Jbridge337
Member
Hi, my wife and I are in the planning stages of mbr remodel. We want to remove a jetted tub and surround and replace it with a freestanding tub. The bathroom is on the main floor above a finished basement. We will be contracting the majority of the work out. I discovered a wrinkle in our plans yesterday when I found that what I believe to be the vent for the main plumbing stack/septic tank penetrates the floor under what is currently a jetted tub deck/surround before bending into the wall where it then runs up and eventually through the roof (confirmed by going into attic). This elbow is at the end of an approximately 20’ horizontal run between 12” load bearing joists where it drops down within wall space around stairs to the basement level slab.
My initial thought was to just move it so it penetrates the floor in a closet just on the other side. This might be possible from above once the tub is removed and the subfloor is taken up, however, is it legal/to code/ok to use a bend to loop this vent down below the joist (trey ceilings in basement, so room exists) and into the next joist space so it can come up through the closet floor? Would then just have 12x12 boxed in area in back corner of closet floor.
I already have appts for estimates for other plumbing related work, but wanted input on this newly discovered issue prior to those meetings.
thanks,
Jim
My initial thought was to just move it so it penetrates the floor in a closet just on the other side. This might be possible from above once the tub is removed and the subfloor is taken up, however, is it legal/to code/ok to use a bend to loop this vent down below the joist (trey ceilings in basement, so room exists) and into the next joist space so it can come up through the closet floor? Would then just have 12x12 boxed in area in back corner of closet floor.
I already have appts for estimates for other plumbing related work, but wanted input on this newly discovered issue prior to those meetings.
thanks,
Jim