mgannon1
New Member
I recently had a contractor replace my tiled tub surround with cultured marble. He did a great job but did not reattach the plumbing fixtures. I did not think this was a big deal and thought I could easily do it myself (I am not a plumber). Everything was a no brainer with the exception of 1 problem I encountered
When I reattached the tub spout (threaded type) I noticed that as I tighten it, it is not flush to the wall. This is because there is some play in the pipe that the spout threads on to (which I can't access). The more I tighten, the larger the upward angle on the tub spout.
The top of the spout is flush to the wall, there is a small gap (1/16 to 1/8 inch) at the bottom of the spout. Can I just caulk this or is there something else I should be doing to address this?
When I reattached the tub spout (threaded type) I noticed that as I tighten it, it is not flush to the wall. This is because there is some play in the pipe that the spout threads on to (which I can't access). The more I tighten, the larger the upward angle on the tub spout.
The top of the spout is flush to the wall, there is a small gap (1/16 to 1/8 inch) at the bottom of the spout. Can I just caulk this or is there something else I should be doing to address this?