macheske
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Well, I had a new house built last year with the intention of finishing the basement this year. The basement is rough plumbed but the wife wants to have 2 bathrooms instead of one and a mini-kitchen including a sink and possibly a dishwasher. I've finished a couple other basements but this will be the first one that I have to move/add significant waste plumbing. Can I start with a few questions? I'm attaching a picture to hopefully make this a little easier..
1. Is there an easy way to figure out which way the pipes run under the concrete? There is a stack toward the upper left of this picture so I figure the main goes that way.
2. The existing vent goes from the floor 2" and then transitions to 1 1/2" PVC about half way up toward the ceiling. At the ceiling it goes to the left in the picture about half way. To me it looks like I can rough in the sink on the right to the vent, T off of the vent to the floor for the kitchen sink (bringing the waste to the main), install another T where it comes out of the ceiling and extend it to the other bathroom sink on the left (bring the waste to the main). Does this sound reasonable? Will I need to put in more vents for the tub and toilets or should that do it?
3. I'll need to break up the concrete to move the toilet and tub rough in anyway for the bathroom on the right. I wasn't planning anything interesting here. Just taking a look and moving them with 45 deg elbows if possible making sure the trap at the tub is still above the main. Any suggestions on an easy way to plumb the tub and toilet on the left? I'm assuming that I can bring the toilet directly into the main and the tub to the run that I'm making for the toilet.
Any help would be appreciated...
Rick
1. Is there an easy way to figure out which way the pipes run under the concrete? There is a stack toward the upper left of this picture so I figure the main goes that way.
2. The existing vent goes from the floor 2" and then transitions to 1 1/2" PVC about half way up toward the ceiling. At the ceiling it goes to the left in the picture about half way. To me it looks like I can rough in the sink on the right to the vent, T off of the vent to the floor for the kitchen sink (bringing the waste to the main), install another T where it comes out of the ceiling and extend it to the other bathroom sink on the left (bring the waste to the main). Does this sound reasonable? Will I need to put in more vents for the tub and toilets or should that do it?
3. I'll need to break up the concrete to move the toilet and tub rough in anyway for the bathroom on the right. I wasn't planning anything interesting here. Just taking a look and moving them with 45 deg elbows if possible making sure the trap at the tub is still above the main. Any suggestions on an easy way to plumb the tub and toilet on the left? I'm assuming that I can bring the toilet directly into the main and the tub to the run that I'm making for the toilet.
Any help would be appreciated...
Rick