Hi all,
Hope this is the right subforum for this; I'm replacing a dodgy old whirlpool bath (Mrs is a bit funny about all the holes and jets) with a reinforced acryclic one.
It's an offset corner due to the size and position - I'm going to build a frame (probably tanalised 3x2), ply on the top with appropriate cutout, tank+tile around it (likely mosaic) before the bath goes in.
The front panel will also be tiled and will likely use a flexi backer board like schluter or jackoboard (any recommendations/suppliers?), it's going wall to wall, approx 1700mm in a straight line. I'm planning on engineering this so an access panel is present for plumbing access.
My question; how best to build the front of the frame to accept the curved panel(s)?
Should I use lots of small sections and obtuse mitre angles to form a "sort-of-curve"?
Or should I use wider tanalised boards to be fixed "flat" on the floor+top beam, and jigsaw a curve along the front edge of them, with vertical supports every 500mm or so?
I get the feeling I just answered my own question
Hope this is the right subforum for this; I'm replacing a dodgy old whirlpool bath (Mrs is a bit funny about all the holes and jets) with a reinforced acryclic one.
It's an offset corner due to the size and position - I'm going to build a frame (probably tanalised 3x2), ply on the top with appropriate cutout, tank+tile around it (likely mosaic) before the bath goes in.
The front panel will also be tiled and will likely use a flexi backer board like schluter or jackoboard (any recommendations/suppliers?), it's going wall to wall, approx 1700mm in a straight line. I'm planning on engineering this so an access panel is present for plumbing access.
My question; how best to build the front of the frame to accept the curved panel(s)?
Should I use lots of small sections and obtuse mitre angles to form a "sort-of-curve"?
Or should I use wider tanalised boards to be fixed "flat" on the floor+top beam, and jigsaw a curve along the front edge of them, with vertical supports every 500mm or so?
I get the feeling I just answered my own question