2024年5月13日 · I'm installing an acrylic tub (Duravit). For the drain and overflow, I'm torn between using traditional plumbers putty vs. silicon. I've been reading the pros and cons on reddit but there is no clear answer. I'm using a plumbers pack for the overflow and drain shoe (basically all pvc fittings...

2022年6月29日 · I am renovating a house built in the early '40s and it has probably the original cast iron tub w/ probably replacement Sayco faucet and probably original "Standard" drain and overflow. The drain is my problem - it does not close. It is an odd design in that there is a rod that runs horizontally...

2016年5月13日 · Hello, newbie here, so I appreciate any advice you pros could give! I am remodeling a bathroom in my house and will be replacing the tub/tub drain as well. However, I am confused as to what I found when I demo'd the old stuff. I am attaching pictures, but I cannot tell how the old brass...

2022年3月4日 · I've recently been DIYing another bathroom remodel and am converting a corner tub to freestanding tub. Unfortunately, right where I'd like my drain to be, I have a joist. I plan to offset the tub using a drain shoe and connect it to my p trap by cutting through the drywall underneath (See Photo 1 for the general setup.

2021年9月25日 · We would like your feedback on options to modify plumbing for our bath remodel (2nd floor). We have this specific location for a small 53x 30 acrylic freestanding tub (w/ integrated overflow). Predictably its center drain is directly above …

2009年5月4日 · I'm installing a new lift and turn bathtub drain. The new drain is packaged with a rubber gasket, and the instructions seem to show that the gasket goes underneath the drain lip (on top of the tub). The old drain had putty in that location. I've cleaned out …

2024年11月14日 · [My apologies if I'm using the wrong terminology. When I speak of the drain here, I'm referring to the portion above the tub, not the portion beneath the tub.] My wife and I had a bathroom remodeled a few years ago, and over time we've noticed that even with the drain stopper closed, the tub...

2012年5月1日 · New tub is the same size as the old tub (although I know the drains will not likely match up and have already started replacing the Ptrap). I am weighing the pros and cons of using solvent a welded tub drain versus a slip joint model.

2020年2月19日 · Notes: please keep the 1 ½” tub drain tailpiece pipe in the original vertical location (as it was aligned for tub drain hole location). we can use the 8” x 8” bulkhead which is infront and below the existing 1 ½” horizontal drain pipe (the bulkhead is littered with 3 or 4 waste wood pieces that can be removed)

2009年12月29日 · I have a reported, (15 year tenant called it in, no I haven't looked at it yet) plunger type tub stopper that is broken off. The kind that you remove the cover plate that is the flip switch for the tub drain operation. You remove the 2 screws on …