Midwest Girl
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First, this wall was supposed to have a shower head + hand held shower wand. Unfortunately, my previous contractor said that he forgot. I purchased a combination Delta rough-in valve + diverter to replace the newly installed universal Delta HF shower valve. I asked a few plumbers to provide bids to (i) replace current rough-in valve with combination mixing + diverter valve, and (ii) run water lines for hand held shower wand.
I have a couple Qs after seeing what is behind the previous cbu (photo below):
1. What are the extra hot and cold lines that continue up on wall and are capped off? As someone who has no plumbing knowledge, I assumed that the hot and cold water lines would enter the mixing valve from the sides + one line would exit the top of valve up to shower head - if this had been plumbed only for one shower head. Maybe I am wrong. . .
2. I also am concerned re: the large notch that was removed from the board. If these lines are necessary, I assumed that a hole would be made to run the lines through instead of a deep notch out of the board due to the way the header looks (second photo). There are quite a few boards stacked at the top of this wall - my understanding is that this is done when it is a support wall - but, again, this is not an area of expertise for me.
3. If this is a support wall - I am now concerned because my previous contractor changed things inside this wall to replace the existing door to my master bedroom closet with a pocket door. He did this without asking me - he said that it allowed the shower to gain 2-3 more inches. However, in order to install a pocket door, I’m assuming that two support (vertical) boards were removed inside the wall. He did NOT open the wall up - so, I don‘t believe any additional boards were added along the top.
This is the first time that the drywall was removed all the way up to the ceiling by the shower (at least as far as I know - and I saw what happened on a daily basis in there + took a lot of photos along the way). I know that none of the drywall outside of the shower was removed (except for the few extra inches where shower was widened + where he cut out the old tile surround above the deck of the old jacuzzi tub that was removed). The closet door opening is to the left of this photo - and the pocket door slides into the alcove wall where the new vanity will be installed (in the same place where previous vanity was located).
I will find other photos to show layout.
I appreciate any guidance. As I’ve explained, I don’t have any experience (much less expertise) in these areas.
I have a couple Qs after seeing what is behind the previous cbu (photo below):
1. What are the extra hot and cold lines that continue up on wall and are capped off? As someone who has no plumbing knowledge, I assumed that the hot and cold water lines would enter the mixing valve from the sides + one line would exit the top of valve up to shower head - if this had been plumbed only for one shower head. Maybe I am wrong. . .
2. I also am concerned re: the large notch that was removed from the board. If these lines are necessary, I assumed that a hole would be made to run the lines through instead of a deep notch out of the board due to the way the header looks (second photo). There are quite a few boards stacked at the top of this wall - my understanding is that this is done when it is a support wall - but, again, this is not an area of expertise for me.
3. If this is a support wall - I am now concerned because my previous contractor changed things inside this wall to replace the existing door to my master bedroom closet with a pocket door. He did this without asking me - he said that it allowed the shower to gain 2-3 more inches. However, in order to install a pocket door, I’m assuming that two support (vertical) boards were removed inside the wall. He did NOT open the wall up - so, I don‘t believe any additional boards were added along the top.
This is the first time that the drywall was removed all the way up to the ceiling by the shower (at least as far as I know - and I saw what happened on a daily basis in there + took a lot of photos along the way). I know that none of the drywall outside of the shower was removed (except for the few extra inches where shower was widened + where he cut out the old tile surround above the deck of the old jacuzzi tub that was removed). The closet door opening is to the left of this photo - and the pocket door slides into the alcove wall where the new vanity will be installed (in the same place where previous vanity was located).
I will find other photos to show layout.
I appreciate any guidance. As I’ve explained, I don’t have any experience (much less expertise) in these areas.
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