DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion
05-02-2012, 11:07 PM
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thinset it will be
Thanks for your input Tilemandan. When I get back on the project I will follow your advice.
Bob
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DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion
04-28-2012, 09:43 AM
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raising the floor to the drain extension
I expect to get to Home Depot today to get a drain extension. I have a fair amount of thinset mortar around but I also have some of the cement mix I used to create the original floor pan. Would you...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Plumbing Forum
04-27-2012, 02:23 PM
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ok. you can get off the edge of the tub now
I did saw off the end of the nipple and the new spout did thread in fairly well. There is a little clearance between the spout and the tile wall of the shower but it is pretty well unnoticeable. I...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Plumbing Forum
04-27-2012, 09:22 AM
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pipe thread?
Ok, for $2.50 I bought a galvanized pipe nipple just so that I could try out my three spouts. When I tried out one of the two new spouts I could only get it on about three threads. I am now...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Plumbing Forum
04-25-2012, 03:53 PM
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DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion
04-25-2012, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 11
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Are we on the same page
Thank you for your input. I am a little unsure of what you say about the drain. My problem is that the drain is sitting a little too high for some of the surrounding pan. It is lower than the edges...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion
04-24-2012, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 11
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any thoughts on the chipping out?
Thanks for your reply. A couple of points.
I had a look at a torpedo level and cannot see the advantage to it over a regular level [which I own] placed between the drain and the wall. Will the...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion
04-23-2012, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 11
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screwed up shower stall floor. now what?
I tried the new shower pan floor today and discovered what I had suspected, that the drain is higher than some of the surrounding floor.
The floor is made of mortar and is now covered with...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Plumbing Forum
03-24-2009, 02:42 PM
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new gasket, new seat, faucet still leaks!
I have an ancient sink [1945 edition] that I just installed and I just cannot get the cold water faucet to stop leaking. I have replaced the gasket seal twice, and the seat once. I also removed the...
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