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About Dana Bostick
Expertise
Pretty much any residential plumbing questions. Note: I live and work in Southern California. We do not as a rule use boilers, hot water or steam heating systems or wells so my knowledge in those areas is limited. There are others here that can probably answer those questions better. "We all is city folk" out here! What is a "well" LOL

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Licensed General Contractor with Plumbing, HVAC and Electrical sub-licenses

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SearchWarp, Article Alley, www.DIYHomeInspection.blogspot.com

Education/Credentials
30 years in the trades

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Plumbing in the Home - moving shower drain

Expert: Dana Bostick - 11/3/2009

Question
Remolding a bathroom on a slab. I understand moving the toilet is a major deal. How about a shower. Would love to remove shower stall and replace it with tub. But the drains wouldn't match up. Any ideas?
Thanks.

Answer
Hi Christie,
Moving any plumbing waste under a slab is a big deal. You will need to break the slab, re-work the drains to where you want them and re-pour the slab. For a tub drain we "box out" a 12-14 inch square section of pour so it is not filled in by the concrete. In other words, we leave a hole. This allows room for the tub waste and p-trap. This is generally not a do it yourself job unless you are very skilled at this sort of thing. It very hard to fix an "Oops". LOL
Good Luck,
Dana

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