docaudio
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Hello All... first post here, looks like a ton of info available!
Here's my situation... The photo below shows the back side of our tiled tub/shower that was built directly on the slab. I don't think that this was original to the house as the previous owners did a major remodel in the early '70's. I am demoing all of it to replace with a drop-in tub. I will also rebuild the wall to take care of rotted lumber. I'm trying to determine what I need to look for to tie into the cast iron drain pipe. It looks like concrete was poured around the brass drain pipe from the shower/tub. I can knock that out, but don't want to damage something in order to tie into the cast iron. Also, on the left you can see the cleanout and was told that the vent stack would be going up from there.
The one area I'm most confused about is how is DWV pipe done in a slab? Are all traps, tees, etc. in the soil below the slab, or are the done above ground and the slab poured around it all?
Last question... according to Calif. code, can any of this be done with PVC?
Thanks!
-Bill
Here's my situation... The photo below shows the back side of our tiled tub/shower that was built directly on the slab. I don't think that this was original to the house as the previous owners did a major remodel in the early '70's. I am demoing all of it to replace with a drop-in tub. I will also rebuild the wall to take care of rotted lumber. I'm trying to determine what I need to look for to tie into the cast iron drain pipe. It looks like concrete was poured around the brass drain pipe from the shower/tub. I can knock that out, but don't want to damage something in order to tie into the cast iron. Also, on the left you can see the cleanout and was told that the vent stack would be going up from there.
The one area I'm most confused about is how is DWV pipe done in a slab? Are all traps, tees, etc. in the soil below the slab, or are the done above ground and the slab poured around it all?
Last question... according to Calif. code, can any of this be done with PVC?
Thanks!
-Bill