Glimmerman
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New to this, and looking forward to learning lots as I slowly tackle the installation of a bathroom in my basement.
There is no rough-in, everything will be from scratch. The location I have chosen I think is ideal because it is accessible for water supply lines easily, and the drain line is in the floor, in fact the main stack is in the room.
It will actually be a large washroom with the washer & dryer in behind closed doors, so I need to plumb that as well.
The washer is currently in the room, the drain just runs to a floor drain, it is not vented and has been this way for 60 years.
The reading I have done so far is that venting will be a major issue for me, as far as I can tell the only vent going through the attic out the roof is the main stack. There is only 1 bathroom currently in the house, it is just above the main stack.
So my first of many questions is, how do I go about venting my bathroom basement? Is the only choice to run a new vent up by where the main stack is, through the attic and then punch through the roof? I play to have a tub, closet, and vanity downstairs, can they all tie in together, how big of a pipe do I need?
Thank you in advance!
Rory
There is no rough-in, everything will be from scratch. The location I have chosen I think is ideal because it is accessible for water supply lines easily, and the drain line is in the floor, in fact the main stack is in the room.
It will actually be a large washroom with the washer & dryer in behind closed doors, so I need to plumb that as well.
The washer is currently in the room, the drain just runs to a floor drain, it is not vented and has been this way for 60 years.
The reading I have done so far is that venting will be a major issue for me, as far as I can tell the only vent going through the attic out the roof is the main stack. There is only 1 bathroom currently in the house, it is just above the main stack.
So my first of many questions is, how do I go about venting my bathroom basement? Is the only choice to run a new vent up by where the main stack is, through the attic and then punch through the roof? I play to have a tub, closet, and vanity downstairs, can they all tie in together, how big of a pipe do I need?
Thank you in advance!
Rory