Showers & Bathtubs: Expert Guides and Resources

A platform bathtub is often enclosed in a framed platform. After the platform is built and the plumbing is roughed in, you place the tub in the platform. It's easier to install a whirlpool tub after you've installed the tile on the top surface of the platform, but you may not have enough room to move the large tub around the bathroom as you build the partitions.

Caulking the connection between your shower walls and tub prevents leaks and reduces mildew buildup. Removing old caulk and recaulking joints between tiles and your tub is an annual bathroom maintenance job. If you have tile shower walls, there is a very good possibility that a leak could develop between the tile and the tub.

If you're tired of dealing with a leaky, mildew-stained shower curtain on an existing shower, installing a shower door might be a perfect solution. The installation, which is essentially the same for a stall shower or tub/shower, is a no-brainer. Measuring and cutting the tracks The top and bottom tracks supplied by the manufacturer must be cut slightly shorter than the width of the your shower’s opening.

Installing a bathtub isn’t an easy do-it-yourself project because it involves working with a large, heavy object in a small space. If you have any misgivings about doing it, hire a plumber who has the experience to install it and the license to hook up the fixtures. If you want to do it yourself, inspect the new tub before you start the installation.

Installing a tub isn’t an easy do-it-yourself project because it involves working with a large, heavy object in a small space. If you have any misgivings about doing it, hire a plumber who has the experience to install it and the license to hook up the fixtures. Placing the ledger board The first step in installing a tub is to set in place a ledger board that supports the edges of the tub that contact the walls of the tub enclosure.

Installing a shower requires you to construct wood framing to support the walls of the enclosure. If you place the shower in a corner, you have to construct fewer walls. In any case, the manufacturer supplies a layout plan for the enclosure. Follow it carefully. You usually place the wall studs closer together than on a standard wall.