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Posted by Mike Reed on June 29, 2007, 3:44 pm
I am installing a whirlpool tub into an alcove, where the center wall
is an exterior wall. There is room to have about a 6" surround on each
side of the tub, or I could have it off-center and go up to 9" on one
side.
SWMBO wants the fixtures on the middle (exterior) wall, and I'm trying
to decide if it's even possible with a topside plumbing access. Not
only would it have to be large enough to facilitate installation and
potentially repair, it would also still need to seal.
I'm building the surround out of some leftover brazilian cherry we
have from the stair remodel (I build box newels for that).
Is this possible, or is it just as bad of an idea as it feels like?
Should I consider an outside plumbing access? This is a 2nd floor
master bath, stick-framed, with a brick vernier exterior.
The other alternative is to just install the fixtures on the front
side, but you'd have to get in around them, and they wouldn't be as
nice to look at.
Thanks!
-Mike
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Posted by Rick Samuel on June 29, 2007, 4:27 pm
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Outside wall aren't the best for things that freeze.
I am installing a whirlpool tub into an alcove, where the center wall
is an exterior wall. There is room to have about a 6" surround on each
side of the tub, or I could have it off-center and go up to 9" on one
side.
SWMBO wants the fixtures on the middle (exterior) wall, and I'm trying
to decide if it's even possible with a topside plumbing access. Not
only would it have to be large enough to facilitate installation and
potentially repair, it would also still need to seal.
I'm building the surround out of some leftover brazilian cherry we
have from the stair remodel (I build box newels for that).
Is this possible, or is it just as bad of an idea as it feels like?
Should I consider an outside plumbing access? This is a 2nd floor
master bath, stick-framed, with a brick vernier exterior.
The other alternative is to just install the fixtures on the front
side, but you'd have to get in around them, and they wouldn't be as
nice to look at.
Thanks!
-Mike
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Posted by Meat Plow on June 29, 2007, 4:55 pm
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:27:01 -0500, Rick Samuel wrote:
> Subject: Re: Plumbing access through top of tub surround?
> Newsgroups: alt.home.repair,rec.woodworking
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:27:01 -0500
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> Outside wall aren't the best for things that freeze.
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Posted by Scott Lurndal on June 29, 2007, 4:47 pm
>I am installing a whirlpool tub into an alcove, where the center wall
>is an exterior wall. There is room to have about a 6" surround on each
>side of the tub, or I could have it off-center and go up to 9" on one
>side.
>
>SWMBO wants the fixtures on the middle (exterior) wall, and I'm trying
>to decide if it's even possible with a topside plumbing access. Not
>only would it have to be large enough to facilitate installation and
>potentially repair, it would also still need to seal.
>
>I'm building the surround out of some leftover brazilian cherry we
>have from the stair remodel (I build box newels for that).
>
>Is this possible, or is it just as bad of an idea as it feels like?
>Should I consider an outside plumbing access? This is a 2nd floor
>master bath, stick-framed, with a brick vernier exterior.
>
>The other alternative is to just install the fixtures on the front
>side, but you'd have to get in around them, and they wouldn't be as
>nice to look at.
>
>Thanks!
>
>-Mike
>
I assume by surround, you're referring to a platform at the top of
the whirlpool between it and the wall, and you wish to plumb between
the pool and the wall on the exterior wall side. I don't immediately
see anything wrong with this idea, aside from access; If you live
somewhere with winters, I wouldn't put the plumbing _in_ the exterior
wall, however.
scott
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Posted by Art on June 29, 2007, 7:53 pm
My tub is a 2 person oval and faucets are in one front corner and the spout
in the other front corner. Neither block access. Don't worry too much
about it. No one uses these things much anyway.
>I am installing a whirlpool tub into an alcove, where the center wall
> is an exterior wall. There is room to have about a 6" surround on each
> side of the tub, or I could have it off-center and go up to 9" on one
> side.
>
> SWMBO wants the fixtures on the middle (exterior) wall, and I'm trying
> to decide if it's even possible with a topside plumbing access. Not
> only would it have to be large enough to facilitate installation and
> potentially repair, it would also still need to seal.
>
> I'm building the surround out of some leftover brazilian cherry we
> have from the stair remodel (I build box newels for that).
>
> Is this possible, or is it just as bad of an idea as it feels like?
> Should I consider an outside plumbing access? This is a 2nd floor
> master bath, stick-framed, with a brick vernier exterior.
>
> The other alternative is to just install the fixtures on the front
> side, but you'd have to get in around them, and they wouldn't be as
> nice to look at.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Mike
>
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