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Just talked to Delta this morning, they do provide a non-shared cartridge for the 3 position valve so that I can direct water to port 1 and then port2 without having Port 1 and 2 going at the same...

Hi,

My local plumbing store has provided me the following diverter valve: Delta R11000 and T11886, 3 port diverter valve.

I will have a hand shower head and rain showerhead. So this valve...

Hi John,

Not so keen on using drywall or Denshield (which has a layer of drywall) in the shower even with topical coverage...just in case. Cement board seems the obvious and proven alternative...

Ok, so sounds like cleaning is not a problem really with any of them and they all need it. I will think about adding a nice trim on the tile at entrance to drain to protect grout below tile; at...

John,

Seems like all the drains have some type of drawback or negative comments from people online.

Proline - floor cutting and potential to weaken floor / deflection problems may occur
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JOhn,
When I went to the Blog site I could not get to the Canadian Viewer sign-up....it kept sending me to the non-cdn viewer sign-up.

Thx John,

I'll sign up for your private ideabook and pictures. I'd buy ACO but can't seem to get any info from them on exactly what the mimimum height above the subfloor needs to be given say an...

John, I am quite a bit further ahead than that; just haven't selected tiles yet. I think I've found a way to do this anyways.

Replace 5/8" OSB with 3/4" plywood throught the bathroom. On top...

Own private testing...I'm not doing this as a business so for you that option is obvious for your reputation but I can't spend a year testing various setups and buying various drains for one install...

John,

I've taken your advice and contacted both the drain and mortar places and getting them to commit to anything, any product, any thickness required / approved, etc. is like pulling teeth. How...

Not sure who this Josef is but you must have me mistaken with someone else. The guy I talked to carries the Proline at a retail outlet in Ottawa.

Yes I understand the deflection and would of...

Jim, Talked to a guy who sells the Proline drain and he told me that a full Lacticrete lifetime warranty was in order for the entire shower if all their products were used with the Proline drain and...

John,

Just looking at some of your photos. In my case I have will have a linear drain at the entrance of the shower which is one end of the rectangle. The floor will slope up from there to the...

I would think that the CPE membrane would be a better waterproofing than the bonded membrane since I have the choice. I guess the difference might be that the CPE membrane needs more protection...

Nice job and beautiful tile.

I will make some calls and did into this a bit more. Addressing your comment:

....where is this 1.5" build up you speak of?
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Hi John,

Just looked at QuickDrain Proline Drain. Looks to me that the drain body sits on the floor and then you just tile up from there. To me that would mean the top of the drain is about 1/2"...

Nice looking point drains.

I'll contact the guy from ACO this week but in looking at their drains, in terms of vertical space requirements, there is a requirement for 1.5" of mortar and tile above...

Hi John,

Just been looking at the Noble linear drains and am impressed by the design of it. Seems to be quite easy to install and easy to connect to a noble membrane. Couple of questions:

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Sorry John, Just getting back to it now. Thanks for the offer. I may call you this week if needed. Looks like if I remove the floor in the shower and lower it down to being flush with the joists...

Well finally back from NYC, totally enjoy that city. Now back to this bathroom reno. As I have not done one of these linear drains before, I've having a hard time figuring out the amount of space I...

Just to clarify that when you say line drains you mean linear drains?

Looks like LED lighting where the edge of the glass is going to go. Nice touch.

You mention ABS clamping drain. Did that comes with the linear drain? Looks familiar to what I've seen that is...

John,

Pretty busy right now but trying to move forward a bit before we leave for NYC in a few days. Just looking at this picture and I assume that the trim was placed on the side as well at the...

[QUOTE=johnfrwhipple;364870]Hi Freddie.

I personally hate working over OSB sheathing like you have there. Any chance you plan on switching it out for regular sheathing?

I have to take up at...