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Cement board or purple drywall for shower surround?
In a perfect world, using the purple drywall should be fine for a surround. The problem is you still have to cut the surround for your valves and shower head. You might want to install a grab bar at ...
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Cement board or purple drywall for shower surround?
I tend to view this choice in terms of the overall project cost.
There's a difference in price of materials, but on the complete project scale, the cost difference is minor. With tile, it's a trivial ...
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What kind of shower valve cartridge is this?
This is a Delta ball valve faucet. The ball in question is Delta 212 ball. The deck plate has a patent number 3056418. The whole trim kit can also be found under "Delta 600 Series" name.
My ...
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Is this shower base worth fixing?
From the picture there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the base.
The question you have to answer is; Did you have any problems with it?
If it drained properly and did not leak, keep it.
If ...
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Is this shower base worth fixing?
It's not supposed to be level. If it was level, it would not drain.
It appears to slope towards the drain, which is Actually A Good Thing ®
But feel free to demolish it and build one dead level if you ...
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Is there a benefit to venting a shower in an otherwise unvented house?
Any venting will help. At a minimum it'll help local fixtures drain more readily, but it may provide some relief to fixtures in nearby areas as well. There's virtually no risk in doing so.
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Leaking Shower Diverter
It is common for those to leak somewhat (they certainly don't have a tight seal, or an O-ring, in my experience (non-brand specific - you might want to call Kohler for their take) - a small leak even ...
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Recirculating Pump Question
based on the above, yes you'll need a check valve so that the shower draws hot water only from the hot supply side of the loop, and not from the return side.
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Leaking Shower Diverter
As I recall those diverters require a strong pressure to hold them securely. If the pressure is too weak, they leak. Running the water stronger may help.
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Cement board or purple drywall for shower surround?
Cement board has far better resistance to moisture, However purple drywall is fine when using a surround.
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Is there a benefit to venting a shower in an otherwise unvented house?
For situation like yours there is help.
You do not need to rip open the walls nor drill holes in the roof.
Referred as "Point-of use Vents aka AAV- Air Admittance Valve for a Sink
Those devices ...
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Upstairs shower pan on floor that bounces slightly
The best solution is to take measures such as sistering in new boards along the joists as you proposed and new tongue and groove sub-flooring.
With or without that done, it would benefit you to cover ...
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Pressure stabilizing cartridge replacement
The pressure balance cartridges fit only the newer designed Moen valves and cannot be fit into a first gen. unit.
First gen units have the screw boss for mounting the cover trim at the bottom only. ( ...
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How do I finish the edge of a shower surround next to dry wall corner wall?
The simplest and most durable solution is to cut the drywall above the shower, near the corner to the ceiling.
That leaves the open corner of drywall and the shower edge with the drywall above.
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Is this shower base worth fixing?
This shower floor is funnel shaped (an inverted cone) this gives a slight slope on the floor to allow drainage, this is not the only practical shape for a shower floor, but is certainly a valid way ...
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How can I add a hand-spritz to this shower setup?
There are shower bar systems that can be retrofitted to any shower without any drilling or cutting. They are like this shower system
I have installed many over a period of about 7 years and have one ...
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How can I add a hand-spritz to this shower setup?
Replace the arm with an elbow
Get a single shower head on a bar that doubles as overhead or handheld, and connect it to the elbow. Perhaps buy a longer hose if needed.
Or get a two-head (overhead ...
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How can I add a hand-spritz to this shower setup?
Put a wrench on the flats and unscrew that joint. Then find an adapter to fit those threads that includes the hand-shower function.
Probably will be difficult to find as it appears to be "...
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Would getting a new toilet installed cause a shower leak?
A couple of possibilities:
Typically the shower drain will join the toilet drain pipe under the bathroom floor. Perhaps the toilet installation caused the shower drain pipe to crack or separate by ...
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How to connect shower drain to older 1.5 inch copper pipe
Plumbing code (at least the ones I look at - your local may or may not be the same) expects a 2" minimum drain for a shower that's not in a tub. That's why all shower drains you can find are 2&...
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Do I need to repair the "plaster cement" around my drain?
What you're calling "plaster cement" is, most likely, grout. It's the standard material that's used to fill the gaps between tiles the world over.
Grout doesn't waterproof the joint, but it ...
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Shower drain cover removal
Having just purchased a brand new drain to install into a brand new shower pan, I would suggest that this should, most likely, unscrew.
However, since yours isn't brand new, it likely is rather stuck ...
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