New home plumbing design

[xp190]

Hi guys

I'm seeking advice and recommendations on a DWV and water supply design for a new house that I will be building this upcoming year.

Some information on me and the project.
I am not a plumber, but very handy in just about any field.
I plan on building a house in the country, so water will be taken in from a drilled and dug well, two seperate systems most likely, and waste water will be going to a septic tank.

I was wondering if someone could point me to a location where I can find the plumbing code and regulations, I am having a very hard time with this. I'd like to study it and make a CAD drawing with everything layed out.

I would very much appreciate your help.

Thanking you in advance

xp190

[Peter Griffin]

Will Canadian code allow you to design and plumb your own home?

[hj]

I am sure you are an accomplished DIY'er, but an entire house DWV system is NOT something you can post on the internet and hope we will diagnose it and then HOPE you install it properly. We go to school for MANY years in order to learn how to do it. A plumbing code book and a do it yourself manual, is almost a guarantee that there will be inaccuracies in the design and installation. Even a simple sink addition can make us post dozens of replies before the person starts to understand what we are trying to tell him. Multiply this by many degrees and you will understand the difficulty, and futility, of doing it.

[Peter Griffin]

Here you go. This pretty much covers everything

[hj]

The subtitle, "Expert advice from the Home Depot" is also self explanatory, even though it is an oxymoron.

[xp190]

Hi Guys

Thanks a lot for your input, positive or negative.

Let me rephrase.

I would love to design my own DWV for my house, however, I realize that I lack the expertise some of you have having worked in the field for many years.

I will hire a contractor to do the work, but having a lot of contacts in the contractor field, I know some of the contractors out there do such pig slop they should be shot on the spot for it (my current house being an example).

Now, my goal is to have an understanding of the installation, I don't want the walls to be closed off without having the slightest idea of what is behind them. I will be doing electrical myself for the most part, and water supply too, already done it a few times.

My current problem, I don't know where I can find the code, the guide lines. The city provided me with a pamphlet stating the pipe sizing for fixtures in the house and I'm sure as long as I follow it, it will pass inspection. This is not the idea here.

I have spoken with the city inspectors, and I can't say I have much faith in them, they will approve just about anything if it is explained to them right. What I'm looking for is not something that will simply meet the city bylaws, but something that will surpass them.

I have already designed my own septic tank and I am currently working on the water supply, all I ask, is advice from you experts as to where I should look for how things should be done the RIGHT way.

With the current plans I forsee a few challanges.
1. I would like a bathroom in the basement
2. The kitchen sink is on the opposite side of the house where the stack will be.
3. Freeze proofing, if anything like that even exists.

The reason for these challanges is that I want everything to run on gravity, no storage tanks or pumps, everything has to be able to flow from any fixture in the house right down to the septic tank without any other assistance then that of gravity.

Key things to mention here, I have lots of room to go down with the septic tank, and the basement is not going to be very deep in the ground.

Finally, I have lots of time to work these details out, I will be filing for building permits in March/April of next year, before the shell is put in place to start installing the mechanics, it might be close to the end of the year, and it might be beginning of 2011 before it will actually be put to work and this is the scariest part for me.

I realize this seems like a lot for a single person, especially someone who is not a professional in the field, so again I will hire a contractor, I just want to know that what he/she puts in will do what I want it to, I'm not paying for cats in a bag here, neither would you, right?

Thanking you in advance

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