Tub help-tile flange
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Comments (0)looking for 66" tub with tile flange for shower/tub alcove installation. i know about kohler mariposa, but am looking for other options in similar price range (...See MoreCan you Add a tile flange to a bathtub?
Comments (4)I think I have a plan worked out where I can use the Mayflower tub in a corner installation, without the extra side enclosed alcove style. The existing situation is a small back-to back full bath/powder room set up where the powder room was jerry rigged into a three quarter that is not code compliant I don't think. The plan is to redo both baths but there is no way to expand (at least in one direction) so gaining space for the 3/4 involves stealing a few inches from the full bath. This tub provides the answer, I think, and it would be appropriate because it's a mid-century house. Not being able to add a flange actually made me look at both bathrooms differently....See Morecast iron tub with tile flange choices
Comments (2)I have the Kohler Memoirs,it has a tile flange and I love it. It cleans easily. I can fill it with a little water or a lot. Bathe my cat in it and he can't jump out. I really love it....See MoreWhat is a bathtub tiling flange?
Comments (8)Hello Blondelle, The flange is meant to collect moisture, which gravity draws down the wall, and prevent it from ending up in the wall cavity. A properly built enclosure will have a moisture barrier or roofing felt or plastic sheeting drape over this flange before the wall material is installed. For tile installations which are expected to see a lot of moisture, this is especially important. Water will penetrate through the tile and grout and saturate the substrate. This moisture will then escape either by evaporation or through collection along the flange and subsequent drainage back into the tub. Hope that helped?, Shaughnn...See MoreRuth_123
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