ScaredNewb69
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As a longtime DIYer who has also worked in the trades a bit - but done only a tiny bit of plumbing - I'm considering moving a toilet as part of remodeling a 3/4 bath in my house.
I had been planning to just leave all the plumbing as is, frankly because I was intimidated by it.
But the subfloor around the old flange had to be replaced, so I ended up cutting the flange off anyway, and when I got to looking, it actually seemed pretty straightforward.
What I'm considering is moving the toilet diagonally across the room. The current flange is (was) about 10" directly above the main drain line. The new location would be two joist bays downstream and about 48 inches off to one side of that line.
If I've got room to slope it, is there any reason I can't just (1) cap the current tee (2) cut in a new sani-tee or wye 32" downstream (3) run new tube to a sanitary bend below my new location, and drop a flange + tail onto that?
I think (will confirm in the morning) that would put me on the other side of the tee where the shower drain joins (downstream instead of upstream), but route not leapfrog any other inlet/branch, if that matters.
EDIT: From other research I now see I apparently need to ensure (since I have 3" line) that I'm within six feet of the stack, unless I want to add a supplementary vent (which I definitely don't).
Thanks in advance!
I had been planning to just leave all the plumbing as is, frankly because I was intimidated by it.
But the subfloor around the old flange had to be replaced, so I ended up cutting the flange off anyway, and when I got to looking, it actually seemed pretty straightforward.
What I'm considering is moving the toilet diagonally across the room. The current flange is (was) about 10" directly above the main drain line. The new location would be two joist bays downstream and about 48 inches off to one side of that line.
If I've got room to slope it, is there any reason I can't just (1) cap the current tee (2) cut in a new sani-tee or wye 32" downstream (3) run new tube to a sanitary bend below my new location, and drop a flange + tail onto that?
I think (will confirm in the morning) that would put me on the other side of the tee where the shower drain joins (downstream instead of upstream), but route not leapfrog any other inlet/branch, if that matters.
EDIT: From other research I now see I apparently need to ensure (since I have 3" line) that I'm within six feet of the stack, unless I want to add a supplementary vent (which I definitely don't).
Thanks in advance!
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