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drejoh (TX)
I purchased a Lyons model LLT013060L acrylic bathtub from Home Depot and I'm installing it myself. It is a standard installation and I had to remove a bit of concrete to extend the drain. I set the tub in and connected the drain and the overflow drain. Everything was fine until I noticed the gap between the stud at the top of the tub was not the same as the gap at the bottom. I checked the level of the wall and the floor and the are both completely level. The tub itself is also perfectly level to the floor. Then I took a triangle to the bottom corners of the tub and they are not 90 degrees. I also took the triangle to the horizontal corners and they too are not completely 90 degrees.
I want the tub flanges hidden; so they have to be flush too the wall.
The question is; should I return the tub or is there some other way to solve the problem?
I don't see how without maybe using a Dremel to make the bottom gap equal the top gap and then placing a shim, the length of the entire stub, between the gap. And I think I'd have to remove additional sheet-rock to shim more studs to create the slightest curve that is going to be there if I do that.
What to you think?
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hj (AZ)
Let's put it this way. IF the tub was NOT inspected but was sold to you, then you are the final inspector. If you make the modifications, then they made a profit on that tub, but if you remove it and return it, they will just throw it away, which they would have done anyway, so they do NOT "lose" money on the sale. The only loss is your time and effort to install it, then remove it, return it, and then install a new one.
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bernabeu (SC)
a 'pretty' work around:
bring the drywall down juuuuust short of the top of the flange
run a single row of tile (there is a tile type with one quarter-round side for 'finishing' work) down to the tub 'shelf' itself (leaving 1/16" gap) - leave the 1/4round side UP
caulk well pushing into gap with 100% silicone caulk
voila: watertight pretty and square
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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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