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I'm planning a minor kitchen remodel and moving the sink is part of the plan. The house is on a slab so all the plumbing on the main floor is in concrete except the drain pipe which runs throught the wall. Cutting into the wall to relocate the sink drain is no prob but sweating new supply lines...

Is 12" the shortest length made for stainless steel braided faucet connectors? It seems to be the shortest size I can find. What I need is 9" or 10" connectors. If they make them I love to know where to get them. thanks

I'm installing a new trim kit in my master bath. I just remodeled the bath with full tile walls. To be on the safe side I was going to break the shower arm loose before the tiles went up but with all the craziness of getting everything done quickly I forgot. I had a pipe wrench on it this...

I am trying to figure out if this american standard valve is a R110 or R120. Some sites advertise it as 120 but I'm sure it's 110. The sticker on the valve with the model numbers is illegible. This is holding me up from ordering my trim kit since the kits fit either one or the other but not...

I have american standard faucet in my shower. Is there any way of finding out which trim kits are interchangable with my valve. Replacing the valve is not an option. thanks

I did my first toilet install over the weekend and so far so good. One thing I'm not so sure about is the tank. I was told tighten the tank up until it touches the two ridges on the bowl that keep it from rocking front to back. I tightened up the bolts but the tank is still around a 1/16 to an...

I bought a american standard console sink for my remodeled bath. Basically a sink that rest on four legs. The install is pretty easy except for one step. The directions call for drilling holes in the floor for these studs at the bottom of each leg to fit into. I have never seen this before. I...

I installed a 1/2" closet flange extender which puts me 1/8" shy above finished floor. More like 3/32". I thought that was ok. Just by chance i was flipping through a plumbing book and read flanges should be 1/2" minimum above finished floor. I wouldn't sweat this but there is a ceiling fan...

Yesterday I picked up a few brasscraft compression stop valves for my bath. When I was grabbing them a guy next to me was complaining about the plastic stems the stops have on them now. He was a plumber and told me I was nuts for using them. I have to admit this is the first time I have seen...

I picked up a package of Jones Stephens closet flange extenders today for a bath i remodeled. I'm sure you guys know what i'm talking about. It came with 1/2" and 1/4" spacers with gaskets attached. I usually replace the flange for a tile floor but I had no access for this one. It's self...

I recently remodeled a second floor guest bath in my house. It is back to back with my master bath. The partition wall that seperates them is not on joist because of the all the drain pipes between the two baths. It is on 2x8s laid flat attached to 2x4s that are spiked to doubled up joist in...

Hello everyone. I have two quick questions. First is which looks better under a pedestal sink, 1 1/2 or 1 1/4 p-trap?? I think 1 1/2 will look bulky but I don't know what the norm is so I need some advice. Second is the extra deep escutcheon's that come with the p-traps I've looked at are only 1...

Just thought i'd check something out before I finish up my latest project. Is there such a thing as too many 90 and 45 angles in a short run of copper pipe??? Pulled down the wall in a BR I'm remodeling and the sink pipes are all over the place. 45s and 90s everywhere! Really weird. I only have...

my toilet needs to be 1/2" to 3/4" farther away from the wall because of remodeling. The flange is 12" on center from the wall. Do i need to use an offset flange or can i get away with reinstalling the toilet off center on the flange. It will probably be a 1/2" off. I'm concerned with leaking of...