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After you fix the floor build a platform around the tub for the sunken experience.
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brugroffil posted:I'd ask for the guy's engineering licenses number and look it up on the state registry (super easy in Illinois, imagine it's the same in California). You want stamped drawings. That means the engineer is putting their own rear end on the line civilly and criminally. Exactly. A real engineer would WANT the inspector to sign off on it, since it's kind of hard to cover it up since in theory permits would have been pulled to fix the joists, and city-approved plans + inspector sign-off help an engineer cover their own rear end.
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Elsa posted:After you fix the floor build a platform around the tub for the sunken experience. Signed, beatmasterj's 'engineer'
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Apr 25, 2017 05:18
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"We couldn't get the tub to work right when sunken in, so instead we raised the floor of the bathroom by three inches. Just slapped down a bunch of lumber then tiled on top of it."
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Apr 25, 2017 05:21
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Facebook Aunt posted:Is the tub going to be set in stone? Yes, but not yet. So don't get too excited.
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From watching mike holmes, I dont see how they are gonna install sistered joists without ripping out your downstairs ceiling and then jacking up your sinking floor. Does the floor creak when walking near the tub pit?
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bEatmstrJ posted:Yes, but not yet. So don't get too excited. The thought of all this excess weight on cut and re-rigged engineered i-beams has me all kinds of excited.
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Apr 25, 2017 07:01
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Dr.Smasher posted:The thought of all this excess weight on cut and re-rigged engineered i-beams has me all kinds of excited. Your username is very appropriate.
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Apr 25, 2017 07:27
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sup OP (@10:28) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ym3CEKyta4&t=609s hot notched joist on unsafe joist action
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Apr 25, 2017 11:20
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SoundMonkey posted:sup OP (@10:28) That guy is Captain Irritating as gently caress Obvious, and while that butch job is in extremely poor form, the house isn't going to fall in from it.
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I found an awesome tub that will fit perfectly in that bathroom: http://www.signaturehardware.com/60...5AtiRoC4Kvw_wcB Product Details: Design: Modern Product Finish: Black Granite Overflow Hole: No Shape: Oval Length: 60" Width: 36" Height: 22" Tub Interior Length: 41" Tub Interior Width: 21" Water Depth to Rim: 18" Exterior Treatment: Rough Interior Treatment: Smooth Tap Deck: No Drain Included: No Drain Placement: Center Faucet Included: No Faucet Drillings: No Drillings Water Capacity (Gallons): 67 Tub Weight Uncrated (lbs): 2000 Oooohhh, another option here that doesn't require any costly fixes to the floor joists. Hang that fucker from the ceiling: http://www.theluxuryspot.com/awesome-spotting-a-bath-tub-that-hangs-from-the-ceiling/ Neutrino fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Apr 25, 2017 |
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Apr 25, 2017 17:34
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The Gardenator posted:From watching mike holmes, I dont see how they are gonna install sistered joists without ripping out your downstairs ceiling and then jacking up your sinking floor. It sounds like they will be pulling up some more subfloor to access the joists, but I don't have any details on how much. However it's not really an issue because all of the existing floor tile and hardibacker needs to come up anyway so it's not going to be much more invasive than it would have been. As far as coming in from the kitchen goes, I'm not certain if that will be needed or not. The floor doesn't creak. Not even a little. I walked and sat on the cut joists when I was doing the bathtub plumbing and they didn't budge. Not to say they are completely safe or anything, but there's no noticeable flex or noises. Dr.Smasher posted:The thought of all this excess weight on cut and re-rigged engineered i-beams has me all kinds of excited. The new design will actually be less total weight than the previous tub. The old tub surround had a solid 2" of mortar around the entire box, then topped with (ugly) tile. The weight of that mortar alone must have been ~500lbs. Not to mention the new tub is significantly lighter without all the jacuzzi goings-ons. The rock surround I estimate will weigh about 200lbs.
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Might want to double check that weight matey, unless youre using the cheapest possible bathtub and plastic rocks. Even then factor the weight of the water and a goony fucker into those calculations.
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A gallon of water is 8.3 lbs and google says the average bathtub has an 80 gal capacity so that's 664 lbs right there.
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Mr. Nice! posted:A gallon of water is 8.3 lbs and google says the average bathtub has an 80 gal capacity so that's 664 lbs right there. Double that for a goon's bathtub.
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Guys, who fills their tub to the top? poo poo is safe. Move forward OP.
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Burt Sexual posted:Guys, who fills their tub to the top? poo poo is safe. Move forward OP. Filled weight is always calculated at the overflow drain height. Source: I worked for a well known plumbing company known for their Bold Look
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Burt Sexual posted:Guys, who fills their tub to the top? poo poo is safe. Move forward OP. yeah like 3/4 full max, plus people FLOAT in water so why the hell would i ever consider my own weight, christ. also they always throw in a little padding, water probably only weighs half of what they say it does by volume.
