Basement Plumbing

To make your basement livable you’ll want plumbing. A bathroom needs hot and cold running water, a toilet, and maybe a bath tub or shower. A kitchen requires water for preparing food. Plumbing is the system of pipes and fixtures that handle the water in your home. Your house already has a plumbing system so it may be easy to tie the new system into the old. But how? With what? And what about comfort systems like heating and air conditioning. These are the topics of this section. In it you’ll learn how to plan and install plumbing and comfort systems in your new basement.

1 Planning Plumbing
2 Extending Pipes
3 Pipe Slope
4 Selecting Pipe
5 Installing Supply Lines
6 Pipe Assembly
7 Installing DWV Lines
8 Installing Fixtures
9 Installing a Water Heater
10 Installing Toilets
11 Installing Sinks
12 Installing Other Fixtures
13 Installing HVAC
14 Independent Heat and Cooling
 

 

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