For topics generally relating to the design, materials, fixtures, construction, maintenance, and other specialized considerations of a shower enclosure, typically located within a bathroom.
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How can I remove ridges from a concrete shower pan?
I recently laid a new concrete shower pan, and went around the drain radially, which created some circular ridges.
I'd like to make the pan as smooth as possible, but these ridges are currently 1/8" ...
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How do I get the shine back on the bottom of my acrylic shower stall?
How do I get the shine back on the bottom of my acrylic shower stall?
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Should I apply waterproofer on the subfloor beneath a shower pan?
I'm going to be using the Kerdi shower pan and membrane to seal a steam shower. I understand the process of installing the membrane, deck and preparing the wall and ceiling substrate.
This question ...
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What could cause water hammer after changing a valve cartridge?
I fixed my delta 1400 series shower faucet the other day by replacing the valve cartridge with a non-delta brand.
Everything went well, until I turned it on, now the shower pipe is hammering. The ...
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replaced shower valve/stems…in bathroom! now kitchen hot water turns off at times!?! What happened?
Replaced bathroom parts,was doing dishes and the hot water just stopped. Checked everything under sink cleaned the garbage disp. Looked for build up next thing you know ok! Next day same thing ...
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How do you remove hard water drop stains from (shower) glass?
I wanted to apply Rain-X to the inside of glass walls in the shower to minimize upkeep and prevent further water stains. But if possible, I would like to get the glass really clean first. The previous ...
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What are disadvantages of wood floor covering in shower?
I love the idea of the luxurious texture of wood flooring in a shower. Does this add significant maintenance/cleaning concerns to the shower?
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Can vermin come in through your toilet or shower drain and, if so, what can you do about it?
First, I'm not sure that this is what's happening but I suspect this is the problem. On occasion my wife and I find cockroaches in our house. This isn't very frequent (I'll find one once every few ...
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Should the plastic walls of a shower kit have air bubbles?
We had a corner shower installed awhile ago in our basement.
The kit came with thin acrylic walls that were glued to the waterproof gyprock behind. However, there are air spaces between the lines of ...
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How do I remove calcification from a screw head?
I have two screws holding on the metal disc covering the shower drain. Neither appears to be stripped. I would like to remove these screws to clean out the drain.
The problem is that the ...
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Should I be concerned by a musty smell after cleaning the shower with bleach?
I was advised to use diluted bleach to clean my shower from time to time. A few minutes after doing so, a (musty?) smell comes from the bathroom. I believe its coming from the shower drain. The ...
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Should I spray down the shower with a diluted bleach solution after using it?
I have a tile shower in the basement that is not very well ventilated. My mother-in-law suggested a spray bottle of 1/2 bleach, 1/2 water, and spraying it around the surfaces of the shower after ...
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Can you ID this shower system/panel product?
We bought a new house that we're slowly learning was the victim of a rather cheap remodeling job. So, I'm slowly patching thing up.
One task is our shower enclosure. It's made up of some sort of ...
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How do I repair a leaking shower?
I have been a renter in a duplex apartment for several years, and I am unfortunately having some trouble with my upstairs shower. It has been clear for some time that the shower unit has been in need ...
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How can I prevent water pooling on a windowsill from getting behind wall tiles in a shower?
I have a windowsill in a shower which had regular 6" ceramic wall tiles over drywall.
Some water had obviously pooled on this, got under the joint at the lip of the tiles and rotted the drywall. So I ...
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How can I reseal a shower drain on a pre-formed shower base?
The shower drain in my first-floor bathroom leaks. Based on looking from the basement below, it seems the leak is at the point where the drain assembly should clamp to the shower base (which is ...
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What are the pros/cons of installing glass doors over a whirlpool tub?
I'm building a new bathroom and I have a whirlpool tub. I really like the tile behind it, and I would like the look and the feel of being able to see through wall to wall. However, I'm worried about 2 ...
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How to find and fix a bad smell of moisture?
We just bought a 3-year old house and there is an odd smell of moisture in the master bedroom and attached bathroom. It smells like someone just took a shower although the house has not been used in ...
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How to remove a tub insert
We're looking at the effort and time for a bathroom renovation, and the biggest item on the list is replacing an old fiberglass tub insert/surround with a standing shower insert/surround.
Looking at ...
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How can I restore the waterproofing behind a shower/bath mixer/diverter?
After install a new shower/bath mixer, I am proceeding to restore waterproofing behind the mixer follow by the tiles.
Originally between the water pipes and the tiles there is a layer of gyprock ...
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How should I prepare the shower walls for tiling to prevent mold and mildew?
What is the proper way to prepare a bathroom wall before tiling for a shower area to prevent the growth of mold and mildew?
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How much water is too much water underneith the basement concrete?
We are getting ready to install a new shower in our basement. When we had our house built about 8 yrs ago we asked to have a shower & toilet drains roughed in. I cut off the plastic cover for ...
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Could water temperature fluctuations be caused by new plumbing?
I'm having a new bathroom installed. I hired a plumber to do all the water works. He ran all the lines; he is now waiting on sink and toilet to arrive to finish installation. Since he ran new line, we ...
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How much thinset is enough?
I'm having a shower tiled and I noticed that the tiler didn't put thinset over the entire area, just on the back of individual tiles.
The tiles are heavy stone 3/8x6x12. He used a 1/2 x 1/2 trowel to ...
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How can I fix this persistently leaky shower faucet?
Several weeks ago water began slowly dripping from the shower head in our master bath. Also, the underside of the hot water faucet is wet long after the water has been turned off and the shower has ...
