Curb for shower is close to heater, how to proceed?

01-19-2013, 10:06 AM	#1
RyanD Member   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Massachusetts. Posts: 170	Curb for shower is close to heater, how to proceed? Should I just make it thinner on that end so it's just in front of it (towards the shower) like this version or or put it close to the drain like version 2? Attached Thumbnails

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01-19-2013, 10:08 AM	#2
Canucker Thread killer   Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 265	Curb for shower is close to heater, how to proceed? Can't you move the heater? __________________ You can have it good, fast or cheap. Pick two.

01-19-2013, 10:09 AM	#3
RyanD Member   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Massachusetts. Posts: 170	Curb for shower is close to heater, how to proceed? Quote: Originally Posted by Canucker Can't you move the heater? Bigger project than I want to take on right now. I need this shower done this week and if I go down that road it wont happen. The pipes come up right there from the floor so I'd have to rip the floor up and move those over.

01-19-2013, 10:12 AM	#4
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,221	Curb for shower is close to heater, how to proceed? Move it or install a shorter heater.

01-19-2013, 11:09 AM	#5
Bondo Master General ReEngineer     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chaumont River, Ny. Posts: 3,168	Curb for shower is close to heater, how to proceed? Ayuh,.... I agree with Joe,.... If that's a hotwater baseboard, it might be just the Cover, that's in yer way...

01-19-2013, 11:14 AM	#6
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,221	Curb for shower is close to heater, how to proceed? Unless this is a slab there's no need to cut out the floor to relocate or shorten the heater.

01-19-2013, 12:13 PM	#7
RyanD Member   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Massachusetts. Posts: 170	Curb for shower is close to heater, how to proceed? The pipe comes up right out of the floor. Attached Thumbnails