What if a time comes when your bathtub no longer fits your personal
needs? How do you go about removing and replacing it with a walk-in shower?
Where do you start?
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.
Once the bathtub’s
old area is 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 provided to 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 plumber will
need to install extra piping to accommodate the shower.
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