Andy VH
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I'm in the design stage of a big bathroom project. This is the really nice ceramic sunken tub and classic Kohler Rochelle toilet (works very well with updated cheap toilet valve I installed) in the main bath:
I plan to get the tub out of the floor, turn it 90 degrees clockwise, installed into a raised deck between the back wall and the toilet (it does fit, I mocked it up in cardboard). In the corner to the left of the current tub position I'll install an angled corner shower base with a heavy glass enclosure. I'll plumb the tub back to the original connections, so the water, drain and vent for the tub should be very similar to the current connections, with the exception to add in water and drain for the new shower.
The shower controls will be in the wall to the left of the current tub position. With the tub out of the floor I'll have access in the floor to plumb the water and drain lines from the current plumbing to the new shower.
I'll have access below the bathroom because it is over the garage. Above the bathroom, is a finished loft as part of the third bedroom. Given the position of the toilet, I assume the main vent goes up the wall behind the toilet.
So to my design issues: the new shower will need a vent line, probably 1.5", which I can route up inside the wall from below, and into the attic area. A current 8' long light fixture in the ceiling above the tub, when taken out, gives me access to route the vent line across the hallway ceiling and into the attic next to the loft. The shower drain should be easy to route to the current tub drain, with the right slope. I plan the tub drain to be below the shower drain level (then into the main soil stack). This way the water level of the tub cannot back flow up the shower drain into the shower base.
Am I on the right path? Should I at least hire a professional plumber, familiar with local codes, to review the design? I know I can do the work, as I have remodeled two home before this one. Any input, design ideas, corrections are welcome. Thanks!
Andy in Green Bay
I plan to get the tub out of the floor, turn it 90 degrees clockwise, installed into a raised deck between the back wall and the toilet (it does fit, I mocked it up in cardboard). In the corner to the left of the current tub position I'll install an angled corner shower base with a heavy glass enclosure. I'll plumb the tub back to the original connections, so the water, drain and vent for the tub should be very similar to the current connections, with the exception to add in water and drain for the new shower.
The shower controls will be in the wall to the left of the current tub position. With the tub out of the floor I'll have access in the floor to plumb the water and drain lines from the current plumbing to the new shower.
I'll have access below the bathroom because it is over the garage. Above the bathroom, is a finished loft as part of the third bedroom. Given the position of the toilet, I assume the main vent goes up the wall behind the toilet.
So to my design issues: the new shower will need a vent line, probably 1.5", which I can route up inside the wall from below, and into the attic area. A current 8' long light fixture in the ceiling above the tub, when taken out, gives me access to route the vent line across the hallway ceiling and into the attic next to the loft. The shower drain should be easy to route to the current tub drain, with the right slope. I plan the tub drain to be below the shower drain level (then into the main soil stack). This way the water level of the tub cannot back flow up the shower drain into the shower base.
Am I on the right path? Should I at least hire a professional plumber, familiar with local codes, to review the design? I know I can do the work, as I have remodeled two home before this one. Any input, design ideas, corrections are welcome. Thanks!
Andy in Green Bay