jgold47
Member
Hi everyone - I've given up trying to fix my 1920's shower valves that wont stop leaking through the stem. With a baby on the way I want to replace the valves and call it a day with a fancy new thermostatic valve.
I'd like to do this with a remodel plate as I cannot go in from the back, and wifey really doesnt want me knocking down the existing tile wall. I'm somewhat confident in my ability to replace the setup from inside the hole create by the cover plate ( I know the supply lines to the bathroom are galvanized, but I am pretty sure the feed lines are brass...otherwise its a whole new ballgame if I have to either use PEX or create dielectric connections (can you even do that inside a wall?).
What I am running into is that the width between the outer edge of the existing valve cutouts is a hair over 13" and all of the cover plates I am finding are set at 13". Does anyone know if there are any larger sized ones available? Say 15"? that would give me piece of mind?
Plan B is to try and selectively remove the tiles from the middle of the wall, open it up, do my thing, then create some kind of backer and re-adhere the tiles directly...
Thanks
I'd like to do this with a remodel plate as I cannot go in from the back, and wifey really doesnt want me knocking down the existing tile wall. I'm somewhat confident in my ability to replace the setup from inside the hole create by the cover plate ( I know the supply lines to the bathroom are galvanized, but I am pretty sure the feed lines are brass...otherwise its a whole new ballgame if I have to either use PEX or create dielectric connections (can you even do that inside a wall?).
What I am running into is that the width between the outer edge of the existing valve cutouts is a hair over 13" and all of the cover plates I am finding are set at 13". Does anyone know if there are any larger sized ones available? Say 15"? that would give me piece of mind?
Plan B is to try and selectively remove the tiles from the middle of the wall, open it up, do my thing, then create some kind of backer and re-adhere the tiles directly...
Thanks