Hi, everyone:
I am in the process of remodeling the master bathroom and have already demolished the bathtub/shower alcove walls. I am going to get a plumber to replace the old fixtures with new ones, and I have settled for Moen as the original fixtures were Moen's and they have worked for 20+ years without a hitch. However, after reading this forum, I am a little concerned as a lot of people write about not getting either hot or cold water, having leaks, etc., as well as of the fixtures protruding too far from the wall. My original fixtures are still attached (I could not remove them, so I removed the tile/walls from under them) and I liked the way they were (meaning distance from the wall). So, would it be a good idea to ask the plumber to measure them and install the new fixtures based on these measurements? The new tile will be only about 1/32" thicker than the old one, so this could be added. Also, what can be checked before I start installing cementboard and tile? I am going to tile myself and would hate to find out about the fixture problems after the tiling is complete and have to destroy my work (there is only a small access hatch which is not fit for most adult humans to climb through). Could everything be assembled and checked and then disassembled again? Or am I one of "those customers"? I am a perfectionist, though.
Thanks a lot in advance. Olga
I am in the process of remodeling the master bathroom and have already demolished the bathtub/shower alcove walls. I am going to get a plumber to replace the old fixtures with new ones, and I have settled for Moen as the original fixtures were Moen's and they have worked for 20+ years without a hitch. However, after reading this forum, I am a little concerned as a lot of people write about not getting either hot or cold water, having leaks, etc., as well as of the fixtures protruding too far from the wall. My original fixtures are still attached (I could not remove them, so I removed the tile/walls from under them) and I liked the way they were (meaning distance from the wall). So, would it be a good idea to ask the plumber to measure them and install the new fixtures based on these measurements? The new tile will be only about 1/32" thicker than the old one, so this could be added. Also, what can be checked before I start installing cementboard and tile? I am going to tile myself and would hate to find out about the fixture problems after the tiling is complete and have to destroy my work (there is only a small access hatch which is not fit for most adult humans to climb through). Could everything be assembled and checked and then disassembled again? Or am I one of "those customers"? I am a perfectionist, though.
Thanks a lot in advance. Olga
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