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    Aug 15, 2009, 06:14 AM
    New toilet in old concrete slab - how deep do I dig?
    Hi, I'm moving a toilet about 3 feet in my basement bathroom. I've jackhammered a trench about a shovel-width, but I wonder how much material (dirt) I have to remove to get it ready for the plumber. Help!
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    Aug 15, 2009, 06:59 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by blixner View Post
    Hi, I'm moving a toilet about 3 feet in my basement bathroom. I've jackhammered a trench about a shovel-width, but I wonder how much material (dirt) I have to remove to get it ready for the plumber. Help!
    You must dig down and bare the soil pipe so the plumber can cut in a fitting to run to the new location. You will also have to trench over to the new location depending upon what fitting the plumbers's going to use. (Usually a eighth bend). Good luck, Tom
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