Hi all - first time poster here, so hoping to learn a lot from the community.
I'm in the middle of a complete bathroom remodel. Not the first one I've done, but this one is significantly more complex than my previous project since I'm putting in a shower where there wasn't one before.
The plumbing is all above floor level (ground floor, concrete slab) so I'm going to have to raise the shower base off the floor. I don't like the look of the easy-plumb kits, so am building by own plinth out of stud timber and 18mm marine ply. All good so far, except that I cannot figure out how/when to make the shower waste connection. Should I connect the trap to the waste pipe first, then mortar the tray in and finally connect the top half of the drain once the tray is in place? I can't imagine that connecting the trap to the tray before bedding it down is going to work, because I'll have no way to connect the waste pipe.
Any advice? And does the question even make sense?
Thanks!
Rob
I'm in the middle of a complete bathroom remodel. Not the first one I've done, but this one is significantly more complex than my previous project since I'm putting in a shower where there wasn't one before.
The plumbing is all above floor level (ground floor, concrete slab) so I'm going to have to raise the shower base off the floor. I don't like the look of the easy-plumb kits, so am building by own plinth out of stud timber and 18mm marine ply. All good so far, except that I cannot figure out how/when to make the shower waste connection. Should I connect the trap to the waste pipe first, then mortar the tray in and finally connect the top half of the drain once the tray is in place? I can't imagine that connecting the trap to the tray before bedding it down is going to work, because I'll have no way to connect the waste pipe.
Any advice? And does the question even make sense?
Thanks!
Rob