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• Posted in thread: old cast iron...new 1-1/2" shower drain...send help! on 04-04-2011 at 10:31 AM
  So what do you do for a cleanout now? :rolleyes: :hide:Here's a pic: the clean-out. The first
  plan was to plumb the shower and sink drain back into the branch at "A" where is was done
  originally....b...

• Posted in thread: old cast iron...new 1-1/2" shower drain...send help! on 04-01-2011 at 09:56 AM
  Thanks for the responses! That link was every helpful...and gave me the idea to tap into the
  cleanout opening with PVC...then cap of the opening at A.-Joe

• Posted in thread: old cast iron...new 1-1/2" shower drain...send help! on 03-31-2011 at 01:54 PM
  My house was built in '48 and the original shower was plumbed with a 1-1/2 drain. I've gutted
  this bath and installed a new neo corner kit and thought I would just connect a new 2" pvc
  drain to the or...

• Posted in thread: PVC into cast iron soil stack? (pics) on 01-25-2011 at 07:38 AM
  Great input guys! Thank you!OK...I think I got...I'm going to crawl back under the floor and
  try to drill aroung the wye to remove as much of the lead and rope packing as possible....then
  pick and chi...

• Posted in thread: PVC into cast iron soil stack? (pics) on 01-24-2011 at 09:07 AM
  This is DIY bathroom re-do job. The drain pipe from the shower has rusted and broke off at the
  "y" branch arrow "B". It will be replaced with PVC. The yellow line is the bathroom sink
  drain...and I've...

• Posted in thread: PVC into cast irom soil stack? (pics) on 01-24-2011 at 09:06 AM
  This is DIY bathroom re-do job. The drain pipe from the shower has rusted and broke off at the
  "y" branch arrow "B". It will be replaced with PVC. The yellow line is the bathroom sink
  drain...and I've...

• Posted in thread: insulating the attic of a 1955 ranch..what is this foil film? on 10-26-2010 at 01:12 PM
  My house was built in '55 and doesn't have any insulation in the attic spaces. But, there is a
  paper/foil that has been stapled across the ceiling joists creating an air pocket between the
  paper and t...