Hello everyone. I've been lurking on this site for a bit in preparation for my first remodel project. I'm starting with a small shower originally part of a nanny suite.
I have gutted the old shower (what a mess what with 1/2" drywall covered by 1/2" plaster, with a concrete shower bed on top of a lead pan; not very waterproof as the dry rot uncovered indicates).
I will be doing a Kerdi shower and need to replace the 1 1/2" shower drain pipe with 2" (ABS?). My problem is illustrated in the pics below.
The first shows the shower drain exiting the floor of the shower (I have access to a crawl space below the shower).
The second shows the drain as it goes towards a branch off the main drain. It goes over duct work, and then, in the third photo, connects to a branch off the main stack.
My question is how to remove the shower drain? Do I remove it all the back to the branch off the main stack/drain?
Any help appreciated. (I'm in Toronto, Canada if that makes a difference on code, etc.)
I have gutted the old shower (what a mess what with 1/2" drywall covered by 1/2" plaster, with a concrete shower bed on top of a lead pan; not very waterproof as the dry rot uncovered indicates).
I will be doing a Kerdi shower and need to replace the 1 1/2" shower drain pipe with 2" (ABS?). My problem is illustrated in the pics below.
The first shows the shower drain exiting the floor of the shower (I have access to a crawl space below the shower).
The second shows the drain as it goes towards a branch off the main drain. It goes over duct work, and then, in the third photo, connects to a branch off the main stack.
My question is how to remove the shower drain? Do I remove it all the back to the branch off the main stack/drain?
Any help appreciated. (I'm in Toronto, Canada if that makes a difference on code, etc.)