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House was built in the 30's, in CT. We are taking down the original tile in the alcove where the bathtub/shower is and putting in a plastic tub surround. The original walls are plaster and lathe. The original tile only goes part way up the wall, and the walls above the tile are cracking. Sand is falling down into the tub. The tub is the original cast iron.
When we took the tile and plaster and lathe off the back wall of the tub, which is an outside wall, there was nothing but the studs and then the outside boards of the house. There is also a gap of about an inch between the studs and the tub now, due to the width of the old plaster and lathe and tile.
I'm looking for suggestions of how to finish that outside wall so we can have some insulation and get the wallboard out far enough to attach the tub surround. Should we just put in fiberglass batting and build the studs out with firring strips to put up green board? Does anyone have a better idea?
Thanks for your help!
When we took the tile and plaster and lathe off the back wall of the tub, which is an outside wall, there was nothing but the studs and then the outside boards of the house. There is also a gap of about an inch between the studs and the tub now, due to the width of the old plaster and lathe and tile.
I'm looking for suggestions of how to finish that outside wall so we can have some insulation and get the wallboard out far enough to attach the tub surround. Should we just put in fiberglass batting and build the studs out with firring strips to put up green board? Does anyone have a better idea?
Thanks for your help!