WFD
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I am about to set a 32" shower stall in a corner of a very small bathroom - new construction, and the floor is slab on grade. The PVC drain (and trap) in the ground below the slab is not yet installed and final concrete not yet poured. The floor of the shower stall is plastic and instructions are to glue the drain fitting directly onto the drain pipe.
I have strong misgivings about the irreversibility of this step. If a mistake is made or if at any time in the future it is desired to change the shower stall or if it is ever damaged and needs replacing it will be impossible short of jackhammering out the concrete and the below slab drain pipe, and destroying the shower stall to make any alterations or repair.
Does anyone know if it is possible to get an O-ring or gasket that would make a seal between the outside of a 1.5" PVC pipe and the inside of a 2" PVC pipe ? If so, I could glue a short 1.5" extension of the drain on the bottom of the shower stall and slide it into the rising 2" drain pipe below the slab. Then, the whole shower stall bottom could just be lifted out from the 2" drain pipe at anytime in the future. The seal between the 1.5" and 2" pipe would be made with the gasket or O-ring.
If so, what is this called and where can I get it ?
Thanks,
WFD
I have strong misgivings about the irreversibility of this step. If a mistake is made or if at any time in the future it is desired to change the shower stall or if it is ever damaged and needs replacing it will be impossible short of jackhammering out the concrete and the below slab drain pipe, and destroying the shower stall to make any alterations or repair.
Does anyone know if it is possible to get an O-ring or gasket that would make a seal between the outside of a 1.5" PVC pipe and the inside of a 2" PVC pipe ? If so, I could glue a short 1.5" extension of the drain on the bottom of the shower stall and slide it into the rising 2" drain pipe below the slab. Then, the whole shower stall bottom could just be lifted out from the 2" drain pipe at anytime in the future. The seal between the 1.5" and 2" pipe would be made with the gasket or O-ring.
If so, what is this called and where can I get it ?
Thanks,
WFD