Locating Floor Drains In Bathrooms

Frozen drain levers are usually from the corroded bucket gate at the bottom.

Locating floor drains in bathrooms.

But first i need to mention the bathroom plumbing rough in dimensions you need to know. While it s possible to move almost any large fixture beneath the bathroom floor are supporting joists that you should not cut in order to install new drains. Second good floor drains are typically designed to keep unpleasant odors from entering the restroom through the drain. These are handy when the inside cross piece of the drain is broken off or has corroded away.

Ideally 8 1 4 inches above the floor. The center of the lav s drain is located 18 approximately above the finished floor. I made an imp. Determine the new bathroom configuration to suit your existing home drainage system.

Cold water only pipe creates one hole between 5 and 10 inches above the floor supply line horizontal. We will use these fittings to plumb this bathroom in just a moment. Sometimes drains become really difficult to remove and require a friction drain removal tool. Check toilet to confirm location water supply connection.

Immediately beneath a sink bathtub or other plumbing fixture the fixture drain opening leads to a curved segment of pipe known as the p trap which is normally a 1 1 4 to 2 inch diameter segment of pipe with a sharp curved bend in it shaped like the letter p. Design your new configuration so that the new drainpipes run parallel to the joists and between them. If you can pry up the bucket with the attached rod you may be able to clean it up. Most floor drains are designed with a feature called a p trap because it is shaped roughly like the letter p turned on its side.

Measured from centerline running vertically through the center of the toilet supply line hole should be 6 inches to the side of centerline. Toilet rough in details. This is the easiest way to find your drain under your basement concrete floor slab. This is if you have a plastic drain pipe like pvc or abs.