Determining if we can add a bath
Been reading the site a bit trying to learn my options
Looking at buying a (small) house, with one somewhat small bathroom, but a larger laundry/etc room. It's on a slab foundation. Has a septic system. Can't beat the price and location, but would really be necessary to have at least a half bath for elderly/disabled guests.
There's a utility sink, and the washer drains into that, which drains into the wall. There's also a hot water heater on the same wall in the opposite corner. There's an external door next to the HWH that somewhat complicates placement, but we could work around that. We'd like to add at least a toilet if not a stall shower.
We're contemplating switching from baseboard heat to heated flooring, so that might give an ability to hide some pipes or connections.
Without having the ability to poke into walls or concrete, is there anything I can easily look for to see if we'd have the ability to tear up minimal concrete and connect to a drain?
Understanding that we might have to raise up the shower a bit, is there anything that would stop me from going with one of the saniflo-type systems?
I'll try and draw up an approximate layout in the morning, but need to get some sleep.
Thanks