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I'm renovating a small (OK, really small) full bath and have a question about the length of the tail piece for the sink drain. I have to install a corner unit because the sill plate of the only usable wall sits on top of a double joist in the basement and I don't want to carve it out for the...

I recently renovated my bathroom and installed a separate tub and stall shower. I ran new copper pipe up a common wall between them, threaded tee's feeding the tub faucet, with the lines continuing up to the shower diverter. My problem is that occasionally the shower would drip when some other...

I'm installing a 36"x36" shower base in a bathroom I'm remodeling and the drain is directly over a 2"x10" floor joist. I know I'll have to notch the joist, but I need to know the best way to do that and do the least amount of damage. The drain itself will be less than 2 feet from the sill plate...

All, First let me say that this board is the best thing I have found on the internet in a long, long time. Thanks to all the information I've gotten from the various postings my wife and friends think I can fix a rainy day! ;) Here's my situation: I am replacing an old cast iron radiator...

I'm roughing in a new lav and toilet that are about 3' apart and I have a question about venting. The toilet is to be roughed in at 12" and is 15" from the side wall. I want to install a 3"x3"x2" wye directly under the closet flange so that the 2" arm extends back to the wall (through a...

I have a 50 year old ranch with 2 full baths (A and B), one of which I have gutted and am remodeling (B). Bath (A) has a 3" copper waste line for the sink, toilet, & tub and vents thru a 3" stack. This same waste line runs about 15 (linear) feet where tub (B) ties in and the whole thing empties...

I have a 50 year old ranch with 2 full baths (A and B), one of which I have gutted and am remodeling (B). Bath (A) has a 3" copper waste line for the sink, toilet, & tub and vents thru a 3" stack. This same waste line runs about 15 (linear) feet where tub (B) ties in and the whole thing empties...

I have a 50 year old ranch with 2 full baths (A and B), one of which I have gutted and am remodeling (B). Bath (A) has a 3" copper waste line for the sink, toilet, & tub and vents thru a 3" stack. This same waste line runs about 15 (linear) feet where tub (B) ties in and the whole thing empties...