I have an older home, 1950's and am in the process of remodeling the basement. It was a mildew ridden drog and now I have gutted it and sealed the walls with xypex, reframed and replaced the old 2 wire electric with newer romex that is properly grounded, while using a restroom that I had probelms with, noticed an odor. I did some simple investigating and found mildew in that room as well in the shower (there was a gap between the walls and pan and was used before I moved in) - sandwiched between drywall sheets behind the tile shower.
I have since removed the shower and the smell is gone. Prior to the demo I had a sink, shower and toilet. As it stands now I have a toilet. The old shower was using a floor drain as its drain using a threaded riser) and the sink was draining into it through a t fitting in the side (that is why I could hear the draining when running the sink). I have since chiseled through the concrete revealing the old iron floor drain pipe and the trap that the shower drain ran into - that is where I am at in this project, approx 1.5 ft diameter hole.
My question is where to go from here? I have a pretty good idea what I need to do, remove the cast iron pipe and run newer pipe for the shower drain, sink drain and 2(?) vent lines for these fixtures. Appreciate the help!
I have since removed the shower and the smell is gone. Prior to the demo I had a sink, shower and toilet. As it stands now I have a toilet. The old shower was using a floor drain as its drain using a threaded riser) and the sink was draining into it through a t fitting in the side (that is why I could hear the draining when running the sink). I have since chiseled through the concrete revealing the old iron floor drain pipe and the trap that the shower drain ran into - that is where I am at in this project, approx 1.5 ft diameter hole.
My question is where to go from here? I have a pretty good idea what I need to do, remove the cast iron pipe and run newer pipe for the shower drain, sink drain and 2(?) vent lines for these fixtures. Appreciate the help!