plinth for bath

[david thorpe]

Looking for a some advice, please. I'm fitting a stand alone bath and want to place it on a plinth which I propose to make in wood and then tile. I'll do it crudely, ie with screws and brackets! I've put a pic and the sizes at

advice on wood, dimenions of wood, covering for the top to fit the tiles (ply?) gratefully received.

[Lobster]

Well, hard to suggest dimensions of timber when you don't indicate how tall you want your plinth (or what purpose the plinth serves - just raising the height of the bath? Concealing pipework?)

In principle, if you want a ~4" high plinth, I'd lay lengths of 4"x2" timber on their sides, at right angles to the direction of the floor joists underneath, if any; and cover the top and sides using 0.75" WBP plywood. Ensure that the new 4"x2" timbers lie directly beneath the feet of the bath.

David

[david thorpe]

[The Natural Philosopher]

18mm ply is about right..with some cross pieces in the middle

[The Medway Handyman]

I'd go along with that. 18mm ply is incredibily strong. Bear in mind that with the bath and the water you have a sh*t load of weight to support.

[John Rumm]

For ease I would probably use a bit of 7x2" chopped into appropriate lengths. That way you can just sit it straight on the floor, add a couple of noggings to stop it moving about and clad it in 3/4" WPB ply.

[lemmy]