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Hi, I notice you have a slanted bottom to your tub too. What I did was layers of plywood under it before mortar mix (or drywall mix mentioned earlier). Plywood is solid and lense dense than mortar mix resulting in a thinner layer of mortar under your tub. End results looks like a series of a...

thanks for the tips. I'll go shopping tomorrow.

Hi, I am about to install a new tub. The bottom of the soaker tub is 1.5" above the ground level. (apron of tub is lower than tub bottom by the 1.5". Why, I have no idea!) In the instructions it says; "Ensure the bathtub rests solidly7 on the installed supports. Shim tub as req'd to...

Hi, I guess I should have mentioned that the other side of shutoff valves is in our bedroom behind the bedroom door. (hard to see, but under the fire retardant cloth hanging there is the cold air return from bedroom) I am planning an access panel there anyways, especially since nobody will...

Cool gel spray? Does that have better dissipating value than water? Hopefully it also smells better than smoked wood. (Wifey not impressed) What do you mean by buried? It will be behind cement board/tile, but given my handy skills, you're likely meaning in my back yard...LOL. To pressure test...

HI, I went to solder in a controller for tub/shower. I wrapped a fire retardant cloth around the area and still managed to get some wood burn. Anybody got tips on how to solder big pieces of metal(controller) without burning house? I only got 1 of 4 to take so far. Regular pipes aren't bad...

OUr house was built during an economic boom. There was a shortage of turn off valves so only toilets got the turn off valves, all taps run straight through so if a leak occurs, whole house has to be turned off. Building inspectors turned a blind eye for that period of time many years ago, but...

Hi, Just a few additions to my Q above. I came across a flange repair/replacement that has the flange and about 3.5" of pipe. You just push it in and twist to expand a rubber seal. With the attached pipe, I"m thinking it may be better than the spacer thing shown above. 1. What says the...

There is already 1/2 " fir plywood under that which I'm wanting to put in. That would make my total thickness 1 1/8" thick. Yes it's the flange that things are trying to revolve around. When tiling, I shouldn't run tile right up to tub or walls correct? I should leave 1/8" from all walls and...

Hi, OK, not going with cement board then... so went looking for 5/8 T&G C grade exterior glue and two H Depots in my area didn't have any today. The closest thing they had in inventory was 5/8 T&G OSB ext. glue... My original thought is that this is likely not good enough as substrate for...

Hahahaha!! :rolleyes: The names often change but the story is always the same... binder-dundat myself. J

Hi, So will this <kit> work good enough I don't need a plumber to fix up the weak existing flange, or by putting this on top with 2" screws give it good enough strength that no plumber needed now or still needed? TIA J

update HI, Went to HD and picked up this flange gizmo (see pix) before hj's reply. Q1. Is this what was mentioned earlier today? It comes with 2" screws to anchor to the wood, T bolts and two thicknesses of quarter and half inch with a foam seal built into it. Was also looking at the...

Hi, Deflecto says I'm good for tile but not stone. (whew!). I meant to put 1/4...oops. So new question then. Assuming what I said about floor level then adding the secondary phlange to the first one, which is the better way to go, cement board or the schluter sheets for floor tile...

HI, Thx 4 reply. I'll repeat in my own words to see how badly I screw this up. Anchor existing phlange to the piece of wood that's there. Put in 1/2" subfloor to match height of existing piece of wood around phlange. Place 1/8" concrete as stable *platform* for the ceramic tile to go...