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Modify and Install New Plumbing Lines

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Building a GIANT Shower (Home Remodel)

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What happens here

With the old fixtures removed, identify the 1.5-inch PVC vent tube that runs vertically up the wall. Since the bathtub is being removed, this vent tube can be capped off at the floor level and adapted for the shower. The shower requires a 2-inch drain with a trap. Cap off the smaller existing bathtub drain and reroute a larger 2-inch black PVC shower drain to the desired center location of the new shower. Ensure a P-trap is installed to prevent sewer gases from entering the bathroom.

Goal: Reroute and upgrade the shower drainage and water lines for the new walk-in shower.

Tools and materials

  • 1/2-inch Galvanized Pipe with Cap — Temporarily capping new water lines until shower heads are installed
  • 1/2-inch PEX Piping — New water supply lines
  • 2-inch Black PVC Drain Pipe — New shower drain line
  • Impact Driver Dewalt — Driving screws for plumbing connections and subflooring
  • P-trap — Preventing sewer gases from entering the bathroom
  • PSM Screws — Securing drop-ear connections to studs
  • PVC Primer — Preparing PVC surfaces for solvent cement
  • PVC Solvent Cement — Gluing PVC pipes and fittings together for a permanent, watertight seal
  • Reciprocating Saw Milwaukee — Cutting existing PVC pipes for rerouting

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learn how to fix it did you see that white inch-and-a-half PVC pipe running down the wall well it's a vent tube it's used to allow for all the sewage gases to escape out of the house and to the outside there's basically one in every bathroom and anything that has a drainage system it's an absolute must to have a vent tube and since we don't have a bathtub anymore we can just get rid of this vent tube cap it off and just keep the vent tube for the shower easy fix the shower requires a black 2-inch drain with a trap so we are capping off the small drain from the bathtub and rerouting the large black shower drain to sit in the middle of our shower the trap is required to create a water lock to keep the stinky sewer gases from back flowing into the shower all of this is super easy it's essentially like putting together Legos but also gluing them more permanently so here's the thing since I'm going to have both a water rain feature coming from the middle of the ceiling as well as a traditional removable water spray handle coming from the wall I still had to remove the old water lines because I want the ability to turn the shower on for the water to actually warm up and not freeze me without having to get into the shower so I would need to run the new water lines from the ceiling instead of the floor to install the regulator by the entrance all right boys and girls a

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