Hey all,
I'm working on a complete bathroom remodel (DIY), including knocking down some closet walls to expand the bathroom. Our ideal setup would include moving the toilet across the bathroom, but now that I have the subfloor up, I'm not confident that it's possible.
In the pictures, the white PVC is the current drainage system (only the toilet and main stack shown for simplicity, not the shower and vanity). The red closet flange is where I want to move the toilet to. The main stack and the toilet drain are both 3" PVC. The right side of the bathroom, which the new toilet location is over, has an open cavity under the joists. Joists are 2x10's with about a 5' span on the right side.
I realize that I'd have to add a vent to the toilet drain due to the length of the horizontal run, if I can even get the drain over there. It seems that given the current connection point into the main stack, I would have to go through the joists to maintain the right drainage slope, so utilizing the space under the joists wouldn't be possible. That would mean punching holes in the joists to run the drain, but with a 3.5" OD, my understanding is that it's not up to code for the 2x10 joists.
Soooo, thoughts? Is this possible in some way, or do I need to be coming up with a different bathroom layout?
Thanks,
Tyler
I'm working on a complete bathroom remodel (DIY), including knocking down some closet walls to expand the bathroom. Our ideal setup would include moving the toilet across the bathroom, but now that I have the subfloor up, I'm not confident that it's possible.
In the pictures, the white PVC is the current drainage system (only the toilet and main stack shown for simplicity, not the shower and vanity). The red closet flange is where I want to move the toilet to. The main stack and the toilet drain are both 3" PVC. The right side of the bathroom, which the new toilet location is over, has an open cavity under the joists. Joists are 2x10's with about a 5' span on the right side.
I realize that I'd have to add a vent to the toilet drain due to the length of the horizontal run, if I can even get the drain over there. It seems that given the current connection point into the main stack, I would have to go through the joists to maintain the right drainage slope, so utilizing the space under the joists wouldn't be possible. That would mean punching holes in the joists to run the drain, but with a 3.5" OD, my understanding is that it's not up to code for the 2x10 joists.
Soooo, thoughts? Is this possible in some way, or do I need to be coming up with a different bathroom layout?
Thanks,
Tyler