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i would like to keep my old bath. There is this ‘ledge’ which I want to remove and tile the back of the bath. Essentially to reframe the back. Is this a major job? I’m 2 minded about buying a new bath as there is nothing wrong with bath.
Hello @mel2020
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's wonderful to have you join us, and thank you for sharing your question about renovating your bathroom without removing your bath.
Looking at the photo you posted, the ledge next to your bath seems to serve as a divider between your bathtub and shower. However, I don't think it functions as anything else other than that. If that's the case, I think it should be ok to remove the ledge without compromising your bath frame.
But just to be on the safe side, I suggest adding a few timber noggins to the front of the existing bathroom frame in order to support it further. Once you've reinforced the frame you can then cover it with wet area plasterboard.
Let me call on our experienced members @Adam_W and @homeinmelbourne for their recommendations.
If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.
Eric
Hello @mel2020
It's perfectly alright, would it be possible for you to post a photo of the type of bath you're after? Is it going to be a shower over bath, and will you be using an acrylic liner, or will you be tiling the wall? I only ask so that I can remind you that if you do decide to tile, it will be necessary to waterproof the wet area.
Can you also please post a few photos of your entire bathroom. I would also like to ask for the room measurements as well, I can then sketch up for you a sample layout to give you an idea of what your bathroom can look like.
If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.
Eric
