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Go to the library or a HI store like Lowe's or Home Depot. They have plumbing books like the Black & Decker guides. These and others show a basement bath that has been plumbed from rough-in to completion.
Your photo of the plumbing looked like a nightmare. Too confusing and obviously full of errors. The toilet drain, for one, looked like instead of breaking a little extra concrete and running a straight line into the wye which might have been plumbed backwards depending on the flow of your drain, the contractor (?) ran around the existing trench adding his own rube goldberg plumbing contraption. Not sure if that flange was just sitting on top of the closet bend or actually glued in. Either way, the pipe should have been taped over to keep gas out of the basement.
Enough said about that.
The good news is the floor is still open. Better news is you can get an idea how a professional job can (and should) look with one of the many books out there. Best yet, if you can locate a plumbing pro (who knows the local codes) to consult and inspect your work in advance of the inspection, that should be the end of your worries.
Good luck.
Your photo of the plumbing looked like a nightmare. Too confusing and obviously full of errors. The toilet drain, for one, looked like instead of breaking a little extra concrete and running a straight line into the wye which might have been plumbed backwards depending on the flow of your drain, the contractor (?) ran around the existing trench adding his own rube goldberg plumbing contraption. Not sure if that flange was just sitting on top of the closet bend or actually glued in. Either way, the pipe should have been taped over to keep gas out of the basement.
Enough said about that.
The good news is the floor is still open. Better news is you can get an idea how a professional job can (and should) look with one of the many books out there. Best yet, if you can locate a plumbing pro (who knows the local codes) to consult and inspect your work in advance of the inspection, that should be the end of your worries.
Good luck.
