Claire CJS
20160707 1739 - new showerhead install - IMG_0980 - gutted tub stuff
These old pipes were probably over 70 years old. There was definitely a lot of rust. The left/hot one had clearly been leaking for some time, with lots of sediment deposit on it.
bathtub, bathtub spout, ceramic wall, dirt, drain, faucets, pipes, rust, shaving cream.
gutted. rusted.
bathroom, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
July 7, 2016.
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BACKSTORY: When we moved into our house, it did not have a real shower in the main bathroom. Just the special diverter-style bathtub spout that lets you attach a shower hose. It has new problems that creep up every couple of years--we're on the 3rd or 4th bathtub spout and had plumbing work done by LiveGreen Plumbing which completely failed to stop the leaking.
A decade or so ago, we replaced the diverter-attached shower head with a double shower so we can both have separate water when we shower together. It was rigged up with waterproof tape because plastic threading isn't really waterproof. It also didn't fit on the wall well, so a washcloth wedged into a hook was holding it up. It hung very low, so that we'd both have to stoop in order to wash out our hair. When 6'-tall Andrea lived with us, showering was a particular challenge for her, because of her height & back problems. The shower hose had just recently broke in such a way that it wouldn't stay screwed into the bathtub spout diverter, and kept flying out mid-shower, in a way that only Clint seemed to be able to fix. So we decided to just go ahead and have a real shower installed instead, because of Andrea's problems, but also because this was something we should have done years ago. New plumbing was cut and soldered onto the existing plumbing, extending the water supply to shower-head height. A mixing valve was added, so we could now turn on the water without having to bend down. The cost was a mere $600, with parts being more than the labor. We still need to replace the shower head with a double shower again, but we got him to install the head higher up so that neither of us have to stoop...Not even tall Andrea! Andrea is gone, but the home improvements she helped catalyze will remain with us.
20160707 1739 - new showerhead install - IMG_0980 - gutted tub stuff
These old pipes were probably over 70 years old. There was definitely a lot of rust. The left/hot one had clearly been leaking for some time, with lots of sediment deposit on it.
bathtub, bathtub spout, ceramic wall, dirt, drain, faucets, pipes, rust, shaving cream.
gutted. rusted.
bathroom, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
July 7, 2016.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: When we moved into our house, it did not have a real shower in the main bathroom. Just the special diverter-style bathtub spout that lets you attach a shower hose. It has new problems that creep up every couple of years--we're on the 3rd or 4th bathtub spout and had plumbing work done by LiveGreen Plumbing which completely failed to stop the leaking.
A decade or so ago, we replaced the diverter-attached shower head with a double shower so we can both have separate water when we shower together. It was rigged up with waterproof tape because plastic threading isn't really waterproof. It also didn't fit on the wall well, so a washcloth wedged into a hook was holding it up. It hung very low, so that we'd both have to stoop in order to wash out our hair. When 6'-tall Andrea lived with us, showering was a particular challenge for her, because of her height & back problems. The shower hose had just recently broke in such a way that it wouldn't stay screwed into the bathtub spout diverter, and kept flying out mid-shower, in a way that only Clint seemed to be able to fix. So we decided to just go ahead and have a real shower installed instead, because of Andrea's problems, but also because this was something we should have done years ago. New plumbing was cut and soldered onto the existing plumbing, extending the water supply to shower-head height. A mixing valve was added, so we could now turn on the water without having to bend down. The cost was a mere $600, with parts being more than the labor. We still need to replace the shower head with a double shower again, but we got him to install the head higher up so that neither of us have to stoop...Not even tall Andrea! Andrea is gone, but the home improvements she helped catalyze will remain with us.