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  1. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Yeah, can't be any worse than it was since there was no ptrap at all before 🤷 it rarely smelled and no one ever goes downstairs nor uses this bathroom 🙄
  2. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Ok I think I FINALLY have a plan. Any thoughts/changes? https://photos.app.goo.gl/5EVdMfSKDofTyaBR7 I plan to put tile down on the concrete first then the shower pan. I also got some 4in1 product (think it's basically like a sand material) to put in the hole which should raise the water level...
  3. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Not sure we're on the same page... Here is a pic of the pvc that goes to the grinder/sump across the basement, probably 15' under ground. https://photos.app.goo.gl/skWmxgEf93CC27LEA Here is another view from the top https://photos.app.goo.gl/b9SMUPEbwYTHY8418 If I put a coupler on this...
  4. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Checking back for any thoughts/ideas? I think the main question/struggle I have right now is this. The pipe that goes to the sump is only about 1 3/4" below the ground. Does that mean if I plumb it "flush" the other end of the ptrap will also be 1 3/4" under ground, in other words is the...
  5. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    The corrugated pipe continues to the left, it goes all around the perimeter and dumps into sump (which is next to the grinder sump where the shower/toilet drain into. So I think that might be bad to block that connection if the ptrap fire right under the shower drain? Here is the sump, it...
  6. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Yeah I wish I could go straight down into ptrap but that corrugated pipe around the perimeter is in the way. I'll confirm there won't be water in the horizonal section. Thanks so much for the help and ideas!
  7. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Yeah it's about a 3' section from toilet to shared drain. Any thoughts on my recent pic and if that's gonna be fine as is as far as the height being off slightly?
  8. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    The toilet which is right next to the shower. There's another floor drain in the HVAC room right next to this bathroom but I'm fairly certain that one just runs to the sump, and not to the grinder/sump where the drain runs. 2. Probably about 15' 3. See 1 🤣. Yes
  9. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    I've since been told that since this drains to the sealed sump, which has a vent, is how it's to code and gets the vent 🤷
  10. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Here is a pic of what I got going right now... Seems like it might be OK? Its definitely tilted slightly down on the drain side but it should move up a little when I screw the base from shower in from above (it should pull it up 1/4" or so) as the drain hole in the base is not flush with the...
  11. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Ok so back to this project # ; ) I decided to knock out concrete to make enough room to put a Ptrap in this area where the PVC is. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPpe-15XhaVHm2sPdAOIvG3cewUF48XrPZkLI5jEWGZhG5lQ6hAPaN_atoaJ-wTkA?key=Y295cVlvWG9SbHlDS25RSnNSNlZxcXB0Q1Uwa1VR The problem I...
  12. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Yes this bathroom is 5'7" x 8'5". So in the picture you sketched up, its 5'7 on the wall with the blue AAV drawing, and 8'5 from the hole in the wall where it says AAV to the other wall (also concrete/foundation wall). So where I would put the p-trap in the current hole in the floor to the...
  13. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Ah - thanks for the pic - we posted at the same time. I just measured and its closer to 30' from drain to sump/grinder area. The wall you depicted is a solid concrete wall and foundation in basement. The wall on the left with holes in it and on the bottom is the HVAC room. I think either wall...
  14. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    On the other side of that wall is the HVAC room - there is a floor drain in that room too but not sure if it "T's" with this shower drain we're looking at, or if they both just run and dump into the grinder sump and/or regular water sump. I'll confirm which one that floor drain goes to...
  15. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    I added a pic to the album explaining what I was thinking: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipP829otrEyKdVcsAf-LwLR54jMl8B4dDTPy-KJPIOGgdjksKeFOj6E_LgHacbZceg/photo/AF1QipOajPsoD_XYAfBM3pG0KuEm8jHsNsJhaSNV8T4x?key=aTNjU1dQZk56eE1KaEU3WmpDUGVDWHRaQWExZFln
  16. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    So I was thinking I would only need to break the concrete to the "top left" of the current square hole - the PVC is already angled the right direction so I thought just breaking the concrete another 6" or so and then id cut the PVC right after the first elbow, put p-trap here, and then to the...
  17. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Oh, so all the new plumbing I put in is going to be burried in sand with concrete on top? And in regards to the new drain location, any advice on if/how I will break that concrete so I can get the drain moved to that area? Lastly, i'm not sure what you mean by "a stub up to connect to the...
  18. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Well it will only be covered by a pre-fab shower, as it has been since '93 when the house was build I presume. So would I fill it with sand for a few inches and then mix concrete and pour on top of the sand and just needing to leave room under the PVC for the ptrap I need to add etc?
  19. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Back to this project again and another question - we got a replacement pre-fab shower and (of course) the drain isn't anywhere in the current hole. I circled it in green and wondered how hard it would be to knock out this concrete enough to get a proper Ptrap and angle so the drain is where the...
  20. R

    Bathroom remodel - interesting find under pre-fab shower

    Very familiar with the indoor "french drain" systems as we had to install one to our last tri-level house- THAT was expensive and a huge pain! I am fairly certain there is a perimeter drain system in this basement as the sump pump is always working hard after a good rain. This "pit" is only a...
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