Basement Bathroom Framing Question - Pictures included

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supperfly17
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Basement Bathroom Framing Question - Pictures included

Hello Everyone,

Here is my issue. I am trying to frame the stand-up shower. The builder did the rough-in for me, as the home is 3 years old. The problem I am faced with is that the shower drain is not far enough away from the concrete wall, as seen in pictures. I went to Lowes and Home Depot, and all stand up shower, with corner drains, and 12" by 12" centred pre-cut for the drain. I only have 9" on centre on 1 side.
What would my options be here, other then jackhammering the floor and moving the drain?
Thank you.
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So I would assume if the showers you are looking at are 12x12 corner drains they were corner showers or neo angle units that are fiberglass or acrylic. So options I see are #1 use 1-1/2" to 2" rigid foam insulation behind the one shower wall and modify the framing in that corner to make that work. #2 have a custom shower pan made to fit as well as walls or tile the walls. (Not always as expensive as you might think if there is a company in your area that does that) #3 do a custom dry pack shower base and tile it (this I really would not recommend) There are other options but not really for DIYers.

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Yes that is do-able as well. You should not need a huge jack hammer. Tell them at the rental store that you are only chipping a hole in your basement floor about 2feet square they can advise you on what they have for that. Generally to chip that hole, excavate the drain, cut and install the new piping, back fill and pour a patch of concrete would be about half a day. Be sure to install a p- trap below the floor (that should be what is there now) You also may need to have the shower unit drain you will be installing to check for the size of pipe you need. Usually most have a 2" drain so it is nicer to have the pipe coming up from the p trap being a 2" pipe since you are redoing it.

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I have the exact same problems in my basement bath. The builder rough in was made for a bathtub hence its 1.5" and being closer to the wall. I havent been able to find any shower pans that will drop in. I also have the same height issue as you with hvac above the shower. Most ready made shower stalls will fit with about 2" to spare on the top i also have an added problem with the floor sloping 1.5" towards the basement drain.. so i would have to build up a flat platform before i can use any shower pan.. My options were to build my own shower pan with morter and tile the whole thing. This will yield a better finished product but also cost 3x more and alot more labor.

I put my basement bath on hold and taking some time off from my basement project until i can figure out the best way foward.. so please let meknow how you end up so i can get some inspiratiom.

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engr wrote:I have the exact same problems in my basement bath. The builder rough in was made for a bathtub hence its 1.5" and being closer to the wall. .

Exactly the same issue with me. Why in the world would someone put a bathtub in the basement, makes no sense. And the worst part is the put the drain closer to the concrete wall, and you are not supposed to put a shower head/plumbing facing the exterior wall, because you wont be able to access it later.

I am still deciding what to do....and how to tackle this.

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I have found some corner shower bases with 8"x8" centers, but it doesn't fit into my space very well either.. my toilet will be too close to the shower then..

maybe it'll work for you.. I have also seen some shower pan replacement for bathtubs in either 48" or 60" length that might fit in your space if you have the length..

here's a place in markham that has some of those bases...

http://yorktaps.ca/shower-enclosures/

costco has a nice shower kit with glass sliding door that has the offset drain for bathtub replacement..

I dont have 5' length to fit those, perhaps these will work for you.. have a look.