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Update: We found the main drain "Lateral Tap" yesterday. We dug down about 28" then as we were frustrated we happened to see it barely showing through the side of our hole. It ended up coming in at an angle just as the sewer engineering drawings show, and is 17" below the slab. Thanks to...

@Reach4 We are planning to add a bathroom to the basement, so we are planning to tie into the main drain with a toilet, shower and sink (with appropriate vent pipes).

They don't have the records, and are looking to see if they kept the video from the scope/location, but they doubt they have it. I should have thought to ask!!! I won't make that mistake ever again!

Yes, I did pay for the locating. I can try to call now and see if they have records of the depth.

Thanks all! I suspect the device did give info on the depth, but I didn't think to ask (at the time). They were also quoting the project itself, so they weren't super forthcoming with details. The digging isn't easy due to a lot of rocks, but nothing out of the ordinary and we have the...

Hello All! I hired a plumber to find my main drain, and they used a fancy snake instrument with a locator tool and they marked the floor where my main drain is located and where it exits the house. However, when we demo'd the basement floor and dug down 20", we have not found the drain. We...

do I need both vents or is just moving the vent to before the toilet enters sufficient?

Thanks Terry. Ive revised the drawing. Would this work? Ive read that I can't vent horizontal, so this is the best I could come up with.

I'm adding a toilet and Shower to my basement and I'm unsure on the venting. My vanity is on the other side of the main drain and is straight forward. Please see the diagram I've attached. I have the Toilet venting up through the wall between the shower and toilet, and the shower emptying...

I'm adding a master bathroom to my basement. I've done some research on vent design but I feel like my design isn't as simple as it could be, so I was hoping you guys could review it. Could I somehow tie the shower drain into the toilet drain and vent them both together before tying into the...