HOW TO PLUMB A SHOWER THE EASIEST WAY!

HOW TO PLUMB A SHOWER THE EASIEST WAY!
Intro ► 00:00-00:54
Components ► 00:54-01:58
About the Drain ► 01:58-04:00
Measurements for Drain ► 04:00-05:11
Adding possible fixtures ► 05:11-06:23
Final Drain Measurements ► 06:23-06:58
Installing Shower Drain ► 06:58-10:45
Measurement for piping ► 10:45-12:38
Cutting the piping ► 12:38-14:06
Installing the piping ► 14:06-16:07
Installing the threshold ► 16:07-17:09
Outro ► 17:09-18:09
What is the easiest way to plumb and install a shower?! Are you a DIY-er or know somebody that likes to take on projects on their own? Share this video with them and grab your popcorn and soda pop because you do NOT want to miss this.
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[@jake16542]

When he said "I'm wearing latex gloves to protect my skin from chemicals', I looked down at my purple primer covered hands.

[@austinpower6152]

Switch to clear. Way better. Lol

[@cristianmunoz2480]

@@austinpower6152 it is. Until the inspector makes you redo it because he can't see the primer.

[@Christus.Invictus]

To each his own. I'm a fan of PPE. People shrug off the cancer warnings on all such chemicals until they start their chemotherapy treatments. Safer than sorry is usually the best approach. Same goes for eye protection. All it takes is one good eye injury (been there) before you rethink the need for a sometimes unwise "macho" I'll be fine attitude👍

[@SeanOliver5981]

@@Christus.Invictus Come on even the food you eat causes cancer...Just look at California everything is know to cause cancer to them.

[@jake16542]

@@Christus.Invictus Every part I buy has a " Prop 65 this causes cancer". You could be driving to work and be pancaked and be done all in one day, even though you did everything right. While you go run around finding your PPE ill already be done. I am against most of the PPE bs because Cal Osha is a joke. But wear safety glasses, that stuff is serious. You're not gonna die because you got some primer on you bud.

[@Dyl_Apple]

Not planning on doing this, just love this channel, I don’t even want to be a plumber but I like the videos

[@heroicnugget9935]

you are a hero to some people that need their shower fixed, thank you.

[@Jackass5892]

I have a shower set up that was ripped out by the construction crew years back, and to my recent discovery, they poured something down the drain. I really wanted to convert it back to a shower, but now the call gets interesting.

[@OkinawaGabs]

This man would've been a great Sheriff in the wild west.

[@trevorstevenson4772]

Plumber by day, Sheriff at night lol

[@barronweir123]

It’s soo great seeing a tradesman like you very knowledgeable and light hearted. Soo many bad attitudes and angry men doing this stuff. Also they know just barely anything just enough to get the job done. If you ask them what are the code books for their trade they really have no answer. This is why I now work alone. Probably this is an open shop vs union shop issue. Most owners of open shop companies have a master endorsement and no employees have even a journeyman’s. So I think it’s a union vs non union company thing

[@cmm170526]

Great video and information! Thank you very much for sharing this with us!

[@raymondjacobs8429]

Roger, That's all fine and dandy, But in Reality there are floor joists in a well constructed Home, not just open like you showed us. Thanks for the Tips.

[@ba1050]

The apartments that I do maintenance for just installed those tub spouts and shower heads that you mentioned that you have in all 232 units. We did it about three to four months ago and also changed all the toilets out for low-flow toilets at the same time

[@vince6829]

Nice job. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. A video suggestion for you- converting a sunken shower to a bath tube that is level with the bathroom floor.

[@gatekeeper5418]

Turning "handymen" into expert plumbers one video at a time.

[@olderdude5711]

Lmao

[@amanvirgill]

Awesome video man

[@thisissyron9475]

This is what I needed

[@PlumberStacker]

Great video 🔧

[@joshcowart2446]

I always put a 2” trap and then Bush out of the top of the trap for a tub. It may be overkill but that’s how I learned so that’s how I do it. It would also make this conversion much easier.

[@majumderramkrishno1996]

I like your video,Sir.

[@guitar1301]

In New Jersey you can have 1-1/2" shower drain as long as the shower has only has one shower head up to a certain gallons per minute... .... I would definitely upsize the drain to 2"

[@briandabrain5072]

1.5 inch is plenty, but for hair 2" is just better

[@andrewwelch5668]

Careful when adding things like multiple body sprays, rainfall shower heads, and other such amenities to a shower or tub faucet install. Need to make sure that your existing water pipes feeding the faucet are adequately sized to handles the additional water outlets. Undersized pipes can lead to water pressure issues with the shower or tub faucet itself or other surrounding fixtures using that same water pipe system.

[@losferwords100]

I remember when I was an apprentice and my leg fell through that tub waste cutout one time right in front of my boss because I wasn't paying attention. I've never seen the man laugh so hard. Had a big ol' bruise on my thigh for a week, good times.

