There will come a time when
you will no longer feel satisfied bathing in a tub, in which case a shower will
sound like a nicer option. Should you decide to turn that idea into reality,
you have a number of things to consider, including hiring a skilled plumber who
can do the transformation well and easily.
A general inspection of
the bathroom by your preferred contractor will help determine your course
of action for removing the tub. Tubs are generally attached atop a bed of
mortar and locked onto the wall studs with a set of screws. The screws will
have to be removed before the renovator can pry the tub away from the wall
frame; the wall studs and subfloor should also be stripped.
With the bathtub’s old area
now stripped bare, you can talk to the contractor about determining the
prospect material for the shower pan. Most pans are square or rectangular
models, with custom renovations requiring specially-shaped concrete pans. In
some cases, the pan’s drain hole may be mated to the bathtub’s original drain,
but the sloping should be enough to facilitate drainage.
The quote given you during
the original inspection may contain line items such as a new shower unit if the
bathtub area never had a shower above it. In this respect, if the bathtub had
wall faucets, your professional plumber will install extra piping to
accommodate the shower, whether it is a fixed/handheld unit, or a full shower
system.
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