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Many people who live in Boca Raton have come from other places in the country to retire. In Boca Raton there is a large majority of the people in the area that are retired, because of the beautiful weather that we have.
When senior citizens get older sometimes having a bathtub is not the best idea. Senior citizens have to get around the best way they can, but things can happen a slip in the fall the bathtub. The best idea is to have a plan before they are unable to get around so well. A lot of people who are seniors and they want to keep the house that they live in usually decide to make it accessible and easier to do daily functions.
Removing the Bathtub and Installing a Shower
The first thing that comes in mind is removing the bathtub and installing a shower. And the shower you can install a chair to set while taking a shower. Also you can install grab bars to maintain your balance. When the homeowner does the conversion it helps a lot to maintain their independence. A local plumbing contractor would be more than glad to give you an estimate on converting the bathtub to the shower.
Bathroom-Shower Remodeling Boca Raton
The old bathtub needs to be removed and the shower drain must be installed. When removing the old bathtub about 10 inches of tile around the tub needs to be removed. The drain in the bathtub must be unscrewed and removed to remove the tub. If the bathtub is made of cast-iron the tub can be removed breaking with a sledgehammer.
The project of removing the tub and installing a shower is about a two day project with a plumber. The tile contractor usually takes another 2 to 3 days to finish the job. When the job is completed, the senior citizen will be able to not worry so much about falling in the top.
Now let’s get back to finishing the project. After removing the old bathtub the area must be cleaned of all the broken tiles and dirt. A curb needs to be constructed with pressure-treated wood so that rotting does not occur. The shower curb is about 4 inches high.
The neoprene shower pan material will be folded in all four corners and overlapped with the curb. Neoprene is a rubberized pan that goes under the shower tiles to protect the water from penetrating into the wall. Then new wonder board, which is the board that tile is placed on when it is installed. Before installing the pan, the shower drain needs to be installed.
The average shower drain is 2 inch but a bathtub drain is inch and a half. The contractor will have to install 2 inch piping so that a trap for the shower can be installed in the floor usually in the center of the shower. After the shower drain is installed the neoprene pan can be installed. It is very important to keep in mind that the shower and should be tested to make sure there are no leaks.
Bathroom-Shower Remodeling -Testing the Shower Pan
The method of testing the shower pan is with a 2 inch test ball to be inserted in the drain for a period of 24 hours before the tile can be installed. A project of this nature needs to be inspected by the Boca Raton plumbing department of the city. The inspector will require the contractor who is overseeing the project to get a permit from Boca Raton city. This is for the protection of our homeowner.
After the shower can have been installed then we raise the bathtub valve to the height for the shower to be usable. When selecting a shower valve that is simple to repair and durable, a plumbing contractor’s favorite choice of valve would be Moen.
For the senior citizens the Moen pos-temp valve would work much easier than to handles. The movement of the valve is much better because of little restriction. Senior citizens with arthritis in her hands would find this to be much easier to handle.
In the process if homeowner would like the plumbing contractor to install a handheld shower, so that the homeowner sits in a chair in the shower it’s much easier to wash with. When the tile contractor installs the tiles on the wall it is important to tell that you would like to have several grab bars around the shower area to support getting in and out of the shower safely.
A handyman is a person that repairs walls, installs doorknobs and little painting, a person that do minor repairs and renovations. Some of us remember when the handyman retired man in his 50s or 60s with a great personality that could fix plumbing things, but he always knew his limitations when he encountered a major work.
A Contractor is required to do any plumbing service, electrical work or any work that requires a permit, he/she comes to the house, and fix plumbing problems. But today these handyman do you plumbing, electrical and air-conditioning. Handy men today, advertise and state they can fix plumbing and everything.
Homeowners invite them in their house trusting on their plumbing skills because their vehicles are actually advertising license and insurance.
