Hi, Also just about to install a metal bath, its not cast iron just a cheap metal one. Does it need supporting like the acrylic ones or is it ok to fit the fit onto a pressure spreading baton.
Any tips on what I should do? Thanks DD
I always _securely_ fix a batten (3" x 2" or similar) to the back wall to take the weight of the back edge of the bath. That makes sure there'll be no movement between the edge and the tiles. I try to support the ends too. Then the feet are providing extra, rather than sole[1] support.
[1] feet ... sole ... geddit!Oh, never mind
Why on earth should it?!
A full bath weighs about 120kg, which is the weight of two 10 stone teenagers. So that total weight will be those teenagers standing next to you in one part of the house. If that is enough to cause the floor and wall to collapse, then you have a serious structural problem in the house that needs urgent sorting.
Christian.
On a slightly off-topic note - how much weight would cause a problem in a typical house? I have a vocal booth (like an oversized phone booth) in my spare room, which weighs somewhere in the region of 320kg with somebody standing in it. It has a large flat surface (approx. 1.6m x
1.6m), so the weight is distributed quite evenly. The ceiling hasn't caved in yet, but is this too much?
Surely a bath will hold more than 120 litres of water? I have a 60 litre aquarium here and it's water level is about as deep as I like my baths. The other dimensions are 30cm x 60cm, well inside the footprint of a bath. I would estimate a bath to hold over between 180-220 litres. Think of this. Some cast iron baths weigh 200kg. Add 200kg for the water. A number of people (200kg) in the bathroom at the same time as the bath and the water. It's not an impossible situation, but I'm sure the bathroom floor can take that kind of weight. Although YMMV!
Marcus
It was a cheap steel one. I recall being able to lift them alone, without help, which I can guarantee would not occur with the cast iron! I think 200 litres of water in a bath might be considered excessive, unless it is not a standard type. Perhaps we could extend to 200kg total + 100kg for the user. I think this seriously overestimates the weight of the bath, the water and the user. Any floor should still be able to accept this, although poor location could lead to flexing of plaster and associated cracking.
Christian.
This should answer that question for you:
Don't forget to electrical bond it as well.
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