Recent content by dk1

any thoughts on the flat stock?

got it, I happen to have some 1/4" flat stock steel lying about, but no plywood. If I slathered that with liquid nails would that be good as well? I suppose it would have to be bolted, which might weaken the beam even more?

very true. This is a 100 yr old home. The spans are 11' and joist are 14"-16" on center depending on the whim of the original carpenter. But concerning the fix for the notch how does that sound? In theory I get it, just wondering if it holds up in practice

Hi all, This isn't strictly a plumbing question but I don't know of any good construction forums. I had an overzealous electrition cut a 1.5 inch wide by 2 inch deep notch in the top of my 2x6 floor joist. I know that the top of a joist is in compression and the bottom is in tension. I've been...

bump for a fresh set of eyes. Also I'm going to have to go with the 4x3 spigot closet bend. 2x6 joists, space is tight.

revised plan. I don't have room for a double fixture or san cross to fit in the stud bay of the wall, so I went with a stacked configuration. Because of this I believe I need to now vent the toilet, I did so with a low heel 90. Any glaring mistakes to this set up? thanks guys!

So I could go with either the san cross or a double wye combo per code. Terry pointed out the pros to use the double wye. What would be the pros of using the cross over the wye?

so by slamming the fixture you mean the pressure and amount of water flow coming from the toilet could cause issues? i'm not sure I could stack fittings as there is a bathroom downstairs. That would put the bottom fixture a good distance into that space. How tall would a double stack be?

ahh i get it. thanks

thanks for the great info. So a double wye fitting would work in this application? That's a relief. I've been doing research and see that a double fixture fitting should be used, but I'm having a heck of a time finding it in 4". I'm not familiar with the 45 degree designation from the above photo?

Ok I've looked again and the toilet opening is under the vent, so does appear that all the fixtures on the 1st floor have a separate vent (not the soil stack) that terminates through the roof. So I won't need to re-vent which is good news. Enclosed are diagrams of my proposed set up. Could you...

Thanks HJ, I'm going to take a look at it tomorrow and report back.

thanks HJ! So this fixture, if installed properly, would allow me to use the 4" soil stack as the waste stack for the bathroom above?

Hi guys, I'm building out our 1929 bungalow attic and would like to add a bathroom above the existing 1st floor bath. I'm aware that I need to make sure that the first floor bath is vented properly. I have two vents terminating out the roof. One is the 4" CI soil stack, another is 2". I found...