Hi,
Also just about to install a metal bath, its not cast iron just a cheap
metal one. Does it need supporting like the acrylic ones or is it ok to fit
the fit onto a pressure spreading baton.

Any tips on what I should do?
Thanks
DD

Sorry for double posting, didn't think it sent
"Derek Doormer" wrote in message
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Hi,
Also just about to install a metal bath, its not cast iron just a cheap
metal one. Does it need supporting like the acrylic ones or is it ok to
fit
the fit onto a pressure spreading baton.

Any tips on what I should do?
Thanks
DD

Derek Doormer wrote:
Sorry for double posting, didn't think it sent
"Derek Doormer" wrote in message
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Hi,
Also just about to install a metal bath, its not cast iron just a cheap
metal one. Does it need supporting like the acrylic ones or is it ok to
fit
the fit onto a pressure spreading baton.

Any tips on what I should do?

I always _securely_ fix a batten (3" x 2" or similar) to the back wall
to take the weight of the back edge of the bath. That makes sure
there'll be no movement between the edge and the tiles. I try to support
the ends too. Then the feet are providing extra, rather than sole[1]
support.















[1] feet ... sole ... geddit!






Oh, never mind

Thanks for that will give it ago, just hope it doesn't fall through the
floor and take the wall with it ;o)
"John Stumbles" wrote in message
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Derek Doormer wrote:
Sorry for double posting, didn't think it sent
"Derek Doormer" wrote in message
...

Hi,
Also just about to install a metal bath, its not cast iron just a cheap
metal one. Does it need supporting like the acrylic ones or is it ok to
fit
the fit onto a pressure spreading baton.

Any tips on what I should do?

I always _securely_ fix a batten (3" x 2" or similar) to the back wall to
take the weight of the back edge of the bath. That makes sure there'll be
no movement between the edge and the tiles. I try to support the ends too.
Then the feet are providing extra, rather than sole[1] support.















[1] feet ... sole ... geddit!






Oh, never mind

Derek Doormer wrote:
Thanks for that will give it ago, just hope it doesn't fall through
the
floor and take the wall with it ;o)

Why on earth should it?!

Thanks for that will give it ago, just hope it doesn't fall through the
floor and take the wall with it ;o)

A full bath weighs about 120kg, which is the weight of two 10 stone
teenagers. So that total weight will be those teenagers standing next to you
in one part of the house. If that is enough to cause the floor and wall to
collapse, then you have a serious structural problem in the house that needs
urgent sorting.

Christian.

On a slightly off-topic note - how much weight would cause a problem in
a typical house? I have a vocal booth (like an oversized phone booth)
in my spare room, which weighs somewhere in the region of 320kg with
somebody standing in it. It has a large flat surface (approx. 1.6m x
1.6m), so the weight is distributed quite evenly. The ceiling hasn't
caved in yet, but is this too much?

A full bath weighs about 120kg, which is the weight of two 10 stone
teenagers. So that total weight will be those teenagers standing next
to you
in one part of the house. If that is enough to cause the floor and
wall to
collapse, then you have a serious structural problem in the house
that needs
urgent sorting.

Christian.

"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
. net...
Thanks for that will give it ago, just hope it doesn't fall through the
floor and take the wall with it ;o)

A full bath weighs about 120kg, which is the weight of two 10 stone
teenagers. So that total weight will be those teenagers standing next to
you
in one part of the house. If that is enough to cause the floor and wall to
collapse, then you have a serious structural problem in the house that
needs
urgent sorting.

Surely a bath will hold more than 120 litres of water? I have a 60 litre
aquarium here and it's water level is about as deep as I like my baths. The
other dimensions are 30cm x 60cm, well inside the footprint of a bath. I
would estimate a bath to hold over between 180-220 litres. Think of this.
Some cast iron baths weigh 200kg. Add 200kg for the water. A number of
people (200kg) in the bathroom at the same time as the bath and the water.
It's not an impossible situation, but I'm sure the bathroom floor can take
that kind of weight. Although YMMV!

Marcus

"bub" wrote in message
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On a slightly off-topic note - how much weight would cause a problem in
a typical house? I have a vocal booth (like an oversized phone booth)
in my spare room, which weighs somewhere in the region of 320kg with
somebody standing in it. It has a large flat surface (approx. 1.6m x
1.6m), so the weight is distributed quite evenly. The ceiling hasn't
caved in yet, but is this too much?



This should answer that question for you:
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects...ring_walls.htm .

it was a joke
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Derek Doormer wrote:
Thanks for that will give it ago, just hope it doesn't fall through
the
floor and take the wall with it ;o)

Why on earth should it?!

Christian McArdle wrote:

A full bath weighs about 120kg, which is the weight of two 10 stone
teenagers.

How heavy are 2 x 10 stone OAP's then?

:¬)

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Christian McArdle wrote:

A full bath weighs about 120kg, which is the weight of two 10 stone
teenagers.

How heavy are 2 x 10 stone OAP's then?

:¬)


What's heaviest, a tonne of bricks or a tonne of feathers? :-)

BigWallop wrote:

What's heaviest, a tonne of bricks or a tonne of feathers? :-)

Was the wind blowing at the time?

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BigWallop wrote:

What's heaviest, a tonne of bricks or a tonne of feathers? :-)

Was the wind blowing at the time?


It was steady at two knots. One knot holding the string for the bricks, and
one knot holding the bag for the feathers. :-)