I’m in the process of buying another house and have a question about the bathtub. This house is not in bad shape so i’m not gonna have to gut it. There is a clawfoot tub in the bathroom that I intend to keep (this house is very intact as far as trim so the tub still fits the style of the house).
My problem is, I want to install a shower head and obviously need to keep water from getting all over the place. The tub only has a tub spout now so it wasnt a problem in the past.
Can I simply just install a full curtain that would go all the way around the tub or what?
I’m a little stumped here. This house wil be a rental but I want to retain the flavor of the old house.
Thanks
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Sure. Renovator's Supply has the hoops (they call them surrounds). I'm sure others do too.
Here's a link to their page of stuff
http://www.rensup.com/Products/Cat-465.htm
Thanks, As long as the inspector is cool with it, it should work.
Nobody yelled at me about it. Just keep in mind that it'll take more than 1 regular sized shower curtain to get there if you get a larger hoop (surround, whatever).The older I get, the better I was....
yeah...you can buy all the stuff you need to plumb up a nice shower and put the curtain on a hoop......
I had one in my lake house and loved it, especially when taking a bath......good as a hot tub to me.
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Being a rental, I'd be awful leary leaving the tub in there.
Yes....a full surround curtain will suffice. So long as whoever is renting there cares enough. I'm envisioning them not taking every precaution to contain the water......leaks raining down from the ceiling below.
I love the old clawfoots.....and were I to buy a house for myself with one, I'd keep it.
But the risk you may be taking leaving it n the rental....I dunno.
I'd probably remove it and try and salvage it for my own home....or to save and put back somewhere down the line.
Replace it with an inexpensive tub that you can enclose on at least three sides.
Food for thought.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
I am worried about the renter not caring but you need to see this house. Its literally untouched, i'm talking about at least 50 year old wallpaper in the hallway. I really want to keep the style of the house intact. I've put 60 large into houses to achieve what this house already has. Besides, the cost of a full bath reno (putting a 5' tub in a 5'-6' hole) would not be cost effective in this house.
This bath is on the first floor and one thing I thought about was a floor drain to control major water spill. I think that may be overkill though.
As others have suggested, get the ring for the shower curtains.
And, because some renters are truly clueless, buy the shower curtains, and install them too. Buy enough so that there will be one wrapping the wet end, one across the back, one wrapping the dry end, and one that pulls open and closed for entry. Overlap them in a way that promotes proper drainage, not escape.
Take it from one with experience -- if you don't buy and install the curtains, you'll probably have to re-do the flooring and the drywall below.
Unless you're the lead dog, the view just never changes.
I really like the overlap idea, sounds like a plan. Thanks.
I spent three years living in a rental unit with one of these. They work quite well, require only a minimum of care to use (which I realize some tenants don't have, but that's why you screen tenants, right?). Also cool was that when it was time to clean the shower, I pulled the curtains down and threw them in teh washing machine. The cheap plastic ones would only last a couple of washes, more expensive vinyl had a longer lifespan.
Couple of things to think of:Tile the floor w/epoxy grout. Water WILL NOT drain thru to the floor below (I'm assuming the tub is on the 2nd floor?). My upstairs bathroom looks great YEARS after I had it tiled w/epoxy (floor, wall up to chair rail height & the shower stall).Kohler made (don't know if they still make) a tub spout for clawfoot tubs that has a handheld shower. You could use that instead of plumbing for an actual shower spout up high.ONE WEEK Pumpkin-sitting w/the only Houdini dog in America. Day 4.
I've never worked with epoxy grout before. I think it was discussed here before. Is it harder to work with?
BTW this bathroom is on the first floor.
I paid a tile guy to put it in (he grumbled about the "mosaic" & the epoxy grout). I think he wasn't happy about it because you have to work more quickly (shorter drying time maybe?) but I was so pleased w/the work he did upstairs that I took his diamond tool thingy (dunno the technical term) & scraped out all the grout from my kitchen countertop & had him replace it w/epoxy too.I did it because the water just pools on the tiles. No seeping thru the grout, no constant sealing (that didn't work anyway). His comment was, "You didn't have to scrape it ALL out". If you like, I can post pictures of the tile work & the tub spout that I mentioned. By-the-way, my house is 1926, so I wanted something that would "feel" right with the house.ONE WEEK Pumpkin-sitting w/the only Houdini dog in America. Day 4.
If you have a picture i'd like to see it. I will have to replace the floor i this bathroom and was thinking about doing the white & black mosaic thing too. This house is about the same vintage as yours.
FWIW,
I grew up in a house that had the tub as you describe. House was built in 1912. Two families later, six kids in mine and the floor was still in good shape when I left in 1970. Original Linoleum flooring still intact.
Go over to John Bridges.There is one that has been discussed that is very easy to work. IIRC it is Spectra Lock. Available at the home horror stores.But I don't know how WP it is.I would be more inclinded to thing about a water barrier under the tile. I believe ditra qualifies..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
This is to Bill too- Spectra lock is available at most Lowes stores, but it comes in very small packages, and it isn't their top of the line grout. It's made by Laticrete, and they make another epoxy grout- maybe Pro-lock? Only available at specialty tile stores. The good part about working with this stuff is that you can make a bigger batch than you need immediately, and stick some of it in the freezer- it won't set at that temperature.
Look on the John Bridges forums for more information. It's harder to clean up with, and you have to do smaller sections at a time, but epoxy grout will not stain and absorb water like cement grout will.
zak
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