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Removing a soaking tub
How challenging is it for me to remove a soaking tub from my master bathroom?
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"Unless you know fully what you are doing I would not advise this."
Answered on 3rd Aug 2021 - Member since Feb 2021 -
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"Hi Julia l hope will be easy. If 2 sides free you can take off easy, if is one side free it will be more difficult . First you have to turn off switches to hot and cold and make sure the water has to be off. Take off bath panel and then take off bath tap, take off waste trap. Cut all silicone around the bath and then when bath is loose you can take just"
Answered on 3rd Aug 2021 - Member since Apr 2021 -
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"Removing the tub itself isn’t too challenging.
Just a case of turning off the supplies, drain any excess water in pipe work, by opening hot and cold taps on floor below, while bath taps are open,then disconnect supplies and waste.
The more challenging part, capping waste and supply pipes below floor, and making good the exposed area."
Just a case of turning off the supplies, drain any excess water in pipe work, by opening hot and cold taps on floor below, while bath taps are open,then disconnect supplies and waste.
The more challenging part, capping waste and supply pipes below floor, and making good the exposed area."
Answered on 3rd Aug 2021 - Member since Jan 2017 -
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