Monthly Archives: March 2016

Rough Plumbing Inspection

Posted on March 27, 2016 by ellen

Although we were not really ready for it since the walls are not all up yet and only some of the plumbing is installed, I asked for a rough plumbing inspection to find out if the plumbing I am doing … Continue reading →

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Stud Wall Plans

Posted on March 15, 2016 by ellen

I updated the stud wall plans to reflect a few of the changes from the original drawings. I’m using Sweet Home 3D which I downloaded for free several years ago. When I tried to open it I got an error … Continue reading →

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Lowering the Tub Drain

Posted on March 15, 2016 by ellen

I had to break out the concrete around the tub drain to get the elbow low enough to provide a slope on the tub drain. I had to reveal enough pipe to glue on the elbow under the floor surface. … Continue reading →

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A Door in the Wall

Posted on March 9, 2016 by ellen

Wall number one now has two sides–meant for each side of the inside entry door. The next step is a door in the wall. We plan to have an airlock entry. This is an old idea, to block off direct … Continue reading →

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Floating Walls

Posted on March 8, 2016 by ellen

Way back in 2012 when the first wall was about to be taken down, I took this photo of the floating wall in the master bathroom. A floating wall is not fully connected between the ceiling rafters and the floor … Continue reading →

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Thinking about the Tub Drain

Posted on March 7, 2016 by ellen

Sometimes my brain just trips over itself when trying to solve a problem. I happened to have a lift and turn sink drain from the granite vessel sink installation that I realized had a long enough stem to use for … Continue reading →

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Happy Happy First Wall

Posted on March 4, 2016 by ellen

Today was a red letter day! The first wall went up. It is pretty exciting. Dave decided to use screws instead of nails because he thinks they will make a sturdier wall. We are using a 24 on center 2 … Continue reading →

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Tub Drain Problem

Posted on March 4, 2016 by ellen

I have two problems with the tub drain. First the nice quality Moen drain that I bought is too short to reach through the hole to a pipe below the tub. It is only 1 1/4″ deep and the opening … Continue reading →

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Our Roman Tub

Posted on March 2, 2016 by ellen

I looked for installation instructions for the used tub that I bought on Craigslist and found this very similar if not the same tub at The Bath Works. This one costs over $6000 and it is cast of “Silacore” a … Continue reading →

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