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Posted by Dennis on October 8, 2007, 7:26 pm
Did you consider keeping the same tub and have it reglazed? (BTW, it
probably came from a Sears catalog from the 1940's. One of our bathrooms
here in our old office, that has an identical layout. Tub came from Sears in
the 40's (or so I was told).
> Well, I thought I had seen it all, but I was proven wrong again. I get a
> job to go out and remodel a bathroom for a poor person under a county
> program. The house is ~40 years old, and looks like someone built it who
> (a) had no idea how to build and (b) had no money to build so all the
> materials were salvaged from somewhere. I go to see the bathroom and I am
> immediately confused by the size. It is 52 inches wide (wall to wall) by
> 84 inches deep. The bathtub, which I have been asked to replace, is 52
> inches by 24 inches. Where they found this bad boy I will never know but I
> suspect it may been salvaged from an old mobile home. It is cast iron, and
> has no overflow drain on top, and is 11 inches deep, from the top of the
> tub wall to the bottom.
>
> My first thought was to replace it with a shower. Demo what is there, drop
> in a pan, some new Moen fixtures, some nice marble walls, and I'm a hero,
> right? Nope. Unfortunately, she needs a tub. She has had two accidents,
> one that broke her neck, she has two fused vertabraes, is in constant pain
> and wants to soak in a bathtub. The current tub is too shallow and she has
> had it overflow beaucoup times. Obviously, I am not going to stroll into
> the Depot and pick up a replacement 52 inch tub. I think my best choice,
> bad as it is, is to replace the tub with a custom tile tub. I can add an
> overflow, do a nice job and everyone is happy. Except me, of course, when
> the tile tub leaks. I thought of a Japanese Soaking Tub (too expensive
> for the county). Does anyone have any experience doing tile tubs or does
> anyone have any better idea for me?
>
> At this point, believe me, I am all ears.
>
> Tim
>
>
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