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Forgive me if this is off topic. My spa pump is leaking from the shaft. From what I've been able to read, it looks pretty straight forward to replace the wet end. At 1/4 the cost of a motor/pump...

I'm remodeling and installing a new tub in a new location. I'm planning on using all PVC drain for the tub gluing up all connections and would like some advice on installation sequence. I don't...

I just read in the pipe dope thread that the lav trap arm should have a slight slope towards the trap. How critical is that? I just installed my double sink drains and I had the trap arms slope...

Attached (hopefully) is a rough top view of my DWV layout. I had planned to vent the toilet for good measure, but just wondering if I can forgo the effort. Thanks for any and all advice.

Thanks for the responses. The hole is in a traffic area. I hadn't thought about sheet metal. Great idea.

Hello all. I'm deep in my bathroom remodel and am wondering how big a hole in the subfloor would be acceptable without compromising the tile floor. Specifically, I removed a 2 inch PVC drain and am...

Not really a remodeling question but thought it fit best here (I am remodeling, though :-) While in my attic, I notice sunlight streaming in by my vent. I then noticed water damage on some boxes...

Saw this just in time. I was planning on using a Kohler drain (K-7214) with a cable for the pop-up drain. This was so I could aim it off center (to miss a joist) and match up to the overflow (using...

You're right about three walls to the alcove! I meant from the long side of the alcove in order to avoid a joist running parellel to the long dimension of the tub.

I ran across a Kohler tub (Dynametric) (http://www.us.kohler.com/onlinecatalog/pdf/105007_4.pdf) that is exactly what I'm looking for except it's cast iron. Would prefer acrylic. Does anybody know...

I'm starting a bath remodel. Second floor hall bath. The location where I want to place the toilet is such that it will be extremely difficult to do the plumbing from below. Is it common to pull...

I'm remodeling an up stairs bath. The proposed new location of the tub puts the drain right over a joist. What's the "accepted" minimum offset I should plan on to get the drain in and all hooked...