Hi,
I am trying to replace the current floor drain cover in the basement. It's an odd ball. It looks like a snap-in but the metal is cast (lightweight) presumably some sort of aluminum alloy. It's not really a snap in, since the "legs" that should snap are more like prongs which are not flexible.
The house is about 12 years old, in Ontario, Canada.
The cover reads "Shamo Industries" and "Mississauga ON". Never heard of this company.
The first time I removed it, I assumed that the cover was sitting on top of the drain pipe, but upon further investigation, I realized it is sitting on concrete. I can't see any pipe edge. I chiseled out a bit of concrete in one side to see if I can expose the pipe, but there seems to be nothing but concrete over there.
Is this possible? Was this even according to code back then? or just a sloppy builder.
What I need is some model of cover that has screws holding the strainer since I need to install a valve in it to prevent Radon gas sipping from the pipes into the basement.
Any ideas, suggestions are very much welcomed! Tx!
I am trying to replace the current floor drain cover in the basement. It's an odd ball. It looks like a snap-in but the metal is cast (lightweight) presumably some sort of aluminum alloy. It's not really a snap in, since the "legs" that should snap are more like prongs which are not flexible.
The house is about 12 years old, in Ontario, Canada.
The cover reads "Shamo Industries" and "Mississauga ON". Never heard of this company.
The first time I removed it, I assumed that the cover was sitting on top of the drain pipe, but upon further investigation, I realized it is sitting on concrete. I can't see any pipe edge. I chiseled out a bit of concrete in one side to see if I can expose the pipe, but there seems to be nothing but concrete over there.
Is this possible? Was this even according to code back then? or just a sloppy builder.
What I need is some model of cover that has screws holding the strainer since I need to install a valve in it to prevent Radon gas sipping from the pipes into the basement.
Any ideas, suggestions are very much welcomed! Tx!