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    Tub Drain Box Out

    Yeah I am getting the same width tub. What about the distance from the frame backwards? Would that be the same? Another thing I have to do is the Overflow is going to be taller but that's the least of my concerns.
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    Keeping Old Waste/Overflow

    Do you have any advice as far as the process goes? My friend has an angle grinder with a diamond blade he said I could use to cut around the drain that's concreted in. What steps do I need to do after that? It doesn't have to be filled in correct? Also is there a way to go from a PVC drain kit...
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    Keeping Old Waste/Overflow

    So today I took the drywall out in the room behind my bathtub. My waste and overflow pipes are concreted into the slab. Is there a way to keep the old pipes or do the waste and overflow pipes have to be replaced? Also I have attached a picture of what it looks like. The concrete mixed around the...
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    Tub Drain Box Out

    So Ripping the drywall out a little further it's definitely concreted it in. What are the chances of being able to keep that pipe where it is and everything lining up on the new tub?
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    Tub Drain Box Out

    Okay so I ended up tearing out a rectangle of sheetrock directly behind my tub. This is what I found. It appears to be in the floor. Any suggestions?
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    Tub Drain Box Out

    Can i access it from the back wall? How hard would that be to knock out the concrete?
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    Tub Drain Box Out

    I currently have a house in South Carolina with a slab foundation. I am going to replace my tub/surround soon. My house was built in the 1980s. Is it common for the tub drain/overflow pipe to be slabbed into the concrete or a acess left open for future repair/replacement? I've looked everywhere...
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