zero-entry shower leveling question
Rai F
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Another zero turn question, but from owners of these products
Comments (7)I got a cub ZTR 42" 17HP ELS briggs I mow about 1 1/3 ac. Had it about 5 years now got close to 200 hours on it. Still mows good! I think they come with a better engine on them now. Got mine for $1900 was a year end model retailed then for 2495. Things I like: quick, goes up/down/sideways on hills real good. easy on gas, Only had one problem with it, had about 15 hours on it and it went dead, dealer come and got it, fixed it and have had no problems since. Things I don't like about it: The ELS is hard staring after it sets a couple of days, I usually just prime it so I don't have to grind on the starter. But, It runs good after that. Does vibrate some, on ruff area of my yard not all that pleasent, but it an entry level model. Kind of loud. I think the troy built is the same just red in color. Only thing I had to replace other than blades and routine pre-ventive maintenance was the front wheel swivel bushings and washers. Dust and dirt works it's way in and eats the pin bushings and washers up, course I have sandy soil, so I'm sure this wears them out quicker. Would I buy another one? I dought it I want one with a vanguard twin and suspension. Course as you have found they are twice as much, but I getting older and comfort will go along ways in my later few years....See MoreFloor leveling question with new tile installation
Comments (6)It is right by the shower. The shower is not leaking in any way. I think it is just where the former owners would exit the shower and whatever drips came off of them and were left on the floor make it right to the same spot. So im hoping by raising that area again that the water would pool away from the wall if left on the floor for any reason. Its not that I make a habit of leaving large amounts of water on the floor. I also thought of putting a bath matt at the shower entrance. But just in case the kids run out of the pool and leave water all over the floor (not like that would ever happen LOL) I would like to try and prevent it now while the tiles are being redone. One more thing it is a concrete subfloor. Thanks, Robert Robert...See Morecurbless shower contractor/cost question
Comments (19)Curbless shower was on my list of "must haves", and I've decided it's something we can do without. My reasoning: - I wanted it because my grandmother, in her extreme old age -- like past 98, had trouble lifting her feet even a small bit; for example, onto a curb or into the shower. However, this is a big expense for something that won't be an issue for many, many years. - It's possible to go "minimal" instead of curbless. Right now we have something similar to this: It's a big, wide step into the shower -- plus we have a door, so there's another inch or so of track. Instead we're going minimal with the divider. Look at the difference here -- a much shorter, skinnier divider. We're going to put a grab bar on each side of the 36" entrance (not unlike the white bar on the left of this picture), and we're going with a curtain rather than a door. This may still become a problem in our extreme old age, but we feel like it's a happy medium between cost and function -- and we are all about value for the dollar....See MoreZero Entry Shower Advice
Comments (27)Please point out any current 2018 code alterations that have superseded the 2015 IRC. P2709.1 Construction. Where a shower receptor has a finished curb threshold, it shall be not less than 1 inch below the sides and back of the receptor. The curb shall be not less than 2 inches and not more than 9 inches deep when measured from the top of the curb to the top of the drain. The finished floor shall slope uniformly toward the drain not less than 1/4 unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (2-percent slope) nor more than 1/2 unit vertical per 12 units horizontal (4-percent slope) and floor drains shall be flanged to provide a water-tight joint in the floor. _______ If someone is doing curbless with a wink and nod that "the codes just haven't caught up yet", they are technically correct. What they are failing to say out loud so that it is clear is that they are currently doing projects that are also technically incorrect and against the as written current code. Also, the failure to over emphasize that the waterproofing needs to extend beyond the shower to create a wetroom environment means that those without their attention to detail or professionalism tend to cherry pick what they want to hear from those posts. Most cubless that are being done are not being done at the high skill level that the posters here probably do them. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so much water damage and tearout happening....See MoreRai F
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