How to Move Basement Toilet Tubes

Moving toilet tubs and drain lines in a basement requires using a jack hammer because most home basements are made of concrete and the drain tubes are beneath this concrete. In order to access the tubes, you have to cut through that concrete slab. If you are unfamiliar with using a jack hammer and have little knowledge of plumbing, leave this job to the pros. You must know where the tub tubes are in order to begin.

Plumbing diagram of your home
Jack hammer
Hack saw
PVC pipe and fittings
PVC cement
Cement mortar
5-gallon bucket
Trowel

Instructions

- 1
  Get a plumbing diagram of your home so you know exactly where the plumbing tubes rubs. Start by finding the existing fixtures and tubes, which should rise up from the floor. Use the diagram to chart where the tubes run. Contact your home builder, Realtor or architect to obtain a plumbing diagram of your home.
- 2
  Draw on the floor with chalk to indicate the location of the tubes in the floor. Use the jack hammer to chisel away the concrete over the tubes. Be careful not to cut the tubes; any tube you cut must be replaced.
- 3
  Chisel away a path to the new location for your tubing. Connect the new tubing to the existing tubing, cutting the tubing with a hack saw and inserting fittings as necessary to route the new installation.
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  After the tubing is run to the new location, take the tubing apart, add PVC adhesive to the ends and fittings, and put the run back together. Let the adhesive dry for several hours or as the manufacturer recommends.
- 5
  Mix cement mortar in a 5-gallon bucket or similar container, and trowel it over the new installation with a hand trowel to cover the new tubing.

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