renovation

  1. G

    2nd Story Washing Machine tie into basement

    Hi, I am in the process of DWV plumbing for upstairs renovation. Originally I had the washing machine tying in upstairs, but I am going to need to move as it will affect wet vent venting of one the downstream wet vented toilets. I am not able to tie it in upstairs and so will need to tie it on a...
  2. S

    Moving a toilet, Is this Legit?

    Not a lengthy explanation. I want to move a toilet a few feet from current location and tie it into the vertical soil stack. The main vent stack is about 4 feet from new location. I just want to know if these are the fittings I should use. Cut section of vertical out. Add 4x4x3 wye. Glue in a...
  3. D

    rough in plumbing design assistance

    A bathroom design like this. Trying to figure out a 2d design for rough in plumbing. The original bathroom has no big pantry cabinet and the toilet is between the vanity and the shower. Any 2d designers out there can you rough out a layout regarding moving the toilet to the position shown in...
  4. H

    Protecting Brick Inside Finished Walls

    Hello- Seeking some advice or suggestions. I've completely stripped down a small bedroom in my house, revealing the raw brick that lay hidden behind the walls. As I proceed with the project, which involves insulating and adding new drywall, I would greatly appreciate a recommendation regarding...
  5. Suceress

    My Ensuite Renovation WIP

    I realize that my other thread about the fiberglass tub got confusing because it started out about a different bathroom and I moved on to my ensuite. I have two ensuites back to back. I'm not sure when the original house was built but the ensuites and bedrooms attached to them seem to have been...
  6. RobblePlumbing

    Bath DWV for 2nd floor bath

    Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated! I attached images of the original configuration in case it was useful and a potential new plan. While renovating a second floor bathroom I am going to be swapping the location of the sink and stand up shower (and replacing the stand up...
  7. chumbucket

    Help with double vanity rough-in

    Hi, I started to rough in the plumbing for a single to double vanity conversion on my bathroom remodel. I may have gotten ahead of myself, its come to my attention that I haven't set up my draining/venting properly for this set-up. Looking for some advice to get this setup done correctly...
  8. Roadman33

    Rough in drain cluster#@**!help

    hi guys, I pulled a permit to make my basement bath up to code and need some help. yellow line: 2" goes down to slab then into 3". (think this is vent for toilet?) pink line: 2" goes in to mechanical room p trap for hot water heater overflow & furnace cond. drain. drains down into slab...
  9. Onlooker

    Are there any other options for a small brick building?

    I am a condo trustee in a 90 year old, 4 story brick building, with 4 units per floor, 2 on each side of the common hallway. The kitchen plumbing is all 90 years old and embedded between thick brick firewalls. There is no access to it, except by removing kitchen cabinets and cutting through...
  10. Jason Vogt

    Is a shallow sewer line grandfathered in for a remodel in Ca.?

    Hello, new to the forum. Have gone through the permitting process and have started demo on a 38' by 34' RV garage in the back yard to convert to an ADU with a kitchen and relocated bath room, built and permitted with the house in 1983. Had the plumber come out yesterday for the new plumbing for...
  11. misternicks

    Basement drain pipe replacement and upgrade

    Hey everyone, I am currently in the middle of completely replacing the drain/vent plumbing in my basement. Home was built in 1950s and I have already tore up concrete floor, removed old cast iron / lead / brass and replaced with ABS. The new ABS is dry-fit currently while I get some of the fine...
  12. Jonny V

    Venting HELP!!!

    I'm praying someone qualifed can help me out with this venting question (TERRY!!!!). I'm adding a shower to a half bathroom in my one story house and need to know what size vent pipe I need to support the fixtures. Right now I have installed a 3" vent pipe that goes through the roof and is...
  13. Pdhawaii

    UPC Code back to back bathroom renovation

    Been looking through the forums a lot, and hoping to get some help and opinions. In Hawaii under the UPC. I have a remodel planned to add a shower to a small bathroom. This will require reorganizing the fixtures, because both bathrooms are very small. The plumbing setup currently is pretty...
  14. Westallstar00

    Hot water out on tub replacement

    I am replacing my yellow tub with a white acrylic tub. I turned off the water to our bathrooms 2 days ago to start demo and have turned it back on whenever I'm not working on it. Today I determined I needed to raise the faucet to accommodate the taller tub. Figuring this would be a good...
  15. Michael Korbel

    Detached garage renovation into living space

    Hello all. I came here to these forums to seek advice from good folks like yourself. In 2014 I bought property which included a 30x40 building. It has a concrete floor with a perimeter of one layer concrete brick, and then 2x6 construction above. When I purchased the building, there were 2...
  16. Karen Vanek

    Shower renovation help requested....

    Hi. I am 2/3 of the way done with my bathroom tear down/ rebuild. I have installed 1/2 of my cbu (hardie board). I am using onyx collection pan and wall panels. The onyx collection people claim you do not need to waterproof under their panels.... I just wanted to know if you all agree with...
  17. Brayburn

    Washing machine drain line vent question

    Hi! We are doing a remodel upstairs and need to arrange a "temporary" (read 6 months) laundry room in the lower level (still above grade garage). The water supply was easy - tapped into existing hot/cold from a nearby utility sink. The drain is a little more challenging, but not bad. I...
  18. cs2eye

    PEX connections in an old house

    We had our kitchen remodeled in our 1920s house a few years ago. As part of the remodel there was a copper pipe in a drop ceiling which was cut and fit through the ceiling joists. PEX pipe was used in the process to raise the pipe. I was not familiar with PEX until the plumber was done with the...
  19. Michelle89

    Help, no hot water during bathroom remodel

    I am going through a bathroom remodel and the contractor just left for the night. He placed a new valve in today but only to the point of testing the water so there is no cartridge. I just noticed now that the sink in the same bathroom has only cold water. The shower in the other bathroom has...
  20. Jon Romalo (Calgary DIY!)

    Design for rebuilt stack - does it meet code?

    Hi folks. I am renovating a bungalow and I have removed the old 3” cast iron stack various piping on the main floor. I am going to rebuild the stack using 3” ABS. There is also a 2” drain into the basement floor that I will be using for a couple of fixtures. I’ve taken a shot at designing the...
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