[@bignards101]

we are actually doing this next year to our bathroom

[@nfbroleelove2524]

Hey, Roger! I know very little to nothing about plumbing but would like to start a career in plumbing. I’m looking to becoming an apprentice in the near future, but prior to that, what would you suggest I do? UPC and IPC study guides or..? And thanks a lot for the content!

[@WaltWW]

Concrete slab makes it way more fun.😂

[@PlumberStacker]

Florida changed the code to allow 1 1/2”

[@TheLedzeppfan]

Can you do a video on plumbing a bathroom in a garage using the existing washer drain or is it even possible

[@billping2633]

Rodger I have a question. I was thinking of converting to a shower. So I live in a condo and on the first floor there are 4 units. If there ever is a sewer backup it backs up into out tubs. It happened once in the ten years I lived here and they all filled about 3 inches. Do you know if is any products that after you take a shower you can close off the drain preventing the backup into the shower? Thanks

[@ItsKhaan]

Interesting, in Canada we have 1.5" shower drains. Logically a shower receives less water than a bath tub. But hey, Code is Code. Good video.

[@caseycampbell339]

It varies from municipality. Here in PA, we can use 1.5 on the shower as well, up to a certain GPM. Then it's sized accordingly.

[@mcroley591]

In NC our code requires 2” for shower, because Showers don’t have overflows.

[@ItsKhaan]

@@mcroley591 I like it. Sounds like good logic to me.

[@olderdude5711]

Thats because canadians NEVER get dirty. And if they do they dont admit it. Lol

[@JonKennoy]

Do plumbers install shower pans in Texas a lot? In Vegas we don’t. Usually it’s the tile guys

[@briandabrain5072]

Putting one in tomorrow. Probably put 35-40 this year

[@Adamn7210]

Safty glasses! Hahahahhahaha

[@briandabrain5072]

Next time do a clawfoot with a floor mount faucet. Impress me.

[@KathehFIT]

Do you have a video on building a shower into a half bathroom? Or transform a 1/2 bath to full bath?

[@RogerWakefield]

We don't yet, but that is a good idea

[@KathehFIT]

@@RogerWakefield it’s be amazing! Cause I’m planning

[@longyong2399]

19 year old plumber here 😂

[@ImTrans-Former]

This dude is the king of wasting time. Takes like 20 minutes to glue 1 ok piece of pipe.

[@derricksutton6361]

Is that the proper way to put in the drain in the center

[@Durr130]

If I have a weak wrist and a little arthritis in my knee is plumbing okay for me? I really want to do trade school right now and I don’t think community college is for me. Looking at my options I’m 21.

[@findzach9326]

yes, your body will adapt

[@andyblack9066]

go to your city's Union hall and ask about apprenticeships. How i got my start, best decision i made.

[@Durr130]

@@findzach9326 it is a little dislocated though. I think I am either choosing plumbing or welding.

[@waltercortese9946]

Just a tip, most welders wind up on oxygen in their 60’s if not sooner. Welders wind up breathing in toxic gasses unless you wear a respirator.

[@olderdude5711]

No. This job will beat you up. Im 25yrs into it. I know. And no i dont do videos expressing what a master i am in each one

[@DukeHarnage]

Why did you use a Sawzall instead of Pipe cutters and a DEB4 deburring tool to cut your pipe?

[@olderdude5711]

I agree. I think he got his license before there were inspectors. Or licensing. When i was plumbing in texas an inspector would fail your jobsite if you were using s sawzall to cut ANY pipe

[@KingSobieski]

Last guy I worked for must've had a short leg cause he cut all his pipes at an angle.

[@youtubeaholic2154]

17:42 How are you going to clean that?

[@TheWasser18]

I can't be the only one that noticed you missed a glue joint at the p-trap 90 to the waste arm

[@jessehutchinson05]

Chad lad

[@calebanguiano1944]

If I'm not mistaking the 2021 upc code now allows you to use a 2"x 1 1/2" no hub from the 1 1/2" to tie onto the 2" to the shower if you're not able to remove the 1 1/2" per phcc

[@briandabrain5072]

Not true. My book says nope. But city inspectors can change as need be with Amendments

[@briandabrain5072]

Why couldn't you change it. No such thing as cant

[@calebanguiano1944]

I don't have the 2021 book I'm just referring to what the teacher went over in the continuing Ed class but if your upstairs and the customer doesn't want to open the floor anymore to get to the wye then you're limited

[@jd.garcia7555]

One question that I have asked him and never got an answer from him is why did it take you many years to get your license? He said he has been in the plumbing trade for 40 years but looking at his license number, he's been certified for only a few years.

