Shower faucet

[Chris]

We are in the process of changing the bath tub into a shower. I have found a shower pan and surround. The original surround has been removed. My question is concerning the faucet. (the mobile is a 1971 single wide) Can I go to a home improvement store or do I have to purchase a faucet set specificaly made for a mobile home?

[Tom]

No, you can use any that will fit the new surround. Tom

[Chris]

Thanks Tom.
That's a relief the sets specified for mobile homes did not appeal to me at all and although I am just looking on the net don't appear to be of the best quality.

I am sure I will be happier with something made for any home.

[Mark Bower]

As long as you haven't made any holes in the shower surround, your free to use any faucet. The single-handle faucet with the temperature control would be the recommended faucet to use (and code in most places if you were upgrading in a stick-built home).

Mark

[Keith Stanley]

Need to know if it is possible to replace shower faucet in sheetrock, even though the holes are a little worse for wear, without going through the adjacent wall to resturdy the faucet in there? I'm new at this and while I am doing it I want to do it right!

[Jaime]

My bathtub does not currently have a shower in it. Where can I find instructions on how to install the type of shower that runs up the wall (looks like a metal tube)?

[Mark Bower]

If your tub spout is separate from the faucets, you may be able to remove the tub spout by twisting it off and replace it with one that has a connection to screw on a hand-held shower. I say 'may be able to remove' because if your faucet is old, it may be rusted on but good.

Mark
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[Marty]

The cold water faucet in the shower will hardly turn anymore which means really hot showers. Do I replace everything, or just the faucet? Is it a simple job? Can the faucet be fixed?