ConstructionBoss
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I have been mulling over an addition to the back of the house/garage. One of the things I would like to add is a waste line so I can add a bathroom with a shower, sink, and toilet. The bathroom would be located at the back corner of the house, and connecting underground the the existing house would be impossible because it is post-tensioned slab on grade construction. No getting underneath there! Trying to tie in to the sewer line going out to the street in the front is also about impossible because it would involve getting across the three car wide driveway.
What I am left with is the thought of putting in some kind of sewer sump pump system and running the waste about 20 foot horizontally, 10' vertically to get up to the attic of the house, another 5-10' horizontally in the attic, and finally down 10' to wye into an existing drain line (I would tie in under the existing wye comping in from the wall. Does this sound like something you could do with a waste pump system you would using in say a basement? I remember some of the houses we built when I was working for my dad as a teenager having pumps in the basement for bathrooms and showers. For anyone that has one of these setups in a similar or basement situation, where is your sump well? Does it emit much of an odor?
I would probably have a plumber do the work ,but I am trying to plan for it and figure out if it is even worth pursuing. Has anyone had or seen anything like this done? I miss having a basement where you could easily get tot he plumbing under the first floor when you did additions.
What I am left with is the thought of putting in some kind of sewer sump pump system and running the waste about 20 foot horizontally, 10' vertically to get up to the attic of the house, another 5-10' horizontally in the attic, and finally down 10' to wye into an existing drain line (I would tie in under the existing wye comping in from the wall. Does this sound like something you could do with a waste pump system you would using in say a basement? I remember some of the houses we built when I was working for my dad as a teenager having pumps in the basement for bathrooms and showers. For anyone that has one of these setups in a similar or basement situation, where is your sump well? Does it emit much of an odor?
I would probably have a plumber do the work ,but I am trying to plan for it and figure out if it is even worth pursuing. Has anyone had or seen anything like this done? I miss having a basement where you could easily get tot he plumbing under the first floor when you did additions.