[@briandabrain5072]

Hold your tape square with the tub. You can loose a quarter inch like that. May not be critical for the drain. But the faucet would be really noticeable. But yeah, hes legit

[@shelbyadams524]

I’ve enjoyed your content Would you consider reality day to day 8-5 you your business from office call dispatch app vehicle on the move sevice van and tech to billing Most plumber can do the work we struggle at the business route from a 2 z

[@terabyte7979]

I would integrate a toilet into the shower, that way I can get both done at the same time. I wouldn't even need toilet paper anymore.

[@raybrower3180]

Ah so your one of the residents of swing town. Use an extra fitting and make things square so the next guy renovating the bathroom doesn't have to work with some jacked up angle when he's trying to tie into that line

[@jdrylee32]

Hey Roger, the audio cuts out for about 3 seconds at 4:10

[@troycarothers8254]

He said "This current administration is sending America down the drain".

[@thecentralavenuegunslinger7861]

Did he forget a glue joint on the trap lol

[@RogerWakefield]

Hoping you wouldn't notice 😂

[@thecentralavenuegunslinger7861]

@@RogerWakefieldthe worst part for you is I am a handyman

[@D2ka4]

Depending on your location purple primer is not allowed . Stupid I know but here locally we can’t use purple primer .

[@jaredcardenas813]

14:01

[@eltonnoway7864]

And remember all professional always blow on their glue joints until they are good and dry 13:50 ... (no comment!)

[@KingSobieski]

Curbs are 3 high

[@mikeforshay589]

Serious question:. You put glue on both the male and female PVC fittings. I was taught to only put glue on the male fitting. Does it matter? Or do you just put glue on both just to make it easier to spin when pressing them together?

[@regista8164]

prime, glue and even paste (flux) both, always.

[@briandabrain5072]

About 2500.

[@chris76-01]

Wish I had someone to share a shower with 😓

[@louisd95714]

Suggestion for thread title change: HOW TO PLUMB A SHOWER THE EASIEST WAY (If you know what the hell you're doing)

[@briandabrain5072]

I never get easy ones like this. And I don't do the pan. Tile guys do that. I would charge 3500 if I did the pan

[@waltercortese9946]

I’ve had tile guys refuse to do the pan yet they always mess with them when they set their grout bed. Generally my warranty on the pan liner is void whenever any other trade works on top of it. That’s why I don’t like doing them either.

[@antoniogalluccio4213]

Yes but where is the shower tray?

[@nrkey9166]

Do it in no hub like a real plumber

[@briandabrain5072]

Haha. I'm guilty

[@fhuber7507]

I know some easier ways to center the drain hole..

[@fhuber7507]

I'm doing new construction. I'll frame a box void in the slab to allow later alterations of plumbing without needing to chip a channel in the slab. Trying to plan for easiest repairs should any be needed. I don't like the idea of someone needing to tunnel under the slab.

[@ValexNihilist]

How is this teaching anything? You tied it into a vent stack. Ok cool. How does this help someone actually remodeling a bathroom? Shouldn't you teach about no-hub bands at least? How is the person trying to learn from this video going to learn how to tie into the actual sewer line AND the vent stack. What if it's just a sewer line and the vent stack is somewhere else? Should the person learning be concerned? I like you. I like your videos. But c'mon man. Think of the audience this video is aimed at.

[@waltercortese9946]

Hmmmm, if there is a 2” line running in a wall right behind the old tub it really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what it was venting.

[@ValexNihilist]

@@waltercortese9946 ....That's not at all what I said. I said "what if it's just a sewer line and the vent stack is somewhere else" as in the vent stack isn't visible with the tub removed because it happens to be behind the toilet. Shouldn't the person trying to learn from this be aware of this possibility to avoid worry or confusion of why their tub seemingly doesn't have a vent stack? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand what I was saying.

[@waltercortese9946]

Your first comment you said he tied into a vent stack. Then you said what if it was a sewer line and the vent stack was behind the toilet. Sounds like you are a bit confused. I guess you have never heard of wet venting. Maybe the homeowner needs to remove Sheetrock and follow the pipe until it goes through the roof, is that what you are saying? Since you can’t figure out what a 2” pipe running behind a tub maybe you need to go back to trade school and learn about plumbing. Perhaps you could make your own video and share it since you don’t think this one is good enough.

[@unfvckwittable8947]

If the tub has no vent line in the wall then you need make one on the trunk line that's running from the shower drain to the sewer line and then once the vent for the tub is ran inside the wall you gotta run it over head and tie it into the closest vent line and you have to use 2inch tee's for this and remember air goes up so make sure the fittings are flipped backwards and make sure you dont use a tee on its back its not code and to tie into the sewer you have too grab a wye depends on your sewer line size could be 3 or 4inch wye maybe a wye combo so you'll need a 4x2 wye combo or 3x2 wye combo like i said depends on your sewer size and you mentioned no hub bands so I'm guessing your sewer line is cast iron if it is you'll need a 5/16ths bit you can use it on a impact driver or they even sell torque wrenches that come torque specs w 60lbs of torque