Where can I find affordable platform/drop in tub?
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Well... what I am looking for is something that I could drop in and durable material as well...
For this way, I could build up the floor under the tub to avoid having to chip the concrete for the drain line...
Affordable = as cheap as possible without losing any quality.
Do not use a drop in tub with a shower head---they are not designed to have water around the tub/deck connection--
Why don't you tell us what you really want and perhaps one of us can help with that---
Opening the floor and relocating the drain may not be as big of a job as you imagine.
Why don't you tell us what you really want and perhaps one of us can help with that---
Opening the floor and relocating the drain may not be as big of a job as you imagine.
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Drop in's are also far more likely to leak around the area under the lip, harder to build so the valves remain assesable, can not have a shower.
Perhaps I should word things a little differently.
I am currently in one of the basement projects and will be finishing a basement from start. The drain for the shower/tub is stubbed out and is about 14" from the wall studs (aka... on the side where the shower head and faucet(s) will be).
The challenge that I am facing at the moment is figuring out how to install a tub (of any sort) without removing/chipping away the concrete away from the stub out. Of course, this process as I understand is necessary to accept the overflow and drain from the tub to connect to the drain to the main waste.
So, I thought of an approach to elevate the floor up to the needed height (like some other posters have done). This idea then morphed into a platform/drop in configuration...
Now, this is where I am with this "idea", and obviously could use your input. (please be gentle).
Thank you in advance.
Ps. I also know there is such thing as "above floor" tubs...
Most plumbers think nothing of opening up the floor and moving a drain---
$60 or so to rent an electric jack hammer and an hour or two moving the drain---
at 14" off the wall--that may be a shower drain--in any case there will be a P-trap at the bottom of the stub up----elevating the tub and using 2--90^ elbows to reach the drain is a bad idea--
First it will create a 'running trap'--not good for several reasons---they don't meet code because there is a possibility they will be sucked dry--
Most important----that arrangement often clogs---Just how are you going to snake out a winding maze of drain pipes like that?
Saving a few hours now could yield a completely useless tub in a year or two--and then a tear out to move that drain.
These are a few thoughts you might want to chew on while you are planning.
This added plumbing expense will be saved by allowing you to use a standard tub---fast,easy and predictable----Mike----
$60 or so to rent an electric jack hammer and an hour or two moving the drain---
at 14" off the wall--that may be a shower drain--in any case there will be a P-trap at the bottom of the stub up----elevating the tub and using 2--90^ elbows to reach the drain is a bad idea--
First it will create a 'running trap'--not good for several reasons---they don't meet code because there is a possibility they will be sucked dry--
Most important----that arrangement often clogs---Just how are you going to snake out a winding maze of drain pipes like that?
Saving a few hours now could yield a completely useless tub in a year or two--and then a tear out to move that drain.
These are a few thoughts you might want to chew on while you are planning.
This added plumbing expense will be saved by allowing you to use a standard tub---fast,easy and predictable----Mike----
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