Question about bathroom remodeling (floor, window, drain, sink)

[luv4horses]

Wondering if this is possible from a plumbing perspective. The bathroom currently has a small shower with a window in it. 90’s house. The room will be gutted but is on a slab.

Could the “commode” be moved to the tiny shower space and use the existing waste water pipes built for the shower? The new shower will either use the bath tub drain or potentially that in the old “commode” location assuming that a hot water line can be diverted from the nearby current sink plumbing.

So the real question is whether the pipes for the old shower are sufficient for ...ahem.

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by luv4horses

Could the “commode” (pipes) be moved to ...

Probably. Once you jackhammer the floor and re-route the various pipes.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Originally Posted by luv4horses

Could the “commode” be moved to the tiny shower space and use the existing waste water pipes built for the shower?

So the real question is whether the pipes for the old shower are sufficient for ...ahem.

Not even close!
A shower requires a 2” drain; a toilet requires 3”.

And since this bath is on a slab- you’d be jackhammering most of the bathrooms floor to reroute not only waste lines, but supply lines also.

[luv4horses]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

Not even close!
A shower requires a 2” drain; a toilet requires 3”.

And since this bath is on a slab- you’d be jackhammering most of the bathrooms floor to reroute not only waste lines, but supply lines also.

That’s exactly the info needed. Two vs three inches. Jack hammering the slab would never enter my mind.

Time for imagining a new plan. Thanks.

[Coolair]

You are definitely going to to redo the piping. The diameter and the height is different or both.