Converting A Bath To A Shower
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Converting a bath to a shower. Bath to shower conversion leeds before. Were doing a tub to shower remodel and sharing tips. As wall tiles stop at the bath rim the area beneith the bath rim is almost always un tiled.
Running hot cold feeds to the new basin position to the new shower valve as seen above running the basin waste within the newly studded out wall connecting this up to the shower waste under the shower tray. This is a day by day multi part video on how to convert a tubshower to a walk in shower. Turn on the plumbing and test the shower with controls in place and seams caulked turn on the water supply and test the shower for leaks both from water supply lines and from the drain.
If you live in an older house that hasnt yet been updated or need to convert a standard bath youre likely facing a 5x8 foot space with a toilet a small vanity and a tub which doesnt leave room to add a shower to the existing plan without blowing out some walls or reconfiguring the existing tub. With the shower rough ins aligning with the holes you previously drilled in the surround panel install the shower controls shower head and trim. Amending the existing bath waste as required before installing connecting up the shower tray.
In this instance we chose to replace the bath with a walk in shower shower tray leaving the existing wall tiles in situ. Thats why having a shower just makes sense and why new construction often includes a shower in every full bath. This means that extra tiling needs to be carried out to finish the tiles down onto the new shower tray.
Watch this comprehensive cleancut bathtub safety product installation video and see how easy it is for you or your own local contractor to convert your existing bathtub into a safer and more.