ARC
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Hi and thanks once again. I looked all over the internet but could not find my particular situation. I hope the answer will help others in the future too. Basically, can I change how/where the plumbing for a tub drain and overflow connect?
So my situation is I have a set of double joists mostly not directly under a 2"x6" wall that has the CI stack. The outermost joist is directly in the way of the downspout of the overflow and the joists run along the short end of the tub. I have room otherwise for the rough-in (6.5") where the floor drain is. My basement is old and unfinished and all the plumbing runs below the joists soi have access. There is a 2"x4" subfloor brace but I can cut a gap in this if needed to get my full 6.5" rough-in area, and if I turn the shoe 90˚ parallel to t joist before it heads downwards I for sure have enough room.
My question is can I connect the tub drain and the overflow separately to the 2" mainline that connects to the CI stack? Instead of doing the standard sideways "T" assembly with a santee for the floor drain and overflow, I'd like to run the floor drain down to below the joist level. I understand that the tub shoe is horizontal but I believe have room between the joists in the rough-in to then make a 90˚ turn straight down. I'd then run the overflow into the wall cavity which is 2"x 6". So the overflow would probably have a couple of 45˚s to run it over to the wall cavity, and then down. Then when they both are below the joists they will connect into the mainline going into the CI stack either separately or together with a combo. I should have enough room for the overflow to do the fitting and glueing since I have 2"x6" for the wall cavity as mentioned, and room for the drain rough-in. I'll still use slip nuts for both. How does this sound?
I don't see why this should be an issue, but I am here to ask the hive mind what they think I am not considering. I don't want to cut into the joists, or furr out the wall if I can avoid this, and I like this tub which doesn't have an above ground rough-in option. I will be removing the stub in the picture. I can't find this situation anywhere on the internet where someone did this so what do you all think? Thanks.
So my situation is I have a set of double joists mostly not directly under a 2"x6" wall that has the CI stack. The outermost joist is directly in the way of the downspout of the overflow and the joists run along the short end of the tub. I have room otherwise for the rough-in (6.5") where the floor drain is. My basement is old and unfinished and all the plumbing runs below the joists soi have access. There is a 2"x4" subfloor brace but I can cut a gap in this if needed to get my full 6.5" rough-in area, and if I turn the shoe 90˚ parallel to t joist before it heads downwards I for sure have enough room.
My question is can I connect the tub drain and the overflow separately to the 2" mainline that connects to the CI stack? Instead of doing the standard sideways "T" assembly with a santee for the floor drain and overflow, I'd like to run the floor drain down to below the joist level. I understand that the tub shoe is horizontal but I believe have room between the joists in the rough-in to then make a 90˚ turn straight down. I'd then run the overflow into the wall cavity which is 2"x 6". So the overflow would probably have a couple of 45˚s to run it over to the wall cavity, and then down. Then when they both are below the joists they will connect into the mainline going into the CI stack either separately or together with a combo. I should have enough room for the overflow to do the fitting and glueing since I have 2"x6" for the wall cavity as mentioned, and room for the drain rough-in. I'll still use slip nuts for both. How does this sound?
I don't see why this should be an issue, but I am here to ask the hive mind what they think I am not considering. I don't want to cut into the joists, or furr out the wall if I can avoid this, and I like this tub which doesn't have an above ground rough-in option. I will be removing the stub in the picture. I can't find this situation anywhere on the internet where someone did this so what do you all think? Thanks.