Recent content by EJG1447

Thank you for your reply. I wish it would cost me $150.00 to have a plumber cut into the clay. I am a union tradesman (not a plumber, hence this post) and have asked around. Not as easy to get a plumber to even come look at the project. So I called a contractor to come look at the job. After...

I am adding a bathroom in my basement. After much research I decided to go the sewage ejector pump/pit route. I have a 90 year old bungalow with a 4" cast iron soil stack and 2" galvanized vent. The main floor bath is directly above the new bathroom location. When we bought the house, there was...

I am adding a bathroom in my basement. After much research I decided to go the sewage ejector pump/pit route. I have a 90 year old bungalow with a 4" cast iron soil stack and 2" galvanized vent. The main floor bath is directly above the new bathroom location. When we bought the house, there was...

I am adding a bathroom in my basement. After much research I decided to go the sewage ejector pump/pit route. I have a 90 year old bungalow with a 4" cast iron soil stack and 2" galvanized vent. The main floor bath is directly above the new bathroom location. When we bought the house, there was...

I'm pretty sure that what I have is 4" cast going into 6" clay...the way that I came to that conclusion was by measuring the o.d. an resesarching online for i.d. based on that o.d. measurement...the i.d. of the closet flange is 4" and it is cast iron...thank you all for your help, I measured...

Thank you very much gents! Your replies offer great insight. I'm actually just outside of Chicago in Berwyn but I assume that the same code applies...

In my 1917 Bungalow near Chicago, IL there was a toilet in the unfinished basement. I have since finished the basement and are now getting ready to tackle the bathroom. I want to add a sink and a shower to this space and have a few questions. I removed the toilet and did some exploratory...