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    Mar 31, 2007, 06:38 PM
    Installing tub on a concrete slab
    What would I need to have done before the concrete is poured for the floor?
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    Apr 1, 2007, 12:07 AM
    Have a drain, vent and trap arm already installed at least six inches below the slab and have a 12x12 buckout for the trap and waste and overflow.
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    Apr 1, 2007, 05:50 AM
    Let me add a bit to the great answer growler gave you. The trap raiser should be centered 15 1/2" off the side wall and 1 1/2" off the front plate.
    There! Now you have it all. Good luck, Tom
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