Do It Yourself Plumbing That Meets Regulations

When remodeling a basement or attic with plumbing, how much do it yourself plumbing can you do? This depends upon your own skill and experience, the attitude of local plumbers and the building regulations of your community. Some codes state that plumbing may only be done by licensed plumbers, that flushes do it yourself plumbing down the pipe. Don't give up though, in this case your participation with carpentry will be what is needed. Other areas are more lenient and you may be able to get a plumber to do part of the job leaving a good portion you can do yourself, which is the do it yourself plumbing goal.

Let's break this do it yourself plumbing down and figure out the extent of your own participation in the project. Carpentry is firmly in your department. Odds are good that the floor, if wood, will have to be strengthened to support the weight of the fixtures. Just double the existing joists.

Next for do it yourself plumbing, nail a 2x6 beside each of the existing supports along the full length between cross supports. Frame in the partition wall for the bathroom. It's a good practice to use 2x6s for the "wet" wall. The extra thickness is necessary to fit in cast iron soil pipe. If copper pipe will be used for this purpose (it's really thin enough to go in between 2x4s), the extra inch or so will give you a little more space to work.

If both plumbing and building codes are cooperative with do it yourself plumbing, get a set of roughing-in plans for the actual fixtures that will be installed. Many sinks require special blocking in between the studs to support the weight. At the same time you can install the special brackets required. Again, if the plumber is willing to work with do it yourself plumbing, have him lay out the job so that you can drill all holes for pipes, soil lines, etc.

If you are a highly convincing talker or the plumber takes a liking to your do it yourself plumbing appriach, maybe you can get him to just rough in the various lines to the fixtures. Final connections usually go together with gaskets and compression fittings. There are other tasks you can handle.

After the plumber has set and connected the base for a prefab shower, you can easily follow the manufacturer's instructions to fit the side panels together, install the door, etc. Even mounting a toilet isn't involved as do it yourself plumbing goes, once the base plate is in place and connected. It's just a matter of fitting a special rubber or wax ring in position and tightening down a set of bolts to make a watertight seal.

Naturally, plumbing will often split up into small projects that the average do it yourself plumbing man can tackle and large-scale operations that definitely call for a professional. Let's say you're going to add a sink with simple hot and cold water lines plus drainage. If you have any how-to skill at all, you should be able to turn out a completely workable piping system. This is not a difficult task for the average do it yourself plumbing man.

If you're planning a complete bathroom, however, get professional help if you need it. To have a really professionally finished job it will be well worth the extra expense involved, and will save you a lot of frustration, as you may already guess if you have done do it yourself jobs - besides do it yourself plumbing - before.

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