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Posted by No on July 15, 2005, 9:57 am
Wow - Lots of questions. First suggestion, get a couple of books on subjects
you have questions about. There is an e-book on basements on the net that
has some nice design ideas and general questions.
http://www.basementideas.com/download_page.php I aid $14 for the 'full'
version. Its not too bad, had some good ideas plus I got the instant
satisfaction of having the book w/o getting off my arse to go to the store!
I'll comment on your questions inline below...
>I have a basement that has the rough-in for a bathroom. I am looking
> to finish it and have a few questions. I understand the Toilet flange
> mount point/wall needs. However, based on the drawing below(not to
> scale), I am wondering:
>
> http://members.socket.net/~jfalken/img/plumbwall.jpg
>
> 1. The roughin is I believe 2" PVC. Can I tie in the three sinks you
> see in the picture to the one drain/vent? Will this work or do I need
> a separate vent for each sink?
Check your plumbing book for that one. Others may have some thoughts....
>
> 2. The dotted line represents the proposed horizontal run. As long as
> I keep the pipe sloping downward to the rough-in, can I make the 90
> deg. turn?
Yes just do not loose the slope. If you can get a sweep 90 in there its not
as tight of a turn, it will depend on your construction details.
>
> 3. It is a deep pour basement, so I have to use 10' lumber. Due to the
> cost, I don't want to overbuy/build. With the pipe(dotted line)
> running through it, do these walls need to be 2x4, 2x6, or double 2x4
> with the pipe running in between? If I do go with something over
> single 2x4, how do you handle the door jam thickness? Most pre-hung
> doors seem to have thinner than 6" jams.
Deep pour basement is very nice! Good job on that one. In a non load bearing
wall if you are just running 1 1/2" drain you can jst use 2x4s IMO.
If you go to 2x6 for your wet walls and you have a door in them you will
either
1) Order prehung doors with jambs for 2x6 construction or
2) Build jamb extensions or
3) No not use pre-hung doors and build you own jambs.
#1 is easiest, #2 is cheapest but a bit of work, #3 is hardest and
relatively cheap.
>
> 4. I have a stub for the shower. I want to do the walls in ceramic. I
> am going back and forth between prefab fiberglass shower pan and doing
> a mortar bed/freeform shower base. Is the mortar bed style way over
> the head of a pretty handy homeowner?
I think it is. You can get the shower bases in some nice materials if you
shop around. Do not accept just the limited options at the blue and orange
stores.
Keep in mind the shower doors in your design. I built a shower that required
custom doors. It added a lot of cost (Doors cost $2K versus a couple
hundred) but looked very cool when done.
>
> Thanks for your help. I'm hoping to start this this weekend, so wish
> me luck!
>
Good luck - I am starting mine very soon too! Where are you located?
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