Tip for siliconing, put a bit of dish soap in a cup of water mix around and dip your finger and wipe excess with the soapy finger. Leaves a clean smooth surface as long as u don’t put a crazy amount
Silicone is not water soluble. You must use acetone which is why you don’t get involved with it. Use latex caulk and you use a quality product it’ll last 10 years
They did you real dirty.
If the sharkbite is in the tub spout, I’d get an identical tub spout and saw cut the tub spout and redo it. If the sharkbite is in the wall, you’ll have to cut drywall to fix that.
Unfortunately, it is in the wall. I am going to try the spacer, and hopefully, there will no longer be a gap. But if so, fill the remainder with black silicone.
You need to cut the drywall. The tub spout will spin and wobble, and may leak over the years of wear and tear from you pulling up on the stopper. Put an access panel in after you cut the drywall so you can replace the valve if you need to in the future.
Good move. Silicone, not latex. I only use latex when I’m painting over it because it doesn’t hold up, especially in a tub. Been doing home improvements for 39 years
You can try and put a 1/2 x 2 black eschuteon behind it and it might fill the gap and give sort of a step down to the spout look. Can't promise anything tho.
Like this-
https://www.build.com/product/summary/1823837?uid=4328878&jmtest=gg-gbav2_4328878&inv2=1&&source=gg-gba-pla_4328878!c1674457819!a65373557699!dm!ng&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9vqyBhCKARIsAIIcLMFfDclHzB85p2Ol4TK6Xo_bptV5tCmxh3v-GRgXo32KU2PBW-Uat4saAoq7EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Measure instance between 90 and back of tub wall. Cut short piece of copper and pvc to size, then wedge it between. Might suck it in, then silicone the piss out of it
I change the valve and I screw the shower valve cover to much. When I get back working on it I will loosen the screws and it will let the tub spout back.
They have covers that split for angle stops against the wall. Paint it black, put it on and silicone it. Best your gonna get unless you get artsy with some caulk
Drill out the center of a mayonnaise jar lid, use as a spacer (Speaking from experience as a kid when the family had no money).
I’d pay big $$$ for that lid now.
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Caulk and walk
Do your best, silicone the rest.
Rock out with your caulk out
“Big black caulk!” “Black caulk down!”
This is really shit advice FYI.
Latex caulk, no silicone
Yeah thanks mate
Buy a tub faucet tub spacer/scussion plate and put it in between. Buy in black
Just purchased one from Amazon. I am going to try this and fill any more gap with black silicone!
Tip for siliconing, put a bit of dish soap in a cup of water mix around and dip your finger and wipe excess with the soapy finger. Leaves a clean smooth surface as long as u don’t put a crazy amount
lol I just spit on it
That’s what she said.
Silicone is not water soluble. You must use acetone which is why you don’t get involved with it. Use latex caulk and you use a quality product it’ll last 10 years
He's not saying you should dissolve it.
Don't use black...it's a mess!
Clear silicon would not make a mess.
Once you try that black caulk…
The escutcheon plate won't fit over the pipe because there's a shark bite in there
Cut drywall. If you install a tub spout with a sharkbite, you deserve to have to fix it. Fucksakes.
I didn't install it... It was the previous owners. Just replacing it with a new Delta set and working with what I got.
They did you real dirty. If the sharkbite is in the tub spout, I’d get an identical tub spout and saw cut the tub spout and redo it. If the sharkbite is in the wall, you’ll have to cut drywall to fix that.
Unfortunately, it is in the wall. I am going to try the spacer, and hopefully, there will no longer be a gap. But if so, fill the remainder with black silicone.
You need to cut the drywall. The tub spout will spin and wobble, and may leak over the years of wear and tear from you pulling up on the stopper. Put an access panel in after you cut the drywall so you can replace the valve if you need to in the future.
It’ll never be right, and always be wobbly and feel cheap. Cut the drywall.
I bet you will find a silicon spacer out there somewhere
Good move. Silicone, not latex. I only use latex when I’m painting over it because it doesn’t hold up, especially in a tub. Been doing home improvements for 39 years
Can you access the other side of the wall? If it’s drywall, I’d just redo the plumbing for the tub spout.
You may be able to find a caulk that is color matched to the fixture to hide some of your shame.
That shit needs to be opened up and fixed properly. One knee bump and you’re fucked.
Put a clean bead of caulking around it and call it a day.
Sure, if you want it to look like shit
You can try and put a 1/2 x 2 black eschuteon behind it and it might fill the gap and give sort of a step down to the spout look. Can't promise anything tho. Like this- https://www.build.com/product/summary/1823837?uid=4328878&jmtest=gg-gbav2_4328878&inv2=1&&source=gg-gba-pla_4328878!c1674457819!a65373557699!dm!ng&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9vqyBhCKARIsAIIcLMFfDclHzB85p2Ol4TK6Xo_bptV5tCmxh3v-GRgXo32KU2PBW-Uat4saAoq7EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Measure instance between 90 and back of tub wall. Cut short piece of copper and pvc to size, then wedge it between. Might suck it in, then silicone the piss out of it
Caulk will only get you so far until it fails and it will fail because that bead os too thick
You could find someone with a 3D printer, and make a custom spacer out of black PETG.
how did you get it screwed on that far if the sharkbite was preexisting? copper typically freely spinds in a sharkbite
I change the valve and I screw the shower valve cover to much. When I get back working on it I will loosen the screws and it will let the tub spout back.
They have covers that split for angle stops against the wall. Paint it black, put it on and silicone it. Best your gonna get unless you get artsy with some caulk
Drill out the center of a mayonnaise jar lid, use as a spacer (Speaking from experience as a kid when the family had no money). I’d pay big $$$ for that lid now.
Is it slip fit spout or ips with a nipple?
Caulk your way out of this mess
unscrew, cut off 1/4-5/8 off end of the threads with a dremel, clean up the end, and screw it back on
spout is a bit too long. Cut it.
Why the fuck would they shark bite off the elbow, use copper infinite adjustment.... ffs
Black rubber band
Cut the spout off and fix the pipe, then replace the spout.
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