removing sub floor in bathroom?

Question

i need advise on how to pull a old bath tub and remove very old sub floor. any suggestion would be great

Answer 1

I would try to chip around the bath tub and see if you can pull it out with a few people help. and after that take the old sub-floor out. the subfloor should be easy to take out. usually is old planks and nail down to the floor joist. be careful when pulling the wood out.

Answer 2

First of all let me make a suggestion, you're home insurance may cover the damage done by the water, you'd have to check with your insurance company to find out for sure. If it does then your deductible would probably be $ 500.00 and the insurance company pays a restorations company to remove the toilet , any damaged flooring and subfloor or drywall (anything affected by the water ) They will then make sure the area is dry to prevent mold and disinfect the area ( biowash) to kill bacteria. When all is dry they will reconstruct everything and reinstall the toilet and paint walls if necessary.All you have to pay is your deductible. If you decide to have it done yourself, the cost will depend a lot on what the subfloor consists of and how much of an area is affected .You said downstairs, is it the basement? Is the subloor just plywood on concrete or is it plywood on concrete on sleepers? one layer of plywood or two? The baseboards will need to be removed and reinstalled or replaced I hope I'm not scaring you at this point, but without knowing all this information I can't even guess at a price for you, However, assuming you have an average size bath and it's plywood , two layers on sleepers and that the whole floor needs to be replaced, I would estimate it at approximately $ 2,600.00 materials included to replace sleepers, plywood,lino and reset toile tand dispose of debris.It would take 2-3 days from material pick up to finish. Remember you can always phone and get free estimates. Hope that helps you ,Good luck. The leak was probably just from the wax seal. it happens a lot , if you are wanting a better product for flooring , ceramic tile is the best for a bathroom .

Answer 3

Use a sledge hammer to break the old tub into pieces. Wear eye protection and heavy clothing because the pieces are pretty sharp. You can expect to bleed some. It's much easier though to do this than to try to get a tub out in one piece.

The floor is just a question of having a good saw and a big enough pry bar. Use the saw to cut some chunks out, and pry up the rest.

Answer 4

Follow the above, but make sure that your saw is set at the floor depth only so you don't cut through the supports. And yes, bust the tub if it is cast, you'll never get it out in one piece anyway if it's a small space.

Answer 5

Get some strong people to help.Its probably a cast Iron tub and weights close to 200lbs or more.Also you won't have much room to work.Good luck

Answer 6

Be prepared to replace or repair the supports under the floor. Possibility is high they are rotted too.

Answer 7

take care when sawing through the subfloor, as you need to cut the sheathing centerline over the joist so you can reattach new subflooring when the demolition phase is complete. if necessary, you will need to add blocking to the joist for your perimeter nailing.