Step at Tub Deck

[Jerry Simon]

This looked funny, no step up to/in front of the whirlpool tub deck.

I see such more often than I don't; is a step supposed to be there?

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[kurt]

I never indicate there should be a step. I can imagine where having a step could actually increase the likelihood of slipping/falling/tripping.

Must be slow for you too............

[Jerry Simon]

I never indicate there should be a step.

It's just that sometimes you see 'em, and sometimes you don't...

I can imagine where having a step could actually increase the likelihood of slipping/falling/tripping.

That's what my client thought...

Must be slow for you too.............

Actually, five this week, but only twelve for the entire month so far...

[kurt]

S'funny.......I've been puking on the retail SFH HI's........if I didn't have the reserve study stuff and a couple big commercial gigs, I might get depressed..........naaaaah......

I picked up a 6 building mess of a condo foreclosure, starting tomorrow. It'll make the month look a lot better.

[resqman]

If in were a "regular" bath tub, you would not miss the step.

If there is a step, they usually do meet the code requirements for steps/stairs. The treads are too narrow and the riser heights are uneven and exceed 7 3/4 inches. Usually the tread is tile so when stepping out of a wet tub onto a slick tile, it only increases the likelyhood the user will fall.

No, steps not required.

[hausdok]

Hi,

Around here they mostly don't have any step. Must be a regional thing.

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[Tom Raymond]

A step would be bad, but my keester would appreciate a heated deck[]

[gpdewitt]

In another life I was a master tile setter. I will not install what amounts to wall tile anywhere it can be walked on. Period. That is the problem with running a step with the same tile that wraps the tub.

Tile with a higher friction coefficient is ok, like running the FLOOR tile up the step. Still, you have a step with no hand rail, risky for older users.

If there were a step of wall tile, I'd call it out as a safety issue.

[emalernee]

For entrance into the tub, place your butt on the towel and swing your legs over the ledge and slide in. Reverse for exit.

I call it out as a Safety Issue in my reports along with the instructions above. []

Ezra Malernee

Canton, Ohio

[Marc]

In another life I was a master tile setter. I will not install what amounts to wall tile anywhere it can be walked on. Period. That is the problem with running a step with the same tile that wraps the tub.

Tile with a higher friction coefficient is ok, like running the FLOOR tile up the step. Still, you have a step with no hand rail, risky for older users.

If there were a step of wall tile, I'd call it out as a safety issue.

If I can ask a dumb question....How do you tell the difference between wall and floor tile?

Marc

[Bill Kibbel]

If I can ask a dumb question....How do you tell the difference between wall and floor tile?

Surface texture - grippy or not grippy.