Chuck B
sea-bee
I am going to run 1/2" copper pipe for my tub spout, single handle hot-cold shower/tub faucet, 6 in 1 mixer for the main shower head, a body spray, and a separate hand help sprayer...all Moen behind 13" square porcelain tile.
Will screw Hardibacker to studs, tape and thinset seams and caulk bottom gap by tub lip with silicon.
How do I calculate the "horizontal" (sweating 1/2" copper) placement of the above fixtures so that they attach properly outside the ceramic tile, which is over thinset and over backerboard. Is there much play in it?
Also perplexed why "do it yourself plumbing how to books" show a galvanized pipe to the tub spout. Stronger than copper? Wouldn't a brass nipple be better? Doesn't galvanized interact with copper anyway?
Thanks guys!
Will screw Hardibacker to studs, tape and thinset seams and caulk bottom gap by tub lip with silicon.
How do I calculate the "horizontal" (sweating 1/2" copper) placement of the above fixtures so that they attach properly outside the ceramic tile, which is over thinset and over backerboard. Is there much play in it?
Also perplexed why "do it yourself plumbing how to books" show a galvanized pipe to the tub spout. Stronger than copper? Wouldn't a brass nipple be better? Doesn't galvanized interact with copper anyway?
Thanks guys!
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