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Cutting it in 1/2 creates a lot of dust. If you put an old blanket over the tub, you can use a sledgehammer and not have flying shrapnel.

Very dangerous! Those blades break without notice and will cut your neck in half

Love this. Much easier than using a T Square

That was very helpful, I like how you did it. Thanks Alot.

Wow. What a sane way to remove a tub. Watching people bash them apart and end up with a mound of sharp slivers, you know there had to be a better way. Heading to HD to rent a grinder. You're a smart man, Mr. Karasiewicz.

You can break it apart in place, just cover the tub with a moving blanket, nothing Flys anywhere

Lead dust will create havoc of your health even with a respirator

I’ll let you know how this goes . So thankful I found this video . We were not looking forward to using a sledgehammer. 4/7/2024.

Using a sledge has downsides. Years ago I did some bathroom demo with a sledge and I looked up and I could see through into my daughters bedroom. That wasn’t supposed to be. A big piece of plaster had fallen off due to vibration from the hammering 😀

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Best explanation I’ve seen. Thanks

I’ve got a 1952 American Standard tub that is in pristine shape. There must be different grades of cast iron and the glazing used. I’d say that for 72 years old it looks like the day it was put in. It was placed when the house was built, before the walls went up. Long story short we are removing two studs for another reason but it would make for an easy path out of the bathroom, into the walk in wall to wall closet, thought the bedroom, on its side out the door, across the hallway. Uh oh, has to go down a flight of steps. So here we go with the angle grinder. Not ideal, but the cost to have a crew take this out is simply not worth it. These tubs go for on average $300-400 on EBay but the moving crew wanted twice that amount. Then you have to find that buyer and store the thing. Where? Front yard? Nope, Off to the city recycle it goes. Still sad.

I've used the sledgehammer approach. It risks breaking stuff you want to save (I once hit a toilet on a backswing) and makes a mess. This process is simple and takes less time. I bought a $15 diamond tipped 4-1/2" blade for my grinder at Lowes and had the thing cut in about 15 minutes. Just some black dust to sweep up.

I have a plasma cutter, cuts like butter

Great job!

Great idea

What’s the name of the saw that he used?

Super helpful. Another channel suggested using a reciprocating saw with diamond blades but he took 2 hours and went through about 10 blades. Beating on a tub with a sledge hammer is a great way to crack nearby window panes, knock pictures off adjoining walls, and generally cause more problems than it's worth.

This is the way to cut up a pre-1950 tub. They are 1/2" thick cast iron and will not succumb easily to a sledge hammer without vibration damaging everything else. We used a metal-cutting diamond blade ($21) and quartered the thing. About an hour + of cutting. If you have a big magnet it will catch some of the filings. The top edge was reinforced with steel angles, and these were cut with a Sawzall. Each quarter weighed 95 lbs.

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Thank you so much for this simple option! I am about to lay expensive flooring by myself in our upstairs hall! $$$ Saver for real!!

You’re awesome John Thank you for teaching me this today. Perfect and exactly what I needed. Easy, diy, novice, beginner, low expense project. Removing anxiety from people tackling something new is the best thing a pro or more experienced person can do for a beginner. Thank you.

Bath tub that's more like a sink

I got a bid of 1,200.00 to remove my cast iron tube and surround. I was quoted 12 hours for the demo and a $170.00 disposal fee. for a grand total of 1,370.00. I know, I know. I researched (TH-cam) how to remove a cast Iron tube and I found over one hundred videos and the average time was 30 minutes. I found John, video and his was the best... Thank you, John!

Omg I could kiss you! I have been wasting so my tiles trying to figure out how to do this 🙏🏼 I’ve been scouring YT for hours, days. Thank you! I’d rather waste paper 🥹🥹 I’m doing a herring bone pattern with a very abstract bathroom that has a lot of stupid right angle corners.

what kind of blade is it?

Love to you! I just broke one apart two days ago with a hammer. lol That is why I looked the video up. I had no power tools, and no experience in this type of work. I just tried to learn as I moved on. Thank you! Breaking that tub with a hammer took alot of energy lol. I did get her out though.

Dude!! Don't take it to a junk yard - get a Mary statue for the front yard. This is America!!

Your way of doing this is a good method -- rather than the sledge hammer method! Thanks and appreciate. I would like to know if more issues -- like if tub is set in "mortar" down below as in older homes over 50 years what would it be ?

Too much side talk.The whole video could be 1 minute.

Very nice

I've got to do this and would rather buy a grinder and diamond disk than a sledge hammer, never mind swinging it.

I like your idea! Easier on my joints.

Can I cut it in thirds etc to make it more manageable, weight wise?

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Your Video saved me, Great Video, Thx

Thanks for your video! I have a similar issue with a cast iron kitchen sink. It weighs as much as a small elephant. Already have a back problem so I don't need to lift that much weight. I did buy a diamond blade for my Skill Saw for forty bucks and see YOUR angle grinder which I have three of in my shop. Going to look at the assortment of cutting wheels, just maybe I have one that will cut that cast iron! Anyway I prefer not to sledge hammer the sink so cutting is the way I'd like to go! Again, Thanks My Friend! Be safe, take care!😊

Thanks for the very practical method. I saw another video where a guy tilted out the tub the same way you did, but in 1 piece (so no cutting). But, both his method and yours pretty much requires getting valves and even wall board off first, to have nothing blocking the tilt-out removal............... That causes me to wonder if a modification of your technique could even avoid wall and valve removal - why not cut tub cross-wise, as you did, but in 2 places near the middle. Then drag out a small mid section. Then, pull each end section toward the center gap to get each one clear of obstructions on the end walls, then tilt each one out. This would also cut the tub into 3 sections, so each would weigh less and fit through the doorway easier.

busted mine up in 40 pieces, tossed them out the window into a waiting wheelbarrow

First..that is not a die grinder ,, it is an angle grinder .and was looking to see what type of blade you have on it ?? Diamond blade ,, ?? I have used angle n diamond for cement but what did you use here?

You've already destroyed the tub with your initial cut into it. Why not use the sledge hammer and save 20 minutes? Breaking up old cast iron only requires the weight of a swinging hammer, with very little force behind it. And it's a one person job.

Damn man, I been using the cardboard that the flooring has come in. The bend and crease method..... love it!!!

Concerned about hitting it with a sledge but not concerned about using an angle grinder without a guard?

much smarter way to go!

seen many of these removals and i can't believe how backwards you americans sometimes think and the waste you produce. That bath tub should be removed in such a way, that no tiles or the tub get destroyed, at least that's how we do it in europe. I dunno how you cement it there that you have to destroy it to remove it. It literally blows my mind. Is the resin so hard to remove at the sides to pull the tub out?

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Great method. I’m more of a brawn’s type of guy myself. But that saves me some sweat!

I've sledgehammered out a dozen tubs. At 55 I'm tired of that hard work. On Friday I will try this with a Lennox wheel and my cordless Ridgid grinder

I think I'd take the chance of "shrapnel", and wear appropriate safety gear. Filling the room (and maybe even the house) with porcelain and iron dust isn't good, plus there's the chance of setting cobwebs or even the wall on fire with the sparks.