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    Jan 24, 2005, 03:29 PM
    Installing a new tub on slab
    I am installing a new tub, utilizing the existing plumbing. The floor is concrete slab. I have 3 walls surrounding the tub.My question is how will I be able to hook up my drain? I believe that once I put the tub down, I won't have access to the bottm of it. I am assuming the previous owner did this while the one wall was not up yet.
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    Jan 24, 2005, 05:28 PM
    Installing a new tub on slab
    You have no choice. Unless your tub has a removable front apron you will have to cut a access hole behind the drain to hook up thr tub waste and overflow to the trap. As a rule we always have the dry wall men cut in a access hole about 14 X14" square. Then the trim man makes a frame and panel and the painters complete the job. Look real hard behind the tub, it might just be tucked away in a closet. Good luck, Tom
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    Jan 25, 2005, 09:40 AM
    Thanks! There is an access panel!

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