I have been working with another forum through the process of completely demolishing and rebuilding a tile shower that had been improperly constructed (no shower liner, no slope, improper drain, all the framing had rotted, etc) all from what I had noticed was a few loose tiles. You can go through all of the details at http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=208279
I demolished the whole thing, replaced the drain, replaced/reinforced the framing, built my mud bed, and set down the liner. Before I start putting up the walls I need to address the plumbing. I had two seperate heads with controls on each wall to either side of the shower door. One of them always had great pressure, the other one never had great pressure. I have purchased two new Delta Jetted shower systems to replace the old two handle hardware that I had. I am also planning on trying to move the supply lines from the adjacent bathtub up so that I can create an access panel from the outside wall for later repairs:
I think I want to move the bathtub supply lines up, and then I will cut an access panel in the cedar on the other side of the wall. That way I will have a way to turn off the bathtub supply lines and get to the new shower controls for repairs without ruining the tile I am about to put it.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/gene250/HPIM0520mvsupplinesandcutout.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/gene250/HPIM0521cutout.jpg
I will also put in an access panel behind the other shower head controls on the adjacent wall.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/gene250/HPIM0523cutout.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/gene250/HPIM0522cutout.jpg
Since no shutoff valves seem to exist for any of these lines, I will also plan to install these. I suppose now is the time to get any suggestions for my flow problem on shower head #2... I have two new Delta jetted shower systems:
http://deltacom.deltafaucet.com/wp...tedShowers&collection=Victorian&pid=1825-716#
Thank you in advance for your help!
I demolished the whole thing, replaced the drain, replaced/reinforced the framing, built my mud bed, and set down the liner. Before I start putting up the walls I need to address the plumbing. I had two seperate heads with controls on each wall to either side of the shower door. One of them always had great pressure, the other one never had great pressure. I have purchased two new Delta Jetted shower systems to replace the old two handle hardware that I had. I am also planning on trying to move the supply lines from the adjacent bathtub up so that I can create an access panel from the outside wall for later repairs:
I think I want to move the bathtub supply lines up, and then I will cut an access panel in the cedar on the other side of the wall. That way I will have a way to turn off the bathtub supply lines and get to the new shower controls for repairs without ruining the tile I am about to put it.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/gene250/HPIM0520mvsupplinesandcutout.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/gene250/HPIM0521cutout.jpg
I will also put in an access panel behind the other shower head controls on the adjacent wall.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/gene250/HPIM0523cutout.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/gene250/HPIM0522cutout.jpg
Since no shutoff valves seem to exist for any of these lines, I will also plan to install these. I suppose now is the time to get any suggestions for my flow problem on shower head #2... I have two new Delta jetted shower systems:
http://deltacom.deltafaucet.com/wp...tedShowers&collection=Victorian&pid=1825-716#
Thank you in advance for your help!