Below Grade Bathroom

In this video this old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to outfit a bathroom at basement level.

Below grade bathroom. It ll help them understand the whole process. Overcoming below grade issues when installing a basement bathroom. In the bathroom ceiling hal installed broan s qtxe 150 an energy star rated exhaust fan that moves 150 cubic feet of.

On the other hand the waste will be broken down and moved into the compost. A homeowner might have a large basement space and like to finish it off into living space including a bathroom but the problem of a below grade bathroom might be holding them off. Basement basement bath.

Using pvc pipe and fittings connect the lavatory drain line to the macerator unit. Connect discharge pipe to the drainpipe leading from the macerator unit. Simply put water won t flow upstream and if your main sewerage waste pipe leaves the house a foot or two above the basement floor the toilet must either be installed on a platform if the ceiling height allows.

The below grade bathroom is needed because it gives the homeowners two options related to the upflushing and composting toilet. The waste in the toilet will be broken down and pumped to the main waste system if the below garden bathroom uses the upflushing toilet.