My Bathroom was in the process of construction, And what did I find? A bathtub!
My wife has never had a bath, and maybe I'll give some perspective later. But right now here is this bathtub $48.00 in a hardware store. I'm thinking suspiciously right away, And a young man comes over " do you want to buy it? " I'm like maybe, why so cheap whats wrong with it? " Senior that's the price and nothing wrong ".
I was buying a septic tank so needed delivery anyway, Ok I'll take it. My wife can finally have her first bath..
If you're going to build in Panama before I get around to blogging about it, contact me directly. I know from trial and error ( mostly others errors ) thank goodness, but a few of my own as well.
Now I have a Tub and my builder said no problem ( typical response ) he has never done 1 before but will do it. And as you can see it wasn't a disaster. His tile work sucked but that's another story.
I did all the plumbing and electrical in my house but have never done concrete and block work so needed to hire locals.
Houses in Panama don't have hot water, and nor does mine but I plumbed it for hot and cold ( some day I'll get a hot water heater ) but for now, both sides run cold.
took me forever to find this pluming...
After spending the whole day in Panama city looking for bathtub plumbing and asking everyone, someone suggested the Discovery Center. It was getting late on a Saturday and I was losing hope.
But the Discovery Center has everything American, from food stuffs to plumbing and Now I had several choices to choose from. Life is Good. I now have proper fixtures for my tub and shower.
I can up just a bit short on distance, not accounting for the cement that covers the blocks and the tiles plus there adhesive. But just got it connected without major adjustments.
I'm feeling a few soft spots beneath the tub after a couple of years and will punch a hole in the exterior wall and inject concrete some day soon to fill the air gaps.
So in closing... My wife still has never taken a bath ( I don't think ) but the kids that come visit us love it, It's their own personal pool. A great place to cool off on a hot day and get cleaned up too.
I'd go a little further, But its high noon, and I've been cutting a hector of lawn while writing, ( with a weed eater )and drinking Rum since 9AM.
Sorry if I left you hanging on anything. Lots of parts I missed. Just reply and ask :-).
Many more stories to come, but the lawn is calling and Family will be here soon.
In over 10 years in Panama, and even staying in High priced hotels, I have never seen another tub in Panama. If you have let me know.
Adios for now...