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As usual with home improvement projects, installing a new shower, and adding a sink and commode in the basement is taking longer and costing more than anticipated. The contractor is currently in the basement with a concrete saw, cutting out the floor.
Clay pipe under the floor is a good choice (in this case made in 1940) if you assume never having to excavate. It doesn't corrode. However, it is fragile. Argh. Tying modern plumbing drains into it is also a problem. Oh, and none of this is vented, so they have to add that.
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are you certain it's clay?
are you certain it's clay? The house we lived in was built in 1947, and it had concrete drain lines. Clay's better, in that it's smoother and less likely to rot from the bacteria.
Yes, we're looking at getting a very simple 780 square foot 'house' built for my parents - the quotes right now are between 120 and 140k, which is ridiculous for a box with three interior walls.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
Oh, yeah. Old, clay pipe.
Oh, yeah. Old, clay pipe. Very fragile.
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Three things to consider on every project.
The known; the unknown; and the unknown unknown.
The known is what you know for sure going in. The unknown is what you know you need to find out. The unknown unknown are the things you couldn't have anticipated in any way, shape or form.
Those last, usually blow the budget big time.
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Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
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What Country is this In?
Having been an Inspector until 2003, I'm most familiar with building codes for the Northwest. What you are saying sounds like building along the Atlantic Coast. I would want the basement ceiling to be at least 7'6". Are you going to have to pump the sewage out of there? This sounds like a big job.
The biggest issue with 'low
The biggest issue with 'low ceiling' basements, to me, is simply the light fixtures. Who cares if it's only 6' tall, otherwise? With modern flush mount LED panel fixtures, navigating something like my FIL's basement (now deceased) would no longer give me a headache.
I mean, really. You spend most of your time in a basement either doing something requiring bending over (laundry), sitting down, or carrying something. You rarely hold ballroom dance lessons there.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
I live in central Kentucky.
I live in central Kentucky. The sewer line runs under the poured concrete floor, and downhill to the main. However, the plumber says the drop between the wall and the floor drain is insufficient, and he'll have to add a macerator. (!)
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I can see that. It's because
I can see that. It's because of the toilet, mostly. If it was just liquid, you'd be okay, but any semi-solids or solids would tend to stall in flow.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
Argh. Now the contractor is
Argh. Now the contractor is sick, perhaps with the Flu.
All the underfloor plumbing is done, but everything is waiting for the new floor to be poured. The contractor says he has the concrete in the back of his truck. He just has to get well enough to come over and clear out the dirt, frame the hole and pour the concrete. Then everything remaining will be finished quickly!
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