Bathtub Below Floor Level

If the builders didn t include a sunken bathtub in your original floor plan building one and installing it will require significant alterations to your bathroom because you will need to open up the floor to make room for your new tub.

Bathtub below floor level.

If there is a floor below the bathtub go there and listen for leaks as well and watch the ceiling carefully for signs of water. Step 8 caulk the front edge of the tub if there are no leaks you re almost done. Additional shims are added as necessary to level the tub. A much smaller cut out in the slab or floor is needed just for the down pipe pictured below.

Once all is well shims are secured in place with silicone caulk first on the bottom of each shim and finally on their top sides. Now using a silicone sealant that matches the color of your tub caulk the front edge of the bathtub where it meets the ground. The in floor design gives tubs a more luxurious and stylish appeal than traditional tubs have. It s off about 3 8 over the total 5 run with the low side being where the drain is going.

When a tub is designed for an above floor drain connection there is space under the tub to run the drain pipes above the floor. The tub is lowered in place tested for level again and adjusted if necessary. How to install bathtub on un level floor. But most of.

Don411 ny hi and thanks again for all the help from you guys. Remove any stringer supports left on the wall. Again it s rechecked for level on all sides. All in floor bathtubs feature overflow systems that also can be integrated into the bathroom design very well.

The stringer is the crosspiece that supports the edge of the tub. This make installation on a slab much easier. I m intalling a standard 5 bath tub american standard princeton model and the plywood subfloor is not level. Our drawings above show an alcove style with a front skirt.

View in gallery place your sunken bathtub near the window so that you get to enjoy the views. Sunken bathtubs allow you to sit below floor level as you luxuriate in your bath. Such design makes tubes easy to get in and out because there is no need to climb over and out of the standard tub. View in gallery sunken tubs come in various shapes and sizes and there are lots of stylish.

Mark a line on the floor 2 inches inside the wall along the back and sides of the tub area. View in gallery if you prefer a continuous design you can have the sunken tub hidden under the floor when not used. Leveling with shims means setting the tub in place and checking for level then with a helper sliding hardwood or metal shims under the tub where the base reaches the floor. Slide the tub out of the alcove using the 1 x 4 boards as skids.