2007-08-24 16:19:50 · 5 answers · asked by Paul R 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
They probably didn't have the proper level-set under them when installed, it's to late now. Get used to it.
When installing a tub, I always put in a 3/4 inch sheet of plywood after checking out the joists, then I put in about 120 pounds of level set after checking the hook-up to the tub and then, set the tub in. It will never creak and will be in for life.
2007-08-24 23:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends, is it the tub creaking itself or the wood floor under it creaking. You should beable to tell from the sound of the creak.
If it is the tub it wasent set in mortar when it was installed and will have to be taken out and reset in some mortar. Setting tubs and showers in mortar costs a few dollars more and takes a few minutes more, 2 things builders can't afford when cutting corners all the time.
If it is the floor creaking it can be an easy fix if the tubs have a basement under them. Just add screws to the subfloor through the floor joists (it is the sub floor that is creaking) they don't glue the subfloor down and it gets loose riding up and down on the nails creaking and squeeking. If you have no access to under the tub you will have to pull he tub to refasten the subfloor. Hope this helps
2007-08-24 16:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by charlie s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like fiberglass or plastic tubs. These type are supposed to have a mortarbed poured under them before installation. What happens is they flex when weight is added and this causes the creaking. The caulk is probably breaking loose also.
2007-08-24 16:25:00 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sensible gave you one answer the other thing to check is that it is not the tub creaking but the wood supporting it. I can't tell you the solution to that as I am a tileman not a carpenter
2007-08-24 16:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by Jason D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diet?
2007-08-24 16:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