Henry G
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Thanks to this forum I've gained a little experience in plumbing, but I still have a lot to learn.
I've gutted our bathroom with the intent to tile the floor, and shower surround. So far I've only replaced the tub, and everything lined up so far. Since it was gutted we figured we may as well replace the shower fixtures.
I'm unsure of the spacing needed to install the valve portion of the system. Here is the old plumbing:
I'm hoping to leave as much of this intact as I can. I understand I need to replace the valve with the one supplied with the new fixture. The fixture is a Moen.
I'm assuming I need to follow the instructions for "1C" (below). The directions specify I need to make a hole 4.5in, but there is no information on how far forward to space the valve.
1) How do I determine the distance needed to install this valve? The plan is to put 1/2 backerboard up, and the tile itself is about 1/4 ( subway tile ). I'm hoping to cut away the existing valve, and reattach the new one in it's place.
When I hold up the valve, and this black plastic spacer(?) against the stud, it sticks out 1 in:
Now what?
I've gutted our bathroom with the intent to tile the floor, and shower surround. So far I've only replaced the tub, and everything lined up so far. Since it was gutted we figured we may as well replace the shower fixtures.
I'm unsure of the spacing needed to install the valve portion of the system. Here is the old plumbing:
I'm hoping to leave as much of this intact as I can. I understand I need to replace the valve with the one supplied with the new fixture. The fixture is a Moen.
I'm assuming I need to follow the instructions for "1C" (below). The directions specify I need to make a hole 4.5in, but there is no information on how far forward to space the valve.
1) How do I determine the distance needed to install this valve? The plan is to put 1/2 backerboard up, and the tile itself is about 1/4 ( subway tile ). I'm hoping to cut away the existing valve, and reattach the new one in it's place.
When I hold up the valve, and this black plastic spacer(?) against the stud, it sticks out 1 in:
Now what?
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