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I think you can water proof it fine. The lip that slides up under the tile is kind of foolproof and presumably you'll have shower doors thatll be on the inside of that corner.
From what i recall (well could be wrong) tub/shower pan instructions call for a quarter inch gap between pan and tile. If you start at that with one side and you're off a quarter inch over 6'... well it's easy to get fucked up.
Fill with caulk and not thinset. I don't think you put thinset in corners at all because you need flexibility in the corners. I try to leave a gap and put in caulk even though it looks like a disaster when you're doing it.
I would be pissed off if a pro did it but not a family member, it's a skill issue and obviously not intentional. It's not an eye level area and it doesn't look like you'll have a huge color contrast between tub and tile.
From what i recall (well could be wrong) tub/shower pan instructions call for a quarter inch gap between pan and tile. If you start at that with one side and you're off a quarter inch over 6'... well it's easy to get fucked up.
Fill with caulk and not thinset. I don't think you put thinset in corners at all because you need flexibility in the corners. I try to leave a gap and put in caulk even though it looks like a disaster when you're doing it.
I would be pissed off if a pro did it but not a family member, it's a skill issue and obviously not intentional. It's not an eye level area and it doesn't look like you'll have a huge color contrast between tub and tile.
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Will cover all this in the video.
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this was discussed with Dad and dismissed by him.
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Meh I think this tub looks amazing and, if i have to re-do this bathroom it'll stay. It's work but I agree on principal.
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That's why you spend the money and get one of these one-piece things.
This is actually what dad suggested on day 1 of the demo (before he arrived to help build)...and...would have been cheaper if I did this from day 1 onward, assuming i have to tear down.
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Here you go, if I didn't answer it. let me know.
One thing I forgot to mention, 1st attempt at Teflon tape resulted in a pretty big leak...switched to thread sealant to "Fix the issue" instead of doing what I told him to do...let me solder it.
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Oh man. Reminds me of the tile job my brother did in our bathroom.
Should have asked a pro but we were running out of time and no pros available.
Bathroom will be the first thing we're doing new.
Family will NOT be asked to help this time.
Should have asked a pro but we were running out of time and no pros available.
Bathroom will be the first thing we're doing new.
Family will NOT be asked to help this time.
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Yikes. There is so much wrong with that. I don't think I could live with the plumbing, I'd constantly be worrying it would leak. I surely couldn't get into that shower every day and look at that tile work. And with all those uneven seams I'd worry about water getting behind the tiles every time the shower ran.
Sorry, man. If that were mine, I'd tear it out and start again. Right down to leveling the tub, and redoing the plumbing.
Now, about the plumbing, PEX with crimp on fittings are fine.
Sorry, man. If that were mine, I'd tear it out and start again. Right down to leveling the tub, and redoing the plumbing.
Now, about the plumbing, PEX with crimp on fittings are fine.
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The icing on the cake was that we got a quote on the tile work for 1600 and I told my dad to just leave it so we could bring in a professional.
To say I am irritated would be an understatement.
Plumbing wise, I am always going to worry about the shark bite connections and the threaded connections leaking.
To say I am irritated would be an understatement.
Plumbing wise, I am always going to worry about the shark bite connections and the threaded connections leaking.
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House Renovation... does it ever stop?
We will be moving back in Mid-May post second set of Demo....
- Kitchen Renovation (Adding proper space for Dining by merging Pantry and Kitchen. Pantry is a separate room right now)
- Dining Room Renovation (Adding Closets, stripping wallpaper and replacing plaster ceiling)
We will be moving back in Mid-May post second set of Demo....
- Kitchen Renovation (Adding proper space for Dining by merging Pantry and Kitchen. Pantry is a separate room right now)
- Dining Room Renovation (Adding Closets, stripping wallpaper and replacing plaster ceiling)
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Shit I think I'd be pretty happy with a free bathroom remodel like that. The only thing that is significant at all is the big gap on the drain side of the tub which is unfortunate but once it's caulked it's not going to be that noticeable. I honestly feel sorry for your Dad after watching that video. It really seems like you're just looking for things to complain about.
