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mikejurasw

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Hi all, I'm plotting a bathroom remodel and am thinking about a new tub to replace a bottom-of-the-line fiberglass affair. However, my concern is that the floor slopes (from long-ago settling of the house) toward the drain with a deflection of probably 1-2 inches over the length of the tub. The home is 1920's vintage, so the floor is poured concrete in a bed, with embedded tile, and then another layer of poorly-laid small ceramic tile on top from a recent remodel.
One plumber said the rule for the floor under the tub is "flat and level". So: 1) should I use some sort of liquid floor leveler? 2) if so, for the entire room or just make a level "pad" for the tub?. If option 2, how should I hide the visible wedge of leveler that the bottom of the tub now rests on?
Any advice appreciated!
Thanks, Mike Miller Cleveland, OH
 
The best practice is to snap a level line and fill the entire floor to that level.
 
I'd be going under the house and seeing why it's sagging and fixing that.
Once that's fixed the whole job will be easyer to do.
 
I agree with look at at the reason, if you are putting the tub where there is tile now remove the tile and level the whole floor.
 
How is the tub situated in the room and what are the dimensions of the room? If it’s out 2” over the length of the tub you could be bulking up 4” (more or less) over the length of the room. Would this affect any built in cabinets or shelving? Will it mean you have to re pipe your toilet flange to be flush to the new height? Will you then have to remount sinks because the counters will be higher, redo baseboards, backsplashes, painting? Etc... ideally the whole floor being level would be best but it opens the door to making this into a whole bathroom renovation. Not that that is a bad thing, so long as you are aware of it before it happens.

As others have said, looking into why it’s changed would be the first step, if not corrected then all that work could be undone after it settles more in a couple years.
 
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