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moertelmischer20 Apr 2016 23:09I want to install a toilet (+ sink) in the basement. I have a corner where the distance to a 100mm (4 inch) drain pipe is short. Running a water line to the spot is possible. This won’t be a regular bathroom toilet, just a "construction toilet" during the house renovation and later for occasional use in the basement (for example, during gardening). Therefore, I don’t want to tile the area, and pipes can remain visible. That’s not an issue.
My idea is to buy an inexpensive wall-hung frame system and a toilet bowl from the hardware store.
The drain connection can be done; I won’t need a SANIBROY-type system. However, the toilet will have to be installed about 10-20cm (4-8 inches) higher on a kind of platform to ensure proper drainage. This is exactly the problem. The top layer of the basement floor is a screed, with brick underneath (the rest of the basement is brick). The basement feels dry overall, but since it’s an old building, there is some inherent moisture. There’s no mold.
So, how could I build a platform? I can’t just lay wooden beams on the floor with OSB boards on top because the beams would get damp and rot over time. Since it’s a niche, it might be possible to mount supports on the walls and then build the step with OSB boards.
What ideas do you have?
My idea is to buy an inexpensive wall-hung frame system and a toilet bowl from the hardware store.
The drain connection can be done; I won’t need a SANIBROY-type system. However, the toilet will have to be installed about 10-20cm (4-8 inches) higher on a kind of platform to ensure proper drainage. This is exactly the problem. The top layer of the basement floor is a screed, with brick underneath (the rest of the basement is brick). The basement feels dry overall, but since it’s an old building, there is some inherent moisture. There’s no mold.
So, how could I build a platform? I can’t just lay wooden beams on the floor with OSB boards on top because the beams would get damp and rot over time. Since it’s a niche, it might be possible to mount supports on the walls and then build the step with OSB boards.
What ideas do you have?
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Bauexperte20 Apr 2016 23:24M
moertelmischer21 Apr 2016 07:35... because the drain is accessible if the toilet were installed slightly higher.
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Sebastian7921 Apr 2016 08:35But why go through all that hassle when it would be so much easier with the Sanibroy?
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moertelmischer22 Apr 2016 12:46I have also considered the issue of backflow; there are several pipes running through and across the basement leading to a valve that then connects to the sewer system. So far, I haven't been able to identify a backwater valve, so I need to check with the current owner about that.
Additionally, I recently found a drain in a corner that apparently was once used for toilet wastewater. Everything seems to indicate that. The drain is now covered. I don’t yet know whether it is securely sealed or just temporarily closed.
(The house has not been transferred yet, so unfortunately I can’t fully proceed at this stage.)
Additionally, I recently found a drain in a corner that apparently was once used for toilet wastewater. Everything seems to indicate that. The drain is now covered. I don’t yet know whether it is securely sealed or just temporarily closed.
(The house has not been transferred yet, so unfortunately I can’t fully proceed at this stage.)
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