New to the post and like what I see. I wish I would have found this place 2 years ago! It would have saved me money and many headaches!
I am elbow deep into a total remodel of a master bath. It is an older home (1947). I am re-tiling the shower and have EVERYTHING ripped out down to the studs and subfloor. Additionally, it is over a garage so I have complete access to everything above grade.
The shower drain I will install is standard 2" PVC. Typical 3 piece design for use with mortar bed showers. However, the old drain and pipes back to the wye are 1.5" galvanized and it is really quite corroded inside and was used rarely for the past decade because of massive leakage (shower pan, not the pipes). I have the opportunity to replace everything right back to the stack. I plan on keeping this house for another 30 years+ and am approaching everything else about this project with that mindset.
So, 2 questions on this:
1. is it worth it? Someone told me that the 1.5" to 2" is a big difference. That person also told me that not replacing galvanized might leave me open for future problems. I would replace with PVC.
2. The wye on the stack is actually a 2" wye (iron) with a 1.5" pipe inserted into it somehow. Everything here is sound and has some sort of collar? Or perhaps it is solder? Can I somehow remove the 1.5" pipe from the wye and place a 2" PVC pipe inside? If so, how? Grinder or sawzaw? I would prefer this method since it would be difficult to support the stack where I need to cut. Or will I have to cut out the wye and replace with a PVC wye and 2" drain pipe?
This is a 3" auxiliary stack that appears to be Iron. The main stack is larger than 3" but a good distance away.
Any and all help is appreciated.
I am elbow deep into a total remodel of a master bath. It is an older home (1947). I am re-tiling the shower and have EVERYTHING ripped out down to the studs and subfloor. Additionally, it is over a garage so I have complete access to everything above grade.
The shower drain I will install is standard 2" PVC. Typical 3 piece design for use with mortar bed showers. However, the old drain and pipes back to the wye are 1.5" galvanized and it is really quite corroded inside and was used rarely for the past decade because of massive leakage (shower pan, not the pipes). I have the opportunity to replace everything right back to the stack. I plan on keeping this house for another 30 years+ and am approaching everything else about this project with that mindset.
So, 2 questions on this:
1. is it worth it? Someone told me that the 1.5" to 2" is a big difference. That person also told me that not replacing galvanized might leave me open for future problems. I would replace with PVC.
2. The wye on the stack is actually a 2" wye (iron) with a 1.5" pipe inserted into it somehow. Everything here is sound and has some sort of collar? Or perhaps it is solder? Can I somehow remove the 1.5" pipe from the wye and place a 2" PVC pipe inside? If so, how? Grinder or sawzaw? I would prefer this method since it would be difficult to support the stack where I need to cut. Or will I have to cut out the wye and replace with a PVC wye and 2" drain pipe?
This is a 3" auxiliary stack that appears to be Iron. The main stack is larger than 3" but a good distance away.
Any and all help is appreciated.
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