Shower Wall Cut for Valve
Well, today, I got the wet wall blocked in. Twice. D’OH! First time I used 2×4s. It turned out that I miscalculated how much depth I actually needed, and when I test fit the shower, the valve was too recessed.
The shower with the second set of blocking behind it.
…so, I had to rip out the first set of blocking, run down to Lowe’s and get a bunch of 1×4s. Here’s something I don’t understand. They have regular studs… 2×3s and 2×4s… for about $2 a piece. 1×4s? They’re $5 a piece. They’re “premium”. What a load.
Anyway. Got it all blocked up with 1×4s and huzzah!.. Cut the hole for the shower valve, did the test fit and not quite perfect. Close enough, tho. The shower valve is at the right depth. The shower fits where I planned for it to, and the the nailing fins are mostly in the right places. I still have to block in between the studs at the top of the left shower wall, so I can nail up those fins, but all in all, things are going pretty well.
Remember: Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe.