Recent content by amilkovits

Ok, thanks. If the screw were even an 1/8" longer I wouldn't worry...but it was just challenging to get it threaded into the shoe when I was dry fitting it with plenty of access from all sides...so even without the putty taking up space, I'm still concerned. I'll swing by the plumbing supply...

Unfortunately they don't have a glue up trap, and I really feel like that is the best way to go in this installation. I'm sure I could make it work with their regular trap, but their traps have horrible reviews...they sound like junk. Does anyone know of a high quality glue up trap with a...

Hi all - Installing a new American Standard Americast Cambridge tub into my complete bathroom remodel. When dryfitting my overflow and drain I found that the screw for the tub shoe is *barely* long enough to catch the drain...and that's dry fitting without any putty under the flange. I'm...

Any other thoughts on a better layout? I may do what I proposed in my last post and just vent the downstairs later on.

The 4" stack is essentially the vent from below. The full bath below and kitchen sink all just empty into it. It goes right from the roof the to city line leaving the building. So, to really resolve the issue I need to properly vent those fixtures on the first floor, either with an AAV on...

Somebody else suggested that I could just stack vent everything since it's all within the 5 foot maximum for 2" pipe. Immediately coming out of the floor I could use a 4x4x4x2 right inlet for the toilet and bathtub, then a 4x4x2x2 sitting right on top of that in the stack for the bathroom sink...

Alright, after further studying I found the following errors in my proposed plumbing: Toilet not vented properly in scenario 1. Not vented at all in scenario 2. Bathroom sink not vented in either scenario. The new drawing shows a vent in red. I would connect it and go up in the wall next...

Hi all – thanks in advance for a site that has already been incredibly helpful. I am in the middle of gutting and remodeling our bathroom and would like to replace the cast iron waste pipes with PVC. About the house: Duplex, over/under. Each unit is a one bedroom with a single full bath in...