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Showers Are there any issues with having the shower completely enclosed. I think the majority of showers I have seen have at least one wall not go completely to the ceiling. I could see where this allows the hot moist air to escape the shower. Is it necessary to leave one wall shy of the...

I appreciate your help jadnashua. What are you refering to when you say "no D-face, C or better"? I plan on looking for the deflection calculator on John's site I saw it once but coundn't find it the other day. Back to the floor if there are small cracks ie. where the plywood comes together...

Tile Floors I had a few questions relating to putting the subfloor back down and preparing it for porcelain tile. I am familiar with John Bridge forums but figured since I have an account here it couldn't hurt to post my questions on this site. For replacing the area I cut out of the subfloor I...

Drain lines I had a plumber come out and look at what I wanted to do. He said there was two things he could do. One would be to run a 3" line to the tub and reduce down to a 2" for the tub drain. He said this would serve as a "wet" vent. Then the 1-1/2" drain would for the shower would tie into...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate all of the advice. The main reason I was driving to DIY is that plumbers in this area or in extreme demand. Looks like I will just wait till I can get in touch with one. I will post an update when I found out what is needed. Thanks again!

By looking at what I have does anyone have any suggestion on what I should do??

Thanks for the response Jadnashua even though it wasn't what I was hoping to hear. It difenately is never as easy as one originally thinks! Since the old drain is 1-1/4" I can only assume codes have changed since then (1965-1970's) requireing the sizes that you have outlined. Is it absolutely...

Current Photos Photos of the current plumbing.

Hello All, I am new to the forum and this is my first post. I am in the process of remodeling the master bath in my home which is on the second floor. I have attached the pic. of the old layout and the new layout (both floor plan and vanity plan). I would like to do as much of this as I can...