Plumbing rough-in
Supply and drain layouts, pipe sizes and venting. Ask with your Sheet attached: homeowners who’ve done it and verified pros answer, and anyone can read it.
Systems · 01Before you ask
Before you ask
The fixtures, the pipe type, and a sketch or photo of the layout.
- Attach your Sheet so people see your sizes and the math.
- Your town is enough. Never your address; check photos for house numbers and plates.
- Is it safe? A safety question here goes to pros verified in plumbing, unless you pick another trade. Only they can call it safe or unsafe.
Systems · 02Plumbing rough-in
Plumbing rough-in
3 fixtures: 5 drain fixture units, a 3″ drain branch, 1½″ vents and ¾″ + ½″ water lines, every fitting counted.
What people get wrong:
- Roughing in before the fixtures are picked. Toilets come in 10″, 12″ and 14″ rough-ins, tub drains go left or right, and wall-mount faucets need their own stubs.
- A sanitary tee on its back. Sanitary tees only turn flow from horizontal into vertical.
- A vent below the trap weir. A vent that leaves the trap arm below the weir, or a trap arm longer than the table allows, siphons the trap dry and lets sewer gas in.
The worked example, every line's math and the code notes · Your own sizes in the app
Systems · 03More in Systems
More in Systems
- Circuits and wiring: New circuits, wire sizes and breaker loads
- Panels and service upgrades: Panel swaps, 100 to 200 amp upgrades and subpanels
- Outlets, switches and lights: Outlets, GFCIs, switches and light fixtures
- EV chargers: Home EV charging: circuits, panels and permits
- Generators and solar: Backup power, transfer switches and solar
- Smoke and CO alarms: Where alarms go, hardwired or battery, and chirping
- Water heaters: Tank, tankless and heat pump water heaters
- Leaks and clogs: Leaking pipes, slow drains and clogs
- Gas lines and appliances: Gas piping, ranges, dryers and smells
- Wells and water quality: Wells, softeners, filters and water pressure
- Heating and cooling: Sizing furnaces, AC and heat for a house or addition
- Heat pumps and mini-splits: Ducted and ductless heat pumps
- Ducts and airflow: Hot and cold rooms, duct sizes and returns
- Boilers and radiators: Hot water and steam heat
- Smart home and low voltage: Thermostats, cameras, doorbells and network wiring
- Every group
Systems · 04How the community works
How the community works
- Open to read from anywhere, no account needed.
- Sign in with your email to ask, answer and vote. No password.
- The best answers rise: votes, “worked for me” and a solved mark. Verified pros carry a badge.
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