Toilets, Sinks, Showers, Tubs and Disposals - Can I swap shower for toilet?

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lazlo
05-21-07, 01:34 PM
Hello,

How big of a job is it to remove a toilet from a half bathroom, and put a shower stall in its place. I know I would have to pipe over water going to the controls, but I'm more curious about the drains. Is a toilet drain somehow different than a shower drain? Will this require breaking up floors?

Haven't been able to find this info anywhere.

Thanks!

CSG
05-21-07, 05:24 PM
Yes...you will have to get beneath the floor. You will have to reduce the pipe to 2" and put a p-trap on it...plus you'll have to somehow, by raising or lowering the floor, find a way to slope to the drain. Also check codes on minimum shower size....you may not have enough room by code to do this in a half bath.
chandler
05-21-07, 07:39 PM
In addition, I don't think it will be considered a bathroom without a toilet by appraisers, purchasers, etc.

twelvepole
05-21-07, 07:43 PM
Most definitely will affect property value. A half bath is important to home buyers.
lazlo
05-22-07, 08:15 AM
Thank you for the replies. This is for my business, putting a gym shower shower in an extra 1/2 bathroom in a building.
CSG
05-22-07, 09:53 AM
Check local codes on handicap/grab bars for the shower if it is a commercial building.