JohnfrWhipple
BATHROOM DESIGN & BUILD
Yesterday I learned a few lessons.
1). Make sure all plumbing lines are secured when heavy levels of spray foam are going to be placed in a job.
2). A Duravit Toilet does not fit a Toto Wall Carrier
3). Always trust your gut (not really new but confirmed yesterday).
Then he spotted the spray foam. Or rather the orange Fire Stop Spray foam. Then he said. Must have been the spray foam. Same guy never tightened up the gear clamp on the Kerdi Line drain or tightened the overflow on the Kohler Tub. But of course it was the spray foam and this time I would tend to agree with him.
Not sure why there is such a massive amount shown above in the photo.
After dicking around for 40 minutes they got the outlet straightened. Came down to some Strong Tie and a couple of #8 wood screws. They found that once relieved of the spray foam the pipe was tipped topped to bottom as well - not just left and right.
The drywall flexed so much here. I could use my hand and depress the drywall over a 1/4". No good. So I packed in some Ardex X32 between the back of the drywall and metal support rods for the Toto Wall Carrier.
Then I thought. "Where is the bolts?"
Needless to say I did not tile that section yesterday. Make sure you support these pipes and ideally separate the spray foam from the pipes. In a case like the firestopping some strap tie would have gone a long way to preventing this repair in the first place.
had the Spray foam dudes did their work in two passes maybe the repair would not have been needed.
And how does someone who's job it is to sell toilets for a living not know that you can not use a Duravit Toilet on a Toto Toilet. Now my client needs to waste four hours returning it.
1). Make sure all plumbing lines are secured when heavy levels of spray foam are going to be placed in a job.
2). A Duravit Toilet does not fit a Toto Wall Carrier
3). Always trust your gut (not really new but confirmed yesterday).
It looked crooked and when I checked with my square it was out a good 3/8" (larger circle at bottom) from being square to the wall. I checked the infill (smaller circle at top) and it was fine it was just the waste line that was twisted.
The first thing the plumber said was "Did you fur the wall out?" - What a douche bag. of course it was my fault. had he looked close at the install he would have seen that the intake was square and the waste line was crooked. How would furring the wall out make that possible?Then he spotted the spray foam. Or rather the orange Fire Stop Spray foam. Then he said. Must have been the spray foam. Same guy never tightened up the gear clamp on the Kerdi Line drain or tightened the overflow on the Kohler Tub. But of course it was the spray foam and this time I would tend to agree with him.
Not sure why there is such a massive amount shown above in the photo.
After dicking around for 40 minutes they got the outlet straightened. Came down to some Strong Tie and a couple of #8 wood screws. They found that once relieved of the spray foam the pipe was tipped topped to bottom as well - not just left and right.
The drywall flexed so much here. I could use my hand and depress the drywall over a 1/4". No good. So I packed in some Ardex X32 between the back of the drywall and metal support rods for the Toto Wall Carrier.
Then I thought. "Where is the bolts?"
Needless to say I did not tile that section yesterday. Make sure you support these pipes and ideally separate the spray foam from the pipes. In a case like the firestopping some strap tie would have gone a long way to preventing this repair in the first place.
had the Spray foam dudes did their work in two passes maybe the repair would not have been needed.
And how does someone who's job it is to sell toilets for a living not know that you can not use a Duravit Toilet on a Toto Toilet. Now my client needs to waste four hours returning it.
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