dekohman
New Member
Well...here goes! I've decided to add a bathroom (toilet, shower, sink) to the basement of my 1930's vintage home. The addition will be adjacent to where the sewer pipe drops into the foundation and right above the room there are vents that I can tie into. I've done some plumbing...but this job presents some new challenges for me, so before I launch into it, I'd appreciate any advice you can share! Here are my questions:
1.) I have to open the basement floor to reach the sewer pipe; what's the best way to open up the floor if I want to do it myself?
2.) The sewer pipe is cast iron...I want to put PVC in for the drains. How do I cut the cast iron and how do I join the PVC to the cast iron?
3.) I presume it's acceptable to put PVC in the basement floor...covering it with cement when the plumbing work is done...any comments or other suggestions?
4.) The shower basin will need a drain trap under it. The basin will sit just a few inches off of the floor though, so I guess that piece would actually be buried under the cement. Am I missing something there?
5.) The bathroom is just 7X8 so all of these fixtures are next to each other. If I have one vent (off of the sink) is that sufficient to handle the other two fixtures...or do I need to vent the shower separately? The toilet drain will flow straight to the sewer pipe and the shower and sink drains will connect on each side of the new PVC sewer pipe, but all of these pipes will be fairly short; probably 5' or less.
Thanks for your answers...looking forward to get ripping!
David
1.) I have to open the basement floor to reach the sewer pipe; what's the best way to open up the floor if I want to do it myself?
2.) The sewer pipe is cast iron...I want to put PVC in for the drains. How do I cut the cast iron and how do I join the PVC to the cast iron?
3.) I presume it's acceptable to put PVC in the basement floor...covering it with cement when the plumbing work is done...any comments or other suggestions?
4.) The shower basin will need a drain trap under it. The basin will sit just a few inches off of the floor though, so I guess that piece would actually be buried under the cement. Am I missing something there?
5.) The bathroom is just 7X8 so all of these fixtures are next to each other. If I have one vent (off of the sink) is that sufficient to handle the other two fixtures...or do I need to vent the shower separately? The toilet drain will flow straight to the sewer pipe and the shower and sink drains will connect on each side of the new PVC sewer pipe, but all of these pipes will be fairly short; probably 5' or less.
Thanks for your answers...looking forward to get ripping!
David