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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-12-10 02:09 PM
Original message
Shower pipes not secured in wall. When I pull the shower control knob out it, along with the faucet, come away from the wall. While replacing the cartridge, I discovered the pipes were not secured in the cavity. Any suggestions on how I could remedy this problem without opening the wall would be sincerely appreciated.
amerikat (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-12-10 02:59 PM
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1. Check to see if there is an access door on the wall behind where the shower is.
There usually is.
ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-12-10 05:15 PM
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3. Unfortunately no. It's a finished wall.
Wash. state Desk Jet (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-12-10 03:47 PM
NOT franksolich's MOLE
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2. Single handle ? Let's see,
Moen makes a remodeling plate ,ever seen one? if there is a round cover that fits over the valve assembly,the remodeling plate in installed first than yer valve face plate ,you can open the wall at the valve and secure the valve assembly and pipes there. Than put your remodeling cover on with screws and than your valve cover,
Say for example you have a tile in tub /shower and you must replace the valve ,You don't want to demo the whole wall because the tile is in good shape. And maybe yer tile is 10 or 15 years old and there is no way to find replacement tiles short of special order, made to order which will cost you a mint.
So, the remodeling plate was designed around that problem, you cut out a opening large enough to get in there to do the work,than fit the remodeling plate over the works to cover it.you can use any old tile to fer it out ?
That is a way to go about it. If you know what kind of valve you got,you can contact the manufacturer to find out if the manufacturer makes a remodeling plate for that particular valve assembly, Although a universal remodeling plate should work.assuming of course your valve cover is standard size for single handle valve assembly.
randr (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-14-10 09:47 AM
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5. A possible solution
Locate the position of the faucet on the wall behind it. Determine which way the pipe run, up or down. Drill a small hole a foot or so up or down from the faucet, large enough to accept the tube of a expansion foam applicator. Make sure the faucet is in the desired position and spray foam into cavity. Wait the recommended cure time for the foam and see if the pipes are secure. Patch hole with spackle.
Well, the primitives aren't very helpful; the above's the whole campfire.
One wonders where the sparkling husband primitive is, who's too tight to hire union-card-carrying members of the trades for his own home and rental maintenance.
