Is all that wall brick?
No, it is open to the studs, you are seeing the back side of the plaster wall. The house was built in 1914.
Is all that wall brick?
No, it is open to the studs, you are seeing the back side of the plaster wall. The house was built in 1914.
Is all that wall brick?
The rooms have the other side of the roof for their closets. This space is right above the kitchen and the plumber thought the route for the pipes looked great.
And, luckily, I am the "she" and have no need of incredible storage for shoes. just need a second bathroom for our growing family.
before you go any further
what size are the floor joists under the bath to be? they need to be 2x8 minimum,
before you go any further
what size are the floor joists under the bath to be? they need to be 2x8 minimum,
I raised this concern with the plumber. I'm not sure if he could tell from looking in the basement, but he said the floor was great. Now that I know what number to look for, I will check as well when it gets opened up.
The other side of the wall on that end is the stairs. The current door into this space is right on the landing that opens to the bedrooms, so well placed by our view, with the exception that maybe the bathroom is a little deep, but due to the stairs, you can't really change that unless you went to the other end of the space, which would increase the plumbing distance and floor rip up need.
Here is a little diagram my husband made of the upstairs. It's not greatly to scale, but at least shows how things are kind of set up.
that is not good news, your bathroom just got 3 1/2'' smaller.
stairs should have a rim joist around it, if the wall is sitting on the rim joist
plumbing can not come up thru the joist. SO..a another wall needs to be built in front of that joist/wall
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We understand where the pipes are going. Each question we ask is because someone has some detail that they want to explore depending on the answer. So just find the answers when you can and see what they come up with.
I know you said money was tight, but...I'd still get an estimate to see what the cost of putting a shed roof up there would be. If you haven't closed, get that cost rolled into the loan. I'll shut up now.
that is not good news, your bathroom just got 3 1/2'' smaller.
stairs should have a rim joist around it, if the wall is sitting on the rim joist
plumbing can not come up thru the joist. SO..a another wall needs to be built in front of that joist/wall
..............
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