will the joists and flooring take the weight of a corner bath

[Tony Watling]

I have been asked to fit a corner bath for a client but I am not sure if the joist in hes bathroom will be man enough?
I am investegateing the sizes but I think they will be about 3 x 2.

 

[cjg]

was a bath there before?

 

[fuzzy]

yeh, i think it will be perfectly fine, go for it


disclamier: fuzzy

 

[Tony Watling]

no only a shower cubicle

 

[NickH]

I would be very surprised if the joists were only 3x2

 

[Scottley]

What size is the bath and what is the water capacity? The very fact that its in the corner is a help as its tight to the wall.

This will tell you what they SHOULD be:

tech2.html

If they are under sized ot r you are unsure you could always coach bolt steel plates through or double up the joists

 

[Tong]

If they are 3 x 2's I wouldn't be even walking on em!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

3x2 not up to it imho

 

[carpstu]

mate if in doubt run extra timbers under the legs like ud do on a chip bourd floor or 18mm ply and spread the load floor joists are normally
5 by 2 at the least if your close to the wall its more stable as well

 

[REDSAW]

your havin a laugh.

is the bath going in the shed?.

no way will joists be done in 3x2!!!

stand 4 people in the corner and tell them to jump, if it takes that then it will take a bath. lath some timbers accross the top to make more rigid.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

its the same as putting a elephant on a tree branch and expecting it to hold

 

[Tony Watling]

thanks for all your comments I will see in due coarse the actual joist sizes and take things from there.

 

[Blackcatgas]

Ive worked on a few old terraced houses in Derby where the joists were 3x2 in the bathroom we had to surface mount five pipes along the walls, it looked realllllly nice.