Every time I touch plumbing, I get a renewed respect for what plumbers do regularly and just know. This time I am putting in a new tile shower surround. My client has picked out some brushed nickle fixture that I haven’t seen yet. I got the mixing valve to install while I wait for the fixture, got it all soldered in and then realized I didn’t pay attention to where on the plane of the wall (how far out) it should be. I have greenboard, hardibacker and then the tile. What I tore out was just greenboard and tile. Not thinking I just slapped the new one in where the old one was. My question is, without the fixture to see if this will work, is there a rule of thumb as to where the valve should be? Does the round plastic piece surrounding the hub end up to be flush with the tile?
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Does the round plastic piece surrounding the hub end up to be flush with the tile?
If you are refering to the "rough in plate" then it should be imprinted on there where the face should be in relation to the finished edge.
General rule of thumb----- the face of the plate = finished surface.
There is room to play & most brands have an extension kit if it is too deep.
Too shallow can be a bit awkward when it comes time to trim it out.
"There are about 550000000 firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is...........How do we arm the other eleven?" Yuri Orlov
Yes, that must the rough in plate. The only thing on it though is warnings about soldering and the cartridge getting fried if heat is applied too long. But it is basically right at the finished surface! Yahoo!! Thanx so much-I sleep tonight!!
Don't mean to hijack...I recently retiled a shower that I gutted back to the studs. I left the old symmons mixing valve in place, and put 1/2" durock, then ceramic tile. I bought one of those replacement trim kits, I think it's called the Allura kit by symmons, and the handle is just about toucking the trim plate behind it. The mixing valve seems to be just slightly too deep in the wall. It works ok, but I would definetly take the time to install one of these extenders you talk about. Could you elaborate a little on where I can get one and what they look like, and most importantly, how to install it. Thanks."Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh? Oh, it looks good on you though."
I know Grohe & kohler make them.
We have had to put a few in on our current job.
We put all symmons in the Westin hotel 185 rooms.
Let me ask the trim foreman on friday if he had to use any on the hotel.
I'll get back to ya"There are about 550000000 firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is...........How do we arm the other eleven?" Yuri Orlov<!----><!----><!---->
Thanks, I appreciate that."Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh? Oh, it looks good on you though."
"is there a rule of thumb as to where the valve should be? "
yes ... Read the Directions First!
'cause they're never the same ... and even when they are the same ... they changed some minor design and now they're all different again!
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa