torquedude
Aug 24, 2010, 09:07 PM
Hi All!
I'm going to renovate a friends basement bathroom. A new shower will be installed and of course the drain for the old doesn't line up with the new. I've never installed a drain in the basement so I have a few questions.
Is there a way to remove concrete without renting a concrete saw?
There's a stack coming down from the upstairs bathroom that is vented. I suppose the basement bathroom is tied into that vent and drain since the stack is out side the bathroom a few feet . What's the best way to verify this?
If the bathroom isn't vented through this stack, would one of those auto vents be the solution? I just read a couple how to's that mentioned the use of an auto vent. I don't know why a rubber flapper is a vent :)
I'm planning on removing the trap from the old shower and connecting the new drain to the pipe the trap is currently connected to. It's not much of a move but is there a minimum slope I should maintain? Max slope?
It's possible the old drain is metal. Would one of those rubber connector thingy's with hose clamps at each end work for this connection? Would running a hose be sufficient to check for leaks in the drain?
Thanks!
Dave
I'm going to renovate a friends basement bathroom. A new shower will be installed and of course the drain for the old doesn't line up with the new. I've never installed a drain in the basement so I have a few questions.
Is there a way to remove concrete without renting a concrete saw?
There's a stack coming down from the upstairs bathroom that is vented. I suppose the basement bathroom is tied into that vent and drain since the stack is out side the bathroom a few feet . What's the best way to verify this?
If the bathroom isn't vented through this stack, would one of those auto vents be the solution? I just read a couple how to's that mentioned the use of an auto vent. I don't know why a rubber flapper is a vent :)
I'm planning on removing the trap from the old shower and connecting the new drain to the pipe the trap is currently connected to. It's not much of a move but is there a minimum slope I should maintain? Max slope?
It's possible the old drain is metal. Would one of those rubber connector thingy's with hose clamps at each end work for this connection? Would running a hose be sufficient to check for leaks in the drain?
Thanks!
Dave