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Posted by Big_Jake on February 12, 2009, 10:57 am
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> Well, in Heathcliff's defense, a lot of houses didn't have them when
> new, but got them the first time the tub plumbing crapped out around
> year 15 or so. Mebbe he only works on newer houses? There is a hole in
> the wall of my hallway closet I have been meaning to build a pretty
> cover for since I bought the place 3.5 years ago. Too big for one of the
> borg snap-in covers- it goes all the way down to the floor. Probably end
> up with painted masonite or thin plywood, held in place with screws,
> since I don't feel ambitious enough to frame and case the hole and put
> up a panel held with magnetic catches. (Which is how we did it on fancy
> houses in the old days....)
Most of my houses were built before 1930, and they generally have a
varnished panel held in place by screws. While I like the idea of
magnetic catches, I haven't seen them used, in even on fancy old
houses. The panels are big enough to be able to replace the waste &
overflow on most of them, and possibly the mixer.
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> new, but got them the first time the tub plumbing crapped out around
> year 15 or so. Mebbe he only works on newer houses? There is a hole in
> the wall of my hallway closet I have been meaning to build a pretty
> cover for since I bought the place 3.5 years ago. Too big for one of the
> borg snap-in covers- it goes all the way down to the floor. Probably end
> up with painted masonite or thin plywood, held in place with screws,
> since I don't feel ambitious enough to frame and case the hole and put
> up a panel held with magnetic catches. (Which is how we did it on fancy
> houses in the old days....)