Oakland
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Hello,
I am remodeling a small bathroom in my 1920’s Mediterranean and I am trying to make my old man (who was a plumber) proud by doing the work myself. I have gutted the room to studs and I am coming up on the “put it back together†stage of this which is good because if I don’t my wife will probably leave me. To my questions:
1. I intend to leave the sink drain where it was and hopefully the supply lines to the bathroom sink but I am changing the fixture type from a vanity faucet to a wall mount faucet. The existing vent pipes are probably going to be in the way for the new faucet rough-in because I have to raise the supply lines almost to the level of the vent pipe. The horizontal vent pipe was over six inches above the flood level of the old vanity sink and there are no floors above to consider so can I raise the horizontal vent pipe out of my way and tie it back into the vent pipe and still be within California code? The distance from the drain to the vertical stack is just less than 5 ft. There is a bathroom below that appears to have a 1 ½ inch ABS vent pipe which then turns into a 2 inch vent pipe in the room I am working in. Will this be a problem when the inspector comes out? I don’t think the basement bathroom was permitted by the previous owners.
2. I removed a fiberglass shower unit and I intend to install a tile shower. We have a ceiling mounted rain shower head we purchased along with new shower controls. I intend to leave the drain where it is because it is located in the center of the shower and I don’t have a reason to screw with it. I plan on moving the supply lines left of their current location so my shower controls will not end up in the seam of two 18x18 wall tiles. Originally, I intended to boar holes in the ceiling joists to run the copper for the rain shower but yet another present from the previous owners, they didn’t remove the plaster ceiling when they sheetrocked the walls. In order to level the ceiling I intend to suspend the new ceiling from the lathe using 2x4s once the plaster is removed. Would it be acceptable to cover the lath with ¼ in plywood (to prevent the cotton cellulose insulation from falling between the boards then run the copper for the rain shower between the plywood and the finished sheetrock (probably a gap of no more than 2 inches)? Should I insulate the copper in the ceiling?
3. When it comes to shower pans, I have a friend who used the Schluter System and said it was not as easy as he thought it would be but still easier than a mortar base. Does anyone have any feedback on this line (or similar)? I have not fully assessed the condition of the joists (there is some damage to the subfloor) but I was leaning toward this system to reduce the weight.
This is my first post to a place like this so sorry if my questions were improperly phrased or long winded. Thanks for your help.
I am remodeling a small bathroom in my 1920’s Mediterranean and I am trying to make my old man (who was a plumber) proud by doing the work myself. I have gutted the room to studs and I am coming up on the “put it back together†stage of this which is good because if I don’t my wife will probably leave me. To my questions:
1. I intend to leave the sink drain where it was and hopefully the supply lines to the bathroom sink but I am changing the fixture type from a vanity faucet to a wall mount faucet. The existing vent pipes are probably going to be in the way for the new faucet rough-in because I have to raise the supply lines almost to the level of the vent pipe. The horizontal vent pipe was over six inches above the flood level of the old vanity sink and there are no floors above to consider so can I raise the horizontal vent pipe out of my way and tie it back into the vent pipe and still be within California code? The distance from the drain to the vertical stack is just less than 5 ft. There is a bathroom below that appears to have a 1 ½ inch ABS vent pipe which then turns into a 2 inch vent pipe in the room I am working in. Will this be a problem when the inspector comes out? I don’t think the basement bathroom was permitted by the previous owners.
2. I removed a fiberglass shower unit and I intend to install a tile shower. We have a ceiling mounted rain shower head we purchased along with new shower controls. I intend to leave the drain where it is because it is located in the center of the shower and I don’t have a reason to screw with it. I plan on moving the supply lines left of their current location so my shower controls will not end up in the seam of two 18x18 wall tiles. Originally, I intended to boar holes in the ceiling joists to run the copper for the rain shower but yet another present from the previous owners, they didn’t remove the plaster ceiling when they sheetrocked the walls. In order to level the ceiling I intend to suspend the new ceiling from the lathe using 2x4s once the plaster is removed. Would it be acceptable to cover the lath with ¼ in plywood (to prevent the cotton cellulose insulation from falling between the boards then run the copper for the rain shower between the plywood and the finished sheetrock (probably a gap of no more than 2 inches)? Should I insulate the copper in the ceiling?
3. When it comes to shower pans, I have a friend who used the Schluter System and said it was not as easy as he thought it would be but still easier than a mortar base. Does anyone have any feedback on this line (or similar)? I have not fully assessed the condition of the joists (there is some damage to the subfloor) but I was leaning toward this system to reduce the weight.
This is my first post to a place like this so sorry if my questions were improperly phrased or long winded. Thanks for your help.