pmoe
New Member
Hello all,
I have an older (1914) house where a back porch was framed in and converted at some point to a half bath. I am now wanting to convert that half bath to full.
I have a boatload of questions, but the current one has to do with running DWV through the framing. The half bath conversion was very half-@ss, with almost all the supply and DWV lines run on the surface, and covered with soffits. I want to get as much of that run through the floor and walls as possible.
At the bottom of the walls, I have 2x10s turned up on edge, like so:
The wall shown in the picture will have a pedestal sink on the left and a toilet on the right.
Will it be OK to notch this out for the DWV lines, or will I need to raise the floor and let the lines run over the edge of the 2x10s?
If it's OK to notch them out, what would be the easiest way to make the cut? Hole saw?
Moving to the top of that same wall, I have this:
Again, is there any way to notch this out without damaging the structural integrity, or will I need to drop the ceiling and let the vent run over the framing?
Thanks!
I have an older (1914) house where a back porch was framed in and converted at some point to a half bath. I am now wanting to convert that half bath to full.
I have a boatload of questions, but the current one has to do with running DWV through the framing. The half bath conversion was very half-@ss, with almost all the supply and DWV lines run on the surface, and covered with soffits. I want to get as much of that run through the floor and walls as possible.
At the bottom of the walls, I have 2x10s turned up on edge, like so:
The wall shown in the picture will have a pedestal sink on the left and a toilet on the right.
Will it be OK to notch this out for the DWV lines, or will I need to raise the floor and let the lines run over the edge of the 2x10s?
If it's OK to notch them out, what would be the easiest way to make the cut? Hole saw?
Moving to the top of that same wall, I have this:
Again, is there any way to notch this out without damaging the structural integrity, or will I need to drop the ceiling and let the vent run over the framing?
Thanks!