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Hey guys been a while. I have a hot water heater that I can only assume is 15+ years old. The unit in the cold months cant even fill the bath tub for my daughter before running out of hot water. Now I am not sure on the exact size but it's an electric lowboy. The issue (or it would have been...

you leave it or redo it?

seems to be pretty common i guess. We planned on selling our house in a few years just trying to sprouce it up a bit for our sake and modernize it. I am working twelves this weekend so i wont have time to touch it. Maybe some of the color will even out with another couple days. It truely looks...

Little background. Tiled my back splash in the kitchen went just fine. Level of experience previous was zero. I watched a couple tutorials and read up a bit. Went very smooth with 1"x1" mosaic tiles and sanded grout. No cracks or abnormalities. Decided to tackle the tile in the bathrooom. Gutted...

thanks for the info guys, yeah i was just wondering bc my dad says he used green board on his shower remodel about 12 years ago and its still going. I have an uncle that is a plumber and he was saying pretty much what you guys said that green board was the standard in the 70's and they have...

Ok so i have been doing a bathroom remodel and kinda just learning as i go. I have the floor replaced and new tile finished. Tub set it with a new shower valve and hardware ready to go for that when i get the walls done. Question is, i didnt realize they dont have tile that will roll over...

Ok so it looks like everything will work out bc you are right shower only systems would not have that overflow pipe. The p trap is right below the sub floor and there is about three feet or so of PVC pipe that dumps into the big pipe running to the septic where other pipes converge and the cent...

oh you mean vent stack right? yeah there are like three drain pipes i think that go into the vent stack before going out to the septic tank and one is for the tub and toilet in there.

just so we are on the same page the vertical pipe that goes to the overflow there is a junction where the two connect and that is where i capped it with the pvc cap. I have not drilled out a hole bc i am worried about it not being lined up well and ruining my tub and possibly flaking off the...

I am replacing the tub in my bathroom remodel, and the one i bought unknowingly was one without the overflow hole. After reading this: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_bathtub_overflow_drains_required It seems it is not necessary, so i bought a drain that pops up and down to close it to...