Forum: Shower & bathtub Forum

My house is about 9 years old, and in the last couple years, I have started hearing noises in the wall of one of my showers. Its on the second floor of my house, which is also where the plumber installed home made air chambers. The sounds in this wall typically occur when any hot water valve...

I changed on of these in my old house and it was not a problem. this one seems to be. It is the rotation model counter clockwise to 8:00 for hot off is at 5:00 or thereabouts. It may be 15 years old and we have active water with acid. So out of the blue it looses it reference. The 8:00...

Thanks to this forum I've gained a little experience in plumbing, but I still have a lot to learn. I've gutted our bathroom with the intent to tile the floor, and shower surround. So far I've only replaced the tub, and everything lined up so far. Since it was gutted we figured we may as well...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/JustTegIt/bathlayout.jpg I am attempting to redesign a standard 5x8 bath for my parents' home. Currently the room is 5x8 with an alcove on the right side (13"x36"), similar to the bump-out shown. I will be gaining the additional space by taking 13" from...

I purchased two vitreous china vessel sinks last week. i didn't order the drain assembly at the same time beacuse the sinks didn't say what size the drain holes were (1-1/2 or 1-3/4). So I received the sinks and meaured the opening (it's 1-3/4 inches) and went to HD to get the drain assemblies....

I am having my tub surround replaced. I currently have a Delta tub/shower faucet that has a single lever handle. I am replacing it with an American Standard T215.730.295 (Hampton single lever handle tub & shower trim kit). I just found out that the contractor wants to start at the end of this week...

I was hoping i could get some ideas on what to do with the area that is now "painted wall" above the shower unit. My house is only 5 years old, i have a shower stall that is situated in the corner of the master bathroom. I think that where it is situated is posing a problem. The steam from the...

I am putting a drop in tub in an old house, floor is not level If I build the frame for the drop in level, knowing the tub won't rest on it, can I just level ithe tub with the morter on the bottom when I drop it in?

Anyone bought a SanSiro Tub? There prices are very attractive but i have no idea about quality. Thanks.

Hello again all! I'm in the middle of remodeling my hallway bath - tore it down to stud walls, and installing new everything. Cast Iron Kohler K-716 tub is inplace (what a pain in the rear!!) and drain plumbing run. Hot/cold water to pressure balance valve, and pipe run to shower head 90deg...

Hi all, It's been a while since I last posted ...my life gets in the way of doing projects! I had a American Standard shower base installed by a plumber and he used mortar to set it down on. It was absolutely quiet until I had installed the concrete backer board (Wonderboard) on all 3 sides...

Just moved in to a new house and fixing various problems. The master bath has a shower tiled in rock. Looks kind-of like a cave, but we like it. The shower valves were leaking so i had to take them apart and rebuild them. They work great now, no leaks. The eshcusions were a mess, there were big...

I am installing a Moen Exact Temp shower spa with 4 body sprays and received a plumbing diagram from Moen.. I'm sure Moen does a lot of testing, but I've looked at other Pressure Balancing Loop diagrams and Moen's is different. I've attached their diagram. Most diagrams I've seen had the supply...

I am remodeling my shower and have accidently thrown out the handle and cover plate for my Moen push/pull style shower faucet. I find that Moen no longer sells the Standard valve push/pull model. Can I purchase another single lever Moen faucet and simply replace all parts but the valve itself. ...

My wife and I just bought a house (built 1996), and to our surprise, on the first night, my wife tried to take a shower only to find that only hot water comes out of the shower/tub faucet. It is a Moen single handle shower valve, pull to turn on, and turn to control temperature. If you pull it out...

Can anyone tell me there experiences with this tub? I want to know if it is worth installing. Have you found it holds up well, is it wide enough? Are you happy with it or not, if not why?

I am getting ready to install a terrazzo shower pan in a small guest bathroom. There is no room or access to get machinery anywhere near to where the pan needs to be. The walls to the shower room are already built and closed. (This is a remodel, not new construction.) The problem is that the...

I have a brand new Hansgrohe Thermobalance II assembly with a new thermostatic cartridge part #94282000 - sent to me by Hansgrohe The new thermostatic cartridge is now part plastic, where the old one was mostly brass. My problem with the new one is it creates a really loud buzz-screech when...

I am in the process of rebuilding my shower. I have gotten to a point where I need to start doing the plumbing. I ripped all the old stuff out. My plan was to have a rain shower head on a 17" arm up above and a handheld sprayer shower head. I also want to be able to select either head or run...

Hi, I did some work, and am putting the escutcheon back for my shower valve (single handle PP). The foam gasket was damaged, and I am contemplating using caulk in it's place. This is going on a tiled wall, which is of an uneven plane (grout lines, and tile not perfectly set). Would it...

