Removing A Fiberglass Bath And Surround

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[bill]

Very good video! Thanks for posting. I have done many of these and I suggest that you remove all the existing drywall above the surround up to the ceiling. Otherwise, you are only saving $4 in sheetrock but will spend way too many hours taping, mudding, sanding, and floating those little seams 1 foot above. Full pieces are much faster, easier, and will look better.

[woohunter]

I do this for a living, lots of good advice here, one more tip I always tell new apprentices, before you even look at that tub, vanity, toilet, etc, make sure you know where the main shutoff is first and verify that it works!!! I’ve made that mistake once.

[huejanus]

My friend showed me a great method for cutting out drywall which should work well on surrounds too. Put a blade in your jigsaw, pull it till it’s fully extended, mark a half inch on the blade from the base, take the blade off and snap it on the mark. This will only cut 1/2” deep and won’t damage any wires or pipes, and usually won’t even damage the vapour barrier behind the drywall.

[TheHansoost]

You can remove a tub drain using the handles of a pair of pliers or channel locks.

[Danko]

I recently did this at my parents house. Used my Milwaukee M12 3 inch cut off saw to just go through fiberglass worked great. Also used to cut the drywall out with the dust attachment on it made it so easy. always like watching the videos another great one :).

[ASuperBee]

Your channel, by far, is one of the best DIY homeowner channel out there. Thanx so much for the great content!!

[psykolikwid]

Soon to be first time homebuyer and I can’t thank you enough for your videos! You do a great job of explaining concepts in an easy to understand way and you seem to get ahead of a lot of potential pitfalls that we could encounter. I’ll be sure to use your links as I acquire my home repair tool kit arsenal!! 👊🏻

[johndougall]

Excellent information, well detailed and absolutely thorough. I am planning this exact remodel for my own bathroom and I feel more confident tackling this job after watching your videos! Thank you so much!

[Ty-hqpm]

so coming from someone who does this as a normal job remodeling bathrooms, kitchens, basement finishing... i NEVER take that much drywall off over the old tub surround, the upper flange is only a few inches so i only ever take out as much as needed to lessen how much more i need to install. if your a good drywaller and understand less is better then you know you dont have to sand mud. the rest of the video is super great and if your tiling the entire area or even installing a new surround only remove what you need so you dont have to float too much later and possibly create a hump where the 2 seams come together.

[jamezason]

3:00 this guy wins. Expert advice that other videos have lacked.

[Erydanus]

What a helpful video. I've got a really crappy fiberglass surround though I think it's a two piece. I've been wondering what would be involved in ripping it out and putting in something newer and more sleek, or maybe even a walk-in shower. Honestly though, I'm afraid to see what the floor under the tub looks like.

[trroopforever]

Great video! I just bought a cheap (inexpensive) orthoscopic camera that works with my phone. Great for looking behind walls for Romex and pipes!

[dnorthup]

needle nose pliers and a crescent wrench (or another pair of pliers) also work for the drain. :)

[jampotts]

very helpful, I have a leak in the water pipe behind the tap from a rat chewing it, gotta take the bath out as all the wood under it has rotted and this is two months after insurance repairs to fix all the dry wall from previous water damage from rats chewing water pipes in the loft. All those pipes are now copper.

[FerrellMcCollough]

In the fiberglass business. I've cut the one piece tub/shower combo then installed it and did a fiberglass repair, 20 yrs ago, the customer wanted a one piece, reverse what you did. BTW my humble suggestions, wear long sleeves, open window and install fan to pull fiberglass dust out, it will settle on bed sheets etc. lastly cut above the radius of the tub in the wall flat, the fiberglass is usually thicker in the radius and thinner in the wall. I used to make them so I know the habits of the chopper gun operator. Thanks for your great channel.

[ztvbxfu]

Pronounced Knipex (Ny-pex).

Good video, short and to the point. Nice tips on not going to deep w/ the sawsall especially showing that Romex run for the room adjacent to the bathroom.

[andrewc]

Another good vid. More info for my back pocket!

[poppy]

Thanks, this is almost the exact same tub surround that I will have to remove for my project. Answered all of my questions.

[SpartanX]

The walls above my bath have tile that I installed 12 years ago and I want to save that tile.
I have a heck of a rebuild/remodel in mind for that little bathroom.

[catblue]

Good timing for me personally with a video on this project. I'm planning to do the same thing. Thank you.