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I attached photos of my broken tub/shower diverter, as I am inexperienced with plumbing AND unfamiliar with terminology. I had this shower/tub completely remodeled about fifteen years ago. I do not know the make of the trim. For a few years now, after using the tub it's become increasingly...

Looking to remodel my master bathroom and want to install tile from floor to ceiling on almost every wall, as well as floor, and Custom tile shower. Bathroom is 12’x 10’ with 2 protruding 42” full height walls (parallel with floor joist) to separate shower/tub/toilet. 1/2” durock on walls 1/4”...

Hey all, New homeowner and new member here. I'm working on my first project which, admittedly, is an ambitious one... I'm remodeling my bathroom and have taken it down to stud and joist. Looking for some advice on the subfloor. A little background, the house was built in the 1950s. Walls are...

Hi, looking for some suggestions or advice. I'm a ok diy person but usually don't mess with tubs and such (I've poored a wall for my basment, lifted the sag out of the garage roof, moved a walk for this remodel and all the plumbing) and I think I made a large mistake and im trying to find a way...

I was hoping to just use a waterproof backer board for my shower. Can’t find wedi, kerdi, hydroblok, or go board anywhere. I guess I’m going to just use cement board and red guard. I thought waterproof foam board would be a lot easier for me, since I’m a small woman. Those cement boards are not...

So we have this old galvanized piping that will be replaced but we need to put the on off valve back on in the mean time to allow the rest of the house to have water. It just won’t turn and catch the threads 😡! We even cut the uneven end and it still won’t go. Pictures of the one we can’t get...

Hi all, I'm working on rebuilding a bathroom that was unfinished when we moved into our new house back in September. It previously had a disconnected clawfoot tub sitting on a subfloor. We're installing an alcove tub and shower, and tiling the back and side walls, as well as a bench (space...

I am remodeling a 1985 bathroom. The old vanity had a hollow base which had a tie kick plate on the front routed back to the in floor ductwork. Our intention is to put in a new vanity without a closed in base. Therefore the duct becomes visible. There is a 90deg duct, but the lower edge of this...

Hi Everyone, New to the chatroom but I feel this is the best for getting some much needed help. Bought my 1970 Ranch in Summer of 2018. Did a lot of remodeling. In Summer of 2019 my wife and I remodeled the master bathroom. Since it has been completed we have had repetitive screw popping on the...

About to completely gut and remodel our master bath. We've lived in our house for 16 years. Our master bath has two doors: one from our bedroom, and another that goes out to the hallway across from the laundry room, and adjacent to the side garage door. It's very handy, and my husband and I have...

I remodeling the master bathroom and will be installing cork backed vinyl plank flooring. The existing floor is pretty beat-up from removing the previously installed tile and backer board. I'm thinking I should add 1/4" plywood to the particle board sub floor to insure a smooth surface...

I want to remodel my kitchen and bathroom by countertops. I lived in worcester massachusetts.I need an expert who can help me to remodel.

We are looking to make this tub function as a shower without having to tear up the tile. The problem seems to be that the faucet is deck mounted as opposed to wall mounted. We have found products that convert a wall mounted faucet to a shower, but not for a deck mounted faucet. Anyone know of...

My best to all. I have a 40 year old 5ft x 5ft bathroom that has been severely neglected. I would highly appreciate it if someone could take some of their valuable time to provide me with a rough estimate - SWAG (semi wild ass guess) or WAG (wild ass guess) on what the labor might be to get...

Last summer, we had the master bathroom in our 50 year old home remodeled and were not very pleased with the contractors. After all was said and done, I kept smelling a very light but foul odor in the bathroom, but I chalked it up to me being 7 months pregnant and having a super sensitive nose...

Hello, I am using 12x24 porcelain tile on my new shower enclosure and I'm not sure what type of mastic/mortar is to be used. The tiles weigh approx 7 lbs. Putting it up on top of Durock 1/2". Also how large of notch should i use? Thank you!

I am about to demo and redo an existing bathroom. Two of the walls are concrete block covered with furring strips and green board. The question is does there need to be a vapor barrier behind the green board ? And should I use some type of insulation paneling or something behind the green...

Hi all, and thanks for the help. I have a bathroom that is 12 ft long by 5 ft and a half inch wide so 60.5 inches wide. my shower pan is 60 inches wide so what do I do with this half inch gap? should I split the difference and fir out both ends by a 1/4 inch? should I fir out one side a half...

Hey there - We are updating our bathroom, which we think is 1968 original but we don't really know. (No, no asbestos.) We spent a few hours with my husband chipping away tile at one end of the tub and me the other. We're prepared to take this down to the studs and start over again, but we're...