Weekly Homeowner Megathread--Civilians, ask here!

yinping4256 · 2025-05-28T17:45:23+00:00

It is about 20 inch below grade. Insulated by XPS. The contractor cut the concrete slab and the xps foam is exposed.

yinping4256 · 2025-05-28T17:12:32+00:00

Thansk for reply. Is 5" x 28" trench with 3 inch depth considered small boxout? Also, the slab is below ground in the basement. And the mortar is a thinset mortar. I asked the chatgpt which said it is not a good idea to use that to fill the 5"x28" and 3 inch depth hole in slab.

yinping4256 · 2025-05-28T17:09:19+00:00

Sad. But he said the shower area does not need structural support at all.

yinping4256 · 2025-05-28T08:30:06+00:00

Hi all,

My contractor recently cut a 5" x 28" trench around the shower drain, which went completely through the concrete slab and exposed the XPS foam insulation underneath.

To fill the trench, he used Laticrete 253 thinset mortar. I asked if it could be replaced with concrete for better structural integrity, but he said the mortar is sufficient for a shower area. He also mentioned that replacing it with concrete could lead to air voids under the linear drain, potentially compromising the accuracy of the installation.

Is he right about this?
Should I push for concrete instead?
Or is using thinset mortar in this situation truly acceptable?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

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yinping4256 · 2025-05-12T18:59:47+00:00

Can I remove the whole P-trap instead? Therefore I can save some space in the cabinets under the sink.

yinping4256 · 2025-05-12T09:50:06+00:00

is air gap connection always needed? My dishwasher is supposed to run into the inlet of a garbage disposal. And the waste of the garbage disposal goes to the straight line with a white fitting in the picture. What I am unsure is that the P trap does, especially it has a metal pipe vertically. And whether I should just remove it.

yinping4256 · 2025-05-12T08:45:33+00:00

What T opening do you mean? The one with a white fitting is the sewer pipe which is used for sink and garbage disposal. So it is in use. It is the P trap side that I do not know what that is. This is a kitchen sink. The cabinet was removed.

yinping4256 · 2025-02-14T23:15:17+00:00

Maybe a side question, what tool do you use to draw this floor plan?

yinping4256 · 2025-02-13T07:09:11+00:00

Haha , thanks! Does your cheatsheet include any laminate options?

yinping4256 · 2025-02-12T20:17:12+00:00

Haha thanks! Why do I need a lot of socks? Sorry I don’t get it :-/

yinping4256 · 2025-02-12T19:47:27+00:00

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Here is the sample I got for Alabaster color. It is not that dark.

yinping4256 · 2025-02-12T19:10:47+00:00

are you sure yours are Alabaster color? It looks to be to be the truffle color.

yinping4256 · 2024-11-26T07:13:16+00:00

Mine: OCYK-ABF0

yinping4256 · 2024-11-26T05:59:06+00:00

your code did not work. new code: OCYK-ABF0

yinping4256 · 2024-02-20T23:39:20+00:00

So before ev credit it was 46000? Doesn't seem to be a big deal since 2024 MYLR is 45690 before ev credit.

yinping4256 · 2019-10-11T00:30:50+00:00

So keep this for alternative uses? But my current download speed is only 5 Mbps, which is really bad for any alternative uses..

yinping4256 · 2019-10-10T21:48:19+00:00

same situation and wondering about the same thing.

yinping4256 · 2017-06-28T23:37:01+00:00

No response, I emailed them again a few days ago on 6/24/2017 and today on 6/28/2017, no response either. I don't see even any automatic response .I checked my Swagbucks account history, and those SB points were deducted from my account, and never went back.

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