Minimum Floor Joist Depth Below Shower Drain And P Trap

Bath shower drain flat p trap 1 1 2 with flexible pipe e015 p trap for acrylic bathtubs by aniplast.

Minimum floor joist depth below shower drain and p trap.

The run from shower drain to the trap would be about 4 feet. The trap outlet distance is regulated based on the pipe diameter and i am sure this has been answered many times on here. In stock on october 14 2020. Well this doesn t really matter and is totally dependent on the trap outlet height.

Cement it together and quickly plumb the p trap with a 6 in. The floor joists are 7 top to bottom and 2 abs p trap needs about 7 5 8 clearance. 4 8 out of 5 stars 52. Problem is the p trap almost touches the bottom of the joist cavity and is likely to freeze being very close to the exterior of the house.

Kerdi line includes a corresponding polystyrene foam channel support to set the drain elevation to the corresponding kerdi shower lt lts shower trays. Get it as soon as fri oct 9. Standpipe not more than 30 or less than 18 above trap no trap installed below floor trap installed 6 to 18 above floor. If i install a trap inside the house proper a running trap freezing will not be an issue.

Save the p trap to drain line connection for last. Use reference marks on the subfloor to fine tune the location of the drain. It can also be lower than your exit pipe you need to drain into. The offset outlet is located 8 20 3 cm from the edge of the channel body and provides flexibility when obstacles e g floor joists are encountered during installation.

I ve contemplated using 1 5 p trap. 3 1 out of 5 stars 23. Set the shower base in place to double check the final placement of the p trap inserting a short temporary tailpiece. Is there a problem if i run an 8 section of drain pipe to a.

Level before the joint sets. The outlet side of the p trap is flush against the bathroom floor decking along with the drain pipe it connects to the wye the 1 5 dwv pipe so no more room to gain there. You attach the p trap directly to the drainage and manuever the p traps exits into you existing drain. It is not ideal to have the p trap below the the exit drain because water gravity has to force the water out instead of it flowing downwards naturally.

This could be 6 inches or 2 feet. Shower drain trap 1 answers i have removed a bathtub and i m replacing with a shower. Depends on where your trap outlet comes out of wall or meets below floor. The shower tile installer asked that the new drain be placed in the middle of the floor.

Bluevue 1 5 side outlet drain assembly.