groggu
New Member
Hi,
I've been lurking on this forum for a while, trying to build my know-how so I can tackle the needed bathroom remodels in our 1870's farmhouse. The plumbing here is all afterthought (the original outhouse is still outback ;-) and has been put in by various farmers though the ages. When I took down the plaster in the lower bath, I found newspapers from 1949 - so I think it's been a while since this bathroom was updated.
There are only 2 bathrooms in the house, one over the other. I'm remodeling the lower bathroom first and will get to the upper one next year. I don't want to have to rip the walls out of the lower bath after I finish it, so I'm planning the layout of the upper bath and roughing in DWV for the new toilet location, even though it won't be used yet.
From what I've read in local codes and on this forum, I've been able to draw up my plan for the DWV (see below)
The big change upstairs is that the toilet is moving and while I might be able to coax the waste line over to the new position, I'd rather just replumb it in it's proper location.
The part of the layout that I'm having the most trouble understanding is the venting. Currently, both toilets are vented using the main stack - OK then, but not now. Let me know if you see any problems with this design. I know that the current connection for the upstairs toilet could be a problem because the vent runs horizontal for about 3 feet there. I'll be connecting so the vent goes up from where the toilet line joins the stack, but I'm not sure what fittings there are to make this work.
Thanks for comments,
Greg
I've been lurking on this forum for a while, trying to build my know-how so I can tackle the needed bathroom remodels in our 1870's farmhouse. The plumbing here is all afterthought (the original outhouse is still outback ;-) and has been put in by various farmers though the ages. When I took down the plaster in the lower bath, I found newspapers from 1949 - so I think it's been a while since this bathroom was updated.
There are only 2 bathrooms in the house, one over the other. I'm remodeling the lower bathroom first and will get to the upper one next year. I don't want to have to rip the walls out of the lower bath after I finish it, so I'm planning the layout of the upper bath and roughing in DWV for the new toilet location, even though it won't be used yet.
From what I've read in local codes and on this forum, I've been able to draw up my plan for the DWV (see below)
The big change upstairs is that the toilet is moving and while I might be able to coax the waste line over to the new position, I'd rather just replumb it in it's proper location.
The part of the layout that I'm having the most trouble understanding is the venting. Currently, both toilets are vented using the main stack - OK then, but not now. Let me know if you see any problems with this design. I know that the current connection for the upstairs toilet could be a problem because the vent runs horizontal for about 3 feet there. I'll be connecting so the vent goes up from where the toilet line joins the stack, but I'm not sure what fittings there are to make this work.
Thanks for comments,
Greg