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Thanks for the very good information Gary, I think I am going to save my pennies and go for the Drake. As you said, A once in a lifetime purchase. Ill take it with me if/when I sell the house. LOL.

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Looking at upgrading my ?? old 13 Liter no name toilet with something better and more efficient. Without being too graphic, I tend to have bouts of I.B.S and need a good bowl...

rich, the old surround was cut to the window frame and then a nice wide trim moulding put around it overlapping the surround, then the moulding was painted with a high gloss paint and every seam...

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drilled a hole through the inside wall to see what was in there. from outside to inside looks like this:
-exterior wall - wood shaving insulation -3/8" plywood - drywall - then the...

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I have been doing some reading about paintable vapor barrier sealers that sound like they may do the trick.. Could I not cut off the vapor barrier I have exposed, lay the new cbu back into the...

Jim, I want to thank you for all your help.. you seem to be the only one that has an idea of how to help me.
The silicone on the old tub surround was pretty degraded where it meets the tub, so I am...

Ok so I assume just taping a vapor barrier to the plaster and then installing the cbu over top is fine then, and as you mentioned it will only be an issue if the tub surround fails. The only reason...

So, I gather cement board instead of greenboard.. I just figured I only needed cement board if I was going to do tiles. But, do I leave the vapor barrier in place to do cement board? also, the...

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This is my first post, and I believe it may be a doozie!

My wife and I just bought a 1930 house that has been completely renovated inside in 2007, however the plastic tub...