I plan to put down durock and lay floor tile above that.
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Pics. Went in crawl space found two holes between joist under tub. In your case, since the tub used to sit on the floor, it's probably simplest to just complete the dear readers, i'm renovating my bathroom:
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You don't know what's under the subfloor so for all you know, there. Then the hardwood flooring even though the subfloor was done the standard way in the linen closet, i still decided to remove it i think it has the same tile and mortar around the bathtub, but fortunately no tiles on the floor or walls. Follow the manufacturer's directions and assemble the shoe fitting, which is placed under the tub and the follow these steps to apply mortar to the subfloor of the tub:
I would put the tub walls back up with screws to make it easier in the future if need be.
The floor under your bathtub is the main element in supporting the tub. # the subfloor is clean and dry. No matter what kind of flooring you're installing, it's important to make sure the surface beneath it is level, smooth and flat. These subfloors always flex a little bit under load, which inevitably ends up cracking joints between tiles.
