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I am tiling the floor in a new bathroom in my basement.

Do Install the toilet flange flush with the basement cement and than instal the tile around it OR do I install the tile and the toilet...

Thanks for the help & advise.
Why a 20A in the bathroom? I was going to do a 15A 14 gauge wire?

I am updating my bathroom and had 2 questions:
1. Should the lighting in a bathroom be on the GFCI cicuit for the bathrrom. My bathrroms are not wires that way and I can't imagine that I want the...

The lines I connected to are 3/4". I ran 3/4" CPVC into the new bathroom and reduced to 1/2" CPCV when I teed off for the shower and sink.

How do I blow the lines out? What kind of stuff might...

It was a new (non existing) basement bathroom. I used CPVC 1/2" off the 3/4" overhead cold lines and ran 15-20' to the hot water tank to get the hot water. I did not blow the lines out before...

I just installed a new shower/tub in the basement. The hot water has less pressure than the cold water. They both have good pressure but the hot is less than the cold.

The shower/tub diverter...

I installed some 1/2 " cpvc and just realized I used the PVC Regular Clear glue by mistake. I did use the purple primer. Should I redo the work? It cured for over 12 hours if that makes any...

I need to add some water lines in my basement and want to Tee off the exiting copper lines with cpvc. I have looked at some of my local stores and found 2 methods for achieving this.

1. Use a...

I am installing a bathroom in my basement. The builder roughed in the below grade plumbing for me. It appears that the bathroom sink will drain into a nearby wet vent that goes straight up 20' or...

Do I need to put plastic over the mortar before I palce the tub in position?
What is the plastic for?

The bottom of tub doesn't really have individual feet but has many supporting ribs that touch...

The tub is a Sterling by Kohler series 7122

The installation guide syas: Installation with optional mortar or cement bed.
Spread 2" layer of cememnt or mortar on the subfloor except where the...

I am intstalling a firberglass tub on a cement slab. Its not a one piece but has 3 other pieces as side walls.

The slab is slightly uneven (tub has a slight rock to it when I lay it in position...

I am plumbing a new basement bathroom. I was thinking of using pvc instead of copper just to reduce costs. Is this a bad idea?

Is there any issues with connecting pvc lines to existing copper...

I am looking to buy a 2" cord seal for my sewage basin. No one in my area sells one. Does anyone know an online place I can order one from?
Thanks, Gary

Thanks for the help.

Is there a reason I don't want to cut the inlet pipe close to where it comes into the basin?

How far into the basin does the vent pipe need to go?

The basin cover the...

I am installing a basement bathroom. The builder had installed a sewage basin for me when he built the house. The shower drain, toilet and sink feed into 1 pipe that feeds into the basin. The pipe...