Water Supply

• Kitchen & Bath: Choosing the Right Kitchen Sink (Subscriber content)

   

• Bath Design Basics (Subscriber content)

  How to design successful baths — starting with accurate fixture dimensions and comfortable clearances.

   

• The Down & Dirty on DWV (Subscriber content)

  A plumber explains how vents and traps work and how to solve some difficult venting problems.

   

• Plumbing Pointers for Remodelers (Subscriber content)

  A few plumbing surprises can easily blow your estimate. A master plumber tells you what to look for on a pre-bid inspection.

   

• Plastic Tub-Shower Units (Subscriber content)

  It’s tempting to take whatever your supplier has on hand in plastic fixtures, but all units are not alike. Here’s a look at which materials perform best.

   

• New Products: K&B for the 90s (Subscriber content)

  A close look at the trends, innovations, and new products at this year’s K&B Industry Show by JLC’s kitchen and bath editor.

   

• Up-Flush Basement Baths (Subscriber content)

  The old rule that sewage runs downhill does not apply here. A plumbing contractor tells how to handle drainage when adding a basement bath.

   

• Kitchen & Bath: Mixer Valves: More Than On/Off (Subscriber content)

   

• Home-Run Holds Promise (Subscriber content)

  Plastic water-supply piping promises ease and economy, but it has been plagued by leaks and lawsuits. Now better materials and instructions offer new hope. We examine the problems and prognosis.

   

• Backfill: Tall Tub Tales

   

• Saving Water Pays Dividends (Subscriber content)

  The conventional wisdom says that a business suffers if water-saving devices are mandated. This resort developer disagrees and has five years of success to prove his point.

   

• In Business: Planning for Problem-Free Plumbing (Subscriber content)

   

• Installing Whirlpools & Spas (Subscriber content)

  A remodeler/spa dealer describes the steps to take for a safe and trouble-free installation.

   

• Focus on Energy: Low-Flush Toilets (Subscriber content)

  Low-flush toilets.

   

• The Mysteries of Plumbing Drains Unveiled (Subscriber content)

  Why do sewer gases back up into a home? How do you vent an island sink? What’s the difference between a vent stack and a stack vent? And much more.

   

• Update on Plastic Plumbing (Subscriber content)

  By Richard E. White. Before plastic plumbing makes any inroads into residential water-supply systems, the manufacturers wi ll have to come up with a better joint system.

   

• Building With Style: Bathroom Design (Subscriber content)

  Fifteen points to make bathrooms better.

   

• Lifting Lavs & Electronic Tubs (Subscriber content)

  By Patrick J. Galvin. New materials and products from the functional and elegant to the downright bizarre. Electronic bathtubs, anyone?

   

• New Plumbing Code: Cutting Costs or Cutting Corners? (Subscriber content)

  By Milton Snyder. The new CABO plumbing code allows smaller water, drain, and vent pipes that NAHB claims can save up to 36 percent in piping-materials costs. But at what cost in quality?

   

• Restoration Primer: Things You Should Know About Old-House Plumbing (Subscriber content)

  Some things to consider with old plumbing.