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    Jul 18, 2007, 05:24 AM
    Removing a toilet permantly?
    We have a downstairs toilet that we want to remove and turn it into a laundry room. How would we remove the toilet and seal it of permantly?
    Thanks,
    Jodie
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    Jul 18, 2007, 08:29 AM
    It may not be as simple as you might hope. The water lines are still needed for the washer so not much will change here. You'll need a drain for the washer and the toilet 3" drain is perfect, just in a bad place on the floor. If you were planning to drain the washer to the old sink, do not go with this idea. The sink was likely 1.25" or even 1.5 " and you need at least 2" for the washer. Tell me more about your floor plan. Maybe we can avoid opening the floor to move the toilet drain.
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    Jul 19, 2007, 01:08 AM
    There is not a sink in the room, its basic a toilet in a small room. The toilet is on the back wall. And that's about it. It's a bit of a mess so we want rid and the washer putting in place. What info would be best to give you a better idea of how we would go about this.
    Thanks, jodie
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    Jul 19, 2007, 08:38 AM
    Sounds like you do not have hot water in this room if it was just a toilet. You'll need to bring in that. You can either break up the floor and move the drain to the wall but that's not easy or cheap. You could add a stand pipe on the back wall with a trap and then run across the floor to the toilet drain and just leave it exposed. To make it look better you could raise the entire room by one step up. Use this new elevation to hide the horizontal drain. Does this make sense to you?
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    Jul 20, 2007, 04:27 AM
    My washer is a cold water fill so could I just use the existing water pipe that's in there? Not sure what you mean by add a stand pipe on the back wall with a trap and then run across the floor to the toilet drain and just leave it exposed. Sorry I'm not great at this! Thanks again, jodie
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    Jul 20, 2007, 06:50 PM
    Jodie, this may be a bit too much for you to handle on your own. A stand pipe would be a pipoe going up the back wall about 36" and open at the top. Your washer drain hose goes to this pipe. Where the stand pipe reaches the floor it turns 90 degrees and runs along to floor to the old toilet drain and then drains directly into the toilet drain. You would need sevral PVC fittings and tools to make the drain connection. It may be wise to get a good handyman or licensed plumber if you can't do the work yourself.
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    Jul 21, 2007, 01:37 PM
    "You could add a stand pipe on the back wall with a trap and then run across the floor to the toilet drain and just leave it exposed."

    You may not use this hook up unless you can reduce the open toilet drain to the same size as your standpipe and trap. To leave the toilet drain open would leave a direct open connection between your house and the city sewer allowing sewer gas to enter your home. Sewer gas's dangerous to your families health and the methane content's explosive. Regards, Tom

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