I have two full baths in my house, and they both creak when you stand in the tub for a shower. How to fix?
I have two full baths in my house, and they both creak when you stand in
the tub for a shower. How to fix?
They probably didn't have the proper level-set under them when
installed, it is to late now. Get used to it.
When installing a tub, I always put in a 3/4 inch sheet of plywood
after checking out the joists, then I put in about 120 pounds of level set
after checking the hook-up to the tub and then, set the tub in. It will
never creak and will be in for life.
it depends, is it the tub creaking itself or the wood floor
under it creaking. You should beable to tell from the sound of the creak.
If it is the tub it wasent set in mortar when it was installed & will
have to be taken out & reset in some mortar. Setting tubs & showers in
mortar costs a few dollars more & takes a few minutes more, 2 things
builders can not afford when cutting corners all the time.
If it is the floor creaking it can be an easy fix if the tubs have a basement under them. Just add screws to the subfloor through the floor joists (it is the sub floor that is creaking) they don't glue the subfloor down & it gets loose riding up & down on the nails creaking & squeeking. If you have no access to under the tub you will have to pull he tub to refasten the subfloor. Hope this helps
Sensible gave you one answer the other thing to check is that
it is not the tub creaking but the wood supporting it. I can not tell you
the solution to that as I am a tileman not a carpenter
Sounds like fiberglass or plastic tubs. These type are supposed
to have a mortarbed poured under them before installation. What happens is
they flex when weight is added and this causes the creaking. The caulk is
probably breaking loose also.
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