GatorKenD
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Hi all - hopefully starting a new thread is the right protocol here. Short history: I posted a question April 2013 about switching the location of a toilet and shower that are on a concrete slab (https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/relocating-toilet-shower-on-concrete-slab.51279/). Short version I didn't have enough info for you to work off of. Then, somewhat unrelated, I had an inspection problem on a home addition I'm doing when the the plumber tried to put a washing machine drain upstream of two bathrooms wet vented together (https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/failed-inspection-advice.58234/). The result of that second post leaves me believing I can come back to the table with a lot more info. First picture is the architect's drawing of the current arrangement (which, as HJ suggested last year, bore no resemblance to the actual work):
Second picture is how I believe the bathroom is currently plumbed:
Third picture is my attempt at a 3D picture of the same thing (how I believe the bathrooms are currently plumbed):
Things I KNOW that lend credence to this are: the location of the cleanout, the location of the vent stack and the existence of a horizontal vent inside the wall from the lavatory toward the main vent stack. Fourth picture is what I want the new layout to look like.
My question comes down to picture five: Can I cut out the concrete slab (indicated by red dashed line), reverse the positions of the toilet and tub drain, but still tying them back in to the original pipes that branched off the main drain? In other words, extend the drains as indicated in red. The toilet drain and the shower drain are currently about 34" apart.
{phew} and thanks!
Second picture is how I believe the bathroom is currently plumbed:
Third picture is my attempt at a 3D picture of the same thing (how I believe the bathrooms are currently plumbed):
My question comes down to picture five: Can I cut out the concrete slab (indicated by red dashed line), reverse the positions of the toilet and tub drain, but still tying them back in to the original pipes that branched off the main drain? In other words, extend the drains as indicated in red. The toilet drain and the shower drain are currently about 34" apart.
{phew} and thanks!
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