overmyhead
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Looking for help on DWV pipe replacement
Well I've been to this site so many times for research over the years and finally after buying my own fixer-up I've come to the point where I needed to register for my own first thread!
First I'd like to say thank you to all the professionals that generously give of their time to help us DIYer's out. Were it not for here, John Bridges, and Diychatroom the world's houses would be much worse off. Especially since these are the few places where REAL professionals exist, instead of the 90% hack jobs out there that do shoddy work and lack the knowledge to do otherwise.
So I'm in the process of remodeling a main bathroom. I've almost finished tearing it down to the studs (and joists) and am currently finalizing plans to put everything back together. The thing I've been most anxious about is the plumbing. Not because it's not functional, but because once I remove the corroded cast iron and replace it with PVC it will have to meet the new code. Seems I can't just replace pipe for pipe, and nor do I want to because if something can be done better, that's the way I want to do it. I've done lots of reading but a lot of the info seems to leak out of my ears overnight leaving me with a lack of confidence about my plans.
I've attached a sketch of my layout. The downstairs ceiling is gone, so I pretty much have access to everything. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on the drawing and potential issues that need to be corrected.
Well I've been to this site so many times for research over the years and finally after buying my own fixer-up I've come to the point where I needed to register for my own first thread!
First I'd like to say thank you to all the professionals that generously give of their time to help us DIYer's out. Were it not for here, John Bridges, and Diychatroom the world's houses would be much worse off. Especially since these are the few places where REAL professionals exist, instead of the 90% hack jobs out there that do shoddy work and lack the knowledge to do otherwise.
So I'm in the process of remodeling a main bathroom. I've almost finished tearing it down to the studs (and joists) and am currently finalizing plans to put everything back together. The thing I've been most anxious about is the plumbing. Not because it's not functional, but because once I remove the corroded cast iron and replace it with PVC it will have to meet the new code. Seems I can't just replace pipe for pipe, and nor do I want to because if something can be done better, that's the way I want to do it. I've done lots of reading but a lot of the info seems to leak out of my ears overnight leaving me with a lack of confidence about my plans.
I've attached a sketch of my layout. The downstairs ceiling is gone, so I pretty much have access to everything. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on the drawing and potential issues that need to be corrected.
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