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Posted by Info on December 17, 2008, 5:48 pm
It's me again, the guy with the "replace the bath tub with a threshold-free
shower" remodeling job . Another contractor was here last week and
suggested that once the tub is ripped out we use an acrylic shower pan, not
cultured marble as the guy on the top of our very short list suggested. The
new guy suggested that we use not only an acrylic pan, but acrylic all the
way to the ceiling.
The acrylic guy is a franchise who doesn't get good reviews on the Internet,
but, maybe there's an advantage to using acrylic?
Any thoughts? Thanks.
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Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on December 19, 2008, 7:45 am
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> It's me again, the guy with the "replace the bath tub with a threshold-fr=
> shower" remodeling job . =A0Another contractor was here last week and
> suggested that once the tub is ripped out we use an acrylic shower pan, n=
> cultured marble as the guy on the top of our very short list suggested. T=
> new guy suggested that we use not only an acrylic pan, but acrylic all th=
> way to the ceiling.
> The acrylic guy is a franchise who doesn't get good reviews on the Intern=
et,
show/hide quoted text
> but, maybe there's an advantage to using acrylic?
> Any thoughts? =A0Thanks.
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Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on December 19, 2008, 7:47 am
> It's me again, the guy with the "replace the bath tub with a threshold-fr=
> shower" remodeling job . =A0Another contractor was here last week and
> suggested that once the tub is ripped out we use an acrylic shower pan, n=
> cultured marble as the guy on the top of our very short list suggested. T=
> new guy suggested that we use not only an acrylic pan, but acrylic all th=
> way to the ceiling.
> The acrylic guy is a franchise who doesn't get good reviews on the Intern=
et,
show/hide quoted text
> but, maybe there's an advantage to using acrylic?
> Any thoughts? =A0Thanks.
In 1979 we installed three Fiat brand tub / shower units and one
shower.
They are one piece acrylic units and look like new 29.75 years later.
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Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on December 19, 2008, 4:30 pm
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> It's me again, the guy with the "replace the bath tub with a threshold-fr=
> shower" remodeling job . =A0Another contractor was here last week and
> suggested that once the tub is ripped out we use an acrylic shower pan, n=
> cultured marble as the guy on the top of our very short list suggested. T=
> new guy suggested that we use not only an acrylic pan, but acrylic all th=
> way to the ceiling.
> The acrylic guy is a franchise who doesn't get good reviews on the Intern=
et,
show/hide quoted text
> but, maybe there's an advantage to using acrylic?
> Any thoughts? =A0Thanks.
Acrylic won't handle the pressure.
"Pressure", you ask?
Tire pressure.
Downward.
Take a look at your wheelchair tires, notice how much of the tire is
actually touching the floor.
Not much is there?
All of your weight is concentrated in that small area.
Unless it is very thick, like 1" or more, the acrylic shower pan will
snap the very first time you roll your chair in there.
Once it breaks you have BIG problems.
If it was me I'd go old school, mud base and tile.
Nuthin but the finest for my finest clients........
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Posted by Info on December 19, 2008, 5:29 pm
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> It's me again, the guy with the "replace the bath tub with a
> threshold-free
> shower" remodeling job . Another contractor was here last week and
> suggested that once the tub is ripped out we use an acrylic shower pan,
> not
> cultured marble as the guy on the top of our very short list suggested.
> The
> new guy suggested that we use not only an acrylic pan, but acrylic all the
> way to the ceiling.
> The acrylic guy is a franchise who doesn't get good reviews on the
> Internet,
> but, maybe there's an advantage to using acrylic?
> Any thoughts? Thanks.
Acrylic won't handle the pressure.
"Pressure", you ask?
Tire pressure.
Downward.
Take a look at your wheelchair tires, notice how much of the tire is
actually touching the floor.
Not much is there?
All of your weight is concentrated in that small area.
Unless it is very thick, like 1" or more, the acrylic shower pan will
snap the very first time you roll your chair in there.
Once it breaks you have BIG problems.
If it was me I'd go old school, mud base and tile.
Nuthin but the finest for my finest clients........
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The guy in the lead for us wants to use "cultured marble" for the pan, not a
mud base. What's the difference?
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> shower" remodeling job . =A0Another contractor was here last week and
> suggested that once the tub is ripped out we use an acrylic shower pan, n=
> cultured marble as the guy on the top of our very short list suggested. T=
> new guy suggested that we use not only an acrylic pan, but acrylic all th=
> way to the ceiling.
> The acrylic guy is a franchise who doesn't get good reviews on the Intern=