Tub and Shower Install Done Right From the Studs Out

Bathroom renovations are exciting until you realize the plumbing behind the walls hasn't been touched in decades. That's usually where things go sideways. Old pipes, corroded fittings, valves that barely hold pressure - none of that shows up until the walls come down.

This is exactly what a bathroom remodel looks like before the pretty stuff goes in. Walls stripped to the studs, moisture barrier in place, and a fresh tub set and ready to go. But the part that really matters is what's happening behind that tub - the copper supply lines, the new valve, the tub spout drop - all roughed in clean and properly supported before anything gets closed up.

We don't cut corners on the rough-in. That copper work gets soldered tight, the valve gets set at the right depth for the finish trim, and the drain gets lined up perfectly with the tub. It has to be right before the walls go back up, because fixing it after the fact means tearing everything apart again.

A lot of plumbers treat bathroom work as just hookups. We treat it as a system. Every fitting, every connection, every piece of pipe behind that wall is going to be there for a long time. It should be done like it.

Whether you're gutting an old bathroom or just dealing with plumbing that's given you trouble for years, getting the behind-the-wall work right is what determines how well everything holds up down the road.