ᐅ Bathroom drainage, number of downpipes, prefabricated wall systems, etc.
Created on: 17 Aug 2015 22:48
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Bieber0815
Hi, I would gladly learn about completed building projects! Could you roughly describe your bathrooms in terms of
- Length and width of the floor area
- Arrangement of bathtub, shower, washbasin, toilet in the room (top left/bottom right ...)
- Number and position of soil stacks, including their layout in the room below
- Ventilation through the roof — boxed-in sections, where and how large
- Use of stud walls.
Background: I am planning my own bathroom and want to understand how washbasin, bathtub, and shower drainage are handled ... routed through the suspended ceiling? Below the ceiling (ceiling of the utility room)? Separately via soil stacks (corners of the utility room)? I am not sure and would like to be better prepared for future discussions and learn about some practical examples.
- Length and width of the floor area
- Arrangement of bathtub, shower, washbasin, toilet in the room (top left/bottom right ...)
- Number and position of soil stacks, including their layout in the room below
- Ventilation through the roof — boxed-in sections, where and how large
- Use of stud walls.
Background: I am planning my own bathroom and want to understand how washbasin, bathtub, and shower drainage are handled ... routed through the suspended ceiling? Below the ceiling (ceiling of the utility room)? Separately via soil stacks (corners of the utility room)? I am not sure and would like to be better prepared for future discussions and learn about some practical examples.
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Bauexperte18 Aug 2015 14:48Jochen104 schrieb:
Yes, this was planned that way from the very beginning in the construction drawings and also agreed upon with the structural engineer. Is the downpipe really installed "inside" the wall or a recess in the exterior masonry so that it remains accessible at all times?
Why was this approach chosen?
Regards, Bauexperte
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nordanney18 Aug 2015 16:27Our structural engineer prohibited downpipes inside the wall. We also didn’t want them in the cavity insulation. So, there was a small boxed-in section in the living room. It’s hardly noticeable and completely soundproof (the water noises, not the boxed-in section).
Bauexperte schrieb:
Hello Olli,
Not only the thermal insulation .....
Regards, BauexperteHello Bauexperte
You are of course right, the structural integrity can also be affected in some cases.
Olli
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Bieber081518 Aug 2015 20:24Jochen104 schrieb:
There are two soil pipes in the exterior wall with the window: one for the toilet flush with ventilation and another one for the bathtub I assume the first soil pipe at the WC also serves the washbasin and shower. Was it not an option to drain the bathtub there as well (in the ceiling, below the ceiling in the room underneath)?
By the way, a nice bathroom! Are you already living there? Can you always reach the toilet without stepping in water? We have significantly less floor space available... it seems to me that bathrooms with the door and window opposite each other are easier to design.
Bieber0815 schrieb:
I assume the first soil stack at the toilet also collects water from the washbasins and shower. Was it not an option to drain the bathtub there as well (in the ceiling, or below the ceiling of the room underneath)? Yes, exactly. We didn’t want any pipes exposed on the ceiling. And the height of the screed wasn’t sufficient for connecting the drainage to the other pipe.
Bieber0815 schrieb:
By the way, nice bathroom! Are you already living there? Can you always reach the toilet with dry feet? We have significantly fewer square meters available... Bathrooms where the door and window are opposite each other seem easier to plan to me. Thank you.
No, we are not living there yet. The tiles are currently being installed. Why wouldn’t we be able to reach the toilet with dry feet?
Just share the floor plan of your bathroom. Let’s see if something nice can be done with it.