Bathroom Nearing Completion
To cut the holes in the front wall of the surround for the faucet and spigot, I put the front wall in place and marked where the holes needed to be from the back. I then removed front wall, cut the hole and installed it like the other two walls. I then put the fixture from the back to double-check the fit. Because the surround has ribs on the back for strengthening, I had to cut a piece of styrofoam to wedge between the surround and the faucet. I then assembeled the faucet with glue, caulked around the holes in the surround, and installed the handles and trim. Unfortunately the pictures of that didn’t take well, so you will have to use your immagination for that step.
Starting to look like a bathroom again…
After all the removal, I had to adjust the position of the drain slightly. Our old tub was a 30″, our new one is 32″. The drain kit that I purchased wouldn’t work with our old trap, so I had to reuse the existing one. In order to move the drain location, I had to get another piece of threaded pipe and cut it to fit. This also included cutting some of the subfloor to accomodate its new location.
