derekmadge
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hello-
This is entirely theoretical now. I don't know if I'll have trouble simply replacing an existing tub and drain. Here's my situation (Ontario, Canada; haven't been able to find code specific to this situation):
I live in a semi-detached house, about 45 years old. The tub drain and supply pipes are all in the wall common to the two houses. So I likely only have about 4" or less of space to work with once I get the drywall off. Behind that is the concrete block firewall between our two houses. I may have to temporarily cut out some 2 x 4" framing.
Everything I've read says there should be access to the plumbing and perhaps it wasn't code when the house was built but I'd sure prefer that now! I wonder if I could reverse the right hand drain to a left hand drain tub. This would put that end of the tub on a wall common with a hallway and make it easy to create an access door in the hallway. But that would add about 5 feet to the drain assuming I simply extended the existing drain. (I don't know what I'll find under the drywall and/or flooring.)
Should I anticipate venting and/or drainage problems if I take that approach? If so, I won't try that - I'll somehow manage to replace everything in it's current location
This is entirely theoretical now. I don't know if I'll have trouble simply replacing an existing tub and drain. Here's my situation (Ontario, Canada; haven't been able to find code specific to this situation):
I live in a semi-detached house, about 45 years old. The tub drain and supply pipes are all in the wall common to the two houses. So I likely only have about 4" or less of space to work with once I get the drywall off. Behind that is the concrete block firewall between our two houses. I may have to temporarily cut out some 2 x 4" framing.
Everything I've read says there should be access to the plumbing and perhaps it wasn't code when the house was built but I'd sure prefer that now! I wonder if I could reverse the right hand drain to a left hand drain tub. This would put that end of the tub on a wall common with a hallway and make it easy to create an access door in the hallway. But that would add about 5 feet to the drain assuming I simply extended the existing drain. (I don't know what I'll find under the drywall and/or flooring.)
Should I anticipate venting and/or drainage problems if I take that approach? If so, I won't try that - I'll somehow manage to replace everything in it's current location
