Installation Instructions

Read the following step-by-step installation procedures before you begin.
THE INSTALLATION
(For step-by-step assembly of alcove system directly into pocket.)
4. Back Panel
Set the back panel into place.
Be sure that the wall tabs fit
into the bathtub slots.
The
bathtub slots are located on
the back ledge of the bathtub.
The back panel must fit firmly
down onto the tub ledge. So
that you may proceed to the
next step
, temporarily secur
e
the back panel with a nail
bent over the flange.
Figure 2
Figure 3
1. Trial Fit Bathtub
Make sure bathtub is level
and all feet on the bathtub
ar
e making firm contact
with the subfloor. It may be
necessary to shim under bath-
tub for best o
v
erall subfloor
contact.
Proper installation requires
that the bathtub be nested
into a bed of mortar-type
material (Quikrete). Improper
installation will void the
warranty.
Tub
Tub Clip
Stud
A
Back Panel
Bathtub
Flange
Wall Tabs
Bathtub
S
lots
Cut-away view
B
athtub and B
ack P
anel
2. Bathtub Clip Installation
Snap the six bathtub clips
onto the 1
1
⁄2" bathtub flange.
The clips ar
e designed to
slide on the bathtub flange to
easily locate studs. See Figure
2 for pr
oper bathtub clip loca
-
tion.
I
mpor
tant:
Bathtub clips must be
installed on bathtub prior to
bathtub being inserted into
stud pocket.
3. Final Fit Bathtub
Secure bathtub to studs by
attaching with large head
roofing nails through tub clip
holes (one nail per clip).
W
ater Testing
Before water testing bathtub,
r
emo
v
e all material fr
om bath
-
tub including the plastic
liner/protector.
Important:
NEVER install bathtub over open floor joists. The floor
surface should be solid and level.