oldberkeley
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First time poster here. I was directed here by Tool Guy - Kg, one of the good folks at the John Bridge Tile Forum; I'd asked for a rec to a plumbing site where a DIY'er can get prompt & accurate answers (patience helps too.)
1958 custom built ranch house, very dated original guest full bath, big crawl space underneath so no trouble accessing everything. Typical 3-walled tub & shower enclave. Got it all gutted out to the subfloor and studs, including removing the old ceramic tiles set in 1" thick mud base and sledging out the old cast iron tub- what a trip that was!
Going to install a Kohler Villager cast iron tub (already lugged it to outside the door), 1/2" Durock, ceramic tile.
1/2" copper supply pipes coming up through floor seem in very good shape, planning on using them, have removed old two-handled valve.
Would like to start installing the pipe and control valve and I've got some preliminary questions- I'm sure I'll have a lot more:
1. First and foremost, can a reasonably handy and experienced DIY'er install an American Standard Pressure Balance Temperature Control Valve, Model R110? I'm hoping that by carefully following the installation instructions and with a little help from you guys I can do it.
2. A little puzzled about proper heights. The old spout was 5" above the tub deck, and the valve was approx. 8" above the tub deck. The new Amer. Stan. rough-in dimensions say the spout is 4" above the tub deck and the valve is 18" optional above that, which would bring the valve 22" above the tub deck. Any thoughts on this?
TIA
1958 custom built ranch house, very dated original guest full bath, big crawl space underneath so no trouble accessing everything. Typical 3-walled tub & shower enclave. Got it all gutted out to the subfloor and studs, including removing the old ceramic tiles set in 1" thick mud base and sledging out the old cast iron tub- what a trip that was!
Going to install a Kohler Villager cast iron tub (already lugged it to outside the door), 1/2" Durock, ceramic tile.
1/2" copper supply pipes coming up through floor seem in very good shape, planning on using them, have removed old two-handled valve.
Would like to start installing the pipe and control valve and I've got some preliminary questions- I'm sure I'll have a lot more:
1. First and foremost, can a reasonably handy and experienced DIY'er install an American Standard Pressure Balance Temperature Control Valve, Model R110? I'm hoping that by carefully following the installation instructions and with a little help from you guys I can do it.
2. A little puzzled about proper heights. The old spout was 5" above the tub deck, and the valve was approx. 8" above the tub deck. The new Amer. Stan. rough-in dimensions say the spout is 4" above the tub deck and the valve is 18" optional above that, which would bring the valve 22" above the tub deck. Any thoughts on this?
TIA