pesto_sauce
New Member
Hi, my first day and first post on this forum.
I am remodeling an old house, and have two baths which have separate knobs in the showers for hot, cold, and shover or bath. I plan to convert them to pressure balanced valves (probably American Standard).
When I talk to the kids at Home Depot or Lowes, I ask about remodeling plates (aka "Smitty" plates?) to cover up the holes where the old hot & cold water knobs were. Their eyes glaze over, and I get no where. I just called American Standard's customer support, and didn't get much info out of them at all. So I am hoping here I can learn about these remodeling plates, how they're installed, etc.
My specific questions are (a) sources for these plates, (b) how it gets installed (so that water can't run behind the plate) and, (c) how do I install the wall plate that comes with the shower kit (does it sit on top of the plate, or do I leave it off entirely?).
Thanks!
I am remodeling an old house, and have two baths which have separate knobs in the showers for hot, cold, and shover or bath. I plan to convert them to pressure balanced valves (probably American Standard).
When I talk to the kids at Home Depot or Lowes, I ask about remodeling plates (aka "Smitty" plates?) to cover up the holes where the old hot & cold water knobs were. Their eyes glaze over, and I get no where. I just called American Standard's customer support, and didn't get much info out of them at all. So I am hoping here I can learn about these remodeling plates, how they're installed, etc.
My specific questions are (a) sources for these plates, (b) how it gets installed (so that water can't run behind the plate) and, (c) how do I install the wall plate that comes with the shower kit (does it sit on top of the plate, or do I leave it off entirely?).
Thanks!