jeffbirt
New Member
I did a quick look around the forum hoping to find someone with a similar problem, but I didn't see one. Bear with me if this has been covered before.
I have a tub and shower with a Sayco 3 handle fixture (hot, cold, diverter) mounted through a tile surround. The hot side was leaking for quite awhile, and I finally got around to trying to remove the stem and replace the gasket. However, the handle was so corroded onto the stem that I broke the stem while trying to remove it. I went to Lowe's and found an update kit for Sayco fixtures, which would be the easy fix, but I kind of want to change to an oil-rubbed bronze finish (everything else in the bathroom---sink fixtures, curtain rods, towel bars---have already been changed). After a call to Danco, the manufacturer of the repair kit, it appears no one makes such a kit in that finish.
As it turns out, I am in the process of tearing out my basement ceiling to soundproof it for a home theater, and I have access through a giant hole to the bottom of the tub and up the wall where the supply lines enter the manifold/fixture itself.
So, the question I have is: would it be possible to tear out my old Sayco fixture entirely and update to a 3-valve system that IS available in oil-rubbed bronze? Obstacles I've thought of are: how securely is the fixture connected to the studs, will the "spacing" of the stems match my current setup, will I have enough room to connect the shower supply to the fixture?
Anything else I should be concerned about? Or should I just live with chrome handles?
Thanks!
I have a tub and shower with a Sayco 3 handle fixture (hot, cold, diverter) mounted through a tile surround. The hot side was leaking for quite awhile, and I finally got around to trying to remove the stem and replace the gasket. However, the handle was so corroded onto the stem that I broke the stem while trying to remove it. I went to Lowe's and found an update kit for Sayco fixtures, which would be the easy fix, but I kind of want to change to an oil-rubbed bronze finish (everything else in the bathroom---sink fixtures, curtain rods, towel bars---have already been changed). After a call to Danco, the manufacturer of the repair kit, it appears no one makes such a kit in that finish.
As it turns out, I am in the process of tearing out my basement ceiling to soundproof it for a home theater, and I have access through a giant hole to the bottom of the tub and up the wall where the supply lines enter the manifold/fixture itself.
So, the question I have is: would it be possible to tear out my old Sayco fixture entirely and update to a 3-valve system that IS available in oil-rubbed bronze? Obstacles I've thought of are: how securely is the fixture connected to the studs, will the "spacing" of the stems match my current setup, will I have enough room to connect the shower supply to the fixture?
Anything else I should be concerned about? Or should I just live with chrome handles?
Thanks!