Floor Support For Clawfoot Tub

This is a pair of elbows for a clawfoot tub faucet.

Floor support for clawfoot tub.

This tub filler is constructed from solid brass for outstanding performance and durability. Tub supplies support bracket with 3 loops each 12 select finish view price. I am putting in a tub and a tile guy is going to tile the 3 walls surrounding the tub to the ceiling. A cast iron tub is heavy on its own but it also must support the weight of the water when full as well as the weight of the bather.

Use these l shaped elbows when you need to alter the direction of the water flow 90 degrees. The joists are 2x10 and are 16 in oc. Claw foot tubs may be gorgeous but they can also be hard on floors. Your bathroom floor must be strong enough to support not just the weight of the tub you choose but the weight when it s filled with water and has someone sitting inside notes barbara in remodeling 101.

Both inlet and outlet have a 1 inch ips connection. The hand shower is attached to a 59 hose allowing you to pull it far out during use. I took out a fiberglass shower tub combo. Regardless of this weight difference though most standard floors have the strength to support a cast iron tub.

Therefore the floor may need to support over 1 000 pounds in one area. They span over the family room 13 feet with no walls underneath. The weight of the tub distributed on four tiny points of pressure can scratch or break floors. Another consideration for owners of old homes.

I am remodeling a 2nd floor bathroom. The subfloor 1 and floor joists beneath the tub must be inspected before installation and strengthened if necessary. Even the more resilient tile floors may be vulnerable to damage so it s worth considering whether to place coasters beneath your tub s feet. While floors do need extra support when installing a cast iron tub in some instances such as in older homes you may choose to reinforce the floor prior to a tub s installation for safety.

A bathroom floor is the perfect place for porcelain tile as it will stand up to foot traffic and even the weight of a cast iron claw foot bathtub. This is because the claw foot tub typically is. Chrome 64 70 polished brass 67 56 polished nickel 80 18 brushed nickel 118 59 oil rubbed bronze 84 90. How to secure acrylic tubs to the floor.

Pay careful attention to material. Scratching porcelain porcelain maxes out at 5 on the mohs scale which is the scale of mineral hardness used around the world.