Is this shower plumbing too involved to do?

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reybo

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This 1952 house with still nice tile showers and real plaster walls could do with a modern mixer valve in the shower in place of the old hot/cold valves it has now.

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I can get a couple of smitty plates to cover the old holes in the tile. The problem is the plumbing behind the tile. Threaded steel pipes and some bronze fittings. Can I change that to a mixer valve without tearing up the plaster and the tile?

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The new plastic lines and valves went in last year, and we left the wall open for the project we're facing now.

Appreciate your comments.

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The valve is attached with union nuts, so you can get it out without too much trouble. A new valve can be installed coming off the ball valves you have with male threaded adapters to whatever tubing type you wish to use...copper, pex.
 

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Separating the vertical pipe to the shower head from the horizontal

The subject combined with the pic tells my problem. The only thing easily detached is the new valves & lines. How do I get the T unscrewed from the vertical steel pipe to the shower head without tearing out the wall? That T is 1/2" from the plaster. There's no turning it.

Copper or plastic pipes and there''d be no problem.
 
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