Hello,
I want to install a new radiator in the bathroom. The current one is installed under a ledge:
The new radiator is taller than the old one, so the ledge has to be removed. I also need to retile the entire bathroom eventually, but for now I just want to replace the radiator. How can I remove the marble slab and the supports underneath? Both seem to be built into the wall. What kind of tools are needed for this? Should you use an angle grinder for this?
Thank you very much, Philipp_
I want to install a new radiator in the bathroom. The current one is installed under a ledge:
The new radiator is taller than the old one, so the ledge has to be removed. I also need to retile the entire bathroom eventually, but for now I just want to replace the radiator. How can I remove the marble slab and the supports underneath? Both seem to be built into the wall. What kind of tools are needed for this? Should you use an angle grinder for this?
Thank you very much, Philipp_
I would say the panel is only glued onto the bracket. Mortar applied at the rear edge cannot be completely ruled out. I hardly believe it is chiseled into the masonry, and even less likely into the plaster. It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s simply butted against the original tiles. Possibly also additionally "secured" with small pins where the bracket’s screw holes are (?)
The bracket itself is probably anchored into the masonry (structural shell, before plastering) with dowels and screws. So its vertical legs, which I estimate to be about 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 inches) long, if present at all. If the bracket arms are inserted like arrows (which doesn’t seem unlikely here), then I suspect they are embedded about one brick depth, meaning almost fully inside an 11.5 cm (4.5 inch) wall).
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The bracket itself is probably anchored into the masonry (structural shell, before plastering) with dowels and screws. So its vertical legs, which I estimate to be about 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 inches) long, if present at all. If the bracket arms are inserted like arrows (which doesn’t seem unlikely here), then I suspect they are embedded about one brick depth, meaning almost fully inside an 11.5 cm (4.5 inch) wall).
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Philipp_ schrieb:
Thank you again!You’re welcome, but my best advice is to ask someone who installs these things. This could be stonemasons or window fitters (since the situation is probably similar with window sills), or heating and plumbing installers (they do a lot of chiseling too—I could tell you stories from renovating all the neighboring bathrooms). And of course, bricklayers and plasterers, who are experienced with embedding and fixing metal parts with mortar and plaster.
That will probably be more helpful than my smartest guess. I specifically mentioned my profession here in the forum—but unfortunately, I couldn’t highlight it in red.
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