Bathrooms

Cutaway photos show how to replace the three most common types of bathtub spouts when they are leaking or broken.

Upgrade the waste line and supply lines when you install a new bathroom or kitchen faucets to avoid possible leaks in the future.

Use a wide conversion plate to cover holes when changing the shower to a single handle faucet.

A sink drain that's losing the brass coating can't be easily replated and should just be replaced with a newer drain assembly.

Step-by-step instructions and photos to fix your hot water problem.

Tighten a loose faucet handle in the bathroom, kitchen or shower with a screwdriver and teflon pipe thread tape.

Step-by-step instructions on how to solder plumbing joints in copper pipe.

Make leakproof solder joints in copper water pipe.

Tile over a vinyl floor with latex-modified thinset adhesive

By the experts at The Family Handyman in The Family Handyman - June 2004