Attaching New Laundry Drain 2nd Floor
No more lugging laundry up and down the stairs.
Attaching new laundry drain 2nd floor. How to attach a new bathroom to existing plumbing. The laundry room is above the garage and next to an exterior wall so putting drain in would be relatively easy i would think. There is no drain in the laundry room for washing machine leaks explosions etc. I am in new construction and i have a drain pipe where the hose is attached to my washer which is on the second floor.
It is new construction so i am not worried about prior water damage. We often reuse the kitchen countertop material such as granite or corian in the laundry room. Drain and vent lines must be positioned precisely so you should install them before the supply pipes. I have a catch basin under the washer just to catch overflow out of the washer door and some leak that might accidentally happen.
If your remodel includes installation of a new bathroom you ll have to install plumbing but unlike new construction a remodel involves. The dirty clothing sheets and towels that make up 95 of our laundry are generated on the second floor so having the laundry room upstairs eliminates the lugging of laundry baskets up and down the stairs. A pull down ironing board. You must slope the drainpipe at 1 8 to 1 4 inch drop per.
If you must run drainpipes across a floor carefully calculate the amount of vertical space available. He prefers finishing the whole laundry room floor with tile and installing a floor drain. It may be possible to simplify supply runs by moving a vent pipe over a few inches. A soaking sink and countertops for folding clothes.
Has anyone done that. In many cases we are remodeling a kitchen along with creating a new laundry room. Moving washer dryer to upstairs laundry room the pros.