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    Feb 2, 2006, 04:34 PM
    Adding a shower to a roughed in toilet
    We currently have a unfinished basement with a toilet and sink. I would like to add a shower. How can we do this. Step by step. The toilet is in the corner and feeds into a floor drain (we have a separate cast iron pipe that feeds the rest of the house). THe sink feeds into the same floor drain.
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    Feb 2, 2006, 04:46 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Robliz
    We currently have a unfinished basement with a toilet and sink. I would like to add a shower. How can we do this. Step by step. The toilet is in the corner and feeds into a floor drain (we have a seperate cast iron pipe that feeds the rest of the house). THe sink feeds into the same floor drain.
    Are you saying that the toilet discharges into a floor drain? Is this a "indirect waste"?
    Indirect waste = a drain that isn't physically connected to the sewer but drains into a floor drain from a fixture drain pipe. I'll wait on your answer. Regards, Tom
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    Feb 3, 2006, 02:43 AM
    We can give you step-by-step instructions, but do you realize you're probably getting into some serious surgery here? Personally, I don't know you, so if you're really a Master Plumber or something, pardon me for underestimating your plumbing skills. :D But I hope you realize the full impact of what you might be getting yourself into (i.e. chopping cement, or at least platforming a shower stall)...
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    Feb 3, 2006, 12:25 PM
    I know it is going to be difficult and worst case I am willing to try and if I completely mess it up I can hire someone-although I have never failed at project.

    The toilet is already plumbed-by whom and when I have no idea. The floor drains receive the waste water from the kitchen and the washer-I am not sure if that makes a difference.
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    Feb 3, 2006, 12:26 PM
    Know it is going to be difficult and worst case I am willing to try and if I completely mess it up I can hire someone-although I have never failed at project.

    The toilet is already plumbed-by whom and when I have no idea. The floor drains receive the waste water from the kitchen and the washer-I am not sure if that makes a difference.
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    Feb 3, 2006, 12:58 PM
    Rob, Let me repeat my question in case you missed it. " Are you saying that the toilet discharges into a floor drain? Is this a "indirect waste"?
    Indirect waste = a drain that isn't physically connected to the sewer but drains into a floor drain from a fixture drain pipe. I'll wait on your answer, Tom
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