Timber to support under bath feet.

Possom

Specifically what timber should be used for providing support under the feet of a rectangular steel bath?

Should it be one full sheet of 25mm thick plywood which is just slightly less than the bath width/length?

Or four sections of timber under each foot? If so, what size?

Thanks!

FreeBear

If the feet are hidden behind panels, I'd go for two wide strips - One either end. about 4" wide (100mm if you're metric). But it depends on which way the joists are running if this is a wooden floor.

Possom

FreeBear wrote: »

If the feet are hidden behind panels, I'd go for two wide strips - One either end. about 4" wide (100mm if you're metric). But it depends on which way the joists are running if this is a wooden floor.

The bath will be running in the same direction as the joists. So it will have two joists only supporting it, and not several joists.

Ruski

Two lengths of 4x1 under the feet across the width of the bath will spread the load to the joists sufficiently if they are as you describe.
HTH

Russ

Norman_Castle

If there's enough height adjustment I'd use 3x2 at 90 degrees to the floor boards.
I screwed mine to the floor to stop it moving over time.

FreeBear

Norman_Castle wrote: »

If there's enough height adjustment I'd use 3x2 at 90 degrees to the floor boards.
I screwed mine to the floor to stop it moving over time.

Floorboards normally run at 90 degrees to the joists, so any supporting timbers should go in the same direction - The load wants to be spread across as many joists as is practical, and the bigger the timber, the better.

Screwing down the timber is always a good idea as is making sure the feet of the bath are secure.

Norman_Castle

Ooops sorry. As above, in line with the floor boards.

Multi tasking is difficult. How do people think and type at the same time.

Possom

Norman_Castle wrote: »

I screwed mine to the floor to stop it moving over time.

FreeBear wrote: »

Screwing down the timber is always a good idea as is making sure the feet of the bath are secure.

So do the screws go through the bath feet also? Or just screw the supporting timbers to the floorboards and set the bath on top?

I haven't bought the bath as yet, so I don't know if bath feet have holes in them for screws.

Crinkmeister

Bath feet are normally plastic with a wide base which has fixing holes.