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    Mar 26, 2006, 02:03 PM
    "Any chance you could mock up a materials list?" As a rule the plumber does that when he lays out the job. If I were to list materials which plan would you want? Regards Tom
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    Mar 27, 2006, 06:01 AM
    Tom, I would like to go with the option with the shower on the opposite wall. Also I would like to do as much of the work as possible myself, I would like the plumber to just tie into the main and I also need to have a sump pit installed. While I am cutting up the floor could I also save some money by cutting a hole and digging the trench for the sump basin?

    Thanks,

    Mike.
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    Mar 28, 2006, 06:44 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by mluebbert2003
    Tom, I would like to go with the option with the shower on the opposite wall. Also I would like to do as much of the work as possible myself, I would like the plumber to just tie into the main and I also need to have a sump pit installed. While I am cutting up the floor could I also save some money by cutting a hole and digging the trench for the sump basin?

    Thanks,

    Mike.
    Hi Mke,

    In laying out the shower drain I used a 2" 45 degree 1/8th. bend to line up with the lavatory drain. The lavatory and the shower will connect to the sewer through a 2" side inlet closet bend. The rest of the material is just standard stuff. Why do you wish a material list? The plumber will furnish the fittings as he installs the job. Your job will be to lay out the trenches and jackhammer up the floor. After that you will have to dig them out and slope the floor of the trench to the lowest point using 1/4" fall to the foot.
    " While I am cutting up the floor could I also save some money by cutting a hole and digging the trench for the sump basin?"

    You may dig in and recess a sump yourself to save $. What you can not do is connect the sump to your sewer. The sump drain MUST be discharged out of the house into a drainage area. Good luck, Tom
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    Mar 29, 2006, 05:57 AM
    Tom,

    I was going to attempt all of the plumbing other than the tie in to the main sewer pipe. That's why I asked for the materials list.

    Thanks,

    Mike
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    Mar 29, 2006, 08:08 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by mluebbert2003
    Tom,

    I was going to attempt all of the plumbing other than the tie in to the main sewer pipe. Thats why I asked for the materials list.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    It's not that easy Mike. The thread "Trying To Keep Customers Happy" just below yours addresses that very situation. It's one thing to do the "scutt work" like jackhammering up the cement and diggingt the trench. It's quite another to "micromanage" the materials and labor. Do you think a plumbing company will send a man out for just the labor alone? And what if you screw up on the trench? Who eats that? Unless you can look at a set of plans and have a material list form in your head it's a better idea to let more experienced personal furnish the material and labor. Cheers, Tom

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