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cast iron bathtubs are heavy sons of bitches

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vi edit said:
It's not real hard to tell. Cast iron tubs have an unmistakeable sound and solid feel to them when you wrap your knuckes against the sidewalls.

Fiberglass or acrylic tubs take 5-10 years to start developing cracks in the bottom.
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So it has to be cast iron or acrylic, those are the only options? Bear in mind that my house was built in 1960 and I've owned it now for 8 years. I don't think the previous owners swapped the tub within 2 years of when I bought the place. In fact I guarantee it.
 
If it was built in 1960 then it almost is guaranteed to be to cast iron. Probably in blue, pink or that nasty greenish yellow color.

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We had one removed from our last house. We told the plumbers they could just have it, and they smiled ear to ear 🙂 Took them 4 guys and an hour to get it down the steps though.
 
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my grandparents had a clawfoot tub.

when the renovated and had the bathroom completely redone, when the contractors were told they wouldn't be getting the bathtub they decided to smash it. assholes.
 
Yeah I hear ya. Helped a buddy of mine move one to the other side of his house, damn near killed us both. After 3 hours of fighting this thing and finally getting it into position, he's like 'Cool, now we can move that huge cast iron radiator down to the basement.' Wanted to kill him in the face, he said nothing about cast iron earlier in the day!

Next time someone asks me to help move hundreds of pounds of cast iron, I'm bringing a car load of people to help. And gloves.
 
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edro said:
I removed one from my upstairs bathroom remodel.
It was way more than 400lbs. Probably 600-700 like rivan said.

I didn't know you could break it apart with a sledge, so we slid it down the stairs on cardboard. I left it on the porch and posted it on Craigslist for scrap.
It was gone in 20min.
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Those things sell used for big bucks around here, especially old ones
 
Yixes, the worst thing I've moved was an 800+ pound gun safe ... holy hell ... those damn things are fvcking insane!
 
BlahBlahYouToo said:
what did you mount the pulley to? ceiling joist?
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Fortunately for us, the staircase in my parent's house lines up directly with the shared bathroom on the second floor and then directly to the window. So basically at the foot of the stairs you could look up and almost directly out the window. There's a sizable tree outside the window, so we actually mounted the pulley to trunk of the tree outside with an industrial chain and some padding to protect the bark. After that it was actually pretty easy. To be honest, I probably could have just dragged the thing up the ramp with my bare hands and some rope; but that wouldn't have been nearly as time consuming/complicated enough for us.
 
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black steel but I faux painted them to look like that. Yes they come in peices but what's the point when one pannel masses 400 lbs... I lifted it all at once.
 
rivan said:
400 pounds might be a gross underestimation.

I had to tear one out of a bathroom once upon a time - and we had to bust it up to get it out. I've got a nice scar from that escapade. PSA: if you're going to try to sledgehammer apart a cast iron tub, make damned sure you wear eye protection: the ceramic shards fly at mindboggling speeds. And be extra careful when hammering near already-broken bits - that shit's sharp.

I'd guess we had somewhere closer to 600-700 pounds.
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No shit, that's why you cover it with a blanket or something.
 
highland145 said:
In laws owned an antique store. Moved more that my share of clawfoot tubs. Family fun.

Our house still has the original 1937 double washboard sink, similar to this but with one large sink.
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It's one of the reasons we haven't renovated yet.
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I just removed one of those last year. It was rusted away around the drains and chipped everywhere. Heavy SOB to get rid of. I'm sure it was nice when new, but mine was beyond hope of renewal.
 
waffleironhead said:
I just removed one of those last year. It was rusted away around the drains and chipped everywhere. Heavy SOB to get rid of. I'm sure it was nice when new, but mine was beyond hope of renewal.
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I'm Craig's listing it when the time comes.

Ours is still in decent shape considering it's 74 years old. Looked into having it redone but have had little luck finding a sink strainer with the tail piece that will fit. Whatever the norm is now, it's ~1" bigger.

Wife hates it anyway, so there you go.
 
highland145 said:
I'm Craig's listing it when the time comes.

Ours is still in decent shape considering it's 74 years old. Looked into having it redone but have had little luck finding a sink strainer with the tail piece that will fit. Whatever the norm is now, it's ~1" bigger.

Wife hates it anyway, so there you go.
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😀 It's the fuckin you get for the fuckin you got.
 
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