My house has lead wast water pipes. to interface to this mess i made my own drain trap out of abs 90deg elbows. the black color cement for abs is forgiving so just slop it on and be happy!
recall i am replacing an existing cast iron built in tube with a 1920's 3/4size claw foot i found. The rest of the bathroom remains the same.
-i should have NOT used a sledge hammer to remove the existing built in tub but rather cut it up with a diamond circular saw blade on a grinder. some damage to next door rooms.
-I am using the claw foot tub oem valves, Had the valves tested at a local plumbing store that specializes in the old stuff. I bought new stems and a NEW LONGER hose for the hand held spray head.
last year's adventures led me to buy >40gal of zero white medium priced home depot paint and it held up well. Painting this bathroom zero white hi gloss. Simple. Around the 3/4 size claw foot tub I am putting up 3x5 subway wall tile, again gloss white, with white grout. Not going to put a lot of wall tile, only 4' high and only around the tub. The 60 year old oem wall plaster has held up well and intend to not disturb it. I used 5min plaster to bring my drywall repairs up another ~3/8" level to the oem surface. The new plaster turned out better than expected.
Not looking forward to hailing the claw foot tub back into place for the 2nd time but it should just fit right on. Maybe. I wanted a cast iron tub, like the claw foot idea and a 3/4size fits into the old space w/o too many dry wall changes. I hear a newer tub, say 1950, has asbestos in the enamel. I thought a sledge hammer during removal would generate less dust than a diamond saw. Maybe it did but certainly the sledge hammer method caused damage to adjacent rooms.
recall i am replacing an existing cast iron built in tube with a 1920's 3/4size claw foot i found. The rest of the bathroom remains the same.
-i should have NOT used a sledge hammer to remove the existing built in tub but rather cut it up with a diamond circular saw blade on a grinder. some damage to next door rooms.
-I am using the claw foot tub oem valves, Had the valves tested at a local plumbing store that specializes in the old stuff. I bought new stems and a NEW LONGER hose for the hand held spray head.
last year's adventures led me to buy >40gal of zero white medium priced home depot paint and it held up well. Painting this bathroom zero white hi gloss. Simple. Around the 3/4 size claw foot tub I am putting up 3x5 subway wall tile, again gloss white, with white grout. Not going to put a lot of wall tile, only 4' high and only around the tub. The 60 year old oem wall plaster has held up well and intend to not disturb it. I used 5min plaster to bring my drywall repairs up another ~3/8" level to the oem surface. The new plaster turned out better than expected.
Not looking forward to hailing the claw foot tub back into place for the 2nd time but it should just fit right on. Maybe. I wanted a cast iron tub, like the claw foot idea and a 3/4size fits into the old space w/o too many dry wall changes. I hear a newer tub, say 1950, has asbestos in the enamel. I thought a sledge hammer during removal would generate less dust than a diamond saw. Maybe it did but certainly the sledge hammer method caused damage to adjacent rooms.