Fix Plumbing and Electrical Work
Installing a water heater a handyman has all the necessary tools to do the job, the homeowner is impressed with his capabilities. Someone a little more educated about building and zoning laws knows that a handyman cannot install a water heater. If an accident like a fire occurs because of the wiring on the water heater was not installed correctly. The insurance company will ask the homeowner if the work was done by a professional plumber. The insurance inspector will ask for the receipt the plumber had provided after the work was done and if you not have any kind of invoice ,the fire that occurred in the house will not be covered.
When you’re homeowner, it is very important to make sure that the person you do work with is licensed and insured. When there’s a cheap deal there can be a long time expense and beware of fancy handyman.
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations your for your protection homeowner. When a person applies for a contractors license in the state of Florida. The applicant has to prove his financial responsibility and his experience to qualify to be a licensed contractor. The State of Florida has rigid requirements to protect the homeowner from fraudulent conduct. The test for the contractor’s license is conducted in two parts financial and trade knowledge.
When your drains are flooding in the toilet, the bathtub and the shower, you call a plumber to come to your house, he probably will ask you : Do you know where the cleanout is located in the house? And you will think : What is he talking about?. Well, a cleanout is located in the front side or back of the house on the main drain. The purpose of the cleanout is allow an entrance to the drainage system to snake out the main drain and remove clog problems.
Main drain stoppages can be the cause of many things, tree roots, broken pipes or just plain old rages the homeowners have a lot of beautiful landscaping surrounding their house and think, this big ugly pipe could be seen in their landscaped yard is completely unheard.
Vent Stack
Keep in mind that if there is no cleanout the plumber would probably go to the top of the roof. When the plumber is at the top of the roof, the snake would be inserted into the vent stack. The vent stack is the opening in the drain system to let air in so the drain system will work properly. Anytime someone goes to the top of the roof there is a possibility of damaging the roof tiles or even falling off the roof. So when the plumber is there ask if it’s possible to install a cleanout in a way which is not noticeable.
The plumber would probably be able to install a cleanout by digging up sewer main cut the pipe and install the two-way cleanout with a valve box on the top. Many older houses has cast-iron pipe a lot of the newer houses have PVC. Many projects start in houses when installing a cleanout. Hardenburgh plumbing tries to inform the consumer with ideas to improve the plumbing at home.
When Plumbing Contractors tells the homeowner that they’re going to need permits for this job, the homeowner feels that this is going to be a big drawn-out project, it is no necessary true, the homeowner might need to take off from work in some way to sign a paper or produce ownership documentation, but it is required to comply with local building codes.
Some Contractors would prefer not to do permits because of losing time with the inspection process. With that in mind a lot of projects and municipalities don’t get permits, but permits is a good thing because the work you’re having done is going to need inspections and Inspectors – employed by municipalities -will be there to safeguard the homeowner from faulty work.
If the Plumbing Contractors are not inclined to pull permits, there might be for a reason. For example:
The Worker Compensation may be expired.
The liability insurance can be expired.
The licensing from the state may not be updated.
So all these instances catch faulty contractors from engaging in a contract with the homeowners, and end up with not acceptable products used in their project. You can and verify a license at Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.
Now if you have a Plumbing Contractor who pulls a lot of permits the process is a walk in the park. During the time of hurricane Andrew, many people were being cheated of their money with such under the law so-called contractors. The insurance money was plentiful and people came from all over the country to Miami-Dade County in 1992. Every con man in the United States was seeking their fortune in conning every man that he met. Miami-Dade County building and zoning, was facing an emergency of unknown portion.
When the homeowner decides to sell their house the inspection team will check all the work has been done on the house for years to safeguard the buyer. If all the work on the home was done with permits this will help the sale of the house because everything is safe. Sure it takes a little more time and some Plumbing Contractors may charge a little more to process the permits but in the long run it is well worth and it is for your own safeguard.
If you have any questions about this matter please call me Ted Hardenburgh at Hardenburgh Plumbing ( 561) 968-0000 or hardenburghplumbing@gmail.com. Homeowners can use in Internet the keywords Boca plumber or Boca Raton plumber when looking for a Plumbing Contractor in Boca area.
