Boonking
03-02-2009, 07:58 AM
For all of you that have remodeled your crappers I ask this... I have a 12" rough-in toliet that I'm replacing duing this remodel and after putting up new 3/8" sheetrock over the existing nasty-ass wall and some 1/8" bead-board a 12" rough-in toliet would only give me about 1/8" of space between the back of the tank and the wall. I'm concerned with the tank "sweating" in the summer time and ruining up my new perfectly good wall. Is this enough distance or should I go with a 10" rough-in toliet?
Yooper
03-02-2009, 09:13 AM
Get an insulated tank. We have one and it doesn't sweat a bit.
pejeeper
03-02-2009, 09:14 AM
Why would you just cover a "nasty-ass" wall instead of removing it and installing a clean wall? That would solve the space issue all together.
As far as the sweating...is this a common occurence, my toilet sweats maybe once or twice a year here in NY, I have heat & central AC...not enough to ruin a wall that is painted.
Edit : Yooper X2.
Yooper
03-02-2009, 05:02 PM
Why would you just cover a "nasty-ass" wall instead of removing it and installing a clean wall? Depends on his definition of "nasty-ass". If it's just dinged, it can be sanded to remove texture, skimcoated with mud, retextured, primed with Kilz 2, and painted - problem solved. If it's not too awful, why not just install the beadboard over the nasty ass wall and skimcoat above it (assuming you're doing a chair rail and wainscoting style)?
Edit : Yooper X2.:beerchug: Actually only one of our toilets is insulated. We have an old 6-gallon shitter that is not insulated, and doesn't sweat in the summer, even though we have no A/C.
pejeeper
03-02-2009, 09:07 PM
Agreed, more descrpition is necessary...when some one says nasty-ass wall and toilet inthe same sentance, it brings up very bad images....and not just involving poop!
Boonking
03-06-2009, 02:26 PM
Agreed, more descrpition is necessary...when some one says nasty-ass wall and toilet inthe same sentance, it brings up very bad images....and not just involving poop!
LOL! Actually we quickly found out the bathroom had wallpaper on it before we started. When we tore it down the old wallpaper there were the old markings under the wallpaper where tile was used, floor to ceiling. Horrible. Not wanting to skim coat any of that I just put up 3/8" drywall and mudded just the portion that wasn't covered by beadboard. Way easier, cleaner, and quicker that skimcoating and sanding that old crap.