basement bathroom remodel

janev · 03-12-2011, 10:18 PM

just starting a basement bathroom remodel. The floor is a slab, the current toilet placement is RIGHT inside the door, There is no place to move the door. Thankfully the door opens out. I believe the toilet drain may be right into the septic. how can I check this and if this is true, is there any way to move the drain that is currently in the floor? Thanks.

**oh'mike** · 03-12-2011, 10:33 PM

Any thing can be done--Post a picture if you can---also is plumbing PVC or cast iron.

Pull the toilet and see which way the pipe goes--there is no P-trap on a toilet line--

Jack hammering the floor and moving things around is done all the time---

We need more facts to offer any suggestions-----Mike---

janev · 03-12-2011, 10:41 PM

Thanks oh'mike. The toilet is out, it's cast iron pipe, it looks like it goes straight down. There is a clean out directly behind the toilet on the other side of the wall. no light right now for photos, i will in the a.m.

**oh'mike** · 03-12-2011, 11:11 PM

Good,Look for the main vent stack---poke something down the toilet hole--see if you can figure out which way the pipe goes---It probably heads for the clean out or main stack.

03-12-2011, 10:18 PM	#1
janev advanced newbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Montana Posts: 10	basement bathroom remodel just starting a basement bathroom remodel. The floor is a slab, the current toilet placement is RIGHT inside the door, There is no place to move the door. Thankfully the door opens out. I believe the toilet drain may be right into the septic. how can I check this and if this is true, is there any way to move the drain that is currently in the floor? Thanks.

03-12-2011, 10:33 PM	#2
oh'mike Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kane county,Illinois Posts: 16,762	basement bathroom remodel Any thing can be done--Post a picture if you can---also is plumbing PVC or cast iron. Pull the toilet and see which way the pipe goes--there is no P-trap on a toilet line-- Jack hammering the floor and moving things around is done all the time--- We need more facts to offer any suggestions-----Mike--- __________________ New members: Adding your location to your profile helps in many ways.--M--

03-12-2011, 10:41 PM	#3
janev advanced newbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Montana Posts: 10	basement bathroom remodel Thanks oh'mike. The toilet is out, it's cast iron pipe, it looks like it goes straight down. There is a clean out directly behind the toilet on the other side of the wall. no light right now for photos, i will in the a.m.

03-12-2011, 11:11 PM	#4
oh'mike Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kane county,Illinois Posts: 16,762	basement bathroom remodel Good,Look for the main vent stack---poke something down the toilet hole--see if you can figure out which way the pipe goes---It probably heads for the clean out or main stack. __________________ New members: Adding your location to your profile helps in many ways.--M--

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