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I already did the calculations for my own enjoyment (not that the engineer should take any of that into consideration), but it turned out as follows: tub 150 60gal water 480 - full, which it won't be floor tile ~100 - 25sqft river rock 16sqft @2" ~225 2 people in tub 350 - no fat chicks hardi/subfloor ~50 total lbs 1355
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Apr 26, 2017 06:17
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Any tub that can fit two people is going to be bigger than 60 gallons.
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Apr 26, 2017 06:33
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Also why the gently caress are you putting gravel around your tub other than to serve as an ideal environment for mold?
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Mr. Nice! posted:Also why the gently caress are you putting gravel around your tub other than to serve as an ideal environment for mold? These plans are set in stone.
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Mold isn't a stone
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Malachite_Dragon posted:Mold isn't a stone Stones are though
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Mr. Nice! posted:Also why the gently caress are you putting gravel around your tub other than to serve as an ideal environment for mold?
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Mr. Nice! posted:Any tub that can fit two people is going to be bigger than 60 gallons. I already have the new tub. It's about 60 gallons and will fit two non goon-sized people. *Edit - It might be a little more than 60 gallons. The website doesn't actually say so I compared it to some other comparatively lengthed tubs. Mr. Nice! posted:Also why the gently caress are you putting gravel around your tub other than to serve as an ideal environment for mold? To serve as an ideal environment for mold. Which is the same reason I would imagine these people did it: https://cdn.decorpad.com/photos/2013/03/24/m_8bc87ed70478.jpeg http://cdn.decoist.com/wp-content/u...elaxing-hub.jpg http://cdn.decoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Beautiful-basalt-tub-placed-in-a-bed-or-river-rocks.jpg http://designingidea.com/wp-content...ver-rock-16.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d3/b4/54/d3b454e3abd2debb4cf44282de49b897.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1618/23725142094_b95a5d47cb_b.jpg bEatmstrJ fucked around with this message at 07:35 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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bEatmstrJ posted:I already did the calculations for my own enjoyment (not that the engineer should take any of that into consideration), but it turned out as follows: You only date chicks that are 50 pounds!? Edit: also one of those bathtubs you linked is filled with lillies. Will you also be filling your bathtub with lillies? Fuckface the Hedgehog fucked around with this message at 07:45 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 07:40
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One of them had candles around it too, will you be doing the same? What's your candle budget like?
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Is making your bathroom as close to the great outdoors as possible a guy thing? None of my lady friends are into rock floors or moss walls or the like, and neither am I. It's like taking the terribleness of tile counters and adding an extra helping of mold, dirt, and bugs. Give me minimalist and easy-to-clean any day.
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I skipped all the interior design and just bathe in a fishpond in my neighbours backyard. Saves me a shitload of money too!
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"I don't know the for sure total volume of this three dimensional object, but based on one of the three dimensions, it should be 60 gallons and fit two people, easy"
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bEatmstrJ posted:I already have the new tub. It's about 60 gallons and will fit two non goon-sized people. *Edit - It might be a little more than 60 gallons. The website doesn't actually say so I compared it to some other comparatively lengthed tubs. Most of those tubs seem to be on the ground floor. Yours will be too, soon. Budgie fucked around with this message at 08:31 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Budgie posted:Most of those tubs seem to be on the ground floor. Yours will be too, soon. Also most of those are clearly in show homes, resorts, or the houses of people who have the money to pay someone to pressure wash and bleach their tub rocks every week. It'd be a good idea if you wanted to build an outdoor tub but there's a whole other level of random poo poo when it comes to outdoor showers/baths.
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You know those are from show homes right OP? Wonderful at the exhibit or on television, but unless you have a maid who will spend hours cleaning them for you every day they will become the absolute bain of your life in three months time and the bathroom being upstairs will turn them into objects of abject hatred. Please just stop and think "how will I clean them?" Moss mats were linked earlier, please please consider them instead.
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Man I would hate to sit in the tub relaxing for a while, only to have to get out and walk on fuckin' rocks Yin and yang I guess
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So glad I kept this thread bookmarked!
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bEatmstrJ posted:
I have to admit those are pretty pictures. While we're on the subject of bathtubs this is a pretty picture too: :NSFW: Man washing his rear end in the tub. Edit: this could be construed as nsfw. Neutrino fucked around with this message at 14:33 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Neutrino posted:Man washing his rear end in the tub. No rocks around the tub. 0/10
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SouthShoreSamurai posted:No rocks around the tub. 0/10 Bricks are good enough for me.
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In terms of ROI no buyer is going to pay what you paid for a mold farm, OP. This is a sunk cost. Also in those pics you posted most of them share one thing: plenty of natural light. Helps keep mold in check. You boarded up a window and now have less natural light than you started with. JK your plans are perfect, please proceed. This thread owns.
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