How To Remove a Bath Tub
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Shannon from www.house-improvements.com shows you how to remove a typical bath tub. In this case it is a regular steel bathtub. Video © 2014 SKS Media.
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I could watch this guy all day. Feels like I'm learning from a my dad or uncle, but without all the cursing and yelling. 10/10
good one...
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Becca LeRiche 😂😂😂 With Shannon’s level of expertise, cursing becomes totally unnecessary
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I'm a plumbing contractor, I've been plumbing for 32 years and I watch Shannon's plumbing videos . I will concur with everything this guy says.
Thank you, I appreciate your comment.
Solid showing of the removal process.
I had to roll mine foward to free it. There was Studs on both side where the legs are. Your comment on the leg made me realize why it wasn't lifting from either side. Thanks!
Very helpful video. I once removed a tub like this. Stood it up on end like you did. I couldn't get a dolly under it till it was out in the hallway. To get it that far, I simply placed a bathroom rug beneath it, rubber side UP, fuzzy side DOWN. It was easy to slide it out of the bathroom then. Since then I have built a 4-caster dolly from a frame of 2x4's & plywood, covered it with scrap carpet and fastened an old drawer handle to it. Works great for pushing things around the house where there isn't enough space to lean-back an appliance dolly. Also great for moving a piano! Thank you very much for your videos!
I love this guys attitude! Or is it his altitude??? Anyhow, knowledgeable, skilled and FUNNY!!!!!
Thank you Shannon for all the great advice. Last summer I built an insulated workshop with electricity. Mind you, I had virtually NO experience at all, from walls to electricity to the roof, most of the project was done with your excellent videos. This summer I'll be renovating both my bathrooms and I definitely will be tuning in for more of your excellent videos. Again, thank you so much for all the valuable help .....oh yes....my wife is very grateful also! lol
Nice job! I would suggest stuffing a oversize rag into the plumbing openings to keep things from getting down in there accidently.
Really like your videos. Very informative. You remind me of an old west sheriff.
I'm about to do a bath remodel. I'm fairly certain my tub is a heck of a lot heavier than the one he lifted.
cant wait for the tub installation video. I'm definitely going to need to know how to do that soon
all your videos are right to the point! thanks for that
I love your videos. Thank you for all the great info!
Another great job looks like your doing a hole house make over hope you post videos on all the removals and install videos
Thanks Shannon, that was well needed information.....
Great work! Only thing that your voice keeps the same level that make me fall sleep ;-)). Love all your videos
Thanks for the great advice!
Excellent video. Very informative and knowledgeable! thanks
thanks
Lol, great job. I had to laugh on your floor screw up tho. We've all done it tho. Keep up the good work
Great video. Thanks.
Excellent video. Good tips.
haha, you should start every video squatting in a bathtub.
Another good video. Thanks mate.
Thank you very much!!!
Keep up the good work!!!!
Good to know, thanks.
Great video, I was stumped after removing the drywall. Took me 20s after watching this!
Great to hear
Your the goto man. Love the videos
good work
LMAO at 4:05
"Ok. So we've got that out of there.......that's pretty gross."
Great job on the vid. Thanks!
your welcome
good videos
Thank you. Subbed..
Thumbs Up as always ....
Sure, you can find a new tub for as low as $150, some places even lower. However, take in to consideration the cost of removal and disposal of your old tub, removing a few rows of the bathtub tile surround to get work access, let's not forget removal of old plumbing and possible fabrication to get new plumbing to fit, the list goes on which ultimately equals a minimum of a week of bathroom downtime and at least $2000 in labor and materials. All for a new tub. Now some of us can afford to do such things and could care less about the time however, for those of us that would prefer an easier and more cost effective alternative, Fresh Look Refinishing is here to help!
Hi was thinking of putting and whirl pool tub with 7 jets in the tub in my bathroom the tub basically looks like and normal size tub but I was wondering if there lots more plumbing involved due to the 7 jets or is it the same plumbing as normal tubs.love the videos great for DIY like myself
Scott M
Whirl pool tubs are self contained, plumbing is the same, you will need a GFCI protected power source though.
Great Vids, I wish yall could come to Florida & build me a house for a fair price.
Interesting video. I'd love to install one of those whirlpool tubs but there would need to be electrical wiring done as currently there is no electrical wiring even near my tub. I have a roman tub right now built into a plywood frame that's been tiled. I'm wondering if it's worth doing. Thanks for your video Shannon. Great explanations.
They are not bad to do, be sure that your electrical is GFCI protected. I also recommend that you go with the inline heater option as well, if not your water tends to cool off pretty good within 10 mins.
HouseImprovements That's a good point - GFCI protection around water - a MUST. Never thought of it. I think it might end up tearing my bathroom all apart because the walls where the tub sit are both external walls. Maybe cutting the plywood flooring and running the electrical through the flooring would be an option, then repair to the floor. I plan to tile the floor anyway. Thanks for the tip about the inline heater option. I'll look into that. Are you guys for hire? I would definitely trust you guys doing work in my home. I've had others come here who made a big mess with hefty charges too. I'm not certain if this would be a project I would want to do myself. Thanks.
