Hi, I was wondering if anyone has ever built a woodbase to set there tub on as opposed to breaking concrete to allow for clearance of the hookups? If so, would you recommend it? Thanks Jay

We have a fiberglass, standard-sized bathtub that leaks into the basement. Seems our very old mother fills the tub, gets into the water and send water into the overflow connection on the end of the tub. Water pours into the basement. I can inspect the bottom of the tub in the trap area. I do not think the tub is cracked. When water leaves the tub through the drain there is no leakage. It appears that during an overflow event, water runs through the overflow, leaks through the connection between the tub and the overflow pipe, runs down the side of the tub and into the basement. I removed the overflow plate on the end of the tub that includes the lever to close the drain. The plastic overflow pipe that connects to the tub has a groove around the edge that forces the pipe to center on the tub opening. There is no gasket between the edge of the pipe and the outside of the tub. I went to 2 plumbing shops and was told that the ‘overflow kits’ do not contain a gasket for application between the outside of the tub [which is rough fiberglass] and the overflow pipe. I do not remember if the outside of the tub at the connection with the overflow pipe is finished to provide a good seal with a gasket. They sold me a thick beveled gasket to place between the inside of the tub and the overflow cover plate. Is this the best solution to this overflow leakage problem? Are gaskets available for placement between the outside of the tub and the overflow pipe? What is the name of the gasket? In the meantime, Mom has been instructed to keep the water level below the overflow outlet!!!!