Alright, housebloggers - maybe one of you can help a homeowner in need. One of our commentors wrote in with this question:
I just refinished a clawfoot bath tub with one problem the feet won’t stay in the grooves I was wondering if you had any suggestions…
Please help???-Ricci
Our tub came with it’s feet attached, so we didn’t run into any issues like this. Sounds like a question for Allan over at The Daily Tubber, so maybe he’ll hear our plea.
Anyone else have ideas or suggestions?
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I’ve installed and removed 6 or 7 claw foot tubs. I’ve seen at least 3 different ways the feet attach. On some of them there was a screw that was tightened once the foot was in place. On one I had, the feet slid over a wedge on the bottom of the tub. Once they were in place a pin (In my case, an old square nail) was fit in to a groove and that prevented the foot from sliding off the wedge.
The feet won’t stay in the grooves? I can’t quite picture what that means. My one suggestion is to make sure you’ve got the feet in the right spots - they might be designed to fit into a specific place, and if you mix them up they fit just right anymore. *shrugs*
They more than likely bought the feet separately and are not made for that tub.
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