Questions tagged [rough-in]
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Crazy Basement Rough in and Placement - Need help with Layout
TLDR: Strange rough-in. Need layout for full bath, less than 55' if possible. Ignore tape lines.
Need help deciphering this rough in layout. It seems a bit counter-intuitive to us and we're having ...
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Am I correctly measuring my toilet rough-in distance?
I have removed an old toilet in a bathroom that we never use to refresh it and install a new one. I was surprised to see that the installation bolts on the flange are only 9in from the wall. I have ...
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Mechanical rough-in / dryer vent
Me and my dad are building my house primarily by ourselves and making due with his prior knowledge and my degree from YouTube university and my post graduate in Reddit institute of higher learning. We ...
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Roughing out shower niche
I am presently roughing in a shower niche (20" wide prefer 24") for a curbless shower (45x60), and after demoing the wall it appears the builder placed studs 24 o.c., which is fine as I will ...
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prehung door does not fit in frame after shimming hinge side of the door
I am installing a prehung door that fits well in the frame, but after shimming in the hinge side of the door (with no shims in the top or latch side of the door), when the door was closed, there was a ...
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Sizing bypass closet doors for non-standard rough openings
I am having drywall done and ordering doors. The only one that is throwing me off is the closet.
Closet A has a rough opening of 61.75". The closet is preferred to be bypass doors mission style. ...
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3/4" vs. 1/2" at the Shower Valve Rough In
I have read varying opinions on this. Here's the detail for my install application:
House has 3/4" Supply from Street.
Somewhere it reduces down to 1/2" to feed existing shower valve.
New ...
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Plumbing Rough Leak Test Method
Just finished expansion pex rough-in new construction, residential, using a water well as service.
For the purpose of testing I've bypassed the water heater and temporarily bridged, or connected, the ...
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Help me identify rough pipe please!
Can you help me identify pipe number 1? I have a picture of the inside and not sure what it is and if it needs access. I think I have the other pipes correct...
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Vanity Drain
Toliet Drain
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Proper Use of a Mud Ring?
Getting ready to hang the drywall in the garage, it's 5/8" - I'm not confident I have my 4x4 box for the dryer in the correct position.
When mounting a 4x4 metal box such as the one in the photo ...
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Adjustable Receptacle Box - Drywall Bulging
I’m new to all things drywall. I’m using adjustable boxes for electrical switches and outlets in the bathrooms and kitchen where the finish will be tile.
I’m getting a bulge where the mounting bracket ...
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Finishing above-ground basement - is there an alternative to moving this toilet drain?
My home is in Northern Colorado, built in 1997, bi-level with an unfinished "basement" that is entirely above grade, with a rough-in bathroom and a small open space that I want to turn into ...
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Under Cabinet Lighting - Electrical Rough-In
I’m surprised this wasn’t easier to find by 2023, so I’ll ask here to hopefully put a good answer on record.
I’m remodeling a small, two parallel wall, galley style kitchen. With respect to under ...
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What kind of a test plug to use for DWV inspection
I'm an owner-builder, getting ready for a close-in inspection which includes plugging and testing the DWV system for a new bathroom. I have a standard 3" test ball that I have used as a test plug ...
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Why do I have extra copper tubing connected to each bathroom sink supply line?
What I'm looking at here?
This is a picture of my guest bathroom sink, and the hot and cold inlets are each connected to two or three seemingly redundant lengths of copper tubing:
My first guess is, ...
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Basement Shower Drain Rough In
Our basement rough in for the shower drain has it located right where we want it, but it has no p-trap installed yet. I am unsure what I can do to add the p-trap but keep its location. I'm trying to ...
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How do I determine the "finished floor height" in a carpeted room?
I am carpeting a bathroom and would like to determine the finished floor height so I can get the toilet flange raised up as necessary to ensure that the fixture is stable and that it won't leak.
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Replacing a terracotta drain pipe underneath the floor
I started to trench to rough in a bathroom in the basement with 2" concrete floor and although the vertical stack is cast iron, underneath the basement floor I discovered the below the CI ...
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Help me identify the roughed in pipes please
Can you help me identify the roughed in pipes in my basement?
A.2" pipe. Buried in the ground. I think for the shower drain?
B.2" pipe. Not sure about this one
C.4.5" pipe. Pretty sure ...
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Is this roughed in basement sewer pipe in the right location?
My basement is unfinished but the sewer drains were roughed-in and I have some blueprints of possible layouts when I bought the house (from the previous homeowner not the builder). The roughed-in ...
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Receptacle and Switch Box Placement - 5/8" Drywall
When placing the blue Carlon (non-adjustable) PVC outlet & switchboxes on 2x4 studs, they have alignment tabs that allow proper depth for 1/2" drywall. Several have been set using the tabs.
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Need help identifying odd rough-in drains in basement (that don't match anything I've seen online)
The attached photo shows five roughed in drains in my basement. These are in a 55" wide hallway that runs past the under-stairs area and the HVAC area.
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a single 2" ...
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Is there an adhesive that I can use to install this PEX tube cover?
The tiles are porcelain
The PEX cover tube is like this one
Typical installation is like this but I am not sure if the tile is not going to crack
in my situation the hole around the pipe is not like ...
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How to fix drain pipe threads
I'm replacing the bathroom sink in a vintage building from the 30s. The cast iron rough-in pipe no longer has threads. The prior coupler was a 1 1/2" threaded pvc fitting, but it popped right ...
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Wiring an AC disconnect during rough in phase of new construction?
What is the proper way to run wire to an AC disconnect box with new construction, knowing that there will eventually be siding on top of a rainscreen?
