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I live in a trailer home, and the bathtub in it is made of plastic. It's starting to sink heavily in the middle, makes loud cracking sounds when anyone gets in it, and has a couple hairline cracks I've already epoxied. I want to support the tub so that it doesn't just fucking fall, at least until I can get it replaced. Any ideas on how to do such a thing?

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>> No.1281223

Take off the covering and out some hard styrofoam in it or some eood blockson wich you put something thin and soft like thin rubber or an oedinary blanket. Its important to not damage the tub by just putting bricks underneath it wich will damage it while standing on it.
Im sure you can find sruff you can use anywhere for free.

Even some books will do the job.

>> No.1281224

>>1281223

Thancc

>> No.1281381
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1281381

Rip it all out, build something like this

>> No.1281435

>>1281381
Yeah be sure the door hits the toilet, it's a safety feature.

>> No.1281460

>>1281435
I went to a motel in Harrisburg, PA once near the farm complex. The door hit the toilet so bad, you had to step in diagonally and close the door behind you. Couldn't imagine having a gut.

>> No.1281465

>>1281216
what kind of tub? free standing? built in? front skirt? fibre glass tubs usually have a centre foot that float above the ground when its empty and touches for support when its full. that might have broken.

in all the tubs iv installed, i put a pile of cement in the middle to support it. do that

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>>1281435
>door hits toilet
solved.

>> No.1281619

>>1281223
I wouldn't use anything mice/rats/etc could use.
It's probably flooring that is starting to rot from water. Seen more than a few trailers get cancer that way. You can usually tell by going under and examining the area for water damage. If it is damaged then time to remodel cause any temporary fix is just going to be that.