DBuzz
New Member
In the midst of tackling this shower drain in our basement. We live in Pittsburgh, PA if it helps. The house was built in the late 50s so I know this cast iron was a popular plumbing material at that point. The shower was very rough - exposed copper plumbing throughout and cinderblock for the walls ceiling and cement floor. They just drained the shower right into the cast iron - no tile or anything.
I’ve managed to get the concrete busted out and found out they just poured the concrete right over the dirt (though it feels very sandlike. Did they used to put sand under foundations??)
At any rate my plan is to cut the pipe (it looks like it may be 5”) and do a fernco coupling into a 2”D run of pvc then a pvc p trap. Is that possible going from a 5” cast iron pipe into a 2” pvc?? I see the coupling available at grainger nearby but seems like a heck of a reduction. Then what do I do once I have the p trap. Are there flanges I have to put on the end or is it just a 2” pvc pipe running straight up?
Since the shower was pitched to the drain I’m planning to fill back up with concrete then use self leveler to get level again. Then I want to put a pre fab shower base on top. From what I see it’s just a drain that just “fits” on top of the pvc. Is that correct?
Here’s a picture of this monster. Looks like the Lochness:
I’ve managed to get the concrete busted out and found out they just poured the concrete right over the dirt (though it feels very sandlike. Did they used to put sand under foundations??)
At any rate my plan is to cut the pipe (it looks like it may be 5”) and do a fernco coupling into a 2”D run of pvc then a pvc p trap. Is that possible going from a 5” cast iron pipe into a 2” pvc?? I see the coupling available at grainger nearby but seems like a heck of a reduction. Then what do I do once I have the p trap. Are there flanges I have to put on the end or is it just a 2” pvc pipe running straight up?
Since the shower was pitched to the drain I’m planning to fill back up with concrete then use self leveler to get level again. Then I want to put a pre fab shower base on top. From what I see it’s just a drain that just “fits” on top of the pvc. Is that correct?
Here’s a picture of this monster. Looks like the Lochness: