I'm putting in a new acrylic tub in the second floor bath. Is there anyway to hook up the tup drain to the p-trap without cutting through the kitchen ceiling to get at it?
Bill Syms Jr.
01-09-05, 02:24 PM
Do you have an axcess panel that gives you axcess to the plumbing for the tub? These are usually in a closet, in a bedroom wall, outside wall of building or in the ceiling.
If you do not have a axcess panel, you will have to cut a hole somewhere in your residence to axcess the drain / overflow assembly so you can tighten if to the p/trap.
Is there a closet next to your bathroom? You could cut a hole in the drywall to expose your plumbing, hook up your new tub / drain and install a new axcess panel when you're done. Even if you had to do this in a bedroom wall, a new axcess panel would look better that a hole cut/repaired in your ceiling.
Plumber2000
01-09-05, 07:34 PM
If you use a tip toe drain assembly, one that is all glued together, and you set trap at proper distance off wall and is all abs/pvc your working with, with proper measurements one can set a tub without opening wall or ceiling.