Another DIY tub to shower conversion

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123-PVC

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Hello all,

Great forum. I've been lurking a lot and learning a lot! As the title says I'm converting my bathroom from an 80's style jacuzzi tub to a walk in shower. This forum seems to be the go-to place for quality DIY advice.

I need to move the drain and re-route the supply lines and I have a lot of questions. I'll start with the shower drain.

I know I'm required to have a 2" drain for the shower. Is this a 2" pipe?

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If it's not a 2" pipe, does it "look" like the drain gets bigger after the p-trap? In other words, what would it take to install a 2" pipe? Also, I'll need to redirect the drain line a little bit, I think about 45 degrees, do you see enough "room" to cut off the drain pipe at the p trap to reroute with a 45 degree pvc elbow?

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Lastly, well...not really lastly, but for this post at least... I'll need to reroute the shower supply lines. Should I just drill straight through the floor and sill plate and run the lines up from the crawl space, directly between the wall...on the other side of that floor joist.

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Thanks in advance for any advice! This forum has been a great resource thus far. And even if I do decide to hire a professional for this part of the instal, it sure helps to know what I'm asking for!
 

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A 2 inch PVC pipe is 2.375 inches OD. I can't tell you about the other pipe's size.
 
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You look to have a 2" p-trap that is bushed down to 1.5" on the vertical.

Cut off the p-trap and relocate under the shower drain. You can use up to 135 degrees of change on the trap arm.
That's a 90 and a 45.
More than likely you may be only using a 45.
 

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Thanks guys.

Moving the supply lines turned out to be more tricky than I had originally thought, so I called in the pros! Great forum. Thanks again.
 
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