Basement built thread. Getting city permit with my awesome drawing :-)

toxic111 · #1 02-15-2012, 04:37 PM

I know you cannot use a single P-trap, except for a kitchen double sink. If you have 2 bathroom sinks, they would each have thier own trap.

As for your vent, there is usually 1 or maybe 2 common vents in a house. All fixtures have to be vented properly. If you are adding something that is not close to the common vent get a licenced plumber to do it.

The AB code does require the permit for plumbing to be pulled by a licenced plumber. Electrcial you can pull & do yourself.

Delphinus · #2 02-15-2012, 04:59 PM

In Calgary you can get what's called a homeowner's electrical permit and a homeowner's plumbing permit. Ie., you can DIY if you want but they don't lay out the basics of code like they do for electrical. Ie., for electrical they give you a condensed version of the code which is sort of like an inspection cheat sheet (ie., like in school when the teacher say "this is what is going to be on the test.") They don't do this for plumbing, or at least they had nothing like that when I went through this last year. You're expected to know what you need to know, although with the inspections office accessible by 311 you can always phone and ask if you're not sure if something meets code or not.

The inspector never said anything to me about a separate vent from one of the sinks during my rough-in inspections, but then again I haven't had my final inspection yet either so who knows.

Delphinus · #3 02-15-2012, 05:40 PM

Oops, meant to post this link. Better late than never?
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/DBA/Pages/...velopment.aspx

sphelps · #4 02-15-2012, 06:04 PM

I think it's all going to depend on the inspector cause we all have different stories for plumbing

I did have plumber pull my pluming permit cause I had him finish running the gas lines for the furnace and water heater but I changed my bathroom rough in and plumbed the hot and cold water lines in the rest of the house by myself and the inspector had no problem with that. I was told if I wanted a double bathroom sink I could either share a pee trap just like a kitchen sink or I had to run a separate drain pipe and vent. If I wanted a laundry sink in the mechanical room (which I did) I'd have to break open more floor and run a new vent. I also had to change my 1.5" tub drain to a 2" for the stand up shower while a friend of mine in the city didn't have to.

toxic111 · #5 02-15-2012, 06:06 PM

must be nice to get that plumbing permit, here they sure don't let us do it ourself.

Electrical yes, everything else yes. Just not the plumbing. You should have seen the fees for a 3 piece bathroom rough-in, no fixtures, just a shower. OUCH!

sphelps · #6 02-15-2012, 06:09 PM

Come to think of it a friend of mine in Calgary pulled a plumbing permit without a plumber for his basement.

Coleus · #7 02-15-2012, 06:46 PM

I am going to get a plumper to run the plumping, I can't event plump my fish tank so don't think i want to take a chance lol.

Electrical on the other hand, it is something i enjoyed doing lol except for the electrical shock part.

Coleus · #8 02-28-2012, 07:24 AM

Well here is my current layout

Problem is i would like to put a laundry tub in the fish room but need to be as close to wash room as possible because of the height to the drain (sharing the drain with the toilet)

I can put the laundry right beside the wall next to the bath tub but then i am need to shorten my desired tank length so i can have a comfort entrance to fish room.

So i am facing dilemma: short tank with laundry sink or longer tank without laundry sink. Maybe some one has a better idea to redesign the whole freaking thing

Thanks