Toilets, Sinks, Showers, Tubs and Disposals - Replace a bathtub - do I need to get behind it or underneath?
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congee
06-27-05, 12:46 PM
Hi there,
I'm thinking of re-modelling my entire bathroom, including the bathtub (it's purple - yeech).
The bathroom is in a 40-year old house.
When I replace and re-install the bathtub, how do I get access to the drain pipe? I realize that I'm going to have to remove a portion of the wall around the tub to remove it (I'm talking about the walls surround the tub itself) but do I have to go through the wall on the other side or the ceiling below it to unscrew/re-screw the tub into the drainage?
Or do I just stick my hand into the wall opening that I've made and reach underneath (which means that I won't be able to see anything).
I can't get a clear answer. Everywhere I look, all of the pictures are of people installing into new bathroom, without surrounding walls, only support beams.
Thanks.
I'm thinking of re-modelling my entire bathroom, including the bathtub (it's purple - yeech).
The bathroom is in a 40-year old house.
When I replace and re-install the bathtub, how do I get access to the drain pipe? I realize that I'm going to have to remove a portion of the wall around the tub to remove it (I'm talking about the walls surround the tub itself) but do I have to go through the wall on the other side or the ceiling below it to unscrew/re-screw the tub into the drainage?
Or do I just stick my hand into the wall opening that I've made and reach underneath (which means that I won't be able to see anything).
I can't get a clear answer. Everywhere I look, all of the pictures are of people installing into new bathroom, without surrounding walls, only support beams.
Thanks.
pgtek
06-29-05, 07:16 AM
hi
cut drywall about 2 inches high around the bathtub
then
remove the inner part of the drain in the tub
inside the drain part it shape like a + insert the end of a pair of ajustable plier
between the + and twist of counter clockwize it should come off then it will be free from the plumbing drain
cut drywall about 2 inches high around the bathtub
then
remove the inner part of the drain in the tub
inside the drain part it shape like a + insert the end of a pair of ajustable plier
between the + and twist of counter clockwize it should come off then it will be free from the plumbing drain