I loved watching this video. It has alot of info. We are wanting to go feom a tub to a walk in shower. Is there a way to do that?
Yes there are shower pans you can install in place of a tub if you want a tiled shower or there are shower units that fit a tub space as well. If you have more questions please use my forum. www.house-improvements.com/forums/
Great video!
What about venting pipe? Where it is conected to the the tub drain?
Basically on a tub the over flow pipe is the vent. That is the vertical pipe that goes up the end of the tub and hooks on the tub over flow
Oh, ok.
I did not think of that... Thank you!
How do you know if you will have enough space for a shower surround before or after taking out your tile. I want to know if I need to also take out my current drywall that sits behind the tiles before putting in a new tub and surround. I am using the surround that goes into the studs. I am a novice. So please excuse my ignorance.
If you are installing a surround that needs no drywall then you need 60", if its a standard size tub
We have a tub-sized shower pan with a center drain that I would like to replace with a tub. This is on a slab. Does this mean cutting the concrete to move the drain or is there some sort of shoe drain arrangement meant for this configuration?
no, unfortunately you will need to remove some concrete to re arrange the plumbing.
Do you recommend schedule 40 slip waste and overflow? Or slip joint?
I do not like slip joint connections for a bath tub because it is an area that you never see to detect a leak until it is to late. Under a sink is a little different because at least you are occasionally under there and may catch a leak early on.
Man... If only my current job (my first tub removal) went as smoothly... Studs too tight, blocks sticking out over the flange, couldn't move the plumbing out of the way... Wow... Pry bars. a sawzall, and a hydraulic car jack is what I finally levered the thing out with...
Wow, challenge!
It popped eventually. And I didn't pop any nails on the drywall other side of the wall... Head scratcher the whole way... Lucky.. But I really enjoyed your explanation...
Could you lift it from the other side to avoid having to move the copper plumbing? Mine is soldered in. 😢
Yes.
Not exactly related, but I have a bath fitter acrylic tub over an older tub, and water got between the wall of the acrylic and the old tub. For a while it was in the walls of the tub but now it is in the bottom of the tub, inching towards the drain. When bath fitter originally sent someone to fix it they attempted to lift the acrylic from the drain to create space for the water to flow in the drain. It didn't work at that time because the glue was too strong. It seems like the glue is weakened now. Do you see any potential problems with me attempting the same thing (removing the drain and lifting the acrylic so the water gets released through the drain?) I'm concerned that the water may pour out around the drain and get in the floor? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
+Oana Jurgea This is a really common problem that I have noticed in hotels that use this method of freshening up their tubs. I can't see this causing to much trouble, you may get a little over flow but there should not be a flood.
Thanks!
This is not cast iron. You can tell from the sound it's making when he moves it around that it's a steel tub.
Hi, I would like to replace my tub with a base and glass door. Will the drain lined up with the new plastic base? Are the drain location standard? Thanks
A tub drain and shower pan drain are not usually standard measurements. If you have access from below changing it to fit is not hard and if it is in concrete or some other floor it can be changed it just takes more effort
Thank you
Nice video. What's the name of the tool you use in this video to screwin drain piece?
+Elmer Acosta drain wrench? not actually sure, sorry
go to the hardware store look in the plumbing section.
I like to take a large combination wrench like a 3/4" or so, put the open end on the drain, put a long ratchet extension through the box/closed end, and use that for leverage as I turn. Just as sturdy as the store-bought tool, and you won't ruin a good pair of pliers or bend your screwdriver.
Guy looks like Dave turren from discovery’s gold rush show lol
all looks easy but some bathtubs have a back nut screwed to the plug and washer waste that makes it a little harder to remove
What if the tub is cemented/mortared to the subfloor? TIA
It will take some prying to get it free and you will likely damage it.
What is the labor price to do that ? Remove tub .. wall .. then put new in ?
That varies a lot depending on labour costs in your area and exactly what you are wanting to do for the shower walls after. Come to my forum with your question and we can likley get you a decent range depending on what you want to do.www.house-improvements.com/forums/
4:58 Mental note to self: "Put down the floors that can't be cut by utility knife"
lol
Is not heavy? That tub?
Couldn’t you pull it forward into bathroom and then turn it on it’s side and take it out the door?
Depends on the framing.
Picking up that cast iron tub must take practice
that was NOT a cast iron tub is is a steel one probally less ten 70 lbs cast iron couple hundred lbs
recip that one in half lol
Have seen guys do that, way to much noise!
"That's pretty gross"
I've got a cast iron tub. How about you come help me with that. ;)
In all honesty for a cast tub that is to heavy and awkward, I have used a sledge hammer and give it couple of smacks and it breaks into 2-3 pieces. Wear gloves and safety eye wear!!! This is actually a steel tub.
If you can't lift a 35 lb steel bathtub you have no business redoing a bathroom .