basement

Hi - How do I vent this bathroom that was roughed in before the house was completed? Same bathroom in all pix, just showing what the room looks like now (we had to cover the studs since the inspector decided the basement was "finished" and he wanted it fire rated). 2" from lav and tub; the...

Moved into daughter's unfinished basement that has preexisting kitchen area with full sink set up, stove, fridge, deep freeze, counters, washer and dryer, and only floor drain downstairs. 5ft away is a walled in bathroom with toilet, temp utility sink drains into main stack cleanout so it can be...

I'm preparing to break ground on a my new home, which has a fully below-grade basement. A storage type water heater will be centrally located in the basement. There will be two interior sumps -- one with a sewage ejector pump for the bathroom fixtures and the other for the footer drain. I'm...

Hi- We are considering purchasing a row home in Baltimore city but it has water running into the basement that is pumped into the storm drain with a sump pump about every 10 minutes on a dry day. The two homes flanking the home have the same issue and no one knows the source but it's been an...

Have an existing french drain set up in the basement, PVC pipe, but a 15-inch basin (24 deep) and it is tight. Right now have a Zoller and a battery back up there and realizing the Zoller is actually pretty narrow (side by side, upper lower was never going to happen). For the curious, the...

Hi all, I am currently in the process of finishing my basement. I've put up the 2x4 walls (they have 1" xps as a capillary break)...now it is time for the flooring and insulation. This is where I need some help. For insulation purposes, I live in Maryland (climate zone 4). Walls My idea is to...

Im in suburbs but we go by chicago plumbing code. Im roughing in plumbing for a bsmt bathroom. Is a 3" PVC toilet drain pipe under the concrete slab for a toilet code in Chicago or is 4" required? Or 3" only ok for a max distance? I'm only going about 4' but would like to know if distance...

I'm replacing 4" cast iron and adding a basement bathroom. One of the layouts would keep the main line 4" with the basement bathroom having a straighter path to where the main exits the building. There are 2 Full Bathrooms on the main floor that would connect on the Wye branch of a 4x4x4 The...

I think water is coming up from under floor around this pipe which is in middle of the basement in the wall. I knocked out the drywall and pipe comes from floor to about 5 ft high with a vented cap on it. I can't get pic to upload. I think is a vent of some sort. I cannot find a floor drain...

I have a new finished basement that has plenty of supply air ducts on the ceiling. The return air duct is also on the ceiling. I question this. It makes sense to me to have the cold air return duct on the floor as to pull the cool air off the floor and draw the warm air down off the ceiling...

This is a request for advice prior to seeking a few local estimates. I would like to have a utility tub installed in the basement directly below the kitchen sink in our mechanical room. The kitchen sink waste line is 1 1/2" pvc fed into a 2" vertical PVC line with cleanout 24" above slab that...

I am doing a DIY basement remodel. Most of what needs to be done is to raise the current lines for the first floor up into the joists to raise the basement ceiling as far as possible. Before I scheduled an inspector to come I would love to get your thoughts. I'm not much of an artist so if you...

Long story short, some mortar was poured down our bathtub drain in our basement, it hardened and now needs to be replaced. We were told by our home insurance company that our home is new enough (2007) that our p-trap could possibly be located in the wall vs. the foundation but that they'd have...

Hi all, I need some advice and suggestions please. In my downstairs utility room, I would like to change a utility sink to a kitchen sink, move my laundry connections from one wall to another, and add a laundry connection upstairs on the other side of the same wall (in a carport closet). The...

White capped pipe (4.5 inches) in a basement floor, what it is for ? The house is fairly new . All rest of the plumbing are black. Can this white one be used for washer and sink drain? Thanks

Hi folks, Looking for some guidance on a DIY basement rough-in. Thought I was done but had a bit of a brainwave and realized I don't think my shower venting is adequate considering it's tied in to the toilet drain. What would be the best way to resolve this properly? Any help would be much...

Hello! I am in the process of renovating my basement and will be building a new bathroom as well. The contractor already installed the drains for a shower, a toilet and a sink and a 4" backflow valve (the Bow model with a trap door) because there was none previously.Now, since the old plumbing...

The majority of my basement is finished and I am finally getting around to finishing the small kitchen area. When the original work was completed, the plumber set it up for an under counter sump pump. I have attached a picture of the sink outlet (on the left), and the vent and outlet to the...

Hi, I pulled the attached from the drain that runs into my basement sump pump crock. Anyone have any ideas as to what it is or what caused it? Thanks.

We're in the middle of a basement remodel and now there is water dripping off the wall around the water shut off valve. The wall is damp to the left and right of the valve, not just beneath at the 90. We did replace the old valve and may have damaged the old pipe in the foundation in the...