I'm finishing a basement remodel that includes the addition of a new bathroom from the existing rough-in. The house was built in 1982.
I'd like to construct the shower using a shower liner and mortar bed method for a tiled shower. As I finished framing and looked at the existing rough-in shower drain closer, I found that it is actually 2" (ID) cast iron! This surprised me as everything else is plumbed using PVC. Nonetheless, it is what it is. I guess on the bright side it does have a p-trap (also cast iron).
The rough-in drain pipe sticks out the concrete floor several inches. My original plan was simply to cut the pipe down, attach a PVC shower pan drain, lay the pre-slope, etc. and move on. The realization that the pipe is cast iron changed this.
What are my options to resolve this issue?
I've never worked with a cast iron pipe this small. I doubt an insert adapter would work/pass code as the ID would become too small.
If there is some sort of adapter that slips over the pipe, how does it connect to the pipe? Ideally, I'd like to be able to use the PVC shower pan drain, if possible.
I'd also like to avoid opening the floor and cutting out the pipe; even if I did this, I'd still face the same challenge - how would I convert it over to PVC?
I'd like to construct the shower using a shower liner and mortar bed method for a tiled shower. As I finished framing and looked at the existing rough-in shower drain closer, I found that it is actually 2" (ID) cast iron! This surprised me as everything else is plumbed using PVC. Nonetheless, it is what it is. I guess on the bright side it does have a p-trap (also cast iron).
The rough-in drain pipe sticks out the concrete floor several inches. My original plan was simply to cut the pipe down, attach a PVC shower pan drain, lay the pre-slope, etc. and move on. The realization that the pipe is cast iron changed this.
What are my options to resolve this issue?
I've never worked with a cast iron pipe this small. I doubt an insert adapter would work/pass code as the ID would become too small.
If there is some sort of adapter that slips over the pipe, how does it connect to the pipe? Ideally, I'd like to be able to use the PVC shower pan drain, if possible.
I'd also like to avoid opening the floor and cutting out the pipe; even if I did this, I'd still face the same challenge - how would I convert it over to PVC?
