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You should at least have an easy access shut off valve for the whole house water. Ours is in the garage.
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Is there an access panel to the pipes and whatnot in the room behind the shower? Like our hall closet has a square of drywall we can remove to get to the bathroom plumbing.
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Our old rental was supposed to have an access panel but our dipshit landlord had caulked it shut and also not put any insulation in that wall, so when our shower pipes froze we had no access to them. Very smart guy.
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If you're wondering why the shower pipes ran through an uninsulated exterior wall such that you would even consider caulking the access panel shut, well, us too.
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ghost wrote:Is there an access panel to the pipes and whatnot in the room behind the shower? Like our hall closet has a square of drywall we can remove to get to the bathroom plumbing.
I'll have to nose though my closets before I shut off the main valve, but I don't think this tub has a shut off.
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B wrote:
ghost wrote:Is there an access panel to the pipes and whatnot in the room behind the shower? Like our hall closet has a square of drywall we can remove to get to the bathroom plumbing.
I'll have to nose though my closets before I shut off the main valve, but I don't think this tub has a shut off.
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let me know what happens, b...i have a very small drip also and have no clue where to shut off this sh*t
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i know where you shut it
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96583UP wrote:i know where you shut it
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:i know where you shut it
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you left me at the altar in my wedding dress

all my friends and family were there

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96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:i know where you shut it
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i don't know why you hate me so much
you left me at the altar in my wedding dress

all my friends and family were there

and pets
that's not even true...i'm going to be before i say something i regret
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:i know where you shut it
Spoiler: show
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i don't know why you hate me so much
you left me at the altar in my wedding dress

all my friends and family were there

and pets
that's not even true...i'm going to be before i say something i regret
too late
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96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:i know where you shut it
Spoiler: show
your face
i don't know why you hate me so much
you left me at the altar in my wedding dress

all my friends and family were there

and pets
that's not even true...i'm going to be before i say something i regret
too late
whatever...bye
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:i know where you shut it
Spoiler: show
your face
i don't know why you hate me so much
you left me at the altar in my wedding dress

all my friends and family were there

and pets
that's not even true...i'm going to be before i say something i regret
too late
whatever...bye
just like last time
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96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
96583UP wrote:i know where you shut it
Spoiler: show
your face
i don't know why you hate me so much
you left me at the altar in my wedding dress

all my friends and family were there

and pets
that's not even true...i'm going to be before i say something i regret
too late
whatever...bye
just like last time
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He paid $15k and based on yard size I’d probably be looking at $50k.

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I can't imagine that being worth the cost.
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I'm sure it would look fine for several years but does it start to fade or degrade over time? I'm picturing those rubber playgrounds and basketball courts. After enough time goes by they look faded.
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I don’t need it to look perfect forever.

I do want the surface to perform and feel functional for a very long time though.

Biggest appeals in order:
- no more dirt/mud tracked into house
- it’s dry like 30 minutes after it rains
- being dry right away will encourage kids to use it more often, rains a lot here
- no more mowing or pulling weeds
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