This is my first post, so Hello. I am a homeowner from Canada, and have been lurking around this forum for about 4 months. I have gained some information, and I am ready to finally add a bathroom in the basement. I do however have a few questions, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
My basement has a rough in for all shower, toilet and sink. I have figured the toilet and sink part out, however some aspects of the shower puzzle me.
I am a fairly handy guy, so let me know if you think any of the work in over my head.
1- For the shower, the rough in is buried under the concrete, and i have to move it 5" to a side. I was going to use a mason blade with a circular saw to score the lines (go maybe 2.5" deep), and a hammer drill to dig it up. Is there a better way than this? I am not so worried about the dust because it is a new construction, so there is nothing around to really get dirty. Finally, I was going to use a self-levelling compound of some sort, to finish off the concrete.
2- Is there a p-trap generally buried with the rough in for the shower, or would i have to put a new one in?
3- I assume to easiest way to connect the shower would be to run the pipe at a 90 degree angle from the current rough in, 5" to the left, and 90 degree vertical up 2 - 3" above ground?
4- Is the rough in pipe vented? or do i need to worry about that?
I know some of these questions are quite basic, but I wanted to make sure in any case, since there is a lot of plumbing knowledge on this forum.
Thank you very much.
My basement has a rough in for all shower, toilet and sink. I have figured the toilet and sink part out, however some aspects of the shower puzzle me.
I am a fairly handy guy, so let me know if you think any of the work in over my head.
1- For the shower, the rough in is buried under the concrete, and i have to move it 5" to a side. I was going to use a mason blade with a circular saw to score the lines (go maybe 2.5" deep), and a hammer drill to dig it up. Is there a better way than this? I am not so worried about the dust because it is a new construction, so there is nothing around to really get dirty. Finally, I was going to use a self-levelling compound of some sort, to finish off the concrete.
2- Is there a p-trap generally buried with the rough in for the shower, or would i have to put a new one in?
3- I assume to easiest way to connect the shower would be to run the pipe at a 90 degree angle from the current rough in, 5" to the left, and 90 degree vertical up 2 - 3" above ground?
4- Is the rough in pipe vented? or do i need to worry about that?
I know some of these questions are quite basic, but I wanted to make sure in any case, since there is a lot of plumbing knowledge on this forum.
Thank you very much.