Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    alsaqri's Avatar
    alsaqri Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Jul 4, 2007, 09:21 AM
    Trap for Shower
    I am installing a shower in my bathroom, which is in the first floor of my house and has concrete slab. I have to build a platform for the base of the shower. The platform has to be almost 12" over the slab to be able to fit the trap under it. My question if it is possible to place the trap about 24" away from the shower drain to reduce the height of the platform. Please advise.
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
    		  
    #2

    Jul 4, 2007, 11:18 AM
    To extend the trap from underneath the shower to the horizontal drain line would change the trap from a "P" trap to a running trap. You will have to check local codes to see if this is allowed. Good luck and let me know what they say. Tom
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Trap on basemant shower [ 4 Answers ]

Hi I'm installing a shower on my basemant,do I need a trap on the drain

Shower missing s-trap [ 8 Answers ]

Our shower in our upstairs bathroom does not have an s-trap. Is there a more simple fix to this than tearing out the entire shower?

Does my shower on slab have a P-Trap? [ 19 Answers ]

We are having problems with odor in our shower. I plan to replace the existing shower with a new tile shower but need to figure out whether the shower has a p-trap as we have been told houses on slab do not have a trap for the shower. How do we confirm if we have a trap or not? Given the odor,...

Shower Trap [ 2 Answers ]

We just moved into a new house. While crawling through the crawl space on an unrelated issue I noticed that one of the drain lines was leaking. Further inspection showed that the shower in the master bath does not have a trap. Instead the pipe drops about 24 inches straight down (very noisy...

Shower trap [ 4 Answers ]

I read that a dap out (14" x 14" opening) in the foundation slab Is used to access the tub trap. Is a dap out area also used For the shower trap ? Thanks, Lee

View more questions Search