Pex is better than copper in every way and anyone that tells you it's not is probably an old fart plumber who is butthurt because people don't have to hire them to waste time and money soldering it together anymore. I have done quite a bit of electrical soldering in my past life as an electrical engineer and just because you can do that does NOT mean that you can sweat pipes. It's a completely different skill. Also pipe thread compound is better than teflon tape and if the threaded connections don't leak now there's no reason to think that they will in the future. I have plenty of 10 year old sharkbite connectors in my house also and I've never seen one leak. I wouldn't be worried about the plumbing job whatsoever.
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HAHA, not sure where you all are pulling that I don't want PEX, maybe I complained about it but I wasn't meaning that I was salty about the PEX. My 1st choice on plumbing this all WAS PEX, my worry isn't with the PEX itself but with a couple connections that my dad installed, against my suggestion, on the mixing valve that were threaded and, originally, sealed with teflon tape (once that setup leaked he switched to thread sealant).
to clarify...I WANT PEX...lol
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The bathroom was entirely bought by me and he did about 1/2 the labor. I could have done 90% the labor but I was told (asked forcefully? LoL...) to wait for him so that I wouldn't fuck it up.
MAGICALLY the only thing he told me that I fucked up was the header over the door being a 4x4 instead of being a 2x6 sandwich, which he then arrived, looked at, and decided to not correct.
What I SHOULD have done was do it all myself, BUT I figured he would come in, explain some things I didn't know and work with me to build and understand the "Why" of building a bit since he had built an entire house from the ground up. He never did any of that, he would tell me to go out and buy a bunch of shit he never used and i ended up returning. He would yell and complain if I ever asked him a question because I'd rather "Stand around a talk and not work" questions like:
"Should we be leveling the tub?"
"Why do we need to notch the studs for the tub?"
"Can I put the fart fan in the middle of the room and the light over the toilet?"
I want to know WHY I am doing something, hence the point of me waiting for him to arrive to do this shit, because I want to understand things not just DO them. I can watch 100 youtube videos and understand more about the what, why and HOW of doing all this VS the experience he gave me.
I appreciate the help he provided BUT, I'm also salty that he didn't listen to many of my suggestions or requests. He didn't help ME build a bathroom for MY home, he helped me build a bathroom he would like in my home.
I think diverter spout supplies get called out to be copper or galvanized... i can't remember where i read that though. I just remember my dad wanting to use cpvc one time against the instructions so i bludgeoned him to death.
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Whelp...just found out that the tub we connected is the only (THAT I KNOW OF) location where the pipes come out of the ground left side COLD right side HOT...
all other locations (again. THAT I KNOW OF) are left side HOT right side COLD.
Both my dad and myself missed this, yay.
all other locations (again. THAT I KNOW OF) are left side HOT right side COLD.
Both my dad and myself missed this, yay.
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yea but scalding hot faucet burns hands and you instantly pull back, scalding hot shower makes lobster dick
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About a month ago I pulled up the blocks of the patio in my new house. I discovered that whoever installed the patio either put it straight on the soil (very sandy) or used a couple inches of paver sand. No class 5/concrete fines. This caused huge distortions across the whole patio.
I didn’t want to buy all new blocks, but I went out and got a cubic yard of concrete fines, removed a couple cubic yards of soil from where the pavers were, put down 2-3” of concrete fines (and an amateur effort at a one inch drop slope from the top of the patio to the edge - 8ft).
I’m not quite half done screeding the sand and laying the bricks. I need to power wash them once I get them all set. Then once that completely dries I’ll sweep polymeric sand into the cracks and use my buddy’s plate compactor to get everything nice and settled in.
I didn’t want to buy all new blocks, but I went out and got a cubic yard of concrete fines, removed a couple cubic yards of soil from where the pavers were, put down 2-3” of concrete fines (and an amateur effort at a one inch drop slope from the top of the patio to the edge - 8ft).
I’m not quite half done screeding the sand and laying the bricks. I need to power wash them once I get them all set. Then once that completely dries I’ll sweep polymeric sand into the cracks and use my buddy’s plate compactor to get everything nice and settled in.