Bathroom Remodel - Plumbing Rough-In

A lot of people want to know why it can be expensive to remodel a bathroom, this video will show you some of what contributes to the cost.

We will be replacing the floor tile with Saltillo tile, to match the tile in the rest of the home, placing a 3cm granite top on the new double vanity and will be using a nice porcelain tile with decorative accent pieces in the shower as well as for the backsplash on the vanity and surround to frame the mirror.

This will be a very nice bathroom when it is all put back together. Thanks for watching!

In this example, we expanded the master bathroom into the master closet. We also moved the location of the shower, the vanity, the toilet and added another sink. Part of what helped to alleviate a bit of the cost in this instance is the fact that there is a second bathroom adjacent to the one that we are remodelling so we were able to use some of the water lines and drain access from that bathroom to our advantage.

As you can see in the video, we are essentially doing another plumbing rough-in of the area. What makes it more expensive the second time is that in order to do the work, we have to break through concrete. Additionally, we are having to contend with the existing plumbing and if it will not work for the current needs, the existing plumbing must be correctly terminated and abandoned.

Along with reworking the plumbing, the bathroom has also been completely rewired. Number one, the original wiring was just inadequate for the desires of the client, but number two, we added another exhaust fan, upgraded the existing exhaust fan, will add an electric radiant heating pad under the floor tile and added five recessed cans where there used to be only two surface-mounted ceiling fixtures.

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[abqbuilder]

The venting will work just fine when both the shower and the bathtub are being used at the same time. The water flows downward and the air pulls from above. You are permitted by the 2009 IRC to use one vent to vent two traps as a common vent, so long as the traps are located on the same floor The really nice thing about this is that it allows the number of roof penetrations to be reduced.

[gladthemax]

Hey man, I'm looking at 0:55 and I see the shower P-trap, then the Tee (45deg) that joins the shower drain and the bathtub drain to the main drain, but I don't see where the vent for the shower is?! I'm guessing you rely on the bathtub vent, but the question is what happens when both bathtub is drained and someone is taking a shower, would it vent? Any comments, answers from anyone else? Anyways, thanks for sharing the video, you got a like from me!... Cheers!