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Hey everyone, wont the tapcon screws protrude from the tile backer and interfere with the tiling? Mike

I forgot to ask if it is recommended that I screw it into the floor throught the wooden base. I am worried it the tub shifts it will ruin the tile.

Hello All, I pulled out a galvanized tub and am replacing it with a new acrylic tub with a wooden base. The old tub was basically sitting in place with a few washers holding it to the vertical studs (behind the old shower kit). Does the new tub just sit there also? I notice that this tub...

having issues with the photos.

thanks - I will grab the new kit assembly as well as the assembly removed to show the similarities. Unfortunately I am not at the site, but I do have the pieces with me for photos. I will post asap.

Thank you for the reply. Does this schedule 40 solvent p-trap thread onto the existing ABS pipe? Or do I have to cut it and glue the sch. 40 to it? Also, I had mentioned that the pipes were PVC, I now know that it is not PVC but ABS, does that make any difference?

Hello All, I have been working on a bathroom reno on my spare time since November. Now that I have the new shower plumbing ready to go, I moved on to the tub drain but something just isnt right. When I removed the tub i noticed that the drain kit (black PVC?) was extremely loose. I was...

Tapcon Thanks Hackney Plumbing. Are tapcon screws stong enough? I thought they were for medium duty applications and would have thought that the weight of a concrete board with the mud and tiles would be heavy duty? What would you recommend for spacing between the tapcon screws, and what...

Hello All. I am glad to see a forum that supports DIYers out there, and hope that I can receive some guidance from the members. I am in the middle of a bathroom reno and am ready to install the new tub. I have replaced a tub before, but had no issues as both were standard sizes. The...