzi tub with all the
goodies, I
want to put in place of a regular tub. I'm pretty
determined, and have
a few thoughts, but would appreciate the insight of the
group. I plan
to notch the walls to accept the edge of the tub, then put
the drywall
(or backer board up). I'll need electricity, so the wall at
the head
of the tub will be totally stripped and reworked and an
access panel
left (Fortunately that wall is just a room divider backing
on to the
sink area.) My main concern is the area where the deck
meets the wall,
normally a tub has an "L" there to keep the water from
seeping behind,
with this being designed as a drop in it doesn't. I thought
about
bonding aluminum angle to the edge & while perhaps
unsightly &
overkill, that would probably work. This is where the
community might
know a lot more than I do.
It looks like
this:http://www.tubz.com/images/aquatic/hotsoak55-big.jpg
Maybe cover the backer board with tile???

Sort of planned that as well, but still looking for ideas
for the
failsafe for when the grout fails, and no one seems to notice
or care.

Get the right tub for the job. A kludge like that would be a
red flag to
a competent home inspector, or most of the people on here, come
sale
time. Tubs have a continuous wall flange for a very good
reason.

If you or SWMBO simply MUST have THAT tub up and running,
recommend
converting a spare bedroom to a tub room. I once gave an old
(like 1912)
6-foot clawfoot tub to my sister as a joke, after buying it out
of a
farmers field for 25 bucks. (he had been using it as a stock
tank.)
Damned if she didn't install it in a small upstairs living room
of the
A-frame she was living in at the time. Little romantic alcove,
etc.
Everyone that saw it loved it.

Too bad she lost that tub when she traded in the husband....

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"Little romantic alcove, etc."

"Too bad she lost that tub when she traded in the
husband..."

And they say love is all you need...obviously not!


I have to go along with the feeling that if it looks homemade, it
won't help when you go to sell the house. HOWEVER, if you're
going to do it, why not get some aluminum flashing and use that to
make a waterproof return. If I was doing it, I'd apply a liberal
bead of silicone to the downturn side of the tub that'd be against
walls, the fasten the aluminum flashing to the downturn with self
tapping hex head sheet metal screws on, say, 3" centers. Once the
silicone has cured, I'd add a bead to the top of the flashing/tub
joint just "to be sure."

The flashing would then be placed against the drywall, with just
enough inletting, if at all, that the rolled edge of the downturn
would not show after backer board and tile was applied. I'd also
caulk the backer board to the tub joint.

Nonny


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