Best Pratice for Plumbing Accessability.......

[Chefwong]

So during the remodels, I pull and replace K&T wiring, pull new wire, replace old fittings, etc.
Have gotten smart throughout the years. In place where there are not, I cut and add shut offs for serviceability, add access panels, etc.


Question. For slab grade bathtubs, and or even 2nd floor, how do you guys accomodate for access to the tub trap .
No crawl space - floor is tiled.

Or in this case, bathroom is right above kitchen.

How important is accessibility of the tub dwv......

 

[Terry]

Once the tub is in place, you're done with it.
It would be nice if you had access, but often you don't anyway. I replaced one yesterday that did have access in a small closet. I wound up with glue on my face, my shirt and my pants. It was a very tight place to work in.

 

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[hj]

Why would you normally need to access the bathtub's trap? I have not installed an access panel by a tub in several decades.

 

[Terry]

I run into jobs on second floors.
The slip joints are leaking on a tub waste and overflow. Or perhaps an ABS p-trap has cracked. Yesterdays replacement was loosey goosey, cobbled up with galvanized fittings going every which way.
But normally, once the tub is installed "correctly" you would need need to access it for the life of the tub.