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We are finishing our basement. Our home is 110 years old. The basement used to be dirt floor but in the 40's it got concreted. At some point a water closet existed because there is a toilet drain and sink drain and vent. We want to add a clawfoot tub a urinal, sink and toilet.There is no drain for the tub. I realize the floor will have to be cut to add the drain.
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Here is a photo of the sink drain/vent tree. I am wondering if I can tie the urinal into this tree as well as the sink?
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Here is a photo of the toilet drain.
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Would I cut the floor and tie the Tub drain into this drain? I don't know if the toilet uses the same vent as the sink did.
Another photo of a line in the floor that was capped off.
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I wonder if it is a vent. I have put the garden hose in it and can see water running through the clean-out in the basement.
Or I could run my tub drain to the line that drains the upstairs bathroom and laundry room(below)
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Any and all suggestions are welcomed. I am a fairly adept DIYer however I'm inexperienced with this type of plumbing.[/quote]
What is the black pipe? Is that a vent or a drain from things upstairs?
If you are talking about the black pipe with fittings in the bottom(the pipe i posted 2 pix of) it is the drain/vent for the sink that used to be there. It vents up and drains down.......?
I was thinking of using the fitting/plugs in the side to drain and vent a new sink and urinal..
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