{"id":3872,"date":"2018-07-23T14:38:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T14:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2019-11-13T13:32:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T13:32:28","slug":"installing-the-soaker-tub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/installing-the-soaker-tub\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing the Soaker Tub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The plumbers came back and installed the soaker tub.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3634\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/insulation-tub.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3634 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/insulation-tub.jpg?resize=375%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Insulation where the soaker tub will be - Insulation Behind Tub and Shower \u2013 Project Small House\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/insulation-tub.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/insulation-tub.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/insulation-tub.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Insulation where the soaker tub will be<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier they had put in the insulation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3832\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-1.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3832 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The soaker tub is in place - Installing the Soaker Tub \u2013 Project Small House\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The soaker tub is in place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The plumbers came back and hooked up the water and the drain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3833\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3833 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The soaker tub is plumbed - Installing the Soaker Tub \u2013 Project Small House\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The soaker tub is plumbed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The overflow drain is really high on the tub.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3831\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-2.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3831 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This is the overflow - Installing the Soaker Tub \u2013 Project Small House\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/soaker_tub-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the overflow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The carpenters will frame around it and they are going to put drywall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3845\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/floam.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3845 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/floam.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"They floamed insulation around the doors and windows\u2013 Project Small House\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They floamed insulation around the doors and windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Someone else came and floamed around the windows and doors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/preparing-to-pour-the-concrete-garage-floor\/\">Next: Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plumbers came back and installed the soaker tub. Earlier they had put in the insulation. The plumbers came back and hooked up the water and the drain. The overflow drain is really high on the tub. The carpenters will frame around it and they&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/installing-the-soaker-tub\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[53,58,57],"class_list":["post-3872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-house","tag-bath","tag-plumbing","tag-tub"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/featured_image-soaker_tub.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1824,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/choosing-the-soaker-tub\/","url_meta":{"origin":3872,"position":0},"title":"Choosing the Soaker Tub","author":"Carla","date":"August 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The house includes a 5' fiberglass one piece tub and shower combination. 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