Plumbing the new Turret Bathroom
The drain line for the new toilet. The ceiling will be dropped about 12-inches.
The drain for the shower on the east Turret wall.
The sink drain along the north wall, above the entry door. Still to come is the drain for the clawfoot tub nestled in the turret bay. I have waited a decade for this change so you can imagine my great thrill.
The turret bath is part of the new master suite:
- Entry foyer.
- Spa bathroom off the foyer.
- large walk-in closet with window off foyer.
- Bedroom, also off foyer.
The new walk-in closet was the circa-1921 bathroom but its weight caused the very long living room joists to sag 5-inches. It seemed prudent to move the bathroom after getting the joists back level.
The new turret bathroom was a bedroom. But the turret bay just cried out for a clawfoot tub, dahlink!
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Have you been able to see inside under the turret to see if it can hold the weight of a full clawfoot tub? I’m assuming porcelain cast iron vintage clawfoot which is heavy enough but full of water really heavy.
When I redid my bathroom I peeled off “Congoleum” (a really ugly paisley brown), then linoleum and when I got to some black tar like mastic on top of hard wood I stopped. I put cementboard on top and then tiled the entire floor. Of course my bathroom is likely smaller than yours. Maybe 5×8, but I do have a nice double hung window. My tub is from 1949 but it is wonderful and is what sold me on the house.
Creating a master suite upstairs is a great idea and the carriage house deserves it.
I commend you for tackling the task of creating a bathroom with all of the plumbing that it entails. I was lucky. My bathroom was mostly cosmetic except for removing the wall above the tub as I was replacing the galvanized in the house with copper. The plumbers did that, but I did all of the rest; insulation, mud and tape, tile, replaced the toilet and the faucet hardware, paint, replaced the window glass, doorknobs, the little stuff.
You are doing major stuff. Water lines and sewer lines would be daunting to me. I think I should send you a red cape and some blue longjohns, maybe with a big “C” on the chest to double for Carriage and Cross.
Wheeee a bathtub in a turret? Dreamy dahlink.
If you haven’t already, consider insulating those drain lines. Since they aren’t cast iron pipes, the plastic ones will be noisy. Insulating them for sound will help.