Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Anyone ever move or setup basement bathroom "stub"

For the floor drain that I moved I only had to break up a line about <10 feet to the left in that picture I posted. I had a couple bro-in-laws helping me so we took turns with the jackhammer. My best advise would be if you could have some help, get it!

If you could identify where the drain lines run I'd say even making a ~25 foot run is doable if you really want to make it happen. Just plan for one or two days of breaking up the concrete. I had never done anything remotely like this before but I did have some experienced help. Maybe pay a plumber to come out to analyze the situation? I know those guys don't do anything cheap thou.

Yeah, that was kind of the newest plan/idea.... Hire a plumber to map things out, and then do the physical concrete and digging work ourselves. That leaves the planning and pipe laying to the plumber. I know that fitting the pipes together probably isn't a hard job, but since it is going under concrete, I want to make sure that it is exactly right.
Heck, we may find out that the drain that we would need to tie in to is closer to the new spot meaning less distance to dig.

I did see a video last night of someone using a concrete saw and cutting the path. After breaking up both ends, they removed about a 6 foot piece of concrete instead of having to hammer it all. Of course, I would need a straight path and a pretty big cutter machine to do it. The video claimed that it made the work less strenuous than the non-stop pounding of a jack-hammer....

good luck man, doesn't sound like a fun job.

Hilarious Rick! Looks about right!

Hey Randy, since it will be so much fun, maybe you will have to come over to Cedar Rapids some weekend and help (of course we have to buy the house yet)! Then you could help me map out the new home theater. Actually, I have some ideas for that already, but it would be even MORE fun...

Nick, re the concrete cutter - I think that's a great idea but will depend on how thick your poured floor is. If you can get through the concrete to the underlying packed gravel with the depth of a blade I'd say go for it. I think it would make the job much faster and easier.

For a 25' run, you are looking at about a 3" drop (1/8" per foot for 3" pipe).

You basically have two options. Cut a trench or build a floor on a floor. If you have the headroom the second floor, that is a good alternative. You could add some radiant heat to it if you want. Trenching isn't that bad. Just bite the bullet and rent a wet saw, make the cuts, then bust up the concrete and start digging.

Nick, what about moving the bathroom over into the corner where the shelves are - to the left as you are coming down the stairs? That isn't very far away. Like Mike said, you're going to have issues with slope if you decide to go very far.

That was my first thought too when we first looked at it. Then after several people mapping out everything in the basement, the ideal location is under the stairs. Where the shelves are now is planned to become the game room area. My wife hates having the pinball, arcade, pachinko, airhockey out in the main part of the basement. She is fine with the foosball for whatever reason. (she is actually pretty good at foosball)

It will most likely fall on the expertise of a plumber to let us know what can and can't be done and that won't happen until we buy the house (IF we buy the house since we are still working on selling our other one)...

I watched the video again, and I wonder what the drain pipe is next to the sawhorses around 0:39 of the video clip. There looks to be a cleanout which *should* mean that it is a drain.... I think... If so, then my run would be a LOT shorter going to that. I am hoping to get back into the house on Sunday and pay more attention to those details...