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    Before you installed the sheetrock you should...

    Before you installed the sheetrock you should have shimmed the right, left and rear walls around tub out 1/8"(the thickness of the tub lip).That way when you install the sheetrock it would have run...
  2. Question: Basement remodel

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    Basement remodel

    I live in Pennsylvania and I am going to remodel my basement. Dampness is not a problem in the basement.
    I plan on studding out the walls with 2x4's and insulating. My questions are:

    Question 1:...
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    Tom, Thanks for the quick response. I will take...

    Tom, Thanks for the quick response. I will take measurements to get stub up "dead on. But,Below is a clip from the shower installation instructions. Notice "C". It says 6" diameter hole but it does...
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    Basement shower rough in

    I am adding a toilet, shower and lav to the basement. Concrete is cut out and trenches dug. The bath group will be vented. My question is I am studding out block walls and the shower will be located...
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    Thermal expansion tank

    Here's my experience with a thermal expansion tank... I have an older home with city water that I recently replumbed. I replaced the regulator and the check valve (so water can't go back to the city...
  6. Question: Bell Trap

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    First things first.I have a main trap about 20...

    First things first.I have a main trap about 20 feet from the house between the house and the city sewage line as described below. That keeps me isolated from the fumes from the main city line right?...
  7. Question: Bell Trap

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    Bell Trap

    Can someone explain what a bell trap is? I have in my older home what I think are metal bell traps. Grate has a bell shaped cup that goes over drain. Is the theory that a small amount of water lays...
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    I have a cape cod built in the early 50's both...

    I have a cape cod built in the early 50's both upper floors are finished, if go through an interior wall I will end up under the floor on the top floor. If I go up an exterior wall I will end up...
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    New Bathroom in basement

    I am planning to install a new bathroom in my basement in PA. I replaced my outside sewer line (installed french drains and shattered all teracotta pipes)to 4" ABS it goes under my foundation and...
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