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Thread: Replacing a Shower Valve
Post: RE: Replacing a Shower Valve
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Bob10 Wrote: (08-20-2024, 04:43 AM)
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Add a set a valves under the floor if there is space. It allows for repairs without the need to shut down the house. I replumbed the house before kids and my wi... |
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Thread: Replacing a Shower Valve
Post: RE: Replacing a Shower Valve
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Snipe Hunter Wrote: (08-09-2024, 02:40 PM)
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When a plumbing job goes great, I take my wife out to dinner. She's still waiting.
Much rather do electrical work. It either works or it doesn't. If it ... |
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Thread: Replacing a Shower Valve
Post: RE: Replacing a Shower Valve
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Roly Wrote: (08-08-2024, 11:32 AM)
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Can you mount the valve to new framing and then mount the framing to the studs ? You may need to cut some tile to be able to get to everything on new valve but ... |
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Thread: Replacing a Shower Valve
Post: RE: Replacing a Shower Valve
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EightFingers Wrote: (08-06-2024, 02:31 PM)
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If he has the pex tools, it’s less than 30 minute job.
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No plumbing job is ever a 30 minute job, even the ones that should be. I replaced a toilet la... |
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Thread: Replacing a Shower Valve
Post: RE: Replacing a Shower Valve
| The brand is some off-brand wholesale one. I'd have to look it up again. The supplier doesn't have parts. I already know that. I'm not going to try to find a compatible valve set. My wife wants ... |
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Thread: Replacing a Shower Valve
Post: RE: Replacing a Shower Valve
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EightFingers Wrote: (08-02-2024, 11:12 AM)
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I’ve replaced four of those in the last two years, not just the cartridge but the entire thing. I was retiling all the showers, so I thought I’d replace ... |
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08-03-2024, 08:00 PM |
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Thread: Replacing a Shower Valve
Post: RE: Replacing a Shower Valve
| I looked at it some more this morning and near as I can tell the plastic mount is bolted through the escutcheon and the tile with 2 bolts, and there are another 2 that I assume are bolted through the ... |
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08-02-2024, 10:47 AM |
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Thread: Replacing a Shower Valve
Post: Replacing a Shower Valve
| The valve in our shower is leaking. I opened the wall to start getting things dried out. I need to replace the valve; it has a slow drip even when turned off. The shower is tiled. From the back I ... |
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08-01-2024, 08:24 PM |
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Thread: Sweetgum volunteers
Post: RE: Sweetgum volunteers
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branchacctg Wrote: (07-11-2024, 09:42 AM)
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Sweet gum---Liquidambar styraciflua star shaped leaves with gumballs. Lots of gumballs, which is why I wanted it gone. Probably the same as your sweet g... |
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Thread: Sweetgum volunteers
Post: RE: Sweetgum volunteers
| Oaks and some other hardwoods will sprout at the stump unless the stump is ground out or treated. They won't sprout from the roots. Once pines are cut, they die off. I don't know about sweet gum an... |
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Thread: Sweetgum volunteers
Post: RE: Sweetgum volunteers
| keep cutting them back. eventually the stored energy in the roots will run out and the roots will die. you might be able to drill into the roots and put roundup or woody brush killer in directly. |
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07-08-2024, 02:44 PM |
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Thread: connecting wirsbo to 3/8 compression valve?
Post: RE: connecting wirsbo to 3/8 compression valve?
| At our last house the fridge was fed by a line that ran through the wall to a bathroom vanity on the other side. It was attached to the line for the vanity with a vampire tap. As soon as I saw that ... |
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Thread: Gutter Guards
Post: RE: Gutter Guards
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EatenByLimestone Wrote: (05-19-2024, 03:16 PM)
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I’d think a 12/12 pitch (45 degrees) would be pretty rare down there. The most common pitch up here is 6/12, you can easily walk on it. Capes often... |
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05-20-2024, 09:23 AM |
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Thread: Tools for PEX plumbing
Post: RE: Tools for PEX plumbing
| I bought a 25 dollar pex crimper off ebay. It has worked well on several projects. it uses the ratchet style clamps rather than the rings. advantages are if you mess up you can undo the ratchet cla... |
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Thread: Gutter Guards
Post: RE: Gutter Guards
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EatenByLimestone Wrote: (05-07-2024, 05:51 PM)
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Roof pitch makes a difference in which guard you use. The micro screen ones don’t do well on steep pitches.
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Mine is pretty steep, steep enough ... |
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Thread: Gutter Guards
Post: RE: Gutter Guards
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Roly Wrote: (05-06-2024, 03:02 PM)
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What type of debris is getting in your gutters ? If it is maple seeds the 1/4" will allow the seeds to stick in the 1/4" holes then rot off and drop in gutter an... |
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Thread: Gutter Guards
Post: RE: Gutter Guards
| That looks like exactly what I want. How is the cloth performing? I assume you cut strips off across the 36" width to end up with 36" long sections. How much are they overlapped? How did you fas... |
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Thread: Gutter Guards
Post: Gutter Guards
| I think it might be time for some. I'd prefer they install on my existing gutters which are basic metal. I would also prefer to install them myself. Options? I have been against them ever since my ... |
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Thread: Finishing Walnut
Post: RE: Finishing Walnut
| Yeah. some of the super light areas I put a couple coats on. The dyed areas are a little more brown than the natural dark walnut (it's got a reddish tone) but after I apply the watco oil that won't ... |
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04-25-2024, 07:46 AM |
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Thread: Finishing Walnut
Post: RE: Finishing Walnut
| After some testing on scraps and the bottom of some of the shelves that you will never see the dye is doing what I want. it is darkening the light areas some. They are a little more brown than the s... |
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