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