Terrible Tub by Delta Removed!

By Bathroom Remodeling Teacher

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πŸ’₯DemoπŸ’₯ Nothing about this bathroom has worked out as planned 😒 I installed this very cheap Delta tub 4 years ago... BIG MISTAKE! It used to be sold at Lowes ($269; thankfully it's now discontinued! - https://bit.ly/4yNUuUY) I contacted DELTA & sent them pictures of the cracked drain flange They wrote back to me stating that I must have overtightened the drain & caused the cracking 😑 I asked "what constitutes over tightening?" (torque value) They said the point in which you crack the tub πŸ˜„ Lesson learned....get a tub with a quality tub My plan was to only to replace the actual tub by removing the first row of tile around tub First step is to remove the tub spout with an Allen wrench Not all tub spout are set this way, some thread out Allen wrenches The plan was to remove the first row of tile But I kept chipping the row above Keep in mind, I had set all of this 4 years ago & used an epoxy grout The grout lines were less than 1/16" & I had used an Epoxy grout Super strong g

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