Bath legs

[marsaday]

This is from an Vil and booch bath and i just want to clarify all is ok. I have 2 of these legs which stick to the underside of the bath. the black feet just screw on to the plastic leg bit.

Is this it ? Does it need any more support ?

I will need to build a frame for the bath as well.

 

[mickie]

thats it, you'll need to build a frame on the front and fix some wood to the wall to support the back of the bath, seal it all up too and you'll be good to go

 

[AWheating]

Make up the bath to the correct height and put into position. Mark height of bath along all walls with a pencil. measure distance from top of bath (pencil line height) and the underside lip of the bath and mark this on walls with bath removed. Fix 2x1 timbers to wall along lower pencil line with screws and grab adhesive. Check bath fits back correctly and is level and sitting on timbers, when you are ready to install the bath run a bead of mastic along top of timbers and along wall between timber and first pencil line, then once bath is in place and secured run another bead of mastic to between bath and wall.

ps. if you have std walls try and fix timbers into studs or fit a few vertical timbers between floor and support timbers.

 

[marsaday]

Thanks for this. So does the weight of the bath get taken by the frame, or do the legs take the weight.

I will also be building a wall at the front of the bath and the rear.

Why do you use mastic and not silicone?

 

[AWheating]

mastic = sillcone

the bath legs take the weight of the bath(water,user), the frame is to secure the bath and add extra support to ensure you dont get movement etc.....

As you can see im not a great artist! LOL

 

[Kimou]

Fill the bath first before you put the final silicone on

 

[Kimou]

I will also be building a wall at the front of the bath and the rear.

Just out of curiousity. Is this an existing bathroom? Reason being is that you need to apply to the authorities if you want to relocate/add a bathroom to another room in the property. Load bearing joists for baths is an issue, a big issue. and AGDS regs too

 

[mickie]

why ? i have never bothered, once its all fixed in, it shouldnt move anyway

 

[Kimou]

Just usual practise. With the weight of the bath any expansion is at maximum whilst drying and contracting on empty.12.5% movement on mastic. If you exceed that on filling whilst sealing empty it will compromise the seal.

 

[marsaday]

this is an attic conversion and all done with regs. I think i have done a double joist under the bath, but the span of 3m using 175mm joists is well in tolerance as well.