Hi Folks,
I've picked up a lot of good ideas here, but I haven't come across anything addressing this.
I'm building an 800 sq ft cabin in Idaho and will be doing the plumbing this spring. I have a crawl space under the cabin with 3' walls on an 8" footing. The bathroom will be in the SE corner and that is also where I tie into the septic tank. The toilet will be 5 1/2' from the S wall along the E wall. The 4" line to the septic tank is about 2' below the bottom of the floor joists which means that there is about a 3' drop from the bathroom floor to the septic drain pipe. The kitchen is next to the bathroom along the E wall. So, all of the plumbing is short runs along that side of the house with essentially a straight shot to the septic tank. I plan to use 3" ABS from the toilet to the septic line.
My question is: do I drop straight down from the toilet and tie straight into the septic tank or should I drop down and clear the floor joists, run horizontal to the S wall and then drop down and tie in to the septic tank? I have plenty of room in the crawl space to tie in the drains from the washer, lavatory, kitchen sink and the main vent stack.
I appreciate any help or suggestions.
Rainier
I've picked up a lot of good ideas here, but I haven't come across anything addressing this.
I'm building an 800 sq ft cabin in Idaho and will be doing the plumbing this spring. I have a crawl space under the cabin with 3' walls on an 8" footing. The bathroom will be in the SE corner and that is also where I tie into the septic tank. The toilet will be 5 1/2' from the S wall along the E wall. The 4" line to the septic tank is about 2' below the bottom of the floor joists which means that there is about a 3' drop from the bathroom floor to the septic drain pipe. The kitchen is next to the bathroom along the E wall. So, all of the plumbing is short runs along that side of the house with essentially a straight shot to the septic tank. I plan to use 3" ABS from the toilet to the septic line.
My question is: do I drop straight down from the toilet and tie straight into the septic tank or should I drop down and clear the floor joists, run horizontal to the S wall and then drop down and tie in to the septic tank? I have plenty of room in the crawl space to tie in the drains from the washer, lavatory, kitchen sink and the main vent stack.
I appreciate any help or suggestions.
Rainier