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Out-Building Plumbing Rough-in layout
I purchased my current property before all of the buildings were completed. As such, I have a 60x80 outbuilding that has the plumbing roughed in for a bathroom, but the bathroom was not installed. I ...
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Exterior Electrical Box for Wall Light - Placement/Stucco
My Question: What is the proper depth of the J box for mounting exterior light fixtures? Should the outside edge of the box be flush, inset or protrude past the finished stucco?
My exterior walls are ...
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Dryer Vent Rough-In - New Construction - Stucco
I'm a DIY'er doing a complete to the studs remodel. I'm getting tripped up on a minor detail that I would prefer to get right. My goal is to get the dryer vent pipe penetration properly flashed and ...
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What can I do when the rough in hole in my concrete is too large for my toilet flange?
I am finishing a basement bathroom and preparing to lay down vinyl flooring. Before I do that, I wanted to check how my toilet flange would fit sitting on top of the finished floor, and I noticed that ...
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How do you rough in lighting for drop ceilings? [duplicate]
I have a basement office that I intend to put a drop ceiling in. I was also planning to use the can lights that rest on the drop ceiling track itself rather than between the floor joists above. How ...
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How would one plumb two bathrooms from one rough-in?
I am in the planning stage to finish my basement. There is a rough-in with drain for toilet and shower. My plan is to add at least two bedrooms with one being a master. Thankfully the rough-in is ...
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Can NM cable run directly behind a junction box in a wall?
I'm placing a receptacle 43” above the floor. I plan on building a work bench in this area. I’m running some cable and using preexisting holes in the stud, but one of the holes is exactly 43” high. I’...
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Identifying Vent in Unfinished Basement & General Bathroom Layout
I am looking to finish my basement and wanted to get validation on my vent tie-in locations.
I believe I have correctly identified it in the photo (top right of photo).
I believe the builders have it ...
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How to choose location for kitchen rough-in plumbing [closed]
I'm going to have a new house built, and I want to have roughed-in plumbing in one room for a small kitchen. I need some help choosing a location to tell the builder. I won't be shopping for ...
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Garage catch basin and basement washroom drain pipe connection
I am trying to get a good understanding of the plumbing setup I have in the garage (see attached picture).
This catch-basin is located in the middle of the garage. There is a basement washroom on the ...
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Plastic electrical cut-in boxes with 3/8s tabs
Most plastic home improvement store electrical, single gang cut-in boxes seem to have little plastic tabs / bumps which if used, will set the box 3/8s inch off the studs. We are doing 1/2" ...
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Need Tips for Mounting screw-in Slider electrical Boxes
I know they've been around awhile but I'm still kind of new to them. I occasionally have to mount these Allied slider boxes in new and old work situations, and sometimes they go in perfectly with no ...
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Should and can I move the gas pipes to make height for bathroom
Trying to add a bathroom to the basement with the builder provided rough in which is next to furnace/heater (located at 10 ft right angle away from electrical boards and laundry)
I see that the city'...
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DIY Bathroom Addition Vent and Drain Questions
I am adding a bathroom addition and I need some advice on laying out the drains and vents. The new bathroom will be 8'x 15' and will be slab on grade. When the new septic system was installed a few ...
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Installing a fiberglass shower in basement
I have an acrylic preformed shower to install in my basement. There is a rough in drain in a 10x10 cutout. I have two questions.
The shower hole for the drain is in the center of the shower so it ...
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How can I reduce a rough opening height 1-1/4"?
I'm building a new master bedroom closet. The wife wants a specific 30x80" door which requires a rough-in of 32x82. Unfortunately, the measurement from the top plate to the subfloor is 83 1/4". I'm ...
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Rough opening..overthinking?
In the middle of framing my basement, I realized I made a rough opening for a bathroom door approximately 4" too big. I glued m & screwed in another 2x4 to each jack stud to get the opening where ...
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10 inch rough toilet but heating baseboard is in the way
Just moved into a new house. Need to replace the toilet. It is a 10 inch rough from the wall, however there is a heating baseboard in the way. There is a toilet there now and the back of the base of ...
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Check valve seeping around hinge nut - should I replace it?
As a part of my hot water recirculation system, I installed this brass swing check valve about a year ago on the supply side of my tankless water heater. It appears to be leaking just enough to cause ...
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Can I add strips of lumber to studs in a framed wall to meet plumbing hole size limitations?
If you want to fit a 2” PVC pipe with 2.375” OD in a non load bearing wall stud, it needs to be less than or equal to 60% of the width of the stud. i.e a stud which would need to be just over 3.95” in ...
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Toilet drain roughed in to wrong location
New construction home plumbing issue. Architects placed toilet in front of bathroom door. What the heck- that is where the sink should be! We did not notice until slab was poured and we saw the drain ...
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How wide to trench foundation slab for new plumbing?
What is a good rule of thumb for how wide to cut the trench when adding new drain/waste/vent plumbing to a foundation?
Here is a made up example rule similar to what I am hoping to find:
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Do building codes enforce location with regard to plumbing rough-in?
We're building a new home and paid for the rough-in plumbing for a basement bathroom. In the model, (which I have been told is not customizable outside their allotted plans) the roughed-in lines were ...
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Electrical rough in
I have 2 question on electrical rough-in
1) For the outlet boxes, do I strip and wire nut the wires or just roll them up and tuck them in for the inspection?
2) For my recessed canless LED lights (...
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Is my Milwaukee drill defective?
I have a Milwaukee M12 Fuel hammer drill I purchased in July. Last week I was drilling holes through studs with a brand new 5/8” auger bit and the drill was constantly stopping due to overload ...
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