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• Posted in thread: Toilet too close to clawfoot tub on 03-05-2013 at 08:05 PM
  Room is 88x80, doorway is 29" wide. Tub is 60x30. Could make it out on its side.

• Posted in thread: Toilet too close to clawfoot tub on 03-05-2013 at 07:25 PM
  The house I bought has a bathroom I intended on remodeling by repainting the existing clawfoot
  tub, retiling the bathroom, and putting in new toilet, vanity, and sink.The previous decor in
  the room wa...

• Posted in thread: New Bathroom Tile - Cementboard for Tile - Keep Linoleum? on 03-05-2013 at 05:30 PM
  The cheapest and easiest way to go is to just put thinset on top of the vinyl and install
  backer over top. Get the real stiff backer board (like Hardie Backer) and it will do okay over
  the "sag" - jus...

• Posted in thread: New Bathroom Tile - Cementboard for Tile - Keep Linoleum? on 02-27-2013 at 06:29 AM
  Haha, sorry my vocabulary isn't very exact with this stuff. To clarify, definitely vinyl
  sheeting, with a thin foam backing (that is incredibly stubborn to get off). I curse the former
  owners every ti...

• Posted in thread: New Bathroom Tile - Cementboard for Tile - Keep Linoleum? on 02-26-2013 at 12:25 PM
  Thanks. The house is 90 years old, and the reason I suspect that the tile is on the subfloor
  directly is because the flooring in the hallway is just simple pine flooring that we had
  refinished, direct...

• Posted in thread: New Bathroom Tile - Cementboard for Tile - Keep Linoleum? on 02-26-2013 at 11:07 AM
  What's the best way to confirm whether the tile is on subfloor directly without really messing
  it up?

• Posted in thread: New Bathroom Tile - Cementboard for Tile - Keep Linoleum? on 02-25-2013 at 08:15 AM
  I think I hear you saying there are TWO layers on your floor. If you are already into the
  subfloor level, the thinner will release that level as you push the scraper through it. The
  minor imperfection...

• Posted in thread: New Bathroom Tile - Cementboard for Tile - Keep Linoleum? on 02-24-2013 at 05:56 PM
  Hmm not cool. I can't get to the bottom of vinyl without major gouging into the vinyl strips I
  cut with a box cutter. There is no daylight ever, between the bottom of the vinyl and the wood.
  Nor do I ...

• Posted in thread: New Bathroom Tile - Cementboard for Tile - Keep Linoleum? on 02-24-2013 at 04:19 PM
  First time DIYer...Finished ripping out the fixtures and disconnecting the cast iron tub in my
  third floor bathroom yesterday. I am planning on installing a subway/hex tile floor, where
  there currentl...

• Posted in thread: Tub Faucet Leaks during Shower on 05-22-2009 at 11:08 PM
  Use a light and a mirror to see better if there is a set screw.If there is not be stronger...
  You may have to crush the thin outside shell to use a holdback wrench to avoid damege to the
  pipes.So even...