Bathroom shower install

[Mnskateboarder]

Hey everyone, new to the forum, going to be finishing my bathroom that’s roughed in from when Home was built. I attached two pictures of current situation. I will be framing to have a 4’ Shower as entire opening from stud to stud is 59 1/2”.

The red line indicates side that I will be framing. The shower drain is at 25” to center, from left hand side, which puts it, not center as showers are.

What would one do in this situation? Frame an inch out on other side? Try to use a offset drain fitting? I’ve done a little plumbing on home projects, just never installed a shower before.

Any help, tips or ideas is much appreciated.

 

[Dj2]

Are you planning on using a shower pan?

 

[Sponsor]

 

[Reach4]

Any help, tips or ideas is much appreciated.

You almost certainly have a trap there, but it is easy enough to check. Pour maybe a quart of water in there, and make sure there is standing water in the trap several minutes later.

 

[Mnskateboarder]

Yes, I need to verify a trap is there, but this post at the moment is assuming there is one installed. I will be using a 48x34 3 piece shower kit from Home Depot.

 

[Mnskateboarder]

I saw this and was considering maybe this would work, it offsets it 3/4 of inch, which would put me within 1/4 inch of perfect center. Thoughts?

 

[ImOld]

Are you a masochist? Do you want to make mountain out of a molehill? Need to learn exotic plumbing techniques? Did your education include a course taught by an instructer named Rube Goldberg?

Just frame it to what you require!

 

[Mnskateboarder]

Are you a masochist? Do you want to make mountain out of a molehill? Need to learn exotic plumbing techniques? Did your education include a course taught by an instructer named Rube Goldberg?

Just frame it to what you require!

Reframing the room isn’t an option. Framing the right hand side as I mentioned to a 4’ opening still does not center the train, without bringing the left hand side out 1”. Is that what you are suggesting?

 

[Terry]

Normally I would break or cut some concrete and move the p-trap to the center you need.

 

[Mnskateboarder]

Normally I would break or cut some concrete and move the p-trap to the center you need.

Do you think that is my best option, being 1 inch off, versus trying to use that offset flange to offset? Obviously having it in right spot is best, just not sure how big of a job I’ll get myself into trying to bust up the concrete, and if I could avoid with the offset flange, would save me a little headache. Just have done neither, so seeing what everyone thought.

 

[ss3964spd]

Just my opinion, but no way I'd give up 11.5" X 34" to dead space. I'd bust up the concrete, move the drain, and build a custom shower. If I had to use the pre-made shower I'd still move the drain to the right and then move the wall on the left. Reframing isn't difficult, nor terribly time or money consuming.

Opinions aside though, a pre-made pan has no wiggle room. If the pre-made is they way you have to go I'd buy it, set it in place over the existing drain, then see what you need to do from there as far as framing goes.

Keep in mind, too, that your existing drain is ABS, and you don't really want to be gluing PVC to ABS.