| Posted by hj on December 02, 2003 at 18:26:34: | |
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| In response to Re: walk-in shower rebuild project | |
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There is no way to lead an ABS or PVC \pipe to a cast iron drain. The proess of pouring the lead will melt the plastic and caulking the joint will compress and distort the pipe. You need a plastic drain fitting of the proper material glued to the riser pipe, or a precast base, (what size do you need?), with a rubber press in seal. I am attempting to rebuild the walk-in shower in our master bathroom. House is built on a slab; no basement. It was leaking; water creeped to adjacent room. Plumber gave an estimate of $3200 to rebuild - not including tile work. I have completely stripped the shower to the studs and the cement slab. The iron drain base is is cemented to the black plastic drain pipe w/ what appears to be lead solder. : 1) Is there any easy way to remove the iron drain base without breaking the plastic drain pipe it's stuck to? : 2) Does anyone make a "one piece" shower base to replace the morter/shower pan liner/morter project?
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