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1/2 bath to 3/4 bath home improvement

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  • 16-11-2008 11:03am
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    JONES-SMITH
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    I own a 54 year old house in Los angeles and I want to convert my 1/2 bath to a 3/4 bath by adding an upright shower. The room is "L" shaped with a toilet at one end of the "L" and a sink at the other. The idea is to make the room square by demo'ing the closet that makes the room "L" shaped. I have very little experience but a lot of guts. I have a professional who will hang the drywall after I am done installing the shower. My biggest concern is tapping into the existing plumbing. My plumbing questions are: What supplies will I need? How difficult is this project? How do I do it?
    Thank you,
    Hopelessly Cheap


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    THOMPSON5
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    Your half-bath is plumbed for only two fixtures and therefore probably only has 1/2" supply lines.
    These will have to be replumbed from the nearest 3/4" hot and cold supply lines with 3/4" to the bathroom to add a shower.
    A shower will require a 2" trap and drain, vented after the trap to the main drain/waste/vent stack. If the half-bath doesn't have an exhaust vent, you also should add one. Showers put out a tremendous amount of moisture.
    The expense and difficulty of this depends on your type of pipes (supply and drain), how much wall and/or ceiling demolition you need to do the plumbing, the remodeling that is necessary, and the shower unit that you choose. Adding a shower bath is a good investment, as bathrooms and kitchens have the highest return whenever the house is sold.
    Before you do anything, contact your Building Inspection Department for local codes, permit and inspection requirements. Do NOT do this without a permit.
    You may be required to use a licensed plumber and maybe a licensed electrican because you may well run into electrical lines in the walls or have to add an exhaust vent. Depends on local codes try plumbing contractor You can do all demolition yourself. If allowed, you can do all of the other work, and we'll be glad to help you with it.
    Good luck!


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    sweetie
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    jaysus, that's some great ^ shilling/advertising/spam right there


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    Hotwheels
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    Doesn’t Joe the Plumber work for these?, as recommended by Mr. Mc Cain...Might be better to get him to do the Job :)


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    Alun
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    sweetie wrote: »
    jaysus, that's some great ^ shilling/advertising/spam right there
    :eek: Do you think they'd come over all the way from LA to fix my clogged waste pipe? :p


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    sweetie
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    Alun wrote: »
    :eek: Do you think they'd come over all the way from LA to fix my clogged waste pipe? :p


    all that effort and they probably wouldn't take the job. surely the metric/imperial mallarkey would put them off too


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