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Increasing water pressure with pump
I live in Karachi, Pakistan. We have underground water tanks and use motors to transfer the amount of water required to overhead tanks that then supply the house.
I get lower pressure in my house's ...
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Design guidelines for walk-in shower sizing?
I'm renovating my bath and am interested in a walk-in shower area (i.e. no doors). How can I calculate a "safe" distance from the shower head for the door area? Are there design guidelines for ...
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Where to place shower curtain rod in relation to the tub? [closed]
I am not asking how high to mount the shower curtain rod (that is easy to determine from an existing shower curtain). I am trying to figure out how far "into" the tub it should be mounted. I want ...
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Showerhead with “backflow prevention”
I bought this Delta showerhead almost a year ago. I remember the packaging mentioning a "backflow prevention" feature. Every time I turn off the faucet water streams from the area I've circle below, ...
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How can I prevent sudden increases in shower water temperature
I assume, but am not sure, that this is caused by someone else in the house competing with the shower for cold water.
I'm guessing an anti-scald valve might be necessary but perhaps there is a way to ...
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Is the drain cover in my shower sufficient?
I bought a new house about a month ago. In the apartment that I moved from, I had a cheap rubber drain cover that seemed to work very well at preventing hair from getting into the drain, similar to ...
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How should I seal a shower base that is leaking?
I have a shower stall with a cement-like slab base. The shower base is ancient and has developed some cracks. The top surface has some sort of sealant which has worn away, with the result that water ...
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Is there a way to design/create a shower that is less prone to mold?
I think I've had it with traditional tiled showers...I can't stand the site of mold in between tiles, on the tiles! on shower curtains, on shower doors, etc.
I think I'm pretty clean, but I always ...
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How do I remove this shower sliding door?
I'm trying to remove the sliding doors of my shower to clean up the rails and also replace a broken "holder" (sorry I don't know the exact name of that part).
Do you have an idea how to remove a ...
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Why is the caulk cracking and the toilet rocking?
We paid a lot of money to have our bathroom gutted and redone. After several problems with the contractor not returning calls to correct shoddy work, we are at a loss. I am not sure if the shower ...
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How to stop a shower stall from leaking
I have a corner shower stall that's leaking. The leak is occuring on the right hand side of the shower stall, about a foot off the ground. What can I do to stop this leak?
Here is the shower stall:
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How do I diagnose weak water flow from tub faucet and shower?
I have a shower that has very low flow from the hot and cold water and also from the shower when you turn the valve to switch it to the shower. All of the other fixtures in the house have strong flow ...
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Is a glass shower screen a suitable backing for mosaics?
I have an old boxed-in corner shower. The glass screen has three panels which are all very hazy. I can't afford to replace it right now. I was thinking of putting mosaics (big pictures - not little ...
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Should tiles of “stones” be removed from the backing?
We had a stone floor installed in our shower. The stones came on 1' x 1' "sheets". The installer kept the stones on the backing, and now you can clearly see lines in both directions where each 1' ...
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How can I make a mixer shower more powerful?
The Mira mixer shower has variable temperate settings from 1 (cold) through 10 (hot), plus the extra bit for hot water only.
I normally shower at 3 and was thinking there must be a way to let more ...
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How to properly caulk a plastic shower?
I have installed a 3 piece plastic shower wall liner and the two vertical seams require caulk. I've caulked them with GE Silicon II bath and shower caulk multiple times but it always pulls away from ...
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How do I remove hard soap scum on my shower door?
I have a problem with regards to my frameless glass shower door because I don't usually clean it regularly. What happens is that the lower edge of the glass door is already very cloudy and is very ...
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How to fix a bathtub faucet that leaks only when the shower runs?
I just moved into an apartment and the faucet in the tub is fine when all of the water is off. It leaks when I turn on the water and switch it to the shower head. What could be the problem?
It's a ...
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How can I correct the slope of a marble shower sill?
Our master shower is tiled in marble; it's almost perfect except... the sill has a slight slope running out of the shower instead of into it. As a result, every time we take a shower, a small amount ...
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Do I need to use silicon seal (caulk) and a sealant strip around the base of my shower
The seal around the inside of the shower cubicle (standard single person mass produced unit) had rotten (it's about 15 years old) so I ripped it out, cleaned up the surfaces and am redoing it. The ...
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How can I fix a broken shower elbow?
The shower elbow in the shower broke off at the copper pipe in the wall, leaving some of the plastic inside the copper pipe's threading. There seems to be some sort of sealant. How might you go about ...
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Who makes this shower faucet handle (logo identification)?
Who makes this shower faucet handle?
It's slightly broken, I'd like to get a replacement part, but I have no idea what company this is. Does anyone recognize this logo, or know how I might go ...
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How can I replace the seal on the bottom of my shower door?
I am trying to replace the seal on the bottom of my shower door. Any ideas what it is called and/or what I could replace it with? The "Shower Door Company" of Atlanta, Georgia made the door, which is ...
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Why is my shower head pipe very loose when the company installed a new tub and surround?
I don't know what the pipe is technically called, but it's the one that you attach your shower head to. Well, after the guys finished the job and left yesterday, I noticed that this pipe is very ...
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Why am I seeing stagnant water inside the shower drainage pipe hole?
I was cleaning the shower drainage pipe (removing hair etc) in the upstairs bathroom and I can see water around 1 foot deep. See the pic.
Is that normal? Shouldn't the pipe be empty? If water stays ...
