jswordy
me being a plumber, this is my professional opinion on the grab bars
OUT FRIGG"N STANDING !!!!!!!!!!!!
is your terlet bowl Handicap ? since I switched my to HC, sitting on a regular feels weird.
GOOD JOB !!!!!
Thanks, that's great to hear from a pro. My 88-year-old uncle told me I'd better put grab bars in, I'd need them later, and I told him great minds think alike and sent him these pix. The whole project was built behind the finished surfaces with grab bar support in mind.
My toilet is a Kohler Santa Rosa Comfort Height, a couple inches higher than standard. They make them standard and Comfort Height. That's also an aging in place choice. I am 6'2" and it makes it easier for my long legs even now to get up.
BTW, amazing what these new toilets can do with just 1.28 gallons. The first time I flushed it, I thought something must be wrong, the flush was so short. But nope, that's all it takes to clear the bowl. To think, that same process takes 4+ gallons in my other older toilet. I am still amazed every time I use it. I am also glad it does not hold much water cuz that's less to potentially rot my floor. My other bath needs the floor replaced now due to rot sagging.
Used this gasket, too. I am sold on these, great product, way better than wax:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Toilet-Gasket-Flexible-Waxless-Seal-Universal-Fit-BL01/203564758
I did not take pix of my many plumbing challenges under the house, including a jackleg vent set up where the vent was teed into the soil pipe, then the soil pipe was elbowed up into the toilet and to receive the drain plumbing. Just dumb, but there is no plumbing inspection here. I created a 2" loop using a saddle on the cast iron vent so there is another venting route. I was challenged by clearance constraints with the floor joists but got it envisioned and done. The new tub drains twice as fast as the old one after that mod, which is good because it holds twice the water. Went with 2-inch drain lines to the soil pipe, also. Makes for a faster drain and hopefully less clogging.
Also had to plumb for the toilet, which moved to its present position from the old one right next to the tub. That move and a more space-saving vanity has made the room seem like it grew a lot larger in the same floorspace. Much less cramped.