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With the old drain removed from the concrete slab I have a 1 ' diameter hole and an 18" x 6" trench leading back to the drainpipe. It's about a foot deep, half concrete slab and half dirt below it. I have all the plumbing I need to put it back together but I have a few questions; Once the...

Thanks for the advice. I found out Oatey makes a drain flange they claim can fit both 2" by gluing it inside the flange or 3" (with a LOT of force) by gluing it outside the flange. After cutting the top off just below the glued in threaded piece it was at least an inch lower than than flush...

After removing the concrete around the drain, here's what I found - a 3 1/2" OD pipe sticking up approximately 4 1/2" with the threaded insert for the drain cap glued on top. At the bottom of the 3 1/2" pipe it's glued inside what I'm guessing is a reducer because I can see water from the trap...

Thanks for the advice. The lack of a requirement for a liner in Florida helps explain why there wasn't one. It appears they cut (or poured) a 3 inch recession in the concrete for the shower stall but it must not have been square - the bottom plate of the wall overhung the shower cutout in some...

After tearing out mud bed I found out the drain is flush with the concrete floor. There's no flange, just a threaded 2 inch hole that the drain screws into. Will I be okay with doing the pre-slope, then gluing or puttying around the threaded drain before I put down my pan liner and installing...