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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Replacing tub w/ showerpan Thanks Jim. I will check out that posting in the "Liberry" Marc
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Replacing tub w/ showerpan I have chiseled out the concrete slab to center the drain. That was quite a job.I am ready to remopve the tub P-trap and move the new drain to the center of the shower floor. My questions aare: 1) At what height do I attach the new PVC drain and trap,(I will be using...
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Tub Replacement w/shower pan Well, I did keep digging and found a 2 inch P-trap with a 1 1/2 inch straight pipe attached via an adapter. I dug out all of the sand around it so I would have room to work.I also drilled and made an access through the slab at the center of the shower stall. I then...
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Shower Drain Hi Jim et.al. I made a mistake in measuring the drain after I removed the tub. It is actually a 1 1/2 inch that goes straight down into the sand and below the slab. I dug down about 6 inches, but could not find a p-trap. The former owner was a building contractor. Can I safely...
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Tub Replacement w/shower pan Many thanks for all of your help Jim. marc
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Tub Replacement w/shower paan Hi Jim and thanks again. I have placed 2 x 12's between the wall studs for both blocking and attachment of the membrane. I plan to use a 6 mil.plastic vapor barrier under the Durock, then tape the seams as you advise. I also want to paint the seams with Red Guard...
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Tub Replacement w/shower paan OK then Jim. I will do as you advise. As for the Kerdi shower, money is always an issue; I am a minister and do a lot of volunteer work for our elderly poor helping them with home repairs, so I live on very little. This renovation has to be affordable. That is one...
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Replacing tub w/ showerpan Jim, is it necesaary to move it to the center, (that would mean moving it 3 feet instead of about 4 or 5 inches. Couldn't I just slope the bed to the end of the 33 inch by 56 incht shower stall? That would save a lot of work breaking through the slab, refilling it and...
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Trap in tub drain Thanks Jim. Should I dig out around the drain to find the trap? I did remove the one and a half section that was attached to the tub via an adapter or reducer from the two inch pipe that comes out of the ground below the slab. I cut the adapter that was glued onto the two inch...
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Replacing tub w/ showerpan Hi Jimbo, thanks for the reply. The drain is 2 inches. I measured it and bought two 45 degree ells and two inch pipe to bring it out away from the head wall. marc
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    Replacing tub with shower pan

    Hello. I have removed the tub and am in the process of constructing walls for a walk-in shower. My plumbing question is: Do I need to install a P-trap to the existing tub drain below the slab or can I safely assume that a trap was installed when the tub was set? The 2 inch pipe seeems to comes...
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