UrbanNest
New Member
Hello all,
This is my first time posting here. Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and tips.
I plan on hiring a professional plumber to do the job, however, I like to know before proceeding if what I have in mind is possible or not.
After removing a fiberglass shower on a concrete slab, I am left with the 1 1/2" floor drain + overflow. I would like to replace it with a shower, however, I understand that code dictates 2" floor drain for showers. I get the point that showers require a 2" drain in order to drain fast enough thus avoiding risk of flooding.
As a compromise, I intend to have a contractor build a tiled shower, with a 20" curb in order to prevent any chances of water not draining fast enough causing a flood. Effectively, it is a tiled bathtub.
At the same time, I am relocating the sink and I wanted to know if T-ing or Y-ing a sink drain to this floor drain would be possible.
Also, considering that all the access we have is above slab, do you believe a plumber has enough to work with?
Thank you kindly!
Jonathan
This is my first time posting here. Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and tips.
I plan on hiring a professional plumber to do the job, however, I like to know before proceeding if what I have in mind is possible or not.
After removing a fiberglass shower on a concrete slab, I am left with the 1 1/2" floor drain + overflow. I would like to replace it with a shower, however, I understand that code dictates 2" floor drain for showers. I get the point that showers require a 2" drain in order to drain fast enough thus avoiding risk of flooding.
As a compromise, I intend to have a contractor build a tiled shower, with a 20" curb in order to prevent any chances of water not draining fast enough causing a flood. Effectively, it is a tiled bathtub.
At the same time, I am relocating the sink and I wanted to know if T-ing or Y-ing a sink drain to this floor drain would be possible.
Also, considering that all the access we have is above slab, do you believe a plumber has enough to work with?
Thank you kindly!
Jonathan