Big Gap Between Tub And Floor

When you finish the project and drain the water the bathtub gap will be the perfect width.

Big gap between tub and floor.

A 1 1 2 gap means you have severe floor settling or something. This still leaves a large gap that i need to some how cover fill. I very roughly hand cut some pieces of flooring and doubled them up under the front of the new toilet to at least keep it level. Ask question asked 3 years 11 months ago.

Fill gaps up to 1 4 inch in width with caulk. Leave the tub full for the entire curing period but make sure that the water is not able to touch or impact the caulk. If you have tile on the wall adjoining the tub select a caulk that matches the color of the grout. Don t try to fill large gaps with only caulk.

Active 3 years 9 months ago. What is holding your tub up. If you fill an empty tub the caulking might bulge out of the joint when the tub is in use. I have purchased some back rod roll to help with caulk fill.

This gap may widen over time as your home shifts. As with any other gap near your bathtub you ll want to close the opening to prevent any possible water damage or the onset of mold and mildew. Since you are joining two different materials together you should use caulk in the space where the floor tile and tub meet. It s one of those things where in the grand scheme of things it isn t worth a battle especially since the way the designer laid out the tiles in the design there would have been a gap.

I found out that there is a gap between the tile and tub that would be too big for caulk. I d correct the floor before placing marble on it. I incorrectly tiled my bathroom walls leaving a 3 8 inch gap between the subway tiles and the shower floor tub. If your gap is smaller than 1 8 inch in width use.

Similar to the gap that can exist between your wall tile and tub you may have a space between the floor and your bathtub. Plus the designer originally had shoe molding around all the. Laying tile on an unstable floor won t make for a happy day.