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Just a question for any plumbers/contractors out there.
How hard is it to convert a small bathroom into a bathrrom with a tub? I have a small sink/toilet and powder room that I would like to expand into a regular bathroom- it is adjacent to a large hall bathroom, so I assume the plumbing may be easily connected?
Just a question for any plumbers/contractors out there.
How hard is it to convert a small bathroom into a bathrrom with a tub? I have a small sink/toilet and powder room that I would like to expand into a regular bathroom- it is adjacent to a large hall bathroom, so I assume the plumbing may be easily connected?
I have no idea. Thanks for any and all responses.
Sunny
It depends. What type foundation is your house sitting on? Is this a first floor or second floor bath? Where are the plumbing fixtures on the adjacent bath?
This is the second floor bath. We have a full story downstairs. The adjacent bath has a sink on a connecting wall- the tub is on the other side. I have no idea about plumbing!.
This is the second floor bath. We have a full story downstairs. The adjacent bath has a sink on a connecting wall- the tub is on the other side. I have no idea about plumbing!.
s.
Since it is on a second floor, there should be a sub-floor where you can pretty easily run the plumbing, or go overhead with it. It should not be too hard to do. Just if you are hiring it done, make sure the repairman gives good references, and call them. You also do not need to pay up front, if they demand money up front, don't touch 'em.
If you are a do it yourselfer, my suggestion would be to watch DIY network, they have projects like this all the time, and you can also go to thier website and see instructions for all types of jobs like this.
My husband is a plumber, but he deals with water lines for water systems and for sewage, we just do things ourselves is why I know even this much.
Thank you- that helps. I dont think i wil attempt it myself- they also put the toilet in crooked(strange) they had a mirror above it- I just ripped all the wallpaper down and saw how crooked the thing was put in!
I know when we have questions, we usually find someone at the home stores that is pretty knowledgeable and ask them, usually they can help as well. I have seen a lot of toliets put in strangely, must be a man thing.
One other thing, make sure about any electricity that could be on the wall you are knocking out. Don't want to get shocked. If you have plug ins, light fixtures or light switches on that wall, it has electricity wires running thru it.
If this is the case, make sure power is off before any demolition and that who ever is doing this fixes the wiring correctly so there will be no chance for a fire in the future.
Thanks for the info again. This is my new project but I will be needing alot of time with Home depot- hopefully it wont be too expensive-The end result with 3 full bathrooms is, I think definitely worth the effort. I also have a basement which I may rent out- so maybe I should get the shower stall ripped out and put a new full tub in-
sunny
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