I've got to rough in for the tub filler, which is a 1042BP Newport Brass with a 3/4" female end on the back. I don't have the actual equipment yet, it's on order, so I don't rightly know how I'm supposed to install it.
It looks like I'm supposed to install a 3/4" female fitting inside the wall, and then use a brass nipple to connect the two.
My question is, how do I do this correctly? If I'm not dead-on on the rough-in, which requires knowing how thick the wall+tile is, then I could end up having a fully tight tub filler with a gap between it and the wall. Or, I could have it hit the tile before being fully tight, or hit the tile and not be facing the right way!
I do a lot of home repair and construction around my house, but it usually is of the "make it up as you go along" kind and not so much the precision work.
It looks like I'm supposed to install a 3/4" female fitting inside the wall, and then use a brass nipple to connect the two.
My question is, how do I do this correctly? If I'm not dead-on on the rough-in, which requires knowing how thick the wall+tile is, then I could end up having a fully tight tub filler with a gap between it and the wall. Or, I could have it hit the tile before being fully tight, or hit the tile and not be facing the right way!
I do a lot of home repair and construction around my house, but it usually is of the "make it up as you go along" kind and not so much the precision work.