Cast Iron Bath Upstairs???

pennylemon

Hi

We have just moved into a brand new house and I have an old cast iron bath I want to get into the bathroom upstairs. It's the freestanding type with the claw and ball feet. Getting it up the stairs is one problem but what I want to know is would the bathroom floor hold hte weight of it filled with water in these newer houses?

My partner reckons it cant be done as it would be too heavy.

Does anyone know were I would even find out this kind of information?
I asked my local plumber and he doesn't know! We managed to get the piano upstairs last week and it took 5 men 15 minutes to do it.

sinnerboy

Be carefull. These baths are heavy enough when un filled . They tend to hold a lot of water , more than modern type and so become really heavy when filled.

One has to design structure to cope. Don't fit it and hope for the best.

Quazzie

There might be some benefit to taking up the flooring and then sheeting it to help distribute the weight, but thats something that could be only advised after a site assessment by a trained professional. Its certainly not something you want to be guessing at.

sinnerboy

I should add

1. I have done this before , with a structural engineer. A steel beam was required to strengthen to floor.

2. I think we are moving towards that part of the charter which prohibits structural advice - so thread locked.