remodel

All - I need some advice on how to handle a drain connection. I am starting a DIY remodel on an old roman tub (1970's) and need some advice and ideas on how best to connect a new freestanding acrylic tub to existing roman tub drain. I'm trying to minimize any demo work or digging into or messing...

Hello, new to the forum. Have gone through the permitting process and have started demo on a 38' by 34' RV garage in the back yard to convert to an ADU with a kitchen and relocated bath room, built and permitted with the house in 1983. Had the plumber come out yesterday for the new plumbing for...

Hello, I've searched the internet and found your blog so I thought I would ask the question here. Doing a remodel and wanted to double check to see if this was ok... Can I tie a plumbing vent from a new bathroom into my heater vent to exit the house and vent out of the roof? Thanks!

I'm adding a toilet to what is currently a laundry room and I'm trying to figure out where to tie in the drain line. Can I add a long turn wye into a current toilet drain (red dot in pictures), or do I need to replace where the sink wye's in with a double wye (blue dot in pictures) to prevent...

I am attempting to replace the handle, faceplate, etc. on my Kohler tub/shower kit without replacing the temp valve. Currently installed is a K-304 valve, but the new handle is set for the K-8304 valve - threads do not line up. Are there conversion kits to help? Or is a complete replacement of...

I would like the p trap to be in the wall instead of outside. I dont have enough space to place a dryer next to the washer with the exterior p trap. I currently have 1 1/2" pipe for the drain and p trap and I was told 2" is required? I'm in california. My issue is that there is not enough...

Hello all, I've been pouring over the forums here and want to first thank everyone for contributing to these forums. I'm in the middle of a bathroom remodel have moved the shower and toilet to new locations. This is my home and I'm doing the work so before I close things up I wanted to post...

The kitchen is plumbed right now with 1/2-inch copper but I need to reroute the lines to prevent freezing. The water flow is great right now; I know PEX has a smaller inside diameter, so will a 15-foot run of 1/2-inch PEX provide enough water flow? Also, I want to bring the PEX up from the...

Hello all, I am currently remodeling an upstairs bathroom of a house my wife and I bought about 2 years ago. The house was built in the 20s. What started as a simple sprucing up led to tearing up tile, old hardwood, sub floor, old plumbing, repairing joists cut by the previous installation, re...

Hi fellow diyers, I'm new here, but I came across a good opportunity to start a business, except that the building has been gutted by vandals looking for copper piping. The space is about 2400 square feet. It needs a new HVAC system because the enrien system was ripped out by the Vandals...

I just recently completed a remodel of my kitchen. I am hearing water hammer symptoms when using the kitchen faucet. Can I install water hammer arrestors outside my wall at the between the supply and the shut off valves, or will that not work as intended? The supply lines that I hear the noise...

Greetings, I am nearing the end of my bathroom remodel and I'm a bit lost on how to address the joint tape showing on the ceiling. It's some pretty old drywall, and the tape itself doesn't seem to be peeling or bulging, it's just very noticeable. The paint on the ceiling has begun to chip and...

Hello, I poked around through the archives, but was unable to locate an answer to my question, but sorry if this has already been asked and answered a million times... I've gutted an old bathroom and reframed to make it level, square and plumb by sistering 2x8s to the existing joists, building...

Hi all, I need some advice and suggestions please. In my downstairs utility room, I would like to change a utility sink to a kitchen sink, move my laundry connections from one wall to another, and add a laundry connection upstairs on the other side of the same wall (in a carport closet). The...

Hi all, thanks for the great resource! I've searched a lot but can't find an answer to my situation. Will my attached plan be functional and up to code if I open up my slab and tie into my 4" closet bend after the closet vent? Any ideas on the best way to route the drain once it goes under the...

So, you can look at the pictures and see what I intend on doing. My problem is that the shower drain is not close enough to the stack to meet plumbing code (There is no code out here in the boondocks). I could put the stack up through the exterior wall to the right of the window, but that would...

I am going through a bathroom remodel and the contractor just left for the night. He placed a new valve in today but only to the point of testing the water so there is no cartridge. I just noticed now that the sink in the same bathroom has only cold water. The shower in the other bathroom has...

In remodeling my bathroom I had to convert a 6"x6" square duct underneath the floor joists in the basement to flex so I can get around my new toiler drain. I cannot for the life of me find a 6"x6" square to 6" round transition anywhere. Do I need to fabricate one myself? I don't know what to...

I'm scrapping my mortarbed shower pan plans for one of these foam setups - much like Kerdi/Schluter. However, I'm wondering if i can just build my own rather than buying into their whole system. My shower is uniquely sized and the drain is off-center - so no kit fits perfectly. I'm thinking of...