"Kevin Brady" wrote in message
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I am currently embarking on (amongst other things), refitting my
bathroom.

My master plan requires the bath to be removed from its current
location against a window and across floor joists, and it's replacement
to be located against the adjacent wall, away from the window (so i can
shower properly), but consequently in line (parallel) with the
supporting floor joists.

On new build housing, it is always required that joists are doubled up
when running parallel with bathtubs, for loading purposes.

However, retrofitting additional floor joists would be a nightmare. I
would much rather layer (say) 18mm chipboard or marine ply across the
floor, after removing the old floor boards (which have been hacked
about during CH retrofit), so I can lay a laminate floor on top. This
should then give a continuous deck below the bath and (hopefully)
spread the load across the floor.

Does anyone have any comments/suggestions on this approach. I'm sure
plenty of people move their baths around with no consequences.

ALL comments appreciated.

Kevin Brady


I don't think I'd be to concerned about the joists, but rather about the
flooring grade chipboard that makes the final surface. Most building have
joists that will take quite a bit of loading, but the floor boards and other
final layers are less robust. So make sure you spread the loading of the bath
across a double layer of boards, at the least, so you know the thing isn't going
to push its feet through the floorboards.