Bathtub
Mobile
home bathtubs are NOT the same as those used in site built houses because
they don't have overflows. In addition they are supported above the floor so the
drain line can go under the tub and down through the floor. You do not want to
attempt to put a tub designed for a site built house into your mobile home!!!
Many homes come with plastic cove around the edge of the tub to keep water
from the shower or happy splashing from running down the walls and under the tub.
This material frequently loosens with age and the walls begin to fail because they are
getting wet. None of the sealing material I eve found in home improvement stores
ever fixed the problem for long. I finally found that mobile home supply places
sometimes carry aluminum bathtub cove. This was a formed aluminum strip about two
inches wide that is made to be screwed to the wall and come over the lip of the tub.
It even has a groove for a bead of caulk that seals it tightly to the wall.
Besides the cove itself, you will need corners, either inside or outside to finish the
ends.
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