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    PVC Drains next to Gas Exhaust Vent Pipe?

    I am remodeling by bathroom and think it best to replace the old cast iron drain pipe that the shower uses, and the lead pipe that the toilet uses. Both are touching the water heater gas vent pipe. If I replace them with PVC, it seems I would have a melting PVC issue. What should I do with the...
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    Floor Sloped: Settling or Built that way?

    I examined the cabinet along the tiled floor and noticed that it has no gaps with the tile, and the top is flat, so that means the floor was built with the slope. Otherwise I would see a separation between cabinet and tiles. If I do that with larger tiles, it seems like the tiles would look...
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    Floor Sloped: Settling or Built that way?

    I am getting ready to re-tile a 2nd story bathroom. The existing tiled floor is flat for awhile and then slopes down 1" in 4 feet. No tiles are cracked, and the lowered tiles end up even with the carpet that butts up to them at the doorway. The first story floor is similarly sloped below this...
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