Saturday, 9 November 2013
Thursday, 4 July 2013
Decided on a bar in basement
I know it goes against the misses wishes, but I decided to put a bar in the basement. It's going to be right next to the kids playroom.
The bar will have a sink and running water. Only problem, no drain. That means that now I have to break the concrete floor, look for sewer line and tap into it.
Took a trip to Home Depot and rented myself a electric demolition hammer. Never used one before, in fact I've never done anything like this before! But I watch lots of DIY programs on TV so it can't be that hard.
That little hammer did away with lots of concrete. The basement floor is only 4" thick and it took me about an hour and half of hammering. Once I removed most of the gravel and concrete I was surprised to see that the builder had already put a Y connector and capped it!!! So I didn't have to cut into the main line!
I just have to cut that cap off and I'm in business!! Took a better look at the Y and did not see any glue?? I tried wiggling it and the end cap came right off - no glue was used. Thinking maybe that this was going to be a rough in for a washroom but they decided not to put it in. So they just capped it without any glue and poured concrete over it?! Oh well, at least I found it and I'm going to use it.
Went to Home Depot again and spoke with the plumbing guy, showed him the picture and he just picked everything for me. I just had to pay for the stuff. So after figuring out exactly where I wanted the drain to go, I went to work dry fitting everything. Pain in the rear. Sometimes it was too long, then too short but after a long while, I got it just right.
Had to use PVC glue then ABS glue and where the PVC meets the ABS, another special glue for that. The exact placement of the drain was done the night before. I calculated the exact placement of the 1.5" drain on the floor. Then I used two marker done with a laser level (the cleap $19 one). If you look at the picture above, you can see the lever marker exactly in the middle of the drain.
Now all I had to do is cover it with gravel and pour concrete! Easier said then done. But it got done.
Concrete was not fun!!! Now I have to keep it covered in plastic and moistened it for the next three days.
Now that this is done, I can now start in finishing the playroom. Next time I will have a break down of what I have done so far and what I need to get done.
The bar will have a sink and running water. Only problem, no drain. That means that now I have to break the concrete floor, look for sewer line and tap into it.
Took a trip to Home Depot and rented myself a electric demolition hammer. Never used one before, in fact I've never done anything like this before! But I watch lots of DIY programs on TV so it can't be that hard.
That little hammer did away with lots of concrete. The basement floor is only 4" thick and it took me about an hour and half of hammering. Once I removed most of the gravel and concrete I was surprised to see that the builder had already put a Y connector and capped it!!! So I didn't have to cut into the main line!
I just have to cut that cap off and I'm in business!! Took a better look at the Y and did not see any glue?? I tried wiggling it and the end cap came right off - no glue was used. Thinking maybe that this was going to be a rough in for a washroom but they decided not to put it in. So they just capped it without any glue and poured concrete over it?! Oh well, at least I found it and I'm going to use it.
Went to Home Depot again and spoke with the plumbing guy, showed him the picture and he just picked everything for me. I just had to pay for the stuff. So after figuring out exactly where I wanted the drain to go, I went to work dry fitting everything. Pain in the rear. Sometimes it was too long, then too short but after a long while, I got it just right.
Now all I had to do is cover it with gravel and pour concrete! Easier said then done. But it got done.
Concrete was not fun!!! Now I have to keep it covered in plastic and moistened it for the next three days.
Now that this is done, I can now start in finishing the playroom. Next time I will have a break down of what I have done so far and what I need to get done.
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
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