My kid and I were attempting to install a new faucet assembly in the shower.
The shower has a very small amount of curve to it. The faucets and spigot do not sit exactly flush with the surface.
Beside silicon, is there something different we should be doing?
Curve in the shower...
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If you mean the shower panels look "wavy", then the wall behind the surround(or the surround itself) may be improperly supported/installed, not square, or just waterlogged to the point of waviness. Do the panels wobble or rattle when you "bump" them gently??
As for the tub hardware, you can use silicone or plumbers putty to seal everything up, keep in mind all you want to do is seal out water from getting behind the tub surround.
As for the tub hardware, you can use silicone or plumbers putty to seal everything up, keep in mind all you want to do is seal out water from getting behind the tub surround.
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Is the curve designed into the shower or a result of a curved wall? Either way unless it is a large gap (over 1/4") silicone sealer should work fine. If it is over that you may want to try a foam gasket between the faucet & tub to seal it & silicone over that to dress it up.
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There is a very slight curve to the design of this shower wall. Fortunately, Greg, you were correct. It was slight enough that we were able to get a tight enough fit. No water goes past those face plates.
Mischief managed.
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I soooo wish y'all could see the actual appalling color of this shower! Like... harvest gold/the bathroom version. And at 40 years old, it's solid, it's simply immaculate. One tiny cigarette burn on the edge of the tub, in spite of me having to remove a measurable thickness of lime scale. Yes, there's still a very slight bit of rust around the drain. I had to stop cleaning when the drain began to disintegrate.
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The faucets had to be replaced because they, too, had begun to disintegrate.
I don't have any illusions about the integrity of the floor beneath. I've got pictures to bear that out. The washer connection is near by, and someone was pretty careless about leaks in the past. The floor is going to need replacing eventually.... but for now, the bathroom floor is just not as bad as you'd think. Much of it is solid.
Still... as I've said before... someone, recently, loved this place, knew what they were doing, and took pretty good care of it.
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Looks like its going nicely. Always good to see someone fixing up a home on a budget(just like me!)
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Oh, Bob... indeed. A budget is kind of grand talk for what I'm currently working with.bobfather99 wrote:Looks like its going nicely. Always good to see someone fixing up a home on a budget(just like me!)
Lisa: I didn't know you cared about ballet.
Marge: Lisa, have I ever shown you my shattered dreams box?
Lisa: No.
Marge: It's upstairs in my disappointment closet.
Marge: Lisa, have I ever shown you my shattered dreams box?
Lisa: No.
Marge: It's upstairs in my disappointment closet.
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