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Quick question we are in the middle bathroom Reno’s and we have purchased a free standing bath. My question is ‘Do people secure these by fixing to floor or does everyone leave them as free standing baths?
New bath
Hi Sarah (@Sez)
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Jason
Love a good freestanding bath @Sez
I got this installed in my new place (couldnt find a full size pic on hand)
In short - yes, it should be fixed to the floor to prevent movement. Note - I'm not a plumber so I'm not the expert however I did ask about this when my bath was being installed and was told there are different ways to achieve this.
You may even find the bath you chose has hooks on the flat edge so if installing against a wall, you could install some anchors and hook the bath on like you would a picture frame.
With water in the bath, there's really no risk of movement as you've got the weight of the bath, 1kg of water per litre in the bath, plus of course gravity.
Hope this helps.
It depends if its stone or a more lightweight material. If its stone can just sits on the tiles. The only thing attached is the floor waste.
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