I am looking for some fixtures for a bathroom remodel. I would like to place the bathtub at the end of the bathroom instead of along the side as it is now. The room dimesntions are 114" x 68". I would like to get a two person bath that will work with a tiled 3 wall surrround and shower. I...

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I will give it a shot... I am in the midst of redoing a shower, and have removed the 48x32 shower pan and am replacing it with a 48x34 pan. Fits fine but I will need to remove some of the linoleum flooring so the pan will sit level. There is currently a...

Hello I have a couple of questions regarding installation of shower valves. I am installing Delta main valve and a diverter after that (see pics). If I read the instructions right the plaster ring on the main valve should be flush with the finished wall and the finished wall should fall...

Does Kohler make stem extension kits for their K 305 valve kits? I believe the combination of thicker tile installed and heavy thin set to plumb wall has mad the valve set back too deep. This would be for a T-463 Kohler shower trim, unless Kohler makes different trim depths. Original trim set was...

The shower jets (not the shower head) all have water running when the valve to turn them on is not engaged with the shower running. Is this a valve issue, or O-ring, or washer, cartridge??? I have managed to get the valve/faucet assembly taken down to a point, but after that, I see no way to...

Im finishing off my basement. About a month ago i set my tub in a mortar bed then put in several bags of sand and let sit for two days. I then installed three piece surround. The tub feels real solid, but i noticed today when i stepped in it. there is a slight popping under floor when i shift...

I have a Moen Moentrol shower body installed ~1993. I need to expose the shower body to repair or replace the balancing spool. I was able to remove the outside portion of the chrome handle. Below that is a brass colored part that attaches directly to the water cartridge via set screw. The set screw...

I am installing a new tub 60 X 30. Removed everything down to studs. I planned on installing a Sterling tub and tiling my own surround. I unboxed the tub today and noticed that Sterling has a unique flange designed to fit their snap in surrounds. It only gives you 1/2 of an inch to play. I had...

I'm replacing my tub and I'm in a really tight alcove (60" x 30" stud to stud -- no wiggle room). The only tub I can find that will fit is a Sterling Performa (60" x 29" -- the nailing flange goes right to the edge of the alcove!). First off, does anyone know of any other manufacturer of...

I'm putting in a new tub and there is virtually no access to the underside/back parts of the tub once it's in place (my house is on a slab and there's a furnace right next to the front part of the tub). How do I install the drain assembly? All the instructions say to put it on the tub, then...

I am doing the DWV on a house I am building and can't figure the best way to vent the spa tub. The pic shows the main drain line in red and the proposed lav & tub line (2" ) in blue. My trap is more than 5 feet from the wall where I want the vent line and I know I can go horizontal with it below....

....yep, it's one of those. Once the work was complete and the shower tiled, we all discovered that the plumbing was set back about 1/4 - 1/2" too far. Now the handles will not fit. I've been using vice grips for over a year, now, and I guess my wife is tired of it. Not to mention, my vice grips...

I'd like to get some feedback on the Moen IO Digital valves. I'm considering using one in a shower/spa but am a little hesitant of the "digital" aspect and it's longevity. It sure would save a lot in the tiling time (not having to cut all the valve holes. Has anyone used them?

I doing a bathroom reno and would like to install a deeper tub. The tub i want to install required 45lbs/sq ft of Live load. I know that most houses are designed with an avg. of 40/sq ft and that because my tub is right beside the load bearing wall I shoulf be ok. However when I was doing some...

I'm building a master bed + bath in my attic and was wondering if I can use my existing cast iron vent that goes thru the roof as a drain. I was going to use the 4" vent to drain for toilet and the 2" coming up from kitchen sinks for the master shower and sink.

I am remodeling a bathroom to add a shower and replace the old tub. The existing p-trap for the tub does not line up with the tub drain as is conventionally shown. It is offset about 12 inches. My question is can I connect the new shower pan and the new bathtub to the same (existing) p-trap. ...

Hello, I am going to be remodeling a shower adjacent to a sauna in my basement which was originally installed in the early 70s. The drain for the shower is a bit odd. It is a three inch (not 2 inch) pipe set below the surrounding concrete. Immediatlely surrounding the drain is a "bowl" area...

The bath/shower controls started leaking behing the wall and has to be fixed. Do you think these are worth saving or should i just replace them with a standard diverter setup? Pipes are original galvanized and should be changed to copper btw. Thanks, dr

I just installed a Sterling Accord 4-piece tub/shower unit. Followed all directions , shimmed where necessary, nailed to studs and placed "carpet" beneath. Unit still squeaks slightly. Any suggestions. Also, what is best recommended product for cleaning? Thank you

Remodeling two bathroms. Both have 23 year old Symmons Temtrol valves. Should we reuse or is it worth the time and effort to put in a newer valve? Both seem to work fine as the seals have been replaced once already. I thought the Symmons were warranteed for life. If we replace what would...