My valve body doesn't seem to fit in a standard wall. I am installing a pricepfister single handle tub/shower valve body in a standard 2x4 stud wall. I morticed 3 1"x6" cross members in the back of the studs for supporting screw blocks. There is 2 5/8" remaining for the valve body. The dimension in the instructions said a minimum of 2 5/8" clearance was needed but (I realized after all this work) they measured from the middle of the outlet instead of the base of the valve body. The dimension from the base of he body to the plate marked "Finished Wall Flush With This Surface" is 3.5". I am installing a direct to stud shower surround. 3.5" leaves no room for an inner wall support for this valve body. There is only sheet rock on the opposing wall. Don't know where to go from here!
SOLVED! Called Pricepfister and found the answer. They say their valve bodies will only work in applications that have around an inch of material past the studs. So I returned to Lowes and found that most other companies have valve bodies that work in any application including mine. So... Problem solved!
SOLVED! Called Pricepfister and found the answer. They say their valve bodies will only work in applications that have around an inch of material past the studs. So I returned to Lowes and found that most other companies have valve bodies that work in any application including mine. So... Problem solved!
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