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    Shower make-over

    Hi Redwood: The drain line follows the plane of the trap and goes through the joist at the top of the photo - the angle of the photo makes it hard to notice. The "2 90s" to which you refer are in fact a T and a 45 for the vent which goes off to the left in the photo. The only clear bit of...
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    Shower make-over

    Shower drain first: There's no way to remove the trap because the junctions are all up against one another (photo) but I have enough height that I can cut the riser, install a coupling, and have a couple of inches left to mate with the Kerdi drain. It's too cramped to get the power saw in there...
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    Shower make-over

    Got it. I've seen the coupling that you mention so I'll be sure the get the correct kind. Is cutting the copper pipe a simple hacksaw job, or a power recip saw, or what?
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    Shower make-over

    Thanks, JADNASHUA: The drain did indeed come apart after the bolts came out. I am amazed to see that there's no gasket or seal between the two halves of the drain and the shower pan. The 5/16" ply subfloor is coming off next. One of the attached photos shows some water damage in a small area...
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    Shower make-over

    As promised, and following your excellent advice, I removed the shower floor. After messing around with a hammer and chisel for a couple of hours, I discovered a short-cut: I chipped off a row of tiles and drilled a row of holes with a masonry bit, levered up the slab just a fraction and then...
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    Shower make-over

    Thanks JADNASHUA and HJ for your replies. Great advice, even though you confirmed my worst fear - having to rip out the entire shower floor. What started as a simple re-tiling project...well, you know how that goes. I'd rather do it right, though, so I will rip out the shower floor. And you are...
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    Shower make-over

    Hi folks: This my first post of any kind - ever - so be gentle. Project started as a simple re-tiling of a 1970s shower-toilet-vanity. Replace the floor tiles (and install in-floor heating at the same time), replace the wall tile around the shower and toilet area, and replace the